Market trends, news, weather
Thursday's 'Ten to Eight'
and Programme News
Radio's breakfast-time look at life around the country and across the world
Introduced by JACK de MANIO
Prayer and meditation led by The Bishop OF DURHAM
The Rt. Rev. Ian Ramsey
and programme News
A reading, with comment and appreciation, of a passage from Francois Mauriac 's novel Le Mystère Frontenac
Written by Jean Mouton
French for Sixth Forms series
10.50 POETRY CORNER
Castle in Spain
I had a boat and the boat had wings;
And I did dream that we went a-flying,
Poems presented by NERYS HUGHES , Nicholas EDMETT. and NICHOLAS SMITH , who also composes and plays the music
A series in which you meet interesting and unusual people from all walks of life
B.O.P.—R.I.P.
Jack Cox , who for twenty years was Editor of the Boys' Own Paper, talks to Brian Doyle about the magazine that closed down earlier this year
Produced by Rosemary Hart
Broadcast on February 13
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by CHRISTOPHER CHATAWAY
Thursday evening's broadcast
for children under five
Today's story:
' Matthew's Busy Morning ' by Dinah Rowbury
' I have seen a Nung-Guama,' said the poor old widow woman ' He wants to eat me. and he's such a messy eater.'
A traditional story from China
Let's Join In series
2.20 CONFLICT AND
RECONCILIATION IN THE
GOSPELS
1: The empty house
Script by Robert C. Walton
Christian Focus series
2.40 THE LAND BENEATH
THE SEA
Red Annus meets the seal people
Script by Garry Lyle
% Stories and Rhymes series
BARBARA McDONALD examines the lives and attitudes of people today
4: Finishing School
Naturally the girls are heavily chaperoned. But twice a year we arrange for them to attend a dance with carefully selected young men
Paris is the traditional centre for the ' final polish' between school and the world outside. It costs about £1,000 to send a girl for one year. But what do parents get for their money? And how are the schools adjusting themselves to the age of the mini-skirt?
Produced by Michael Barton
Broadcast in ' Talkabout ' in the North of England Home Service on October 30, 1966
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to views expressed in last Friday's Any Questions? from Burrington, North Devon
+ Thursday's broadcast (Light)
A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specialty in mind, including: tNo More Mesters?: since the twelfth century cutlers have been at work in Sheffield, fashioning blades from iron-stone dug out of the surrounding hills. PHILIP LIDDELL and BRIAN ASH seek out some of their descendants
The Letter: a fellow bus-passenger begins a train of thought for ELLEN HOLMES
The problems of a driving instructor: Alan Dixon talks to GORDON Lowe , a supervisor of a driving school in Manchester. who specialises in teaching handicapped people
Waiter!: Mary Redcliffe calls on ERNEST FLETCHER , who was Head Waiter of the Savoy River Room before retiring to his home town, Sheffield
† Songs to two guitars: from
BRIAN ASH and PHILIP LIDDEL
Introduced by BARRY CHAMBERS from the North of England
Killer in Dark Glasses by Henry Treece adapted as a serial reading in six parts by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by JOHN PULLEN with Gordon Gardner and Stephen Jack
The President of Pataguana has been saved. But on the mountain road to Gibraltar Gordon Stewart finds a big car is giving chase and someone is taking pot-shots
6: The Pay-Off
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD
Broadcast on Nov. 18. 1965
and Programme News
Introduced by RICHARD WHITMORE and MICHAEL CLAYTON
From the Ulster Hall, Belfast In association with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Peter Katin (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Conducted by Walter Susskind
Part 1
8.57* The Interval
QUIRES AND PLACES WHERE THEY SING
' Since singing is so good a thing,' wrote William Byrd in 1588, ' I wish all men would learne to sing.' And his enthusiasm for singing led him to list a series of ' Reasons briefly set down by the auctor to perswade everyone to sing.' He was right, of course ..."
† DAVID FRANKLIN , in the second of two talks, takes a light-hearted look at singing and the development of the choral tradition in Britain
Literary extracts read by Kevin McHugh
9.17* BBC Symphony Concert
Part 2: Dvorak
Symphony No. 7, in D minor
9.58 Weather forecast
The News
Background to the News
People in the News
followed by News-Stand
How the dailies have handled the week's news, the opinions they have expressed, and current trends in and out of Fleet Street are analysed by Colin Valdar
A journalist from abroad takes a look at Great Britain this week
CHARLIE BARNET
MAYNARD FERGUSON
CHU BERRY
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN
SONNY ROLLINS gramophone records
