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presented by John Humphrys and Chris Lowe
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With PETER DAY
700 8.00 Today's News Read by JOHN HEDGES 7 25*. 8.25* Sport
With CARRY RK;HARDSO_
7.45* Thought for the Day

Contributors

Presented By:
John Humphrys
Presented By:
Chris Lowe
Read By:
John Hedges

The last of five programmes. The Greatest Challenge
After the seals died, the rain forests burned, Bangladesh
Hooded, the drought and famine spread, Mrs Thatcher used those words to describe the need for environmental protection. Author
Jeremy Seabrook asks: Can the world rise to that challenge? producer JOLYON MONSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Thatcher
Unknown:
Jeremy Seabrook
Producer:
Jolyon Monson

The last of five visits with Debbie Thrower
Betty's of Harrogate
Seventy years ago. a Swiss confectioner set up tea rooms m Harrogate, vowing to make his fortune. But how does a business so deeply rooted in the past plan its future? Producer GLYN JONES

Contributors

Unknown:
Debbie Thrower
Producer:
Glyn Jones

From Joyce Grenfell , to Marietta Higgs and the Match Girls, to Lots Lane.... the programme that takes you to Egypt, out of Chingford and up the Orinoco - all of life in a year of Woman's Hour.
Presenter Jenni Murray Producer JANE STTMPSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell
Unknown:
Marietta Higgs
Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Jane Sttmpson

Turn To Turn
'The thing about my music.' says Steve Reich , 'is you can tap your foot to it.' And Michael Berkeley and Natalie Wheen tap their feet not only to trendy minimalist composers, but to electronic sounds and primitive music from round the globe. while Andy Kershaw takes the musical pulse of West Africa.
Psychologists, sociologists and musicians agree - rhythm makes the world go round. Producer StMON BEOUGHTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Reich
Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Natalie Wheen
Unknown:
Andy Kershaw
Producer:
Stmon Beoughton

In the last of five programmes, Ferdi Dennis goes on another journey into Afro-Britain. Black is Beautiful
Once, black people in Britain had to rely only on their natural good looks - there were no beauty aids. Today, they show off their new-found glamour at beauty contests.

Contributors

Presenter:
Ferdi Dennis

Four weird tales.
3: Spirit of the House by FAY WELDON. i; Read by Anna Massey.
Christine fears for baby Emmy who is looked after by the cool Jenny. No one is interested in her suspicions - even when they confirm Jenny's fictitious past.

Contributors

Unknown:
Fay Weldon.
Read By:
Anna Massey.

In the last of four programmes, Gordon Clough talks to Martin Luther King 's youngest son,
Dexter King. who works in the media industry and lives with his father's dream of a nation where his children would be judged not by the 'colour of their skin but by the content of their character'. (W

Contributors

Talks:
Gordon Clough
Unknown:
Martin Luther King
Unknown:
Dexter King.

BBC news correspondents from around the world peer into their collective crystal ball to try to predict the major international issues and trends of the coming year. In the Chair Mark Brayn. Producer ADAM RAPHAEL

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Brayn.
Producer:
Adam Raphael

Acting the Part
Norman Painting has been
Phil Archer for 38 years; Sue Johnston is Sheila Grant in Brocade; Tony Adams played Adam Chance for ten years in Crossroads; and Wendy Richard has been in EastEnders since it began. They discuss the challenges and pressures with Paul Alien.
Producer RICHARD BANNERMAN W

Contributors

Unknown:
Phil Archer
Unknown:
Sue Johnston
Unknown:
Sheila Grant
Unknown:
Tony Adams
Unknown:
Wendy Richard
Unknown:
Paul Alien.
Producer:
Richard Bannerman

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