"The King Who Wanted to Reach the Moon" (trad)
Guest storyteller William Mervyn

6.40-7.5 Closedown

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Silver Repair: Michael Reinhold looks at a variety of repairs which many collectors might be surprised to find they could well afford.

History of the Chair: Arthur Negus gives a brief history of the English chair from the 17th to the 19th century.

Arthur Negus answers questions
Introduced by Hugh Scully

(from Bristol)
(Colour)

A programme for the 400th anniversary of the birth of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) narrated by John Summerson
with John Harris and Roy Strong

As with his contemporary, Shakespeare, mystery surrounds England's first major architect and stage designer.
This programme assesses the work and outlines the life of the man who, more than any other, brought the spirit of the Renaissance in architecture to England.
Inigo Jones and his Influence: Wed, 9.10 pm R3. Putting on the style: p 11

by Peter Tinniswood

SFTA Award Winner
Another chance to see six of the plays from this award-winning series
[Starring] Michele Dotrice, Ruth Dunning, Denholm Elliott, Richard Vernon, Dennis Waterman, Billie Whitelaw

Stoker Leishman, one of the surviving members of a Polar expedition, has long been neglected. But his scheming family think they are on to a gold mine in the form of his unpublished diaries. Our Polar hero, however, sees things a different way.

"The story was handled with originality and humour" (Scotsman)

[Repeat]

Bob Harris with the news, views and sounds of today's music.
In the studio Edgar Winter, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee plus album tracks and films.

with Peter Woods
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