Listings
: The Farming Week
The Farming Week goes to Bedfordshire, which is known as London's kitchen garden. Allan Wright visits market gardeners as well as traditional farmers during his tour of the county.(BBC Pebble Mill)
Contributors
Presenter:
Allan
Wright
: Today
Presented by Peter Hobday and Chris Lowe7.00,8.00 Today's News
Read by Peter Donaldson
7.25* Sport
With Garry Richardson
7.30,8.30 News Summary
7.40*, 8.47* Today's Papers
7.45 In Perspective
With Rosemary Hartill, the BBC's Religious Affairs Correspondent
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Presenter:
Peter
Hobday
Presenter:
Chris
Lowe
Newsreader:
Peter
Donaldson
Sport Reporter:
Garry
Richardson
Presenter (In Perspective):
Rosemary
Hartill
Editor:
Philip
Harding
: News
: Sport on 4
Presented by Cliff MorganThe final Saturday of Rugby Union's Five Nations Championship. England are at home to Ireland while Wales do battle with France at Cardiff.
In Auckland, England's cricketers take on New Zealand in the final One-Day
International.
Contributors
Presenter:
Cliff
Morgan
Producer:
Peter
Griffiths
: Breakaway
The holiday and travel programme presented by Bernard Falk with reporter Susan Marling and travel expert Nigel Coombs.For details of items in this week's programme please send sae to: [address removed]
Contributors
Presenter:
Bernard
Falk
Reporter:
Susan
Marling
Expert:
Nigel
Coombs
Producer:
Helen
Robson
: Loose Ends
Ned Sherrin with the likes of Robert Elms, Craig Charles and Victoria MatherContributors
Presenter:
Ned
Sherrin
Performer:
Robert
Elms
Performer:
Craig
Charles
Performer:
Victoria
Mather
Additional Material:
Alistair
Beaton
Producer:
Ian
Gardhouse
Producer:
Cathie
Mahoney
Producer:
Jan
Arkwright
: The Week in Westminster
with Robin Oakley, Political Editor of the Times.Contributors
Presenter:
Robin
Oakley
Producer:
Emily
Buchanan
: Money Box
(Details on Monday at 10. 00am): The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Starring Peter Jones as the Bookwith Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford Prefect
and Bill Wallis as Prosser and Vogon Captain, Jo Kendall as Lady Cynthia Fitzmelon, David Gooderson as Barman
(Stereo) (R)
(Hear This! page 14)
Contributors
Writer:
Douglas
Adams
Producer:
Simon
Brett
Special Effects:
BBC Radiophonic
Workshop
The Book:
Peter
Jones
Arthur Dent:
Simon
Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoffrey
McGivern
Prosser/Vogon Captain:
Bill
Wallis
Lady Cynthia Fitzmelon:
Jo
Kendall
Barman:
David
Gooderson
: News
: Any Questions?
Peter Lilley, MP, The Rt Hon Shirley Williams, Gordon Brown, MP, Trevor Clay.Contributors
Panellist:
Peter
Lilley
Panellist:
Shirley
Williams
Panellist:
Gordon
Brown
Panellist:
Trevor
Clay
: A Time for Age
Is the country making the most of the over-60s? Veteran broadcaster Frank Gillard sets the scene for a week of programmes on Radio 4.With him, and almost 60 years younger, is Karen Mee of the Radio 4 Generation. Together they set out to explore, and perhaps explode, some of the myths of age.
Contributors
Presenter:
Frank
Gillard
Presenter:
Karen
Mee
Consultant:
Andrew
Blaikie
Producer:
Christopher
Stone
: Sanctions
A play by David Caute.Ben Brandt is a political prisoner in South Africa.
His exiled white liberal family have been trying to get him released for 23 years.
(Stereo)
Contributors
Writer:
David
Caute
Director:
Richard
Wortley
Amy Brandt:
Barbara
Jefford
John Brandt:
Bill
Nighy
Lisa Brandt:
Elaine
Claxton
: Science Now
Presented by Alun Lewis.(Re-broadcast on Monday at 7. 45pm)
Contributors
Presenter:
Alun
Lewis
Producer:
Peter
Croasdale
: Options
4.30 Community Matters The sixth of a seven-part series. JOHN CLARE presents views and analysis on an issue of social and community concern. (e)5.00 Espana Viva The last programme of a 15-part Spanish course for beginners. Introduced by YOLANDA VÁZQUEZ With SALVADOR ORTIZ-CARBONERES and his students Hacienda Turismo Going sightseeing - plus a recap of the series. Series producers CAROL STANLEY and mick WEBB (e) (Extended re-broadcast of last Sunday programme)
5.30 Get By in Japanese A six-part introduction to everyday spoken Japanese Presented by MASAE MARR and TAKEYOSHI KAWASHIMA 2: Food and Drink Course writer CHIHOKO MORAN (R) (e)
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Clare
Unknown:
Salvador
Ortiz-Carboneres
Producers:
Carol
Stanley
Presented By:
Masae
Marr
Unknown:
Chihoko
Moran
: Conversation Piece
Sue MacGregor meets J.L. Carr, novelist, sculptor and publisher.Contributors
Interviewer:
Sue
MacGregor
Interviewee:
J.L.
Carr
: Week Ending
with Bill Wallis , David Tate Sally Grace and Royce MillsContributors
Unknown:
Bill
Wallis
Unknown:
David
Tate
Unknown:
Sally
Grace
Unknown:
Royce
Mills
: Citizens: The Cost of Living
by Ginnie Hole.Omnibus edition.
(Stereo)
Contributors
Writer:
Ginnie
Hole
Director:
A.J.
Quinn
: Stop the Week with Robert Robinson
Music by Instant Sunshine.(Stereo)
Contributors
Presenter:
Robert
Robinson
Musicians:
Instant
Sunshine
Producer:
Michael
Ember
: Saturday-Night Theatre: All the Birds of the Air
by Jo SheffieldIn the hot summer of 1931 in London, a pungent smell emanating from the left-luggage office of a major London terminus is the first indication that a murder has been committed.
BBC Bristol. Stereo
(Re-broadcast on Monday at 3. 00pm)
Contributors
Writer:
Jo
Sheffield
Directed by:
Brian
Miller
Andrew Burt:
Det Chief Insp John
Peters
Eric Allan:
Det Sgt George
Frost
Mrs Briggs/Mrs Appleton:
June
Barrie
Hinchley/Rivers/Quigley:
Ray
Handy
Dr Summers/Hill:
Jeremy
Longhurst
Manageress/Rose:
Angela
Phillips
Amy/Polly/Sheila:
Linda
Jestico
Cora/Mavis:
Elva
Makins
Robin:
John
Telfer
Lily:
Julia
Winwood
Joan:
Lin
Sagovsky
Beckles/Manager/The Rev Ellis:
Andrew
Hilton
: Music in Mind
with Richard Baker(Stereo)
Contributors
Presenter:
Richard
Baker
Producer:
Jane
Bevan
: Ten to Ten
led by Frank Topping. Stereo: News
: The Saturday Feature: Sharing the Fun
Norah Hartley remembers her brother, the novelist L.P. Hartley, with extracts from his novel "The Shrimp and the Anemone", read by Bernard Hepton, and from their mother's letters, read by Margaret Ward.(Stereo) (Feature: page 15)
Contributors
Presenter:
Norah
Hartley
Reader:
Bernard
Hepton
Reader:
Margaret
Ward
Researcher:
Amanda
Willet
Devised and compiled by:
Peter
Mellors
Producer:
Piers
Plowright
: Writers on Blue Paper: If It Isn't One Thing, It's Another
by Kathleen Tudor, from CanadaRead by Patricia Northcott
The last in a series of eight international short stories.
Freda is the kind of child who is always in some kind of trouble.... and she's dead keen to keep pace with the older kids.
(BBC Wales)
(First broadcast on BBC World Service)
Contributors
Author:
Kathleen
Tudor
Reader:
Patricia
Northcott
Producer:
Lis
Edwards
: The Cabaret Upstairs
It's time once again to join compere Clive Anderson as he fishes out some of the best new stand-up comedy from the murky depths of the Comedy Store, Leicester Square, London.Stereo
Contributors
Unknown:
Clive
Anderson
: Unnatural Acts
Stereo (Details on Monday at 6.30pm): 'am News
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