Stereo
with Brian Redhead and Peter Hobday in London and John Humphrys at the Labour Party
Conference in Brighton.
by THOMAS HARDY abridged by NEVILLE TELLER. Read by George Raistrick
Producer ALISON HINDELL
Humpback whales feeding off Alaska and new research on gibbons in Borneo. With
Fergus Keeling and Jessica Holm. Producer JOHN HOLMES BBC Bristol
Stereo
LW only
Jenny Cuffe talks to Eileen Bell , a Roman Catholic living in Northern Ireland, who. when she decided to marry a Protestant, faced hostility from both sides of the community.
Producer JOY HATWOOD
Molly Lefebure was
Britain's first woman mortuary assistant and started her work in London during the Blitz. Producer TIM DEE
Presenter John Howard
Nick Clarke in London and James Naughtie at the Labour Party
Conference in Brighton.
The Cross, Spotty Child Stereo
with Jenni Murray.
Short story: Life with the Finch Family by SYLVIA TOWNSEND WARNER abridged by SALLY SKRIMSHIRE. Read by Edward Petherbridge 1: The House with the Lilacs
(Music: Debussy's Homage to Haydn)
FM only. Seepanelpage 78
by SHELAGH STEPHENSON. With and Murder intrudes into a country-house party. The police and Aunt Agatha are quickly on the scene!
Directed by GLYN DEARMAN Stereo
Martin Cruz Smith talks to Nigel Forde about Polar Star, the sequel to his thriller Gorky Park. Producer
EDWINA WOLSTENCROFT
with Frances Coverdale and Robert Williams
and Financial Report
Brian Johnston umpires and Willie Rushton and Tim Rice are assisted by Rachel Heyhoe-Flint and Barry Norman.
Written by Peter Hickey and Malcolm Williamson
Producer Paul Spencer Stereo (R)
The Little Sisters of Jesus, a fraternity of Roman
Catholic nuns, celebrate the golden anniversary of their foundation. Together with the Little Brothers they work and dress as ordinary people, taking menial jobs in society. Bernard Jackson investigates the life of this modern religious order. Producer STEPHEN OLIVER Stereo
Out of the Cold
Robert McNamara , former US Secretary of Defense, talks to Peter Hennessy about new strategies for East-West relations.
Producer CAROLINE ANSTEY
Presenter Kati Whitaker Producer MARLENE PEASE
Reviews of Iris Murdoch 's new novel, and Kenneth Branagh as Henry V; and artist Tom Phillips at the National Portrait Gallery. Presented by Mark Steyn. Producer MIKE GREENWOOD
The Human Factor (2)
with David Sells , plus Sally Hardcastle at the Labour Party Conference.
LW only 12.00-12.10
FM only. See panel page 78
