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Bernard Falk presents a practical guide to the holiday, travel and leisure scene with help from ROBIN DEWHURST SUSAN MARLING , PATRICK STODDART Producer JENNY MALLINSON DUFF Editor ROGER MACDONALD

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Falk
Unknown:
Robin Dewhurst
Unknown:
Susan Marling
Unknown:
Patrick Stoddart
Producer:
Jenny Mallinson
Editor:
Roger MacDonald

Short stories by P.G. Wodehouse.
Adapted for radio by Richard Usborne.
With Richard Vernon as Lord Emsworth and Lockwood West as Beach

Contributors

Author:
P.G. Wodehouse
Dramatist:
Richard Usborne
Producer:
Bobby Jaye
Narrator:
Nigel Anthony
Lord Emsworth:
Richard Vernon
Beach:
Lockwood West
The Hon Frederick Threepwood:
Steve Hodson
Lady Marshall:
Sheila Keith
The Rev Rupert (Beefy) Bingham:
Nicholas Courtney
Gertrude:
Wendy Murray

Broken Wings, Bright Stars by MIKE WALKER
Life in Tomas's village in Brazil hadn't changed for generations - the menfolk fished and the womenfolk cared for their families. Then developers moved in - with offers of jobs and money for all the young men. Tomas faces a dilemma when his grandfather asks for his help on a very special assignment.
Directed Dy CHRISTOPHER VENNING Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Walker
Unknown:
Dy Christopher Venning
Tomas:
With Gary Cady
Jose:
And Michael Spice
Froggy:
Steve Hodson
Fr Mouzinho:
Eric Lander
Maria:
Pauline Letts
Torres/Man at cockfight:
Martyn Read
Jorge:
Anton Phillips
Juan/Javari:
Crawford Logan
Caries/Workman:
John Webb
Cop:
Ronald Herdman
Indian girl:
Patience Tomlinson

The last programme in the series of themes and variations from the lives of the Indian princes in their own words, and those of some who knew them. 6: The Palaces of Twilight 'I had to tell them that all authority which had existed for so many years, that whole dynastic thing, would be coming to an end. I had said that what we had done was for their interest, and one old village head said in Gujarati, "That is all very well. Sir, but who will now wipe our tears?"' Compiled and presented by Charles Allen
Producer MICHAEL MASON
Stereo

Contributors

Presented By:
Charles Allen
Producer:
Michael Mason

In today's hi-tech world, when most developments are the product of costly research programmes, private inventors may seem to be a dying breed. Not so, according to
Wendy Jones who recently visited the Invention Showcase exhibition, organised by the Institute of Patentees and Inventors. But the small inventors do not have an easy run - in gaining acceptance, financial backing, or protection from piracy. Are their talents being wasted? Producer GORDON HUTCHINGS

Contributors

Unknown:
Wendy Jones
Producer:
Gordon Hutchings

Private Correspondence by NICHOLAS STARK
A series of brutal murders terrorises the City of Cardiff until Inspector Boyd decides to try a dangerous gamble. If Boyd is right, he may well catch the killer - if he's wrong he might have just set up the next murder himself.
Letters read by FIONA scott KATHRYN DIMERY , EIRY PALFREY Directed on locatiort in Cardiff by ADRIAN MOURBY. BBC Wales

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Stark
Read By:
Fiona Scott
Read By:
Kathryn Dimery
Read By:
Eiry Palfrey
Unknown:
Adrian Mourby.
as Det Insp Boyd with:
Robert Blythe
George Brook:
Philip Rowlands
Susan Redding:
Amanda Wright
Chief Supt Bailey:
Glyn Houston
Caroline Stone:
Susan Mansell
Dyson:
Terry Jackson
Savarin:
Franny O'Loughlin
Det Con Lewis:
Dewi Savage
PC Turner:
John McAvoy
PO Harris:
Geoffrey Morgan
Dave Turnbull:
Dilwyn Owen

The Shetland Fire Festival
From grand old Viking centuries Up-Helly-Aa has come,
Then light the torch and form the march and sound the rolling drum.
(J. J. HALDANE BURGESS)
Vikings set the Shetland town of Lerwick alight on the night of Up-Helly-Aa. Phil Smith investigates this colourful and rowdy spree.
Producer JOHN LEONARD BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Phil Smith
Producer:
John Leonard

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