with Sounds of the 60s

1.00pm Arthur Smith 's
Amusing Bits
A final look at comic aspects of contemporary life. 8: Death
130 Smith and Jones Sound Off
A series of compilations from the duo's BBC TV shows, remixed for radio.

with New Country

Join Shirley Bassey and friends for a celebration of her 60th birthday. In an exclusive interview, she talks about her career, and friends and colleagues pay tribute. Written by Philip Glassborow Producer Graham Pass
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Ed Stewart introduces a concert recorded in 1995 at
Wolverhampton. Repeat

A six-part series in which Clark Rundell reviews Fitzgerald's interpretations of the great songwriters. Starting in 1956 with Cole Porter. Repeat

Recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall in June.
Musical direction Colin Green Producer Richard Masters

with Easy Does It

Mavis Nicholson looks at the art of impersonation and talks to Sian Phillips about playing Marlene Dietrich and David Benson. who discusses his one-man show on Kenneth Williams
. Ceri Dupree introduces a selection of characters, and Carolyn Rowe explains why she's turned herself into the "The
Shirley Bassey Experience". Producer Mark Owen

Including at 1.30, 3.30 Pause for Thought With Jenny Nemko.