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Presented by Peter Hobday and Chris Lowe
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by CLIVE ROSLIN
7.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.30,8.30 News Summary
7.40*, 8.47* Today's Papers
7.45 In Perspective
With ROSEMARY HARTILL
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament Editor PHILIP HARDING

Contributors

Presented By:
Peter Hobday
Presented By:
Chris Lowe
Read By:
Clive Roslin
Unknown:
Rosemary Hartill
Editor:
Philip Harding

The holiday and travel programme presented by Bernard Falk with reporter Dilly Barlow and travel expert Nigel Coombs Producer HELEN ROBSON
For details of items in this week's 's programme please send sae to:
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Contributors

Presented By:
Bernard Falk
Reporter:
Dilly Barlow
Unknown:
Nigel Coombs
Producer:
Helen Robson

Unravelled, dangled or tied up by Ned Sherrin and the likes of Stephen Fry, Carol Thatcher and Emma Freud. Plus more of Victor Lewis Smith's slices from a York ham. Additional material by ALISTAIR BEATON, PAUL SPARKS
Producers IAN GARDHOUSE, CATHIE MAHONEY, JAN ARKWRIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Stephen Fry
Unknown:
Carol Thatcher
Unknown:
Emma Freud.
Unknown:
Victor Lewis Smith
Unknown:
Alistair Beaton
Producers:
Ian Gardhouse
Unknown:
Cathie Mahoney
Unknown:
Jan Arkwright

An epic adventure in time and space including some helpful advice on how to see the universe for less than 30 Altairian dollars a day.
Starring with and
Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Written by DOUGLAS ADAMS
Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS
(Stereo) (R)

Contributors

Writer:
Douglas Adams
Producer:
Geoffrey Perkins
the Book:
Peter Jones
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoffrey McGivem
Marvin:
Stephen Moore
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Trillian:
Susan Sheridan
Vogon captain:
Bill Wallis
Vogon guard and computer:
David Tate

A play by MIKE HARRIS
Helen and Ted's children are off their hands and they're looking forward to a life of their own. But Helen's mother has just turned 80 and she's getting very odd. She's talking to her late husband, for example.... Directed by TONY CUFF BBC Manchester

Contributors

Play By:
Mike Harris
Directed By:
Tony Cuff

Annie Kingwill was 23 when she was caught in the siege of Kimberley in 1899. Her great nephew,
John Unsworth , introduces extracts from her diary of those dangerous months. With Sheila Steafel as Annie Kingwill
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Annie Kingwill
Introduces:
John Unsworth
Unknown:
Sheila Steafel
Unknown:
Annie Kingwill
Producer:
Gillian Hush

Kid Lightning by MIKE WALKER with and The Investiture of the Prince of Wales, the moon landing and the end of Kid Lightning's stint as a fairground boxer - it all happened in July 1969.
But for Kid anything outside
Blackpool seemed unimportant.
Until Bennie had suggested it, he had never tried anything big before. Now it looks as if he might have to pay for it - with his life.
Other parts played by STEPHEN RASHBROOK , JOHN SAMSON and STEPHEN TOMPKINSON
Directed by JEREMY MORTIMER. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Walker
Played By:
Stephen Rashbrook
Played By:
John Samson
Played By:
Stephen Tompkinson
Directed By:
Jeremy Mortimer.
Kid:
John Hollis
Bennie:
Okon Jones
Sandy:
Julie Berry
Tracey:
Sue Broomfield
Vic:
Norman Bird
Greek Tony:
Steve Hodson
Canning:
Anthony Jackson
COStellO:
Michael Tudor Barnes

Horseman in the Dales
From shepherd's pony to racehorse, from carriage-driving to crowd control, the horse still earns its keep in the north. Derek Thompson rides the Dales in search of the working horse.
Producer GRAEME ALDOUS BBC North East
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Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Thompson

Each Cabaret Upstairs contains the following items: one selection of the finest young stand-up comedy; one dollop of atmosphere from the Comedy Store, Leicester Square, London; one finely tuned Clive Anderson and a compere's microphone.
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Anderson

The zany sitcom where anything can happen, so long as it is zany...
Starring Caroline Leddy as Caroline, Paul B Davies as Paul, Jeremy Hardy as Jeremy and Kit Hollerbach as Kit

When the four friends decide to stage a play at the local community centre, it's audition time at the Hardy household. Then Paul's new motorbike decides to get in on the action....

Written by Paul B Davies, Kit Hollerbach and Jeremy Hardy with additional material by Pete Sinclair
(Stereo)
(Re-broadcast on Monday at 6.30pm)

Contributors

Writer:
Paul B. Davies
Writer:
Kit Hollerbach
Writer:
Jeremy Hardy
Additional material:
Pete Sinclair
Producer:
David Tyler
Caroline:
Caroline Leddy
Paul:
Paul B Davies
Jeremy:
Jeremy Hardy
Kit:
Kit Hollerbach

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