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Presented by Brian Redhead and John Humphrys featuring this week the finalists for the Best of British Youth awards. Listeners are asked to vote for the winners.
Today, Roger Edgar , aged 19, from Belfast.
Despite his own personal difficulties (he suffered from serious rheumatoid arthritis at an early age), Roger has spent the last three years on a project to break down the barriers that divide Catholic and Protestant teenagers in Northern Ireland.
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News with PETER DAY
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by HARRIET CASS
7.20* Your Letters Write to: Today Letters BBC, London W1A 1AA
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COL VILE
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Presented By:
Brian Redhead
Presented By:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Roger Edgar
Read By:
Harriet Cass

60th Anniversary Week
From St George 's Church, Belfast conducted by FR JIM SKELLY , the BBC's Head of Religious
Programmes, Northern Ireland with the ST GEORGE'S SINGERS
The church of God (BBC HB 183); Panis angelicus (Franck);
I Kings 8, vv 22-34; 0 for a heart to praise my God (BBC HB 334) BBC Northern Ireland

Contributors

Unknown:
St George
Conducted By:
Fr Jim Skelly

The Name of the Game (1) by MIKE WALKER
Directed by A. J. QUINN. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Walker
Directed By:
A. J. Quinn.
Michael Brennan:
Russell Boulter
Alex Parker:
Kate Duchene
Julia Brennan:
Beverley Hills
Anita Sharma:
Seeta Indrani
Hugh Hamilton:
James MacPherson
Melissa:
Karen Ascoe
Suzi Bryant:
Hetty Baynes
Eleanor:
Zelah Clarke
Kevin Thatcher:
Roger Hyams
Terry Pratley:
Anthony Jackson
Dan:
Stuart Milligan
Elaine Kumi:
Vivienne Rochester
Kelly Pratley:
Kerryann White

The 1988 world tour continues at Redbourn Cricket Club.
Brian Johnston umpires the proceedings and captains
Tim Rice and Willie Rushton are ably assisted by Benny Green and Rachael Heyhoe-Flint . Written by PETER HICKEY and MALCOLM WILLIAMSON
Producer PAUL SPENCER. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
Tim Rice
Unknown:
Willie Rushton
Assisted By:
Benny Green
Assisted By:
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint
Written By:
Peter Hickey
Producer:
Paul Spencer.

Would your grandmother have worn designer jeans, embarked on a university degree and attended aerobics classes?
During the hour that explores women's lives, Marya Burgess finds out how different the 80s granny is from her ancestors. Serial: Of Flowers and a Village (5)
Presenter Jenni Murray

Contributors

Unknown:
Marya Burgess
Presenter:
Jenni Murray

by Frank Dunne
A Giles Cooper Award winner. Willy never liked Liverpool and always hated teaching. And he never made it as a writer. But now, at last, his ashes will be cast on his beloved Dublin Bay. Or will they?
Directed by Peter Kavanagh Stereo (R)

Contributors

Writer:
Frank Dunne
Director:
Peter Kavanagh
Willie:
Sean Barrett
Man:
Sean Barrett
Babs:
Pauline Delany
Angela:
Alexandra Pigg
Rob:
Paul Gregory
Ben:
Neil Caple

In the final programme of the present series, Richard Baker looks back over nine months of conversations with leading musicians, and introduces some of his favourite moments. With contributions from
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf , John Lill , Sir Georg and Lady Solti, Christopher Hogwood , the Medici String Quartet, Dame Merle Park and many others. Series producers JUDITH ROLES and NIGEL WILKINSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Baker
Unknown:
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf
Unknown:
John Lill
Unknown:
Christopher Hogwood
Unknown:
Merle Park
Unknown:
Nigel Wilkinson

Is There Anyone Out There? Reporters Neil Walker and David Clayton link up with Britain's smallest radio stations, broadcasting on cable, loudspeakers and low-power transmitters.
From BBC Radio Jersey to the illegal pirate stations, from Radio Lollipop's service for children in hospital, to Cable Radio in Thamesmead. Has 'community' radio already arrived?
Producer GLYN JONES BBC North East
0 YOURS LOCALLY: pages 74

Contributors

Reporters:
Neil Walker
Reporters:
David Clayton

Presented by Robert Williams and Valerie Singleton
5.00, 5.30 News Summary
5.20 Wimbledon Report
5.25 PM Letters
5.31 City News continued on FM 50-5. 55

Contributors

Presented By:
Robert Williams
Presented By:
Valerie Singleton

An eight-part comedy by ALEX SHEARER
7: A Taste of Democracy starring with featuring
It is British week in the People's Republic and the best of British will be on display: among other things, a double-decker bus, a clog-dancing demonstration and an all-party, fact-finding delegation of MPs.
Producer PETE ATKIN. Stereo (R)

Contributors

Comedy By:
Alex Shearer
Producer:
Pete Atkin.
HM Ambassador Mackenzie:
Dinsdale Landen
William Frost:
Peter Acre
Helen:
Moir Leslie
Burton:
Alan Dudley
Calder-Browne:
Richard Tate
Colonel Surikov:
Christopher Benjamin

En attendant Mme Forbes
Sony Radio Award winner for Best Documentary/Features Programme
Ray Gosling presents a tale of ecclesiastical life in the Diocese of Fulham and Gibraltar.
The Rev Kenneth Forrester is chaplain to the dying Anglican community in Pau, south-west France. His church,
St Andrews , has neither bells, vergers nor jumble sales - just a tiny congregation of ageing expatriates who assemble to hear true-blue 1662 ideas more ancient than modern....
Producer ALASTAIR WILSON BBC Manchester (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Gosling
Unknown:
Kenneth Forrester
Unknown:
St Andrews
Producer:
Alastair Wilson

The programme made by and for people with a visual handicap.
Presented by Ian Macrae Producer ANNE THEAKSTONE
(A Sony Radio Award winner: special award for services to radio to Thena Heshel , editor of In Touch)
Questions and comments regarding the programme can be phoned through to the 'In Touch' team tonight between 8.30 and 10. 15pm on [number removed]

Contributors

Presented By:
Ian MacRae
Producer:
Anne Theakstone
Unknown:
Thena Heshel

Presented by Paul Allen including reports on a new novel by Israeli author Amos Oz , and the new museum devoted to the work of engraver Thomas Bewick.
Producer KATE WHITEHEAD

Contributors

Presented By:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Amos Oz
Unknown:
Thomas Bewick.
Producer:
Kate Whitehead

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