with Sue Elkins.
with Leila Badawi.
with dedications and requests. Including at
10.00 Pick of the Hits.
talks to the people who make the news.
prepares for the weekend with music from 40 years of No 1 hits and at 2.30 the star guest interview.
with the final of the Accumulator Quiz.
Including the Mystery Voice competition.
Richard Stilgoe presents the offbeat musical quiz which takes a tuneful meander through everything from pop to rock and jazz to classical.
Team captains Rod Argent and Nichola McAuliffe are joined this week by Steve Brown and Rob Millner.
Written by Jeremy Pascal ! and Phil Swern
Recorded at the Hippodrome, Golders Green, London.
Robin Stapleton conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, led by Martin Loveday.
Friday Night's Star Singers are Rosie Ashe and Ramon Remedios
with the Ambrosian Singers, directed by John McCarthy. Introduced by Robin Boyle. Producer Alan Boyd
John Nettles reads a ten-part adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson 's classic adventure story. Part 3:
Long John Silver joins the crew of the Hispaniola. Adapted by Trevor Royle first broadcast on BBC Radio
Scotland
* See This Week: page 8
Frank Renton presents the Bristol-based Sun Life Band, conducted by Bryan Hurdley.
from Devon, Cornwall and Bristol. The National Youth
Orchestra plays Ravel and Bernstein in preparation for its New Year concerts.
What does the future hold for the class of 95? In the face of multiple funding crises, South West Arts proposes the "de-regulation" of subsidised theatres in 1995. Nick Capaldi
(director of Performing Arts) outlines the new strategy; directors of the Bristol Old
Vic and Orchard Theatre
Company consider the implications. And actors Bernard Hill and Timothy West reflect on the changing face of regional theatre. Patrick Heron brings some new paintings to the Arnolfini in Bristol and talks about the changing forms of visual art. A Tony Staveacre Production
with Jazz Notes
With studio sessions from the Martin Drew Quartet, and the BBC Big Band.
with Night Ride
Including at 1.30, 3.30 Pause for Thought with Ruth Scott.
with music, stories of the law and passion for sport. A TH production