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Are Britain's beef and sheep farmers lagging behind their foreign competitors when it comes to marketing their products? Robert Forster talks to Richard Price who has recently seen at first-hand how the Australians and New Zealanders sell their meat.
Producer Carol Trewin

Contributors

Talks:
Robert Forster
Producer:
Carol Trewin

Wellsprings of the Spirit
The fourth in a series of devotional services for Lent comes from the Carmelite Friary at
Aylesford in Kent, on the theme of Purity. Led by the Prior,
Fr Joseph Chambers , and Fr Wilfrid McGreal. Director of Music Patrick Seller.

Contributors

Unknown:
Fr Joseph Chambers
Unknown:
Fr Wilfrid McGreal.
Music:
Patrick Seller.

This week the team visits Leicestershire, where members of the Burton Overy Village Hall
Gardeners' Committee put their queries to Dr Stefan Buczacki , Fred Downham and Daphne Ledward. Chairman Clay Jones. Producer Diana Stenson
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Gardeners' Question Time. BBC, PO Box 27, Manchester M60 1SJ

Contributors

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

Faith
By Robin Glendinning.
Granda fought the fascists in Spain, Alex is a revolutionary, and Anna is trying to escape across the border. Peter just wants to go to work and build baths, but today is the day the Communist regime collapses.
Director Jeremy Howe. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Glendinning.
Director:
Jeremy Howe.
Peter:
Sean Barrett
Boris:
Leslie Grantham
Alex::
Matthew Sim
Anna:
Liza Walker
Karen:
Joanna Myers
Granda:
Charles Simon
Gilla:
Jill Gascoine

The last of the series in which Martin Wainwright reflects on a group of historical characters united by enthusiasm verging on obsession.
Today: Captain Matthew Webb , the first cross-channel swimmer, who also pursued such bizarre "firsts" as floating in a London aquarium for 60 hours, while paying visitors queued to watch. Producer Wendy Pilmer

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Unknown:
Captain Matthew Webb
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer

This week sees the launch of Enterprise 92. Once again this popular series is offering prizes of £10,000 and L5,000 to Britain's two best young companies of the year, to be announced in the autumn.
Plus, Hugh Sykes looks at what's happened to the many small businesses profiled by the Enterprise series during the last ten years.
Producer Maria Williams. Stereo
Series producer Gywn Richards. •Will your company be five years of age or less on 24 April? If so send a large sae for an application form to: [address removed] AWARDS: page 13

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Sykes
Producer:
Maria Williams.
Producer:
Gywn Richards.

Pondering These Things Seven devotional talks for
Lent and Easter.
4: Jesus Christ Your Only Son Our Lord.
With Helen Oppenheimer , freelance theologian.
Producer Guli Francis-Dehqani Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Jesus Christ
Unknown:
Helen Oppenheimer
Producer:
Guli Francis-Dehqani

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