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Presented by Peter Hobday and Chris Dunkley in London with John Timpson at the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With JEREMY BOWEN
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN MARTIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Presented By:
Peter Hobday
Presented By:
Chris Dunkley
Unknown:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Jeremy Bowen
Read By:
Bryan Martin
Unknown:
Garry Richardson

Presented by Laurie Taylor
Sound Choice: Billie Whitelaw talks about her own listening. Review: Brian Hayes ,
Sarah Lefanu and Denise Robertson discuss Woman's Hour
(Radio 4 LW, Monday-Friday,
2.0 pm) and A Dose of Dahl's s Magic Medicine (Radio 4, 28 Sept, 9.0 pm)
Report: Sarah Dunant reveals the secrets of sound effects. Plus Start the Quiz with Richard Baker
Producer JENNY DANKS Editor SALLY THOMPSON
For comments and quiz answers write to: The Radio Programme, BBC, London WIA 4WW
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
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Contributors

Presented By:
Laurie Taylor
Talks:
Billie Whitelaw
Unknown:
Brian Hayes
Unknown:
Sarah Lefanu
Unknown:
Denise Robertson
Unknown:
Sarah Dunant
Unknown:
Richard Baker
Producer:
Jenny Danks
Editor:
Sally Thompson

Stephen Games reflects on the state of modem architecture and in what way architects, planners, developers, the government and the public are responding to it.
Contributors include
RICHARD ROGERS. JAMES STIRLING andTEDCULUNAN .
Producer JUDITH BUMPUS (R) revised ('New Architecture: Foster, Rogers,
Stirling 'at the Royal Academy until 14 December)

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Games
Unknown:
Richard Rogers.
Producer:
Judith Bumpus

Nothing on the Clock But the Maker's Name by TED EDWARDS
Read by Richard Derrington 'Paul had always been in George's shadow. George had been a bomber pilot but Paul couldn't even get in the Air Force....'
Producer DIANE CULVERHOUSE BBCBirmingham

Contributors

Read By:
Richard Derrington
Producer:
Diane Culverhouse

1.55 Listening Corner
Today's story: What's Your Favourite Thing? by MOIRA MILLER
(R) (E)

2.5 The Song Tree A Gaggle of Music Games (3)
Presented by HILARY JONES and SIMON MAYOR
With PYEWACKETT
Written by BARRY GIBSON
Stereo (E)

2.20 Living Language The Indian in the Cupboard (2)
by LYNNE REID BANKS adapted by ZOE BAILEY (E)

2.40 Newscast
Presented by IAN COLLlNGTON (E)

Contributors

Unknown:
Moira Miller
Presented By:
Hilary Jones
Presented By:
Simon Mayor
Written By:
Barry Gibson
Unknown:
Lynne Reid
Presented By:
Ian Colllngton

Introduced by Sue MacGregor You and the UK: Sonia Beesley reports on a day to help newcomers to this country understand how Britain works - everything from butchering to banking.
And from Sudan, Tessa Shaw sees how the money raised by listeners is beginning to be spent.
Serial: Under the Red Robe (4)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Sonia Beesley
Unknown:
Tessa Shaw

Susan Hill presents Radio 4's good books programme.
This week Kingsley Amis's Best Bitter-sweet story of drinking folk, The Old Devils, and a connoisseur's guide to children's annuals. Producer SIMON ELMES
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Hill
Producer:
Simon Elmes

A chance to air your views on some of the subjects raised in last week's Any Questions?
Introduced by John Timpson Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC, Bristol BS82LR

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Producer:
Roy Hayward

Variations on the life and music of Giacomo Puccini
The second of two programmes Evviva Puccini! with Norman Rodway as Giacomo Puccini and Jill Balcon as Elvira
/ know in my bones that either I shall finish 'Turandot' and it will be a fiasco, or I shall not finish it and it will be staged incomplete - and someone will come on to the stage and say to the audience, 'At this point the maestro died. '(GIACOMO puccini) Puccini still struggles to complete his twelfth opera,
Turandot, for its world premiere at La Scala, Milan - to be conducted by Arturo Toscanini. With GWEN CHERRELL
PAULINE LETTS , RONALD HERDMAN
TIM REYNOLDS. EDWARD DE SOUZA and MANNING WILSON
Compiled by MICHAEL Oliver Technical presentation by NICK
RUSSELL-PA VIER and MARK CALLUM Directed by JOHN POWELL. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Rodway
Unknown:
Jill Balcon
Conducted By:
Arturo Toscanini.
Unknown:
Gwen Cherrell
Unknown:
Pauline Letts
Unknown:
Ronald Herdman
Unknown:
Tim Reynolds.
Unknown:
Manning Wilson
Unknown:
Michael Oliver
Directed By:
John Powell.

Marlene Pease visits
Springfield Junior School in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, to see how they are integrating handicapped children into the school community.
Producer MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: Does He Take Sugar?
BBC, London W1A 4WW Phone [number removed]
Lines open from 10.0am to 5.0pm Monday to Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Marlene Pease
Producer:
Marlene Pease

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More