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12.00 Desmond Carrington with Radio 2 All-Time Greats
Your favourite tunes and performances on record.
2.00pm Benny Green
3.00 David Jacobs with Sounds Easy
4.00 Serenade in Brass
In the third of six programmes, Frank Renton presents the Bolton-based Wingates Band with their conductor John Hudson.
Featuring music from ° leading arrangers who have accepted the challenge of arranging symphonic classics for brass bands.
4.30 Sing Something Simple with the Cliff Adams
Singers, accompanied by Jack Emblow. Rpt
5.00 Charlie Chester with Sunday Soapbox
During the programme, call (0121) [number removed].

Contributors

Unknown:
Desmond Carrington
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Unknown:
Frank Renton
Conductor:
John Hudson.
Accompanied By:
Jack Emblow.
Unknown:
Charlie Chester

Roger Royle celebrates the hymns of Mrs Cecil
Alexander in the centenary year of her death, with the choir and congregation of St Columb's Cathedral,
Londonderry. Including: I bind unto myself today; There is a green hill far away; All things bright and beautiful; In the roll call of God's Son.
Musical director Timothy Allen.
Organist David Guckian.
Producer Claire Campbell-Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Royle
Unknown:
Mrs Cecil
Organist:
Timothy Allen.
Organist:
David Guckian.
Producer:
Claire Campbell-Smith

A stroll through some literary gardens with Sean Street, who visits Nigel Nicholson at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent to remember the horticultural collaboration between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson.
The poet Edward Storey considers John Clare's love of the green world of the cottager.
James Gibson of the Hardy Society strolls through two of Thomas Hardy's gardens. And at Selborne, Sean discovers plans to reconstruct the garden of Gilbert White as the naturalist knew it and pauses to peruse samples of work inspired by gardens of delight.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sean Street
Guest:
Nigel Nicholson
Speaker:
Edward Storey
Speaker:
James Gibson
Producer:
Stella Hanson

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