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Hope for All the Earth
During Advent, Christians from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds explore the theme of hope.
1: Hope for Ourselves from Woodgreen New Testament Church of God, London. The largely Caribbean congregation is led by the Rev Eric Brown with the preacher Rev Joel
Edwards of the Evangelical Alliance. Director of music Patrice Carter.

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Brown
Unknown:
Rev Joel
Music:
Patrice Carter.

4: The Beaten Track. Fergal Keane , BBC Radio's long-time South Africa correspondent, presents reports from areas ravaged by conflict and clinging to tenuous peace, with features from Rwanda, Yugoslavia and Beirut. Producer Noah Richler

Contributors

Unknown:
Fergal Keane
Producer:
Noah Richler

Another chance to hear Robert Louis
Stevenson's classic novel of adventure and friendship, dramatised in four parts by Catherine Czerkawska. 1: The House of Shaws. The year is 1751 and Scotland is still in political turmoil after the Jacobite rebellion.
Young David Balfour makes his way to Edinburgh, and his adventures begin.
Director Marilyn Imrie. Rptd Friday at 2.00pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Louis
Unknown:
Catherine Czerkawska.
Unknown:
David Balfour
Director:
Marilyn Imrie.
David Balfour:
David Rintoul
Alan Breck:
Paul Young
Ebenezer:
Rikki Fulton
Hoseason:
Jonathan Battersby
Campbell:
John Shedden
Jennet:
Marillyn Gray
Landlord:
Tam Dean Burn
Riach:
Billy Riddoch
Shuan:
Stuart Bishop

Christina Rossetti , who died a hundred years ago, is known chiefly as a member of the Pre-Raphaelites and for the "quiet music" of her poetry.
Gareth Owen rediscovers the life of this ever-popular poet with Jan Marsh , author of a new biography. Readings by Anne Harvey Producer Sally Marmion

Contributors

Unknown:
Christina Rossetti
Unknown:
Gareth Owen
Unknown:
Jan Marsh
Unknown:
Anne Harvey
Producer:
Sally Marmion

A clap of thunder ... a howling dog.... and a ring at the doorbell. These are the three sound effects that entrants of the BBC Education Writing for Radio competition were invited to use as a plot outline for a radio play.
This is the prizewinning entry by 15-year-old Inderjeet Lalli, adapted and dramatised by Michael Butt. Producer Alan Lambert
* See This Week: page 62

Contributors

Writer:
Inderjeet Lalli
Dramatised By:
Michael Butt
Producer:
Alan Lambert

Through These Eyes ...
The first in a series of four programmes featuring people from different cultures as they prepare to celebrate Christmas.
This week, black Christians from
Birmingham's inner city tell their story. Producer Tim Pemberton

Contributors

Producer:
Tim Pemberton

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