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Presented by Sue MacGregor and Bill Frost
6.30.7.30.8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIGAN
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
8.50* Your Letters

Contributors

Presented By:
Sue MacGregor
Presented By:
Bill Frost
Unknown:
Bob Finigan
Read By:
Peter Donaldson
Unknown:
Garry Richardson

Six views on different aspects of being a man emerge from guests in conversation with Anne Brown
1: Enoch Powell
He was Scowelly Powelly ' to his classmates, and Greek was his passion. Later, it was a love affair with Nietzsche, poetry and the Raj - but when
Bridgadier Powell turned political maverick, the romantic still flourished within the male-dominated fortress of Westminster. Producer LIZ JENSEN BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Brown
Unknown:
Enoch Powell
Unknown:
Scowelly Powelly
Unknown:
Bridgadier Powell
Producer:
Liz Jensen

Stranger in the Bed by JOHN KERR
Read by George Parsons
'It was my house, my wife, my duvet.... but kicking out in no uncertain terms was the....' Producer BARBARA CROWTHER

Contributors

Unknown:
John Kerr
Read By:
George Parsons
Producer:
Barbara Crowther

The lion, king of the jungle - or is he? Brian Bertram talks about the largest of all cats and points out that even for this magnificent beast, life remains tough at the top.
Producer MEUNDA BAKER BBC Bristol (R)

Contributors

Talks:
Brian Bertram
Producer:
Meunda Baker

Hijack
And now a live statement from the terrorist guru:
'Always remember that "if" is the middle word of "life" and "eat" is the middle word of "death", and that "ickynacky" is the middle word of "nicky nacky noo".'
Starring The Bodgers
MORAY HUNTER. JOHN STEELE
GORDON KENNEDY. PETE BAIKIE with Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes
Music by PETE BAIKIE and THE JIM BAIKIE BIG BAND Written by MORAY HUNTER and JOHN DOCHERTY with MORWENNABANKS and JOHN SPARKES
Producer ALAN NIXON Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
John Steele
Unknown:
Gordon Kennedy.
Unknown:
Pete Baikie
Unknown:
John Sparkes
Music By:
Pete Baikie
Written By:
Moray Hunter
Written By:
John Docherty
Unknown:
John Sparkes
Producer:
Alan Nixon

Introduced from Bristol by Sandi Marshall
Ups and Downs: three-day eventing through the eyes of champion British rider VIRGINIA HOLGATE. She defends her title at the Badminton Horse Trials this weekend - wearing odd socks! Round and Round: POLLY LLOYD turns quite dizzy watching Bath artist ROGER HALLETT complete his giant Panorama of the city.
It is 200 feet long and 24 feet high and after a spell in its own mobile rotunda, will go on a round-the-world tour. Producer JILL MARSHALL BBC Bristol
Serial: The Man of Property (10)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandi Marshall
Unknown:
Virginia Holgate.
Unknown:
Polly Lloyd
Artist:
Roger Hallett
Producer:
Jill Marshall

Clive Jacobs and the team monitor the movements in the world of travel and transport and examine the implications for you the customer.
This week Tom Boswell tests the Honda 2-Litre Prelude Producer IRENE MALLIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Jacobs
Unknown:
Tom Boswell
Producer:
Irene Mallis

Ray Whitney , mp,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Brenda Dean ,
General Secretary SOGAT '82 Sir Alex Jarrett , Chairman, Smiths Industries pic
Oliver Walston , farmer tackle the issues raised by the audience in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Chairman John Timpson Producer ROBIN HICKS BBC Bristol
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 10 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Whitney
Unknown:
Brenda Dean
Unknown:
Sir Alex Jarrett
Unknown:
Oliver Walston
Unknown:
John Timpson
Producer:
Robin Hicks

Robert Hewison presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer RICHARD BANNERMAN (Re-broadcast next Monday)

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Hewison
Producer:
Richard Bannerman

The Battle of Pollock's Crossing by J. L. CARR abridged in ten episodes by RONALD BANCROFT
Read by Keith Drinkel (10) Producer MAURICE LEITCH
(Starting on Monday: 'Mr Wakefield 's Crusade by Bernice Rubens )

Contributors

Unknown:
J. L. Carr
Unknown:
Ronald Bancroft
Read By:
Keith Drinkel
Producer:
Maurice Leitch
Unknown:
Mr Wakefield
Unknown:
Bernice Rubens

An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with Bill Wallis , David Tate Sally Grace and Jon Glover Written by MARTIN BOOTH
PAUL B. DAVIES. RICHARD QUICK STUART SILVER . PETE SINCLAIR DAVID COHEN. PETER HICKEY STEVE PUNT . MIKE COLEMAN
ALISON RENSHAW. JOHN MORRISH and others
Producer JENNIE CAMPBELL
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 5.25pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
David Tate
Unknown:
Sally Grace
Unknown:
Jon Glover
Written By:
Martin Booth
Written By:
Paul B. Davies.
Unknown:
Richard Quick
Unknown:
Stuart Silver
Unknown:
Pete Sinclair
Unknown:
David Cohen.
Unknown:
Peter Hickey
Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Mike Coleman
Unknown:
Alison Renshaw.
Unknown:
John Morrish
Producer:
Jennie Campbell

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