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Presented by Sue MacGregor and Peter Hobday including live reports from
York Minster as HM The Queen attends the re-opening ceremony 6 30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News with PETER DAY
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by JOHN HEDGES
7 25* 8 25* Sport with ANDY SMITH
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Presented By:
Sue MacGregor
Presented By:
Peter Hobday
Read By:
John Hedges
Unknown:
Andy Smith

Chris Dunkley , of the Financial
Times, returns with more of vour letters and comments. Producer JOHN WATKINS
If wu have points to make about BBC programmes or policy,please write to:
Feedback, BBC,LondonW1A4WW

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Dunkley
Producer:
John Watkins

The children's book programme introduced by Penelope Lively. Joyce Whalley and Tessa Chester , authors of a new history of children's book illustration, discuss fairy-tale editions past and present. Producer SALLY FELDMAN

Contributors

Introduced By:
Penelope Lively.
Introduced By:
Joyce Whalley
Introduced By:
Tessa Chester
Producer:
Sally Feldman

1.55 Listening Corner Let's Play It Again. Stereo (R)
2.05 Let'sJoinln with Soundbox Silver Hoof. A Russian folktale Stereo (e)
2.25 The Song Tree A Gaggle of Music Games (6) by BARRY gibson. Presented by HILARY JAMES and SIMON MAYOR with PYEW ACKETT . Stereo (R) (e)
2.40 The Friday Serial Harry's Mad (1) by DICK KING-SMITH Read by MARTIN JARVIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Gibson.
Presented By:
Hilary James
Presented By:
Simon Mayor
Unknown:
Pyew Ackett
Unknown:
Dick King-Smith
Read By:
Martin Jarvis

from Belfast
Ian Kirk-Smith reports on what it is like for families living in the notorious 'cowboy country' along the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Serial:Lovers of Africa(9) Presenter Wendy Austin

Contributors

Presenter:
Wendy Austin

A 12-part series by Don Taylor
5:The Power of the Sword
While the Parliamentary Presbyterian leaders flee, Cromwell's Model Army marches into London without resistance. Trooper John Church returns home after two-and-a-half years absence to discover that his wife has run off with an itinerant preacher.
Directed by Ronald Mason BBC Bristol. Stereo

Contributors

Writer:
Don Taylor
Director:
Ronald Mason
Cromwell:
Bernard Hepton
Gen Fairfax:
Nigel Anthony
John Church:
Eric Allan
William Thompson:
Anthony Jackson
James Thompson:
Simon Cuff
John Wildman:
Stephen Rashbrook
Francis White:
Graham Blockey
Penelope:
Deborah Makepeace
Stephen:
David March
Edmund:
Cornelius Garrett
Martha:
June Barrie
Denne:
William Eedle
Sexby:
John Hartoch
Ireton:
Bill Wallis
Robin:
E Lindsay
Lilburne:
Christian Rodska
Simeon:
Steve Hodson
Reynolds:
Km Wall
Lockyer:
Peter Craze
Elizabeth Lilburne:
Maureen O'Brien
Sindercombe:
John Baddeley

Professor Anthony Clare presents a weekly magazine devoted to matters of psychology, normal and abnormal, as reflected in events, books, films and plays, as well as in the work of psychologists and psychiatrists. Researcher RONNI DAVIS Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Anthony Clare
Unknown:
Ronni Davis
Producer:
Michael Ember

Presented by Gordon Clough and Frances Coverdale and including PM World Watch: reports about environmental issues of today - and tomorrow.
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.25 PM Letters
5.31 City News continued on FM5. 50-5. 55

Contributors

Presented By:
Gordon Clough
Presented By:
Frances Coverdale

Clive Jacobs is in the driving seat, with Tom Boswell firing on all cylinders: Alanah Martin signals extra directions as they consider transport on land, sea and air. Go with Going Places! Producer MOLLY PRICE-OWEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Jacobs
Unknown:
Tom Boswell
Unknown:
Alanah Martin
Producer:
Molly Price-Owen

David Mellor , mp,
Minister for Health Baroness Phillips Dennis Skinner , mp
Frederic Raphael , author
From Eastbourne, East Sussex Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby Producer CAROLE STONE. BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
David Mellor
Unknown:
Baroness Phillips Dennis Skinner
Unknown:
Frederic Raphael
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Producer:
Carole Stone.

What Makes a Goodie Good?
Or a baddie bad for that matter? It's one of the questions addressed to their young audience by the Theatre in Education Company in Coventry. Paul Allen also finds out how important is the theatrical, as well as the educational, aspect of the work of TIE companies from
Merseyside, West Yorkshire and the Home Counties, as they bring drama to children. Producer DAVE SHEASBY BBC North East

Contributors

Producer:
Dave Sheasby

with Sally Grace. David Tate Bill Wallis and Royce Mills Written by MIKE COLEMAN
MARK BURTON AND JOHN O'FARRELL BILL MATTHEWS. ROBERT UNFORD MAX HANDLEY. GED
PARSONS DAVID BADDIEL AND ROB NEWMAN
ALISON RENSHAW , SIMON BULLIVANT AND MARK BRISENDEN. BARRY ATKINS. MICHAEL DINES. PETER HICKEY , etc Producer NEIL CARGILL. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Sally Grace.
Unknown:
David Tate
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Written By:
Mike Coleman
Written By:
Mark Burton
Written By:
John O'Farrell
Unknown:
Bill Matthews.
Unknown:
Robert Unford
Unknown:
Max Handley.
Unknown:
Parsons David Baddiel
Unknown:
Rob Newman
Unknown:
Alison Renshaw
Unknown:
Simon Bullivant
Unknown:
Mark Brisenden.
Unknown:
Barry Atkins.
Unknown:
Peter Hickey

4.30 New Series Community Matters A series of eight programmes With ROISIN MCAULEY Researcher CHRISTINE BRAMBLE Series producer FRAN ACHESON (e)
5.00 Inside Science Water Pollution With PAUL HEINEY (e)
5.30 Get By in Chinese A six-part introduction to Mandarin Chinese 4: A Trip to Xian Presenters LIU YUAN and PAUL CROOK (e)

Contributors

Unknown:
Roisin McAuley
Unknown:
Researcher Christine
Producer:
Fran Acheson
Unknown:
Paul Heiney

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