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With Mark Coles and Sarah Montague.
6.25 7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev James Jones.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Coles
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
James Jones.

In 1653 a Manchestertextile merchant, Humphrey Chetham left money in his will for the founding of a school and library to educate "poor boys'. The school which bears his name has existed ever since and, in 1969, Chetham's became Britain's first junior school of music, now one of the most prestigious in Europe. Wayne Marshall, organist-in-residence at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall and a former Chetham's scholar, tells the remarkable story of Chetham's School and Library. producer Libby Cross

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Chetham

Comedy drama written by and starring Lynn Ferguson. 2: Restitution. The reopening of the Cumbrae Club goes horribly wrong when Irene notices a fatal flaw in the plan. Meanwhile, Alberto is paranoid that a new money-making scheme could bring the island some unwanted attention.
Producer Lucy Bacon

Contributors

Unknown:
Lynn Ferguson.
Producer:
Lucy Bacon
Irene:
Lynn Ferguson
Agnes/Moira:
Janet Brown
Alberto/Dr Hume/Ferryman/ Robert:
Lewis MacLeod
Minister/Bob:
Robert Paterson
Ena/Bunty:
Gabriel Quigley
Kenneth/Huberto:
Dougie MacGoogan

Roger Bolton rifles through the mailbagto find your opinions To airyour views on what you've heard on BBC Radio, write to: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 1QT, phone: [number removed], fax: [number removed], or email: feedback@bbc.co.uk Producer Sue Bonner Repeated on Sunday at 8pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton

By Christopher Green. Chrissie and Diane are undisputed Rotherham disco queens. But their lives take a very different turn when one of them ducks out of Saturday night
Music by Christopher Green Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Green.
Unknown:
Gerard McDermott
Music By:
Christopher Green
Director:
Claire Grove
Chrissie:
Helen Longworth
Diane:
Fiona Clarke
Miss Allen:
Emma Woolliams
Dad:
Gerard McDermott
Dale:
Scott Brooksbank

SteveChalketravelstothevalleysof Montgomeryshire where traditional hill farmers are working together to plant woodlands and use the thinnings to make furniture. This has not only brought back wildlife but also unexpectedly improved the quality of their land and the return it has produced. Producer Sandra Sykes

Contributors

Producer:
Sandra Sykes

Joe Kerr presents a special tribute to a great British institution, often honoured in the breach -the traffic light. In the 1920s, the few people who owned cars in Wolverhampton had a shock when they were confronted with the first set of automatic traffic lights in the UK. Todaythey are a sophisticated weapon in the war against congestion. Producer Matthew Dodd

Contributors

Unknown:
Joe Kerr
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

Simon meets his match.
Written by Simon Frith Director Julie Beckett
Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Simon Frith
Director:
Julie Beckett
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn
Phil:
Norman Painting
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Alistair:
Michael Lumsden
Shula:
Judy Bennett
David:
Timothy Bentinck
Ruth:
Felicity Finch
Elizabeth:
Alison Dowllng
Helen:
Loulza Patlkas
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer:
Angela Piper
Simon:
Garrick Hagon
Debbie:
Tamsin Greig
Kathy:
Hedli Niklaus
Eddie:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie:
Rosalind Adams
Mike:
Terry Molloy
Hayley:
Lucy Davis
Bert:
Eric Allan
Greg:
Marc Finn
Siobhan:
Caroline Lennon
Heather:
Joyce Gibbs
Chaba:
Mate Haumann
Jeanette:
Lorelei King

Jonathan Dimbleby is in the chair at St John's College Theatre in Southsea with a panel which includes Eric Pickles and Germaine Greer.
Producer Victoria Wakely

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Eric Pickles
Unknown:
Germaine Greer
Producer:
Victoria Wakely

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