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Presented by Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by BRIAN PERKINS
7.25*. 8.25* Sport
7.45* Thoughtfor the Day

Contributors

Presented By:
Sue MacGregor
Presented By:
John Humphrys
Read By:
Brian Perkins

from St Andrew 's University Chapel led by THE REV DOUGLAS GALBRAITH Reading: Genesis 6, vv 11-14; 19-22
Hymns (CH3): Lo! he comes with clouds descending (316); Hark what a sound (314); The Lord doth reign (140)
Master of Music ELIZABETH ANN
FIELD
Organist WILLIAM STEVENSON BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
St Andrew
Unknown:
Douglas Galbraith
Organist:
William Stevenson

Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners
Presented by John Fuller Readers MARTIN JARVIS and JUNE BARRIE Producer
MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC. Bristol BS82LR

Contributors

Presented By:
John Fuller
Presented By:
Readers Martin Jarvis
Unknown:
Margaret Bradley

A general musical knowledge quiz in three movements, featuring anything from Bach to the Beatles.
Chairman Ned Sherrin The Final
Peter Ratcliffe (civil servant) Bob Newman
(trading standards officer)
Andrew Rothwell (civil servant) Programme devised by EDWARD COLE Questions set by LAN GILLIES and EDWARD COLE
Producer RICHARD EDIS. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Peter Ratcliffe
Unknown:
Bob Newman
Unknown:
Andrew Rothwell
Unknown:
Edward Cole
Unknown:
Edward Cole
Producer:
Richard Edis.

1.55 Listening Corner This week: Animal Stories from Australia Presented by SANDRA KERR Storyteller LEONARD FENTON Today's story: How the Kangaroo Got Long Legs by DON HEALD Script by LEE PRESSMAN Producer MARY haydon. Stereo
2.05 Playtime Star Light, Star Bright Presented by BEN THOMAS and ELIZABETH WATTS Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN Stereo (R) (e)
2.20 Science Scope Water for Life by JOHN TURTON With FRED HARRIS. JULIE RICHMOND Producer JULIAN COLEMAN. Stereo (e)
2.40 Whirligig Stories with Music The Snowman With HANNAH GORDON ADRIAN PHILLIPS (treble) BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA led by CYNTHIA BOWES conducted by BARRY WORDSWORTH Words and music by HOWARD BLAKE Producer BRIAN SCOTT HUGHES Stereo (e)

Contributors

Presented By:
Sandra Kerr
Presented By:
Storyteller Leonard Fenton
Unknown:
Don Heald
Script By:
Lee Pressman
Producer:
Mary Haydon.
Presented By:
Ben Thomas
Unknown:
John Turton
Unknown:
Fred Harris.
Unknown:
Julie Richmond
Producer:
Julian Coleman.
Unknown:
Hannah Gordon
Unknown:
Adrian Phillips
Conducted By:
Barry Wordsworth
Music By:
Howard Blake
Producer:
Brian Scott Hughes

Hitting the High Notes
The popular image of jazz musicians places them in a smoky twilit world of clubs and bars - rebels and outsiders whose intense music is fuelled by drink and drugs.
John Fordham investigates the myth.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Fordham

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

Contributors

Presented By:
Valerie Singleton
Presented By:
Gordon Clough

by JANE COLES , with 'I once killed somebody. I've never been to jail. I've never told a living soul. I told my mother. But mothers don't count.' Growing up in Australia in the 50s proves to be a turbulent business for the adolescent Diana.
STUART HUTCHINSON (piano) Technical presentation by CAROL MCSHANE and ROGER DANES Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Coles
Piano:
Stuart Hutchinson
Presentation By:
Carol McShane
Directed By:
Matthew Walters
Diana:
Pamela Stephenson
Johnny:
Peter Dahlsen
Beryl:
Julie Berry
Ernie:
Denis Lill
Tom:
Kim Wall
Wendy:
Zelahclarke
Janet:
Caroline Gruber
Man in car/pub:
Anthony Jackson

A series of four programmes presented by Margaret Howard 1: Even lords and ladies work, and some have surprising jobs. The second Baron Teviot, an old Etonian, now a genealogist, spent five years as a bus driver, and married his conductress. Producer GRAHAM TAYAR (R)

Contributors

Presented By:
Margaret Howard

Bob Hoskins shares star biHing with Bambi, Dumbo, Mickey Mouse and particularly
Roger Rabbit , in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit ? opening this week. Americans have queued round the block to see the interplay between cartoon creations and mere humans. Paul Vaughan gauges the British reaction.
Producer JOHN GOUDIE

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Hoskins
Unknown:
Mickey Mouse
Unknown:
Roger Rabbit
Unknown:
Roger Rabbit
Unknown:
Paul Vaughan
Producer:
John Goudie

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by ALAN SILLITOE , abridged in 12 episodes by PETER MACKIE Read by Terry Molloy (1)
'For it was Saturday night, the best and bingiest glad-time of the week, a violent preamble to a prostrate Sabbath.' Producer Philip MARTIN BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Sillitoe
Unknown:
Peter MacKie
Read By:
Terry Molloy

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