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from the Methodist
Central Hall, Westminster. Led by the Rev DrR John Tudor. Give Ear to My
Prayer (Anderson); Earth, Rejoice, Our Lord Is King! (Ephraim); My Eternal King (Marshall); Jesus,
Meek and Gentle (St
Constantine); And Can It Be (Sagina); 0 for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Richmond);
Readings: Psalm 130, Romans 8, w 1-14. Choirmaster
John Chapman.
Organist Keith Beniston. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tudor.
Organist:
John Chapman.
Organist:
Keith Beniston.

visits Kent, where members of the Sidcup
Horticultural Association put their queries to Dr Stefan Buczacki , Fred Downham and Sue Phillips.
Chairman Clay Jones. Producer Diana Stenson
● WRITE to: Gardeners'
Question Time, BBC. PO Box 27, Manchester M60 1SJ

Contributors

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

The Far Cry
Olivier, a subnormal young Creole, is mistakenly drafted into the French army. He escapes to Berlin, pursued by his faithful brother Willie.
Written by David Zane Mairowitz.
Director Richard Wortley. Stereo (R)

Contributors

Written By:
David Zane Mairowitz.
Director:
Richard Wortley.
Olivier Dabriou:
Tony Armatrading
Willie:
Mark Monero
Manman:
Carmen Munroe
Uncle Dobbs:
Stefan Kalipha
Lieutenant:
Simon Treves
Col Masseau:
David King
Ulrike:
Jenny Howe
Blake:
William Hope
Rawles:
James Aubrey
Jean-Paul:
Nigel Carrington
Doctor:
Michael Kilgarriff
Psychiatrist:
James Greene
Meunier:
Vincent Brimble
Boxing coach:
Danny Schiller
Marina:
Sue Broomfield
Baker:
Nicholas Gilbrook
Detlef:
Stephen Garlick

Up the Ladder
An upwardly mobile new Prime Minister and renewed educational anxieties are raising an old British question about social origins and destinations.
David Walker asks: who go to the top of the classes, and do they stay there?

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker

At her Chelsea home,
Anita Brookner discusses the books on her shelves and their influence on her writing. And the memoirs of Canadian novelist
Elizabeth Smart.
Presented by Nigel Forde.

Contributors

Unknown:
Anita Brookner
Unknown:
Elizabeth Smart.
Presented By:
Nigel Forde.

In 1963 Kenneth Williams recorded Nikolai Gogol 's story for an animated film by Richard Williams which was never completed.
This is the first broadcast.
Music: Peter Shade.
Producer Ned Chaillet. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Nikolai Gogol
Unknown:
Richard Williams
Music:
Peter Shade.
Producer:
Ned Chaillet.

'I travel in order to get chances to sing - that is what I like best in life.'
In the fifth of six programmes, the Swedish soprano
Elisabeth Soderstrbm compares her experiences of travelling with those of some illustrious predecessors. Producer Gillian Hush. Stereo

Contributors

Soprano:
Elisabeth Soderstrbm
Producer:
Gillian Hush.

Words and music for a Sunday evening. Not a Problem
In the first of two programmes, the Rev Roger Grainger , who spent many years as a hospital chaplain, reflects on the unavoidable and universai human experience of suffering. Produce: Noel Vincent. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Grainger
Unknown:
Noel Vincent.

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