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Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Serial: Where the Apple Ripens. Colette O'Neil reads the first of four episodes of Jessie Kesson 's story. 1: Isabel's last day at school is overshadowed by the funeral of Helen Mavor. who died giving birth to an illegitimate child.
Abridged by Janet Hickson. Producer Sally Feldman

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jenni Murray.
Unknown:
Colette O'Neil
Unknown:
Jessie Kesson
Unknown:
Helen Mavor.
Abridged By:
Janet Hickson.
Producer:
Sally Feldman

The Albion in Poole is the venue for the fourth quarter-final in Radio 4's search to find Britain's brightest pub quiz team. Peter White is the chairman as the home team do battle with the Stemans.
Producer Phil Bowker

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White
Producer:
Phil Bowker

by Mark Davies Markham. First Bite, the BBC Radio
Young Writers' Festival launches its nationwide hunt for scripts with MacWoodstockintosh - direct from the Edinburgh Festival and featuring live music from WAH! NOW.
Rock star Jed has been in a drug-induced coma since Woodstock, on a life-support machine in his ex-" chick's" garden shed. He is shocked back to life by hearing a 90's cover version of one of his old songs and heads off to MacWoodstockintosh - a Scottish re-creation of Woodstock.
What does he make of 1994? And who gave him that last cocktail of drugs to get him out of the way?
Music by Pete Wylie. Director Anne Edyvean

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Davies Markham.
Music By:
Pete Wylie.
Director:
Anne Edyvean

by Jack Cope , read by David Thorpe.
Andre is fascinated by the power of the huge electricity pylons that run across his father's property. When a bird is caught on a wire, the boy's only thoughts are how to set it free.
Producer Rosemary Watts

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Cope
Read By:
David Thorpe.
Producer:
Rosemary Watts

by Tony Bagley. The comedy drama that mixes fantasy with reality. Starring Martin Clunes as Roy Hitchcock and Geraldine James as Jane Gallaghan.
2: Bruce Willis and Arnold
Schwarzenegger have changed their image from tough-talking, macho men to gentle, child-caring new men.... can Roy follow suit in his own home movie?
Music by Julian Wastall. Producer Paul Schlesinger

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Bagley.
Unknown:
Martin Clunes
Unknown:
Roy Hitchcock
Unknown:
Geraldine James
Unknown:
Jane Gallaghan.
Unknown:
Bruce Willis
Music By:
Julian Wastall.
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger
Chad Mann:
Nicky Henson
Colin Say:
David Troughton
Mrs Churchill:
Rebecca Front
Martin Sheen/Schwarzenegger:
Peter Serafinowicz
Helen:
Susannah Corbett

Michael O'Donnell presents four portraits of family life.
2: TheMcGowmis. Marion and Mike have six children and a comfortable, chaotic home. It seems inconceivable they could have faced charges of child neglect. Producers Joy Hatwood and Joanna Rahim

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael O'Donnell
Producers:
Joy Hatwood
Producers:
Joanna Rahim

Each week, a different presenter introduces an anthology on a theme of their choice.
4: Nonsense Bears a Crown of Meaning
June Goodfield muses on the subject of scientific creativity. She remembers her own impetuous decision to study zoology, reveals how wobbling plates can lead to a Nobel Prize in Physics and how scientists are making a reality of Tennyson's vision of the future. Producer Amanda Mares

Contributors

Producer:
Amanda Mares

News. views and information for people with a visual handicap.
Presented by Tony Barringer. Producer Dave Harvey
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: phone [number removed] between 9.30pm and 10.30pm
FACTSHEET: send large sae to [address removed]
HANDBOOK: £17.95, from [address removed]

Contributors

Presented By:
Tony Barringer.
Producer:
Dave Harvey

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