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The third in a series of devotional services for Lent which explore themes of personal and practical spirituality, from the Community of RC Benedictine Nuns at Stanbrook Abbey, Worcestershire, following the theme of Tranquillity: the gift of inner peace.

Music: Into the Silence of our Hearts; Eternal Trinity of Love; Responsorial
Psalm 33 (34); Canticle of St Benedict; Responsorial Psalm 41 (42); Psalm 121 (122); Lamb of God (Anthony Greening);
Resurrexit (Easter Introit); Peace I Leave With You.
Readings: from the Rule of St Benedict; I Kings 19, vv 4-9a, 11-13a; Isaiah 53, vv 4-8; Ephesians 2, vv 13-18; John 14, v 27.

A postbag edition, with chairman Clay Jones and Dr Stefan Buczacki , Fred Downham and Daphne Ledward.
Producer Diana Stenson
.WRITE on postcards only to:
Gardeners' Question Time, BBC PO Box 450, Manchester M60 1FZ

Contributors

Unknown:
Clay Jones
Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buczacki
Unknown:
Fred Downham
Unknown:
Daphne Ledward.
Producer:
Diana Stenson

Five plays specially commissioned for 1992. 2: What Happened with St George by David Cregan.
A man and a woman look at a statue of St George and the dragon in a Swedish cathedral. She's heard the myth. But what was the reality? The man knows.... and tells. Director David Hutchinson Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
David Cregan.
Director:
David Hutchinson
The Man:
Ian Holm
The Woman:
Kate Harper
George:
Peter Davison
The Dragon:
Kenneth Cranham
Blessed Virgin Mary:
Mary Wimbush
The King:
Christopher Benjamin
The Queen:
Jennifer Piercey
Cleodolinda:
Holly de Jong
Alison:
Amanda Root

No Science Please, We're Politicians
Peter Hennessy asks: how good are ministers at reaching or scrutinising costly scientific decisions, especially on issues such as global warming?
How can their advice systems be improved?

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hennessy

Martin Wainwright reflects on a group of historical characters united by an enthusiasm verging on obsession.
This week: Colonel Jasper Maskelyne , a magician who joined the Army's Camouflage Unit during World War II, and attempted amazing conjuring tricks in the Western Desert.
Producer Wendy Pilmer

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Unknown:
Colonel Jasper Maskelyne
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer

Simon Weston, the Falklands War veteran, visits the Yorkshire Regional Burns Unit at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield. He talks to staff and patients and learns about the advances that have been made in the treatment of severe burns - some of which may benefit him.

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Weston
Producer:
Kerry McGeever

Pondering These Things
Seven devotional talks for
Lent and Easter in which women reflect on themes from the Apostles' Creed. 3: Creator of Heaven and Earth
Presented by Janet Morley , Adult Education Advisor at Christian Aid.
Producer Guli Francis-Dehqani Stereo

Contributors

Presented By:
Janet Morley
Producer:
Guli Francis-Dehqani

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