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from St Mary's Catholic Church, Paisley, led by Rev Danny McLoughlin. Acts 4, w 8-12; John 10, w 11-18. All people that on earth do dwell; One bread, one body, one Lord of all; Regina coeli. Psalm 23. Director of Music Daniel McGrath.
Organist Use Schwabie.

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev Danny McLoughlin.
Organist:
Daniel McGrath.

Londoner Suggs McPherson , lead singer with the band Madness, has more to his past than Camden Town and the Finchley Road. At the age of 8 he was whisked away from his urban playground to spend three years in a farming community in deepest Wales.
Arthur Smith joins him on his return journey to rural bliss - or is it? Producer Sara Jane Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Londoner Suggs McPherson
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

Thomas Hardy 's story in four parts.
3: The Conjuror and tlie Choir. "Just one word to this new husband of how you courted me, and your precious happiness is blown to atoms ..."
With Anna Keene. Richard Avery and David Holt
Music arranged and played by the Mellstock Band: Dave Townsend. Philip Humphries , Tim Hill and Kathryn Locke Dramatised by Sally Hedges
Director Nigel Bryant

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Anna Keene.
Unknown:
Richard Avery
Unknown:
David Holt
Unknown:
Dave Townsend.
Unknown:
Philip Humphries
Unknown:
Tim Hill
Unknown:
Kathryn Locke
Dramatised By:
Sally Hedges
Director:
Nigel Bryant
Michael Henchard:
David Calder
Lucetta:
Sandra Berkin
Donald Farfrae:
Jason Flemyng
Jopp:
Jonathan Wyatt
Fall:
Peter Tuddenham
Stubberd:
Martin Hyder
Furmity-selkr:
Mary Wimbush
Elizabeth-Jane:
Andrea Wray
Tubber:
Graham Colclough

Simon Rae searches for poetry related to sport, and finds a poet who is also a gold-medallist fencer. Readers Peter Kelly and Polly Hemingway.
Producer Julian Wilkinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Rae
Readers:
Peter Kelly
Readers:
Polly Hemingway.
Producer:
Julian Wilkinson

by Herge.
4: Calculus Affair (Part 2).
Dramatised by Simon Eastwood
Producer John Yorke

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Simon Eastwood
Producer:
John Yorke
Tintin:
Richard Pearce
Capt Haddock:
Lionel Jeffries
Snowy:
Andrew Sachs
Calculus:
Stephen Moore
Nestor:
Stephen Thorne
Kronick:
Charles Kay
Syldavian:
John Fleming
Castafiore:
Linda Polan
Irma:
Melanie Hudson

Off the Rails
The official opening of the Channel Tunnel takes place next month, but the first paying customers won't use it until the autumn.
It's the latest delay in an enterprise which has cost twice as much to build as originally projected. Peter Day finds out why big projects like this one have a tendencyto go wildly wrong.
Producer Catherine Chamaud

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Catherine Chamaud

Diary of a Cabinet Minister. In December 1967, the Labour Government was in turmoil over the sale of arms to South Africa. Denis Quilley reads from Richard Crossman 's diaries that give a unique insight into the real conflicts at stake. Producer Hilary Dunn

Contributors

Unknown:
Denis Quilley
Unknown:
Richard Crossman
Producer:
Hilary Dunn

Organist Gillian Weir reveals to June Knox-Mawer the mysteries of her chosen instrument in St John's, Smith Square. She looks back over her career and introduces some of her recordings. Producer Derek Drescher

Contributors

Organist:
Gillian Weir
Producer:
Derek Drescher

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