Including at 6.15
Pause for Thought With Nick Mcivor.
With Sounds of the 60s.
1.00 John Bird :
That Mocking Bird
John Bird rummages through a life in comedy. To conclude the series, he looks at humorous writing and offers career guidance for the would-be comedian.
Producer Tony Staveacre
1.30 Love 40-
New Balls Please
A six-part rock 'n' roll sitcom starring Mervyn Stutter ,
Andrew Sachs , John Challis , Gary Martin , Philip Sherlock , Moira Downie and Sophie Louise Dann.
1: Web Feat Merv finds a fan.
Producer Dirk Maggs. Written by Paul Alexander and Mervyn Stutter Songs by Mervyn Stutter . Musical direction Guy Meredith and Pete Kershaw. Repeated from Thursday
With Pick of the Pops.
With America's Greatest Hits.
John Peel presents a tribute to Roy Orbison, who died ten years ago just as his career was enjoying a revival.
Featuring extracts from BBC archive interviews with the singer, and comments from George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Raul Maio and biographer Alan Clayson.
Recorded at the Symphony
Hall, Birmingham. Introduced by Jools Holland.
Producer Graham Pass
Bobby Womack presents a series celebrating the golden years of soul. In this second programme, he plays hits, album tracks and songs that bubbled under the chart from
1964, along with archive clips from the Temptations and Jerry Butler.
Including at 2.30 Pause for Thought With Patrick Forbes.
Including at 6.15
Pause for Thought With Patrick Forbes.
