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Norman Corbett was born in Kenya, had a spell in the army and finally decided to take up farming in Wales. Claire Powell joins the Corbetts on their
750-acre beef and sheep farm near Tywyn in Gwynedd.
Producer SUE SMITH BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Corbett

The Most Rev
Derek Worlock , Archbishop of Liverpool, preaches at the Parish Mass for Advent Sunday, from the Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation,
Wavertree, Liverpool. Celebrant THE REV
ANTHONY HODGETTS. CSSR. Readings: Isaiah 2, vv 1-15; Romans 13, vv 11-14; Matthew 24, v 44. Music: 0 come, 0 come, Emmanuel; Psalm 121
(Gelineau); Tell out, my soul; Ave, verum corpus (Byrd); Enter in the wilderness.
Musical Directors
ANDREW SHARPLES and FRANCES ASHTON Organist
ANDREW ROBINSON. BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Worlock
Unknown:
Anthony Hodgetts.
Unknown:
Andrew Sharples
Organist:
Frances Ashton
Organist:
Andrew Robinson.

visits North Yorkshire where the Ilkley
Gardeners' Association put their queries to Dr Stefan Buezacki Fred Downham and Sue Phillips.
Chairman Clay Jones. Producer DIANA STENSON BBC Manchester
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Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buezacki
Unknown:
Fred Downham
Unknown:
Sue Phillips.
Unknown:
Clay Jones.
Producer:
Diana Stenson

The last of three parts dramatised by Frederick Bradnum
With Steven Pacey Annette Badland Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.
The Plains of Cement
In which Bob gives Jenny an ultimatum. Directed by Glyn Dearman Stereo

Contributors

Writer:
Patrick Hamilton
Dramatist:
Frederick Bradnum
Director:
Glyn Dearman
Bob:
Steven Pacey
Ella:
Annette Badland
Jenny:
Emily Morgan
Ernest Eccles:
John Moffatt

Even his Stradivarius has to play second fiddle when it comes to the love of violinist Nigel Kennedy 's life - the claret and blue of Aston Villa Football Club. Producer JILL MARSHALL BBC Bristol

Contributors

Violinist:
Nigel Kennedy
Producer:
Jill Marshall

Presented by Julie First and Andy Crane.
Join super-sleuths Kitty Purwell and Dick Dogsbody in The Spamchester Fun-Fair Affair with Elizabeth Estensen and Timothy Spall.
Script by LEE PRESSMAN . Dr Peter Rowan presents
The Bodyworks Quiz.
Eleanor Bron narrates episode four of The
Snow Queen by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN , adapted by OLWEN WYMARK. Taking part:
JENNY LUCKRAFT
DAPHNE OXENFORD
NICOLA STAPLETON and RICHARD TATE. Researcher LIS ROBERTS
Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN BBC Manchester. Stereo

Contributors

Presented By:
Julie First
Presented By:
Andy Crane.
Presented By:
Dick Dogsbody
Unknown:
Elizabeth Estensen
Unknown:
Timothy Spall.
Script By:
Lee Pressman
Script By:
Dr Peter Rowan
Unknown:
Eleanor Bron
Unknown:
Hans Christian Andersen
Adapted By:
Olwen Wymark.
Unknown:
Jenny Luckraft
Unknown:
Daphne Oxenford
Unknown:
Nicola Stapleton
Unknown:
Richard Tate.

with Nigel Forde.
Including Love Life, a collection of short stories by American writer Bobbie Ann
Mason; and a selection of this year's best biographies by Brenda Maddox.

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Forde.
Unknown:
Bobbie Ann
Unknown:
Brenda Maddox.

Taken from the novel
Jaguars Ripped My Flesh by TIM CAHILL. Adapted by ELIZABETH BRADBURY. Read by Geoffrey Beevers. In an attempt to rediscover
Conan Doyle 's Lost World, Tim Cahill 's team come face to face with more than they bargained for.
Producer DAVID BENEDICTUS Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Cahill.
Adapted By:
Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read By:
Geoffrey Beevers.
Unknown:
Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Tim Cahill
Producer:
David Benedictus

Four poetry and prose anthologies in which Hannah Gordon and David Suchet taste the bitter sweetness of love.
2: Vows of Love
'Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle.
Why not I with thine?' Producer JULIA PARKER BBC Pebble Mill (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Hannah Gordon
Unknown:
David Suchet
Producer:
Julia Parker

Margaret Mitchell wrote the best-selling novel of all time. Gone with the Wind has sold almost 30 million copies. What sort of woman could invent this classic romantic fantasy? Jill Neville went to Georgia to find out.

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Mitchell
Unknown:
Jill Neville

Lighting the Way to Christmas
2: The People of God Pauline Webb considers how the first Sunday of Advent commemorates the faithful of every generation who anticipate the coming of Christ, and shows how this relates to members of one inner-city congregation in London. Producer NOEL VINCENT BBC Manchester. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
God Pauline Webb

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