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from the Riverside Parish Church, Dumbarton, led by The Rev John Cairns.

Readings: Isaiah 32; w 1-8; Luke 12, w 37-48
Hymns: O send thy light forth and thy truth (CH 37); All hail, the power of Jesus' name!; Spirit of the living God (Songs of God's People 98); Almighty Father of all things that be (CH 3451); Love came down at Christmas (CH3 194); Ye gates lift up your heads on high (CH 3566)
Organist ALASTAIR FERGUSON

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cairns.
Organist:
Alastair Ferguson

by E.F BENSON, dramatised and narrated in three episodes by Aubrey Woods. With and 1: Is Durham Square's treasured status to be eroded by the arrival of Miss Susan Leg ?
Music by JOHN OWEN EDWARDS
Directed by IAN COTTERELL. Stereo(R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Aubrey Woods.
Unknown:
Miss Susan Leg
Music By:
John Owen
Directed By:
Ian Cotterell.
Susan:
Pauline Collins
Margaret:
Margot Boyd
Elizabeth:
Rachel Gurney
Jimmie Mason:
Ronald Herdman
Mr Cartwright:
Peter Howell
Mr Woodstock/Waiter:
Manning Wilson
Foreman:
Gordon Reid
Figgis:
George Parsons
Bosanquet:
John Church
Ellen/Landlady:
Jennifer Piercey
Lady Eva Lowndes:
Pauline Letts
Vicar/Resident:
Tim Reynolds
Receptionist:
Jonathan Tafler
Arthur Armstrong:
Edward Desouza
Miss Ascham:
Sheila Grant
Dealer:
Andrew Branch

John Mortimer , author and QC. recalls the origins of the 'Old Bailey Hack ',
Horace Rumpole , and a life of crime at the world's most famous criminal court.
Producer ANNE HINDS
BBC Pebble Mill. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
John Mortimer
Unknown:
Bailey Hack
Unknown:
Horace Rumpole
Producer:
Anne Hinds

with Dilly Barlow , and guests Graham Pointon , Head of the BBC Pronunciation Unit, and Marie McLaren , compiler of BBC Pronunciation guides in the 1930s.
Producer CATHY DRYSDALE
Questions to: Enquire Within, BBC London. WlA 1AA

Contributors

Unknown:
Dilly Barlow
Unknown:
Graham Pointon
Unknown:
Marie McLaren
Producer:
Cathy Drysdale

by T.S. ELIOT
Read by ALEC MCCOWEN ,
ANNA MASSEY. ROGER DALTREY ,
RICHARD BRIERS. FENELLA FIELDING.
WENDY HILLER. MAURICE DENHAM.
PENELOPE KEITH. DEREK JACOBI.
MICHAEL BRYANT. MAX WALL.
CHARLES GRAY. ALAN BENNETT.
IAN MCKELLEN , BERNARD CRIBBINS Directed by GLYN DEARMAN Stereo (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
T.S. Eliot
Read By:
Alec McCowen
Read By:
Anna Massey.
Read By:
Roger Daltrey
Unknown:
Richard Briers.
Unknown:
Wendy Hiller.
Unknown:
Maurice Denham.
Unknown:
Penelope Keith.
Unknown:
Derek Jacobi.
Unknown:
Michael Bryant.
Unknown:
Charles Gray.
Unknown:
Alan Bennett.
Unknown:
Ian McKellen
Unknown:
Bernard Cribbins
Directed By:
Glyn Dearman

A series of six programmes. In the Beginning
The earth is young, created some 6,000 years ago in the space of six days. In the face of accepted scientific wisdom,
Biblical creationists claim that the story in Genesis can still be taken literally.
Not all Christians agree. Trevor Barnes opens the Bible at page one....
Producer NORMAN WINTER Editor DAVID COOMES

Contributors

Unknown:
Trevor Barnes

An account of the history of the famous Scottish colony of Darien, using oral tradition, documentary recordings and dramatisations, with the voices Of TOM WATSON. PAUL YOUNG and RALPH RIACH. Written and presented by Billy Kay. Music by ARCHIE FISHER Producer MICHAEL SHAW
BBC Radio Scotland. Stereo
(Winner of the 1988 Australian Pater Awardfor Best Documentary)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Watson.
Unknown:
Ralph Riach.
Presented By:
Billy Kay.
Music By:
Archie Fisher
Producer:
Michael Shaw

by FELICITY HAYES-MCCOY. With
1815: Dorothy Jordan , best-loved comic actress of the Drury Lane Theatre, has, for 20 years, been the mistress of Prince
William and mother of his ten children. Now he seeks a wealthy wife. Exiled in France, Dorothy looks back on her struggle to win respectability for her daughters.
Producer COLIN SMITH. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy Jordan
Producer:
Colin Smith.
Dorothy Jordan:
Sheila Hancock
William, Duke of Clarence:
Norman Bird
Richard Brinsley Sheridan:
Sean Barrett

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