Listings
: Today
Presented by Sue MacGregor and Brian Redford in London with John Humphrys at the Conservative Party Conference In Brighton6.30, 7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With PETER DAY
7.00,8.00 Today's News
Read by CHARLOTTE GREEN
7.25*, 8.25 Sport With JULIAN TUTT
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Presented By:
Sue
MacGregor
Presented By:
Brian
Redford
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Read By:
Charlotte
Green
Unknown:
Julian
Tutt
: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
14: The Ad-Dressing of CatsRead by Ian McKellen. Stereo
Contributors
Read By:
Ian
McKellen.
: News
: For Schools
9.05 Preview 9-10 Together: An Assembly for Schools The Lost Son by GEOFFREY CURTIS storyteller JOHNNY MORRIS Presented by NICK PAGE from the Radio Show. Earls Court, London. Stereo (e)9.30 Living Language The Whispering Mountain by JOAN AIKEN (3) adapted by JACKIE GRAYDON otereo (e)
9.50 First Steps in Drama The Silent Leopard by ALAN RUSSELL
1: The Village Is Threatened Presented by AUBREY WOODS Stereo (R) (e)
10,10 Something to Think About Buying Friends byjOEDUNLOP (R)(e)
10.20 Tales of Narnia by C.S LEWIS The Magician Nephew and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe adapted in ten parts by BRIAN SIBLEY (4) With MAURICE DENHAM as the Professor and ROBERT EDDISON as Uncle Andrew Stereo (R)(e)
Contributors
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Curtis
Unknown:
Johnny
Morris
Presented By:
Nick
Page
Adapted By:
Jackie
Graydon
Unknown:
Alan
Russell
Presented By:
Aubrey
Woods
Unknown:
Brian
Sibley
Unknown:
Maurice
Denham
Unknown:
Robert
Eddison
Unknown:
Andrew
Stereo
: Face the Facts
John Waite and his team tackle another case from their postbag of your complaints about injustice, sharp practice and the abuse of power Producer GRAHAM ELLISyou. have a case which deserves investigation, write to: Face the Facts, BBC, London WIA 4WW
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
Producer:
Graham
Ellis
: From Sea to Shining Sea
From Boston by the Atlantic to San Diego by the Pacific,Sally Hardcastle travels across the United States talking to Americans about the last
25 years of their country s life.
3: Washington under Siege The Nixon years, when a formerly silent majority won the White House. Outside in the streets, a loud minority still had influence.
Producer DAVID POWELL
Contributors
Unknown:
Sally
Hardcastle
Producer:
David
Powell
: The Natural History Programme
Pets can be companions, pests or useful therapy; wildlife a bonus or a burden, depending on your point of view. James Serpell tells Jessica Holm and Fergus Keeling how attitudes to animals around the world compare with those in Britain. Producer KATE WHITEHEADContributors
Unknown:
James
Serpell
Unknown:
Jessica
Holm
Unknown:
Fergus
Keeling
Producer:
Kate
Whitehead
: An Act of Worship
reflecting the issues of the day. Introduced from Broadcasting House, London. Stereo: Citizens
The Importance of Fooling Ernest (2)(Omnibus edition on Saturday)
: For Schools
11.00 Teachers' Talk What's New in the World of Education? (4) (e)11.05 In the News A weekly look at what's new, what's in the news and what the news is all about. Presented by ROY SHEPPARD (e) Letters and tapes should be sent to: In the News, BBC School Radio. London WIA IAA
11.30 Pictures in Your Mind (Poems and Topics)
4: Making Poems about Friends Introduced by PETER CUTTS Stereo (e)
11.40 Listen! The Strange Case of Mr Jupiter An adventure serial by SUE LIMB 4: Run for Your Life Stereo (R) (e)
Contributors
Presented By:
Roy
Sheppard
Introduced By:
Peter
Cutts
Unknown:
Mr
Jupiter
: Six Lords a-Leaping
Television pictures of semi-recumbent figures slumped on the leather benches have done little to help the House of Lords shed the image of an elderly gentlemen's club but, in the last of six conversations,John Timpson proves that there really is life after elevation to the peerage. The Duke of Somerset
(19th Duke): educated at Eton; chartered surveyor; succeeded his father, when aged only 32, to one of England's oldest dukedoms.
Producer STEPHEN LOCKWOOD BBC Pebble Mill
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Timpson
Producer:
Stephen
Lockwood
: First Person
A series of talks from first-time broadcasters: new names, new voices - each with a story to tell. 3: Writer and poetAmryl Johnson picks up the threads of half-remembered language to rediscover what she really means to say.
Contributors
Unknown:
Amryl
Johnson
: Film Star
Alexander Walker recalls the screen careers of the cinema's brightest stars.This week: Alec Guinness
Despite being dubbed 'the man without a face' by a critic, Guinness became the undisputed man of many faces in British films, and an international star in movies such as The Bridge on the River Kwai and Star Wars.
Producer WENDY CLAY (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Alexander
Walker
Producer:
Wendy
Clay
: The World at One
Presented by Brian Widlake in London and James Naughtie at the Conservative Party Conference in BrightonContributors
Presented By:
Brian
Widlake
Presented By:
James
Naughtie
: For Schools
1.55 Listening Corner Today's story: The Witch in the Cherry Tree by MARGARET MAHY Stereo (e)2.05 Looking at Nature Wasps Safe wasp-watching science projects from TIMMY MALLETT and ROBIN ROBBINS. Stereo (e)
2.20 Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer (4) by ROBERT LEESON with REECE DINSDALE as Arnold and Dornal Stereo (e)
2.40 Science for All New for Old Written by JOHN TURTON This week, how water from Ben Nevis helps to make aluminium; whether the London Docklands could have been developed without new materials; kitchen equipment old and new. Stereo (e)
Contributors
Unknown:
Timmy
Mallett
Unknown:
Robin
Robbins.
Unknown:
Slambash
Wangs
Unknown:
Robert
Leeson
Unknown:
Reece
Dinsdale
Written By:
John
Turton
Unknown:
Ben
Nevis
: Woman's Hour
Jenni Murray and guests invite you to share a dazzling cocktail of finance, fashion and fantasy, history, heroism and humour. Serial: A Marriage Survival Guide (2)Contributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray
: Dear Diary
by KAY MCMANUS with Zelah Clarke as Joanna Philips and Anna Cropper as Mary BrowningKeeping a diary is sometimes a form of escape, and there's certainly a lot that Joanna wants to escape from: her relationship with her boyfriend, her mother, and the general noise of London. An isolated cottage in the country would seem to be the perfect retreat. Directed by JANE MORGAN. Stereo
Contributors
Unknown:
Kay
McManus
Unknown:
Zelah
Clarke
Unknown:
Joanna
Philips
Unknown:
Anna
Cropper
Unknown:
Mary
Browning
Directed By:
Jane
Morgan.
: Bookshelf
What do today's students read for pleasure? Nigel Forde visits the University of Lancaster bookshop to find out. He also talks to Anthony Thwaite about the poetry of Philip Larkin , and to Emma Tennant , who has just published A Wedding of Cousins, the second novel in the Cycle of the Sun trilogy.Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Forde
Unknown:
Anthony
Thwaite
Unknown:
Philip
Larkin
Unknown:
Emma
Tennant
: Kaleidoscope
(Revised repeat of yesterday programme at 9. 45pm): PM
Presented by Frances Coverdale and Hugh SykesIncluding reports from the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.25PMLetters
5.31 City News continued on FM 5. 50-5. 55
Contributors
Presented By:
Frances
Coverdale
Presented By:
Hugh
Sykes
: The Six O'Clock News
with DAVID SYMONDS including Financial ReportContributors
Unknown:
David
Symonds
: Counterpoint!
Stereo: News
: The Archers
Written by TONY BAGLEYBBC Pebble Mill
Contributors
Written By:
Tony
Bagley
Peggy Archer:
June
Spencer
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela
Piper
Tony Archer:
Colin
Skipp
Pat Archer:
Patricia
Gallimore
Phil Archer:
Norman
Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia
Greene
Kenton Archer:
Graeme
Kirk
Mark Hebden:
Richard
Derrington
David Archer:
Timothy
Bentinck
Tom Forrest:
Bob
Arnold
Nelson Gabriel:
Jack
May
Martha Woodford:
Mollie
Harris
Joe Grundy:
Edward
Kelsey
Clarrie Grundy:
Rosalind
Adams
Susan Carter:
Charlotte
Maktin
Nigel Pargetter:
Nigel
Carrington
Mrs Antrobus:
Margot
Boyd
Robert Snell:
Graham
Blockey
Lynda Snell:
Carole
Boyd
Ruth Pritchard:
Felicity
Finch
Mrs Walker:
Gillian
Goodman
: Any Answers?
Introduced by Brian GearProducer LAURIE MASON. BBC Bristol Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Contributors
Introduced By:
Brian
Gear
Producer:
Laurie
Mason.
: Tales from Araby
2: Outposts of DiplomacyJune Knox-Mawer collects and records the stories of those who represented Britain in Aden, Iraq and other desert stations of the Middle East. Whether of cricket in Mukulla, boating on the Tigris or dancing at Steamer Point, the British political officers and their wives retain vivid and touching memories. Producer JULIAN HALE (R)
Contributors
Producer:
Julian
Hale
: Analysis
The Land of OpportunityAll the figures agree: the trend in Britain since the Second
World War has been towards more even distribution of opportunities. Class and background have less to do with income, wealth and work than ever before. But there's a sting in the tail: the gap between haves and have-nots now seems to be widening.
Professor A. H. Halsey asks what the figures are telling us about the changing shape of British society, and explores the new problems they pose for policy-makers.
Producer FRASER STEEL Editor CAROLINE ANSTEY
Contributors
Unknown:
Professor A. H.
Halsey
Editor:
Caroline
Anstey
: Does He Take Sugar?
Welcome to NAIDEXthe National Aids for the Disabled Exhibition atAlexandra Palace, London.
John Mills looks at some of the aids listeners have requested more information about, and Patrick Moore launches a nationwide competition to find the most innovative idea for a simple gadget to help a disabled person. As well as a prize, the winner's entry will be made up. Producer MARLENE PEASE
Contributors
Unknown:
Patrick
Moore
Producer:
Marlene
Pease
: Kaleidoscope
Terence Davies 's prizewinning new film Distant Voices,Still Lives explores his Liverpool childhood: and at the National Gallery the painting methods of Rembrandt are uncovered. Presenter Paul Allen
Producer SIMON BROUGHTON
Contributors
Unknown:
Terence
Davies
Presenter:
Paul
Allen
Producer:
Simon
Broughton
: A Book at Bedtime
White Boy Running (9): The World Tonight
Presented by Alexander MacLeod with special reports from Michael Vestey at the Conservative Party Conference in BrightonContributors
Presented By:
Alexander
MacLeod
Unknown:
Michael
Vestey
: The Financial World Tonight
Radio 4's international business report; market trends: 'am News
: Schools Night-Time Broadcasting
History: GCSE Assignments 20th-century World History by MIKE WALKER Stereo (e) at 12.30 Destruction of Guernica and at 12.50 Prague SpringContributors
Unknown:
Mike
Walker
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