with Canon
Glyndwr Williams
with Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rt Rev
Tom Butler
8.35 Yesterday in Parliament
Listeners report on a - variety of issues with the help of Susan Marling and the Punters team. Editor Jenny Walmsley
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BBC Radio 4, Bristol 858 2LR
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Five ventures into the unknown by Peter Tinniswood.
3: A Night on the Town
Narrator Christian Rodska
Producer Pete Atkin. Stereo
Why the plight of loggerhead turtles is no holiday on the Greek island of Zakinthos.
How curiosity nearly killed the bottle-nosed whales off Nova Scotia.
And what moulded the unique character of the Breckland Heaths of East Anglia.
With Jessica Holm and Michael Woods. Producer John Holmes
Reflecting the concerns of the day. stereo
Stereo (Omnibus edition on Saturday at 6.25pm)
In the second of six programmes,
Sue MacGregor goes to the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden to talk to the baritone Thomas Allen about his life and work.
Producer Gillian Hush. Stereo
Audrey Frisby on how not to celebrate your 21st birthday.
Radio Goes to Town from the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.
In the second and final part of a special edition on the National Health Service, local people put their point of view to those who deliver the NHS services in their area.
Presenter John Waite. Producer Ian Gilvear
Stereo
with James Naughtie
Peter Pan. Stereo (R)
Elliott Gould 's break-up with Barbra Streisand ; Britt Ekland 's face-lift; Tom Jones 's infidelity; Ron Kass 's marriage to Joan Collins - they all told all to one woman.
Trudi Pacter tells other people's secrets to
Jenni Murray. Serial:
A Particular Place (11)
Albert's Bridge continues the season of Tom Stoppard plays.
High up, on Clufton Bay Railway Bridge, young Albert treads the girders, calmly painting the rust-red steel. But his distant perspective soon begins to alter his view of life on the ground. And then Fraser appears...
A BBC World Service Drama production.
(Stereo) (R)
Edward Blishen invites
Grace Robertson and Quentin Blake to pick four paperbacks.
Producer Susan Roberts. Stereo
Stereo
with Frances Coverdale and Robert Williams
and Financial Report
Stereo
Six portraits of great radio figures.
2: Shall I Sell Me Soul - or Draw the Dole ...
The transformation of Gracie Fields from
Rochdale mill-girl to music-hall star has become a 20th-century fairy tale. But how and why did she become such an important national symbol? Presented by Patricia Routledge.
Producer Elizabeth Burke. Stereo
A six-part journey through seven
West African states.
2: The Cow Eats Grass
Sierra Leone is a fertile land rich in minerals, but it is also impoverished and corrupt.
Ferdinand Dennis talks to President
Momoh and Paramount
Chief Caulker, among others, investigating this endemic African problem. Producer Noah Richier. Stereo
Kati Whitaker and Martin Duffy report from Scotland on pedestrianisation of Princes Street, Edinburgh; access at the Tramway Theatre, Glasgow; MACBUS, the Mobile Aids Centre and what it has to offer; and barrier-free housing - an idea seen in Skye. Producer Marlene Pease
New films for
Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Gremlins; Ian McKellen plays Richard III ; and Nicola Crane is a flamenco fanatic.
With Christopher Cook. Producer Richard Bannerman
Stereo
with Roger White. Stereo
with Robin Lustig. Stereo
Private Angelo (4)
A five-part series with aristocratic sleuth.
5: Bunter brings a letter.
Adapted by Chris Miller Producer Simon Brett (R)
The first of six programmes displaying the lighter side of the repertoire of one of this country's leading chamber ensembles, Fine Arts Brass. With
Bryan Allen (trumpet)
Andy Culshaw (trumpet) Stephen Roberts (horn) Simon Hogg (trombone) Richard Sandland (tuba) Producer Richard Edis Stereo (R)
