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

Contributors

Presented By:
Brian Redhead
Presented By:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
James Jones.

The Book of Job
Introduced by Rabbi Hugo Gryn. The first of seven episodes read from the Authorised Version byJossAckland.
Abridged by Doreen Mahon Producer Michael Fox

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugo Gryn.
Abridged By:
Doreen Mahon
Producer:
Michael Fox

withjenni Murray.
Train spotting, record collecting, stamps, pigeons, beer mats-harmless hobbies, or symptoms of a deep disorder?
Sheila McLennon investigates. (Revised repeat at 7.20pm LW) Serial: Eustace and Hilda. Final part.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila McLennon

Six stories featuring
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's immortal detective.
5: The Musgrave Ritual Holmes recalls one of his earliest cases, involving a ritual which has been in a noble family since the 17th century.
Violin Leonard Friedman.
Dramatised by Peter Mackie
Director Enyd Williams. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Musgrave Ritual
Violin:
Leonard Friedman.
Dramatised By:
Peter MacKie
Director:
Enyd Williams.
Holmes:
Clive Merrison
Dr Watson:
Michael Williams
Reginald Musgrave:
Robert Daws
Brunton:
David Bannerman
Rachel:
Eluned Jones
Sgt Harriss:
Michael Kilgarriff

Brian Sibley discusses the new films of the week; talks to actor Ronald Pickup, who is in tomorrow's Radio 4 play Is There Anybody There?and A Time to Dance on BBC1; and discusses the life of the dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.

(Stereo) (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Sibley
Interviewee:
Ronald Pickup
Producer:
Nicki Paxman

Flower Power by James Thurlby. "Our study group adjourned for lunch on the final day of the course in a state of anarchy." A tale of middle-management crisis, read by Geoffrey Beevers. Producer Duncan Minshull

Contributors

Unknown:
James Thurlby.
Read By:
Geoffrey Beevers.
Producer:
Duncan Minshull

Part of Radio 4's Northern
Lightsfestival. Water down below zero can be hostile, beautiful and strange. This reflection on ice explores its enigmatic chemistry, its barren landscapes, its irresistible pull on the romantic imagination, and its role in the development of cities, preserving meat from distant farmland.
Producer Hamish Mykura. Stereo

Contributors

Producer:
Hamish Mykura.

A ten-part series in which Brian Redhead traces the history of the church from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day.
6: Enthusiasts and a New Goddess
French revolutionaries proclaim the end of religion. English evangelists preside over a revival - a period that ends in the heyday of the missionary.
Producers Frances Gumley and Malcolm Love. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Producers:
Frances Gumley
Producers:
Malcolm Love.

Six murder cases where forensic evidence helped trap the murderer.
Narrated by Nick Ross. 4: The Bloodstained
Handkerchief
A woman has been murdered. In her flat, police find a handkerchief stained with a rare blood group. Written by Frederick Bradnum.
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Ross.
Written By:
Frederick Bradnum.

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