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Parish duties at St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol extend beyond the needs of the congregation. For the Hector brothers there are also the bats in the belfry to care for, kestrels in the garden and something rather fishy in the cellar.

Contributors

Producer:
Sarah Blunt

from Trinity Methodist and United Reformed Church, Porthcawl, led by Rev Colin E Richards. Hymns: Shout It in the Street; The Lord's Prayer; Lord, Give Us Your Spirit; God's Spirit Is Here in My Heart; Go Forth and Tell. Readings: Isaiah 54, w 1-8; Mark 10, w 13-22. Organist Michael Boyles.

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev Colin E Richards.
Organist:
Michael Boyles.

Members of East Markham Gardeners' Association, Nottinghamshire, put their questions to Daphne Ledward , Fred Downham and Sue Phillips. Chairman Dr Stefan Buczacki. Producer Amanda Mares
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Contributors

Unknown:
Daphne Ledward
Unknown:
Fred Downham
Unknown:
Sue Phillips.
Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buczacki.
Producer:
Amanda Mares

by H G Wells. Final part: Tono-Bungay, a patent medicine, has been launched on Edwardian Britain with vaudevillian gusto by Uncle Teddy. Selling image rather than substance has proved enormously successful but George remains unsatisfied. He ploughs his share of the profits into a flying machine.
Dramatised by Nigel Gearing
Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
H G Wells.
Dramatised By:
Nigel Gearing
George:
Neil Dudgeon
Uncle Teddy:
James Laurenson
Aunt Susan:
Diane Bull
Beatrice:
Clare Holman
Cotkope:
Steve Hodson
Lady Osprey:
Jillie Meers
Nurse:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Captain:
James Telfer

A seven-part series, compiled by Michael Bakewell from Tolstoy's writings and the words of his family and friends. 5: Clinging to the Branch
Director Rosemary Hart (Rot)

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Bakewell
Director:
Rosemary Hart
Count Leo Tolstoy:
Norman Rodway
Sofya Tolstoy:
Anna Massey
Tatyana Tolstoy:
Victoria Carling
Sergei Toistoy:
Alan Barker
Tanya Behrs:
Emma Fielding
Illya Tolstoy:
David Collings
Turgenev:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Anna Karenina:
Alice Arnold
Tchaikovsky:
Peter Penry Jones
Actor:
Reader Johnrowe

Six programmes looking at a European city with one of its British inhabitants.
2: Brussels. This week's programme throws a more exotic light onto a city often thought of as sterile and dull. It follows the life of Louise Michot in the Moroccan and Turkish quarter of Brussels. Presented by David Lodge. Producer Sara Jane Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Michot
Presented By:
David Lodge.
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

Two teams captained by Austin Mitchell and Michael White , with theirguests Neil Kinnock and Matthew Parris , compete in a test of political knowledge. The chairman is Patrick Hannan. Producer Louise Coats

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael White
Unknown:
Neil Kinnock
Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Unknown:
Patrick Hannan.
Producer:
Louise Coats

The final programme in which Professor David Maclellan looks at the life and work of the French mystic Simone Weil , who died 50 years ago this summer. Producer Michael Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
David MacLellan
Unknown:
Simone Weil
Producer:
Michael Roberts

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