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Presented by John Humphrys and Peter Hobday
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With SIMON GOMPERTZ
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by BRYAN MARTIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day

Contributors

Presented By:
John Humphrys
Presented By:
Peter Hobday
Unknown:
Simon Gompertz
Read By:
Bryan Martin
Unknown:
Garry Richardson

from
All Saints' Church, Bromsgrove Introduced by THE REV ROGER HUTCHINGS
The whole bright world rejoices now (oBc 96); Psalm 118, vv 1-5, 14-17 and 29; Romans 6, vv 9-14 (RSV); Let thy merciful ears (Mudd)
GRAFTON SINGERS conducted by JOHN RICHARDSON BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Hutchings
Conducted By:
John Richardson

Southampton 's Latterday 'Saints'
After 35 years in work, unemployment came hard to football manager
Lawrie McMenemy. But it's taught him who his friends are. and brought him some surprising new ones to boot: like
Bob Hope 's masseur, 'Sugar' Ray Robinson 's sparring partner, and a Bill Graham convert, to name but one!
Producer JILL MARSHALL BBC Bristol
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Contributors

Unknown:
Lawrie McMenemy.
Unknown:
Bob Hope
Unknown:
Ray Robinson
Unknown:
Bill Graham
Producer:
Jill Marshall

The only daily consumer programme on network radio Presented by Trevor Barnes Editor PAT TAYLOR
If you are concerned about health, education, housing or financial matters, or if you are the victim of incompetent or unhelpful traders or authorities, write to: You and Yours, BBC. London W1A 1AA

Contributors

Presented By:
Trevor Barnes
Editor:
Pat Taylor

A nationwide general knowledge contest
Chairman Robert Robinson First Round: London
Spencer Wallis (clerical officer) David Spry (systems analyst) Dr Trevor Turner
(medical practitioner)
Martin Williams (librarian)
The programme includes Beat the Brains, in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants.
Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN Questions set by IAN GILLIES
Producer RICHARD EDIS. Stereo
(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 6.30pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
David Spry
Unknown:
Dr Trevor Turner
Unknown:
Martin Williams
Unknown:
John P. Wynn
Unknown:
Ian Gillies
Producer:
Richard Edis.

In the programme which offers a heady blend of personalities, places and politics, The Rt Hon Lynda Chalker , mp, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, explains what it will mean when the Common Market truly becomes a single market in 1992. Story: The Emir by ALEXANDER FRATER from The Punch Book of Short Stories edited by ALAN COHEN abridged by DOREEN ESTALL Read by John Bennett
Mr Safrani is Director General of an Arabic television station. Unfortunately the local emir has autocratic ideas - and a weakness for a pretty face. Presenter Jenni Murray Editor CLARE SELERIE-GREY

Contributors

Unknown:
Lynda Chalker
Unknown:
Alexander Frater
Edited By:
Alan Cohen
Abridged By:
Doreen Estall
Read By:
John Bennett
Presenter:
Jenni Murray

Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.25 PM Letters Letters to: PM, BBC, London W1A 1AA
5.31 City News
Editor ROGER MOSEY continued on FM 5.50-5.55

Contributors

Presented By:
Gordon Clough
Presented By:
Valerie Singleton

Come with the kooky crew on a riotous romp round the chamber of comedy!
Starring Paul B. Davies as Paul, Jeremy Hardy as Jeremy, Kit Hollerbach as Kit and Caroline Leddy as Caroline

It's spring-cleaning time at the Hardy household, and all hands to the duster. But when Paul starts spring-cleaning the Ashdown Forest, he makes a very interesting discovery...

Written by Kit Hollerbach, Jeremy Hardy and Paul B. Davies with additional material by Pete Sinclair
(Stereo)

Contributors

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

BBC Radio Drama presents the LA Classic Theatre Works with Richard Dreyfuss Fionnula Flanagan Stacy Keach
Madolyn Smith and Michael York in The Crucible by ARTHUR MILLER
Influenced by the communist witch hunts unleashed by Senator McCarthy in the USA during the 1950s, Miller wrote this play, based upon the Salem witch trials of the 17th century, to expose the ultimate horror of such investigations.
Producers GERRY JONES and MARTIN JENKINS
Directed by MARTIN JENKINS. Stereo
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Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Dreyfuss
Unknown:
Fionnula Flanagan
Unknown:
Stacy Keach
Unknown:
Madolyn Smith
Unknown:
Michael York
Unknown:
Arthur Miller
Producers:
Gerry Jones
Producers:
Martin Jenkins
Directed By:
Martin Jenkins.
The Rev Parris:
Michael York
Abigail Williams:
Madolyn Smith
Susanna Walcott:
Ann Hearn
Ann Putnam:
Marian Mercer
Thomas Putnam:
Ed Begley Jr
Mercy Lewis:
Irene Aranga
Mary Warren:
Carol Kane
Betty Parris:
Anna Sophie Loewenberg
John Proctor:
Stacy Keach
Giles Corey:
Hector Elizondo
Rebecca Nurse:
Georgia Brown
The Rev Hale:
Richard Dreyfuss
Tituba:
Madge Sinclair
Elizabeth Proctor:
Fionnula Flanagan
Francis Nurse:
Joe Spano
Ezekiel Cheever/Herrick:
Bud Cort
Judge Hathorne:
Harris Yulin
Deputy Governor Danforth:
Rene Auberjonois

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