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The return of the quotation quiz hosted by Nigel Rees.
Exchanging the quotes and anecdotes this week are: Victoria Glendinning , Tony Hawks, Helena Kennedy and David Attenborough.
Quotations read by Ronald Fletcher. producer Jon Naismith

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees.
Unknown:
Victoria Glendinning
Unknown:
Helena Kennedy
Unknown:
David Attenborough.
Read By:
Ronald Fletcher.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

Lover Come Back
Martyn Wade 's spirited comedy about love across the Great Divide.
Tom is a henpecked husband still pining after his old girlfriend, Jane. He is determined to make their 10-year reunion, but can he make it past
Debbie? And will Jane turn up?
With Sandra James-Young and David Holt
Director Cherry Cookson

Contributors

Unknown:
Martyn Wade
Unknown:
Sandra James-Young
Unknown:
David Holt
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Tom:
Stephen Moore
Debbie:
Sherrie Hewson
Jane:
Federay Holmes

A series of four programmes in which Jenni Mills reveals the personal stories behind some of the headlines of the last few years.
2: In July 1990, Eric and Marilyn Smith had a knock on their front door from two policemen. Their teenage daughter Karyn had been arrested at Bangkok airport and charged with attempting to smuggle £ 4 million worth of heroin.
Producer Sarah Rowlands
(Rev Rpt)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Mills
Unknown:
Marilyn Smith
Producer:
Sarah Rowlands

Listeners report on issues which have affected their lives - and could affect yours. With Susan Marling. Editor Jenny Walmsley
0 WRITE TO: Punters. BBC Radio 4, Bristol BS8 2LR • PHONE: 0[number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Marling.
Editor:
Jenny Walmsley

Paul Vaughan reads a new biography of Mary
Renault and talks to its author David Sweetman.
And there's a review of All the Pretty Horses, the new novel by the acclaimed and reclusive American writer Cormac McCarthy. Producer Julian May
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Vaughan
Unknown:
David Sweetman.
Unknown:
Cormac McCarthy.

Mystery at Ivy Manor by Wendy Barr.
"This afternoon I fancied I saw a figure of a woman behind the battlements of the north tower."
"Why, Sarah, you must be mistaken...."
Read by Fiona Bell. Producer Bruce Young

Contributors

Unknown:
Wendy Barr.
Read By:
Fiona Bell.
Producer:
Bruce Young

Business badinage, bons mots and bunkum.
On the panel: Peter Day ,
Howard Hodgson , Alastair Ross Goobey , and Janette Rutterford.
Chairman Nigel Cassidy. Producer Neil Koenig

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Unknown:
Howard Hodgson
Unknown:
Alastair Ross Goobey
Unknown:
Janette Rutterford.
Unknown:
Nigel Cassidy.
Producer:
Neil Koenig

with Peter White. Producer Thena Heshel
* QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: tel [number removed]between
9.15pm and 10.15pm
• FACTSHEET: send large sae to [address removed]
0 HANDBOOK: £15.00, from [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White.
Producer:
Thena Heshel

Is it cruel to make a five-year-old boy miss half a year of school because his home is a touring fairground? Or is
John Scarrott actually better off than his more conventional friends?
Dylan Winter discovers the pros and cons of life among the dodgems. Producer Ian Bell

Contributors

Unknown:
John Scarrott
Producer:
Ian Bell

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