with the Dawn Patrol
With Roger Royle.
Including legal questions answered by Andrew Phillips.
says Thanks for the Memory and adds a few personal reminiscences.
From the Hippodrome, Golders Green, London. Robin Stapleton
conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, led by Martin Loveday , with guest singers Jacquelyn Fugelle and Michael Bundy , and the Nigel Brooks Singers. Introduced by Robin Boyle. At 8.15, during the interval, Robin Boyle takes a back seat at the movies.
Producer Alan Boyd
George Cole reads the last in an eight-part adaptation of Graham Swift's Booker Prize-winning novel. Jack Dodds 's dying wish was for his ashes to be scattered from Margate Pier in Kent. But he reckoned without the people who would be doing the scattering - or how many detours they would make en route.
The journey's end is reached, but the tide is in, there is a storm brewing, and the pier looks dangerous.
Abridged by John Hartley
Preview: Radio 2 Youth Band of the Year As part of Talent 2000, Frank Renton takes a musical tour of Great Britain's youth bands and demonstrates the range of their talent. The series is a prelude to the 1998 Radio 2 competition. This week: St Helen's Youth Band and Stockport Schools Senior Band.
with the Radio 2 Arts Programme
A weekly roundup from the arts world, with music and a look at forthcoming events.
Including at 2.30
Pause for Thought With Pauline Webb.