With the Dawn Patrol.
With Roger Roberts.
With the Rev Canon Roger Royle.
Get ready for the weekend with star guests, sports news and great music.
Michael Freedland presents a four-part personal exploration of the British film industry over the last 60 years, In the third programme, he looks at the Rank Organisation, Pinewood Studios and the American influence on British cinema.
With contributions from Larry Adler , Dirk Bogarde , Virginia McKenna , Sir John Mills ,
Peter Rogers , Dora Bryan ,
Lord Puttnam, Bryan Forbes , Ron Moody and Gregory Peck. Written and compiled by Michael Freedland
From the Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
Ken Bruce introduces the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Robin Stapleton, with guest artists Susan Bullock, Jacqui Scott, Graham Bickley, Richard Whitehouse and the City of Birmingham Choir.
At 8.15, during the interval, Richard Baker introduces music on disc from the Birmingham-based Fine Arts Brass Ensemble.
Derek Jacobi continues a six-part reading of Mary Shelley 's classic gothic horror tale. 2: A Murder and a Trial
Frank Renton presents a session from Fine Arts Brass
Ensemble.
With Easy Does It.
With the Radio 2 Arts Programme.
A weekly roundup from the arts world.
Including at 2.30
Pause for Thought
With Janey Lee Grace.
