60th Birthday Week
A chance to hear some old voices from the programme - Hicks, Sigsworth, Small, and the lady with the voice voted the sexiest-ever at fatstockprice reporting, Rebecca Pow. Plus today's politics and yesterday's farming finance news.
With THE REV I)K BILL MORRIS Stereo
Presented by Brian Redhead and John Humphrys
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45 Business News with PETER DAY
7.00,8.00 Today's News
7.25,8.25 Sport
7.45 Thought for the Day
8.35 Yesterday in Parliament
The Programme with Listener Power
With Susan Marling and Max Pearson.
Produced by the PUNTERS team BBC Bristol
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The third of five autobiographical talks by the barrister and historian Charles Arnold-Baker . (R)
Can a woodlouse hold its breath? Lionel Kelleway and Fergus Keeling find the answer in a cat's water bowl. Back on dry land, there's more news and views from the natural world. Producer HELEN ODAMS BBC Bristol
Claudia Procula Writes a Letter Read by Penelope Keith
Her Majesty The Queen distributes the Royal Maundy at the service in St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. The scene is described by Peter Jones.
Order of Service
Hymn: Praise to the Holiest in the height Mandatum
Lord High Almoner, The Bishop of St Albans
Psalm: 138 Anthem: Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake (anon)
Lesson: John 13, vv 1-16 Read by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
First distribution of Maundy gifts, during which the following anthems are sung: Where there is love and charity, God is there (Durufle); Wash me throughly (S.S. Wesley)
Lesson: Matthew 25, vv 31-45 Read by the Provost, The Very Rev Peter Berry
Second distribution of Maundy gifts, during which the following anthems are sung: Christ became obedient for us unto death (Bruckner); Zadok the Priest (Handel)
Prayers: the Precentor, The Rev Canon Lorys Davies
Hymn: O thou who camest from above
Prayer for the people of Birmingham during the city's centenary year, offered by the Bishop of Birmingham
The National Anthem
The Blessing: the Bishop of Birmingham
Service conducted by The Provost and Members of the Chapter
CHOIRS OF HER MAJESTY'S CHAPEL ROYAL AND ST PHILIP'S CATHEDRAL Directors of Music RICHARD POPPLEWELL and MARCUS HUXLEY.
(Stereo)
(Omnibus edition on Saturday)
Richard Holmes talks with Claire Tomalin about her work on Mary Wollstonecraft and Shelley.
Producer ED THOMASON
Geoffrey Parkinson raises a moral issue facing probation officers.
Presented by John Waite
Stereo
Presented by Nick Worrall
Today: The Great Easter-Egg Race Stereo
How to choose the right state school for your children.
Serial: Driving in the Dark (11) Presenter Jenni Murray
byjOHNTURLEY.
Ian Thorton is an experienced social worker who's got used to bending the rules to help people quickly. His managers, acutely aware of public concern about problems in social work, are desperate to play everything by the book.
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester. Stereo
The writer Anthony Burgess now lives in the south of France, but earlier this month visited Britain for a hectic tour promoting his latest book Any Old Iron. Nigel Forde followed hot on Burgess's heels as he dashed between book signings, press interviews and radio and television studios.
Producers EDWINA WOLSTENCROFT and SALLY MARMION
● CEEFAX: book details are on page 266
Stereo
Presented by Robert Williams and Hugh Sykes
5.00, 5.30 News Summary
5.25 PM Letters; 5.31 City News continued on FM 5.50-5.55
including Financial Report
by JAMES HENDRIE and IAN BROWN. Starring Jim Broadbent
Mike Grady , Felicity Montagu and Jonathan Kydd.
Producer DAVID TYLER. Stereo (R)
The last of ten programmes that take life as the microphone finds it.
A Taste of Britain
'You throw away more history than we have....'
'Boy - plumbing, windows and repair work would be a wonderful business to be in here!'
'We don't talk about sweating, or going to the toilet, real words like that....'
The Yanks are here!
Andy Kershaw joins a coach party of American tourists as they spend six days hurtling through England, Scotland and Wales - and eavesdrops on their reactions.
Producer CATHY DRYSDALE. Stereo
(Details tomorrow at 11.00am)
Laurie Taylor presents 30 minutes of news and reviews about radio and its programmes.
Researcher JANICE SMITH Producer KEITH JONES
A magazine of special interest to disabled listeners.
Presented by Kati Whitaker Producer MARLENE PEASE
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BBC. London WIA 1AA. Phone in on [number removed]Lines open from 10.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
Alexander Stuart 's second novel The War Zone compares the violence on the streets of London with the surprise tensions of a new life in tranquil Devon; and the mysterious spoof Balkan rock band
3 Mustaphas 3 introduce their celebrated fridge.
Producer CHRIS ELDON LEE. Stereo
Appleby at Allington (9)
Presented by David Sells
FM joins at 12.10
