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Part 4

A magazine edition with news of wildlife and the countryside. Presented by Peter France Producer TIM GROUT-SMITH BBC Bristol

Anna and Erastus Wentworth set out from New England in 1855 as Methodist missionaries, bearing the lamp of grace to the 'heathen' Chinese of Foo Chow. Kenneth McLeish selects from their recently published diaries and letters to tell their story. producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester (Rev R)

Lost Weekend
Written and read by Owen Kelly producer KATHRYN PORTER BBC Northern Ireland

reflecting the issues of the day

The American playwright, novelist and essayist
James Baldwin , at 60, written and presented by Caryl Phillips , with readings from Baldwin's work by ERICK RAY EVANS
Producer MARGARET WINDHAM Director PIERS PLOWRIGHT (R)

The Nemean Lion
Vincent Kane follows Hercules' adventures in Britain in the summer of 1985. Producer EU Williams. BBC Wales

Presented by John Howard

Stereo

Presented by Gordon Clough

The Trimble Town Band and the Leaking Roof (R)

Introduced by Sue MacGregor Away with the birds....
MARGARET HORSFIELD visits the red sandstone cliffs of Stokholm, home to thousands of seabirds. Serial: Bilgewater by JANE GARDAM abridged in 11 episodes by ANN REES JONES
Read by Lois Baxter (1)
'My mother died when I was born, which makes me sound princess-like and rather quaint. My father, a school housemaster, is known to the boys as Bill. My name is
Marigold, but to one and all I am Bill's daughter. Hence
Bilgewater. Oh hilarity, hilarity!' (Music: Rachmaninov's Six Pieces for Piano Duet)

Human Studies by KEN BLAKEMORE
Janek, Head of Polytechnic Human Studies, believes his department is about to be axed in favour of Computer Science. This threat he compares to the Nazi invasion of Poland and organises his resistance forces accordingly.
Directed by PHILIP MARTIN. Stereo

with Neil Landor
Producer FRAN ACHESON. Stereo

Brian Gear invites
Kevin Crossley-Holland and Carol Smith to pick some paperbacks. Producer PAMELA HOWE BBCBristol

Laugh with Leacock
4: Hannah of the Highlands

Presented by Robert Williams and Susannah Simons continued on VHF/FM 5.50 5.55

With LAURIE MACMILLAN including Financial Report

Stereo

(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1.40pm)

Stanley Williamson opens the file on life in Shrewsbury 100 years ago. as it was reflected in the local newspapers. Readers Delia Come and David Mahlowe Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
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BBC correspondents report from around the world A Radio News production by ADAM RAPHAEL

5: A Foot in the Door
'I don think you need to be cynical, but it can help'
'That's a beautifully-written little inquest'
'It would be news if ambulances didn't rush people to hospital. That's what they're therefor '
7 take it we all know what a full stop is....'
Junior reporters gather for an eight-week training course in Darlington, where they learn the tricks of the trade, the ethics of journalism, and how to spell 'occurred'.
Producer PETER EVERETT BBC Manchester

Up the Garden Path
In 25 years of dealings with animals Johnny Morris concludes that even lap-dogs and seagulls can innocently deceive us. BBCBristol

A magazine of special interest to disabled listeners.
Presented by John Mills Editor MARI ENF PEASE.
Correspondence and enquiries to: BBC. Broadcasting House. London W1A 4WW
Phone [number removed](10.0am-5.0pm)

A new series of unlikely stories by ALPHONSE ALLAIS
English translation by MILES KINGTON
1: The Boy and the Eel and Other Tales
Read by Christopher Godwin Producer NIGEL ACHESON (R)

One O'clock from the House It's not every week that an amateur theatre company from the Rhondda perform at a West End theatre. But that's what the Pare and Dare Theatre
Company have just done with their resident playwright Frank Vickery 's comedy, One O'clock from the House. Guardian critic David Adams has been following the rehearsals. Producer ROGER BAKER BBC Wales

Dr Wortle's School by ANTHONY TROLLOPE abridged in 12 episodes by NEVILLE TELLER
Read by John Rowe (1)
When Dr Wortle engages Mr and Mrs Peacocke as assistant master and matron respectively at his private school, the discovery of 'irregularity' in their marriage and the ensuing scandal test the character of all involved. Producer MAURICE LEITCH

Presented by Richard Kershaw
11.0 Headlines

followed by an interlude