with the Early Show
with Laurie Rosenberg.
with Canon Colin Semper.
Including at 10.00 Pick of the Hits
Plus today: your legal questions answered.
from the site of the official opening of the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone.
The Tunnel fulfils the dreams of engineers who first tried to dig under the Channel to France in 1880. But how will it work? Is it safe? And what about the dangers of breakdown, ventilation and the spread of rabies?
John is on site to find out some of the answers.
Chris Stuart tests your film knowledge, with an interval talk from John Huntley.
from the Leas Cliff
Hall, Folkestone.
A celebration of the official opening of the Channel Tunnel featuring popular Anglo-French music.
Robin Stapleton conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra.
The Friday Night Singers are Jacquelyn Fugelle , Joan Savage and Peter Morrison. Featured instrumentalists are Martin Loveday (violin) and Barry Dawson (accordeon). introduced by Robin Boyle. At 8.20-8.40 Bob Sinfield looks at the "French
Connection", with the help of Piaf, Chevalier, Trenet, Mattieu and Distel.
Producer Alan Boyd
(Sponsored by EuroTunnel pic)
Roy Newsome presents the Brighouse and Rastrick Band conducted by Jeremy Wise.
with the Radio 2 Arts
Programme
This West Country edition reports on an innovative musical collaboration in Bristol as Will Menter introduces extracts from his new musical project Strong Winds and Soft Earth Landings. In
Barnstaple, as the new
Queens Theatre embarks on its opening gala season, actor Richard Todd considers the changing face of provincial repertory theatre. Lord Archer weighs up new plans for seaside resorts; and Paddy Ashdown reflects on the changing attitudes and new ideas he encountered in Britain while researching his book Beyond Westminster. A Tony Staveacre production
with Jazz Notes
Bob Florence conducts the BBC Big Band, with stride piano by Duncan Swift.
with Night Ride
Including at 1.30, 3.30 Pause for Thought with Rev Margaret Cundiff.
A Spearhead production
