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Is organic milk production a possibility for the future? Claire Powell finds out when she takes breakfast with John and Rosemary Berry on their dairy farm in East Devon. Producer SUE SMITH BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
Claire Powell
Unknown:
Rosemary Berry

from St John 's Church,
Boscombe, Bournemouth. Conducted by THE REV GODFREY TAYLOR. Reading: Samuel 1, vv 9-20 (GNB) Psalm 91
Hymns: Fill your hearts with joy and gladness
(Regent Square); Let us sing to the God of salvation; Safe in the shadow of the Lord
(Creator God); Praise you Lord (Rose); Now thank we all our God (Nun Danket)
Musical director
DEREK BALDWIN
Organist DAVID MAW BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
St John
Unknown:
Godfrey Taylor.
Organist:
Derek Baldwin

This week the team visits the Channel Islands where members of the Jersey Gardening Club put their queries to Dr Stefan Buczacki , Fred Downham and Daphne Ledward. Chair Clay Jones.
Producer DIANA STENSON BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buczacki
Unknown:
Fred Downham
Unknown:
Daphne Ledward.
Unknown:
Clay Jones.
Producer:
Diana Stenson

by WILKIE COLLINS adapted in six episodes by RAY JENKINS. With and 1: March 1846
A mysterious letter from New Orleans arrives to disturb the peace of Combe Raven House. Music by PETER BREWIS Played by MAURICE CAMBRIDGE .
Directed by JANET WHITAKER Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilkie Collins
Unknown:
Ray Jenkins.
Music By:
Peter Brewis
Played By:
Maurice Cambridge
Directed By:
Janet Whitaker
Magdalen Vanstone:
Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge:
Jack May
Norah:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Miss Garth:
Kathleen Helme
the Narrator:
Philip Sully

LWonty
The last of five documentaries from the BBC Sound Archives. The Emperor of Lancashire
When the comedian
Frank Randle died in 1957 he was almost unknown to Southern audiences. Yet in the North of England he was a star.
Jeff Nuttall examines his extraordinary life.
Producer ALASTAIR WILSON BBC Manchester
(First broadcast in 1979) 0 See David Gillard , left

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Randle
Unknown:
Jeff Nuttall
Producer:
Alastair Wilson
Unknown:
David Gillard

Cat's Whiskers Summer Special
Presented by Julie Mayer. Serial: Tales of Narnia by c. S. LEWIS
The Magician's Nephew and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe adapted in ten parts by BRIAN SIBLEY. Episode 10 With and Serial producer
GEOFF MARSHALLTAYLOR Producer JULIA BROOKE A BBC School Radio production. Stereo

Contributors

Presented By:
Julie Mayer.
Unknown:
S. Lewis
Unknown:
Brian Sibley.
Unknown:
Geoff Marshalltaylor
Producer:
Julia Brooke
the Professor:
Maurice Denham
Asian:
Stephen Thorne
Jadis:
Rosemary Martin

Marjorie Lofthouse visits the ten finalists in the Radio 4/Radio Times
Enterprise Competition. 10: Datavault Ltd
After experience in Venture-capital investment,
Charles Stuart-Menteth decided to strike out on his own.
Producer ANNE-MARIE COLE BBC Pebble Mill
(Winners: Thurs 1.20pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Marjorie Lofthouse
Unknown:
Charles Stuart-Menteth
Producer:
Anne-Marie Cole

Nigel Forde examines the new brand of 'medical' fiction. He also talks to Rose Tremain whose new novel Restoration recreates life at the court of Charles II. and Peter Porter who celebrates his 60th birthday with two new volumes of poetry.

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Forde
Unknown:
Rose Tremain
Unknown:
Peter Porter

Nick Baker meets four lone campaigners.
3: Mona McNee is a retired teacher who believes that if all children learned to read phonetically, Britain would be a better place ... Producer JOHN WATKINS

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Baker
Unknown:
Mona McNee
Producer:
John Watkins

Blessed Are the Holy
As the Jewish New Year approaches,
Trevor Barnes talks to the Chief Rabbi, Lord Jakobovits, and asks if it is possible to retain a separate identity in a diverse society.
Producer CHRISTINE MORGAN Stereo

Contributors

Talks:
Trevor Barnes
Producer:
Christine Morgan

4.00 The Health Show with Angela Rippon and guests. Today: The Unmentionables • PHONE: [number removed]. Lines open 3.30pm to 5. OOpm.
5.00 Get By in Hindi and Urdu A five-part series.
4: Take Two After Meals With Shafi Jamie and Mira Kaushik.
5.30 When in Italy 4: Practicalities with Denise de Rome (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Angela Rippon
Unknown:
Shafi Jamie
Unknown:
Mira Kaushik.

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