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Presented by Brian Redhead and John Humphrys.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rt Rev
Jim Thompson.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Presented By:
Brian Redhead
Presented By:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
Jim Thompson.

Six short stories by PGWodehouse.
4: Company for Gertrude Narrator Nigel Anthony.
Adapted by Richard Usborne Producer Bobby Jaye

Contributors

Narrator:
Nigel Anthony.
Adapted By:
Richard Usborne
Producer:
Bobby Jaye
Lord Emsworth:
Richard Vernon
Beach:
Lockwood West
The Hon Frederick Threepwood:
Steve Hodson
Lady Marshall:
Sheila Keith
The Rev Rupert 'Beefy' Bingham:
Nicholas Courtney
Gertrude:
Wendy Murray

Including the second in a series on feasting and fasting - Jewish food for the Passover.
Short story: the first of three taken from The Trick of the Tale.
Sonia Plays a Record by Jon Blake.
Read by Trevor Nichols. Abridged by Pat McLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Jon Blake.
Read By:
Trevor Nichols.
Abridged By:
Pat McLoughlin

Sacred and profane, reverent and rude,
Chaucer's glorious blend of romance, farce and morality tales in a four-part series by Colin Haydn Evans. 3: The Miller's Tale
'With some regret, it is the Miller's turn for a tale. There is yet a chance I can persuade him otherwise - but in the event that such shall fail, I must offer some apology for what might follow....'
Music composed and played by Sue Harris.
Director Nigel Bryant. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Haydn Evans.
Played By:
Sue Harris.
Director:
Nigel Bryant.
The Miller:
Freddie Jones
The Wife of Bath:
Rosemary Leach
Chaucer:
Steve Hodson
The Pardoner:
Simon Carter
The Host:
Roger Hume
Nicholas:
Andy Hockley
Alison:
Denica Fairman
Absolom:
Daniel Strauss
Carpenter:
Geoffrey Banks

In the last programme of the series, Dilly Barlow goes on a dragon hunt to find the answer to a burning question. Producer Sally England
* WRITE to: Enquire Within, BBC. Broadcasting House, London W 1 A 1 AA
0 QUESTIONLINE: [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Dilly Barlow
Producer:
Sally England

The last of the series in which Paul Heiney discovers traditional ways of life which may soon come to an end.
Coble Fishing
Lawrie Murfield is 83 and has used open-decked, flat-bottomed coble boats to fish with all his life.
Now younger fishermen are joining the bigger boats or leaving the industry altogether, and coble fishing is coming to an end.
Producer Marc Jobst

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Heiney
Unknown:
Lawrie Murfield
Producer:
Marc Jobst

Brian Sibley discusses Michael Cimino 's new film Desperate Hours; campaigning writer G F Newman is on the attack again in BBC2's For the Greater Good; and artist Richard Long gives people a sinking experience. Producer Kate Wilkinson
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Unknown:
Michael Cimino
Unknown:
G F Newman
Artist:
Richard Long
Producer:
Kate Wilkinson

'I like to have music on all the time. For example, if I'm doing Old English clocks, I have Handel or Purcell on. I think it gets you into the mood for the work - and it drowns out the ticking as well....' David Jackson Young presents a portrait of Galashiels clockmaker
Grant Lees.
Producer David Jackson Young (First broadcast on Radio Scotland)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jackson Young
Unknown:
Grant Lees.
Producer:
David Jackson Young

In his final Passover broadcast as Chief Rabbi, Lord Jakobovits speaks to Trevor Barnes about the spiritual significance of this festival in the light of events worldwide.
Producer Christine Morgan

Contributors

Unknown:
Trevor Barnes
Producer:
Christine Morgan

The Boys from Down Under
In the 80s, Aussie raiders scared hell out of the Poms, but as the 90s dawned they got their comeuppance. What was so special about them? Why did they fall? And how have they influenced management style? Peter Day reports. Editor Colin Wilde. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Editor:
Colin Wilde.

Nigel Fountain begins another series of five programmes exploring the origins of popular cultural phenomena.
1: You Want to Bet?
The 1960 Betting and Gaming Act dissolved a shady world of street-comer betting and bookies' runners, paving the way for casinos, newspaper bingo, high-street betting offices and amusement arcades. The new industry profited ... but did society?
Producer Wendy Piimer

Contributors

Producer:
Wendy Piimer

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