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goes to Dyfed, Wales, an area which made the headlines in 1984 when dairy farmers rebeUed over milk quotas. It's also an area noted for the production of lamb, early potatoes and farmhouse cheeses. Producer ALLAN WRIGHT BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Producer:
Allan Wright

Presented by Peter Hobday and Jennie Bond.
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by BRIAN PERKINS
7.20* Letters
7.25* Sport
With ANDY SMITH
7.30,8.30 News Summary 7 40*, 8.47* Today's Papers
7.45* In Perspective
8 35* Yesterday in Parliament Editor PHILIP HARDING

Contributors

Presented By:
Peter Hobday
Presented By:
Jennie Bond.
Read By:
Brian Perkins
Unknown:
Andy Smith
Editor:
Philip Harding

with Ned Sherrin
Richard Jobson , Emma Freud and Craig Charles
0 Live on 'Loose Ends on 17 December, Radio s first-ever multiple-choice adventure on how to survive Christmas.
To take part in a unique audience-participation event, send sae (at least 21cm x 11cm) to:
[address removed]. This is a limited edition, so don be the one who missed it!

Contributors

Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Richard Jobson
Unknown:
Emma Freud
Unknown:
Craig Charles

-the Worst of Times
The life of Charles Dickens compiled in seven parts by MICHAEL BAKEWELL with 4: No Time to Breathe
Other parts played by GWEN CHERRELL.
ZELAH CLARKE SIMON CUFF . ALAN DUDLEY
POLLY JAMES , JOAN MATHESON
EMILY RICHARD and EVA STUART Researcher MELISSA BAKEWELL Directed by ROSEMARY HART Stereo (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Unknown:
Michael Bakewell
Played By:
Gwen Cherrell.
Played By:
Zelah Clarke
Played By:
Simon Cuff
Unknown:
Alan Dudley
Unknown:
Polly James
Unknown:
Joan Matheson
Unknown:
Emily Richard
Unknown:
Eva Stuart
Unknown:
Researcher Melissa Bakewell
Directed By:
Rosemary Hart
Charles Dickens:
Martin Jarvis
John Forster:
Paul Daneman
Narrator:
Paul Daneman
Macready:
Harold Innocent
Squeers:
Anthony Jackson
Fagin:
Garard Green
Oliver:
Elizabeth Lindsay
Quilp:
John Baddeley
Little Nell:
Victoria Carling
Eleanor:
Caroline Gruber
Martin:
Valentine Pelka
Mark Tapley:
Stephen Rashbrook
General Choke:
Peter Marinker

The children's book programme introduced by Penelope Lively. Honour Wilson, who has just returned from the USSR, has been talking to Russian writers and publishers, and to James Riordan , Professor of Russian at Bradford University.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Penelope Lively.
Unknown:
James Riordan

A play by JANE COLES with Pamela Stephenson as Diana.
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

Play By:
Jane Coles
Unknown:
Pamela Stephenson
Piano:
Stuart Hutchinson
Presentation By:
Carol McShane
Presentation By:
Roger Danes
Directed By:
Matthew Walters

The first of three programmes. New education laws aim to introduce testing for 7,11- and 14-year-olds. But what do children of these age groups think of themselves, their lives and the world around them? Nick Baker investigates. 1: Seven Is Heaven
Producer CATHY DRYSDALE (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Baker
Producer:
Cathy Drysdale

with Robert Robinson.
Saturday-evening conversation, inspired by current public and private preoccupations.
Music by INSTANT SUNSHINE .
Producer MICHAEL EMBER. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson.
Music By:
Instant Sunshine
Producer:
Michael Ember.

For unto Us by NAN WOODHOUSE
As a mother and housewife
Kate dreads Christmas, but this year it's an even more frightening prospect. Her father-in-law's coming and will expect turkey when the family's gone vegetarian, and she'll have to share a bed with her unmarried sister who's expecting a baby over the festive season. And she still hasn't found out who the father is.
Directed by TONY CLIFF

Contributors

Unknown:
Nan Woodhouse
Directed By:
Tony Cliff
Kate:
Pam Ferris
David:
Christian Rodska
Angela:
Janet Hampson
Tommy:
Daniel Lowe
Jane:
Jillian Henry
Dad:
Neville Barber
Tom:
Robin Bowerman
Beatrice:
Paula Tilbrook
Allan:
Charles Cookson

Sincerely Yours
The correspondence of PAUL M. DUKE and STEPHANIE GRANT abridged by JOHN BURROWS In 1948 Paul M. Duke from
Akron, Ohio, and Stephanie Grant from Surrey became pen-pals. Over a 12-month period they exchanged 180 letters before Paul came to London for the first time in the spring of 1949... Readers MICHAEL FITZPATRICK and BRENDA BLETHYN Producer ED THOMASON

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul M. Duke
Unknown:
Stephanie Grant
Abridged By:
John Burrows
Unknown:
Paul M. Duke
Unknown:
Stephanie Grant
Readers:
Michael Fitzpatrick
Readers:
Brenda Blethyn

A light-hearted anthology from writers largely new to radio. Readers EMMA GARNER CLARKE. BARBARA MARTEN. ANN RYE and PETER WHEELER.
Song written and performed by MERVYN STUTTER
Producer IAN STRACHAN BBC Manchester. Stereo

Contributors

Readers:
Emma Garner Clarke.
Readers:
Barbara Marten.
Readers:
Peter Wheeler.
Producer:
Ian Strachan

Live from the London
Palladium, some ghastly rubbish or other, so why not listen to Mike Grady , Jonathan Kydd plus special guests serving up their own particular brand of pizza fun instead? Written by JAMES HENDRIE and IAN BROWN Producer DAVID TYLER. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Grady
Unknown:
Jonathan Kydd
Written By:
James Hendrie
Written By:
Ian Brown
Producer:
David Tyler.

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