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Presented by John Humphrys and Jenni Murray
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by BRIAN PERKINS
7.30,8.30 News Summary
7.25* Sport With CUFF MORGAN
7.40*, 8.47* Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day - In Perspective with ROSEMARY HARTILL , the BBC's Religious Affairs Correspondent
8.25 The Weeklies with DAVID CHIPP
8.35 Yesterday in Parliament Editor JENNY ABRAMSKY

Contributors

Presented By:
John Humphrys
Presented By:
Jenni Murray
Read By:
Brian Perkins
Unknown:
Rosemary Hartill
Unknown:
David Chipp
Editor:
Jenny Abramsky

Breakaway, in its 350th programme, announces the winners of its competition from the Holiday 87 Exhibition at Alexandra Palace, London - a public exhibition open from 23 to 25 January. Bernard Falk and Judith Chalmers report.
Producer JENNY MALUNSON DUFF
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Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Falk
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Producer:
Jenny Malunson

Ned Sherrin , with studio guests, and contributions from
Victoria Mather, Stephen Fry , Craig Charles and Robert Elms. Plus the Occasional Diary of Mat Coward.
Additional material by WOLFGANG PLOCKER
Producers IAN GARDHOUSE and CATHIE MAHONEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Stephen Fry
Unknown:
Craig Charles
Unknown:
Robert Elms.
Unknown:
Wolfgang Plocker
Producers:
Ian Gardhouse
Unknown:
Cathie Mahoney

A series of 13 programmes 2:The 30s and Korda
'A Romanian will sell you his own mother, but a Hungarian will not only sell her, he'll deliver.'
In the 30s Hitchcock had given style to British cinema; the Hungarian Alexander Korda was to bring showmanship, enterprise and, of course, films. Dilys Powell assesses his achievement with help from Roy Boulting , David Lean ,
Denholm Elliott , Lewis Gilbert and Binnie Barnes. Producer DAVID PEET BBC Wales. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Alexander Korda
Unknown:
Dilys Powell
Unknown:
Roy Boulting
Unknown:
David Lean
Unknown:
Denholm Elliott
Unknown:
Lewis Gilbert
Unknown:
Binnie Barnes.

The Green Isle
Each winter thousands of geese and other northern birds find refuge on the Scottish island of Islay. It also has Britain's most thriving colony of choughs.
Michael Scott tries to find out why Islay attracts more than its fair share of birds.

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Scott

Our Sister, Water by URSULA TIGHE HOPKINS
St Francis of Assisi wrote: 'Be praised, my Lord, for sister water: humble, healing, precious and pure.'
Few people, however, were praising the Lord in the north-west London village of Welles in the dank November of 1853... Directed by DAVID JOHNSTON. Stereo

Contributors

Directed By:
David Johnston.
Robert Mortimer:
Edward De Souza
Constance Lacey:
Deborah Makepeace
Charlotte Mortimer:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Old Henry Mortimer:
Alan Dudley
Young Henry Mortimer:
Richard Durden
Thomas Lacey:
Eric Stovell
Dr Ogilvy:
John Forrest
Mr Oldfield:
Binky Baker
Mrs Oldfield:
Avril Clark
Mr Rampton:
Arnold Diamond
Mrs Rampton:
Mary Wimbush
Bert Newman:
John Hollis
Mrs Newman:
Frances Jeater
Ingram Matthews:
James Goode
Chairman of the Vestry:
Tim Reynolds

A Green Window
Four 'Country Diary' columnists, Ted Ellis ,
Audrey Insch , Maurice Burton and Colin Luckhurst , talk about their work.
Compiled by MICHEL PETHERAM Producer ED THOMASON. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Ted Ellis
Unknown:
Audrey Insch
Unknown:
Maurice Burton
Unknown:
Colin Luckhurst

Allan Smith visits five groups of assorted devotees, trying to find out what spurs them on. 4: Twirlers
In Torbay the batons fly, the pom-poms whirl and parents watch their young strutting for all they're worth at competition time.
Producer SUSAN SNAILUM

Contributors

Unknown:
Allan Smith
Producer:
Susan Snailum

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