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TELEVISION AND RADIO TV GUIDE BY SANDY SMITHIES THE GUARDIAN Saturday April 18 1987 29 ITV London Channel 4 BBC-2 BBC-1 Sunday 6 55 am TV-am: Are You Awake Yet? 7 25 WAC Extra; 10 25 World Snooker. 1 55 RUGBY SPECIAL. Cardiff The Barbarians. 9 25 am Sunday East with Deewarain Pakistani soap opera. 10 0 The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God.

11 0 Worzel Gummidge. 11 30 The Waltons. 90 uavia Host on Sunday. 9 25 Wake up London 9 40 A Chucklewood Easter. 10 10 Black Beautv.

11 Hiqhliqhts of yesterday's traditional Easter 8 55 am Play School. 9 15 Asian Magazine. 9 45 Sunday Worship from St Alban's Cathedral. 11 0 Urbi et Orbi. The Pope's Easter Blessing from Rome.

11 35 The Gospel According to St Luke. 11 45 Politics of Pressure. 12 10 pm Sign Extra: Flower of the Month with subtitles and sign-ranguage. 12 35 Farming. 1 0 i ii' 4 r- fl 4 En Tiwn qnrl larm A Celebration for Easter.

12 0 Behold the Man. 1 Opm Saturday clash from Cardiff Arms Park, with i ne amuns. i mi uemng un. commentary Dy rvianyn wiiuams. 9 45 SUNDAY GRANDSTAND.

2 50 Boxina 2 0 REVELATIONS. In the first of a new series on life-changing experience, Eric Robson meets Billy McCurrie, former UDF terrorist now hiahliahts of last night's Honeyghan Blocker fidht. 3 10 motocross: 3 30 sauash British studying for the priesthood. Open 4 0 basketball national championships second semi-tinai; 4 3U motocross; a squasn; 5 30 snooker Willie Thome Stephen Hendry; 7 10 sporting headlines. 2 30 THE CANTERVILLE GHOST HTV's new version of the famous Oscar Wilde story they did it in 1974, too, with David Niven stars John Gielgud as the spectral resident of the Cantervilles' Norman castle, bent on scaring away the American heirs to the ancient seat.

With Ted Wass, and Andrea Marcovicci as the 7 15 ON THE HOUSE. Harry Greene brings relief to a viewer suffering with a bothersome ballcock; Patti Coldwell investigates and fits DIY security devices and Rick Ball learns about the art of girl who won be frightened off by her phantom stencilling in interior decoration. roreoear spooxy iricxs. uracie suD-tities. 4 30 SUPERGRAN: Supergran and the Chisleton Street Blues.

Oracle sub-titles. 7 45 OPERA WORKSHOP. Janacek's Jenufa is the operatic work under analysis in this latest English National Opera workshop. Director of Productions David Pountney and Director of Music Mark Elder work on the central scene of Act Two with Graham Clarke, Kathryn Harries 5 0 HART TO HART: Harts and Hounds. Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers as the jet set news neauiines.

i a auuauca. uony, Bowling Alley Cat. 2 0 EASTENDERS omnibus edition. Ceefax sub titles. 3 0 THE WAY WEST.

Kirk Douglas is the ruthless politician leading a wagon train of pioneers, Robert Mitchum the trail Scout, in Andrew V. McLaglen's plodding, would-be-epic Western. Made in 1967, it also features Richard Widmark and a young Sally Field, and opens a Douglas season. 4 55 THE DUKE'S AWARD. See Watching Brief.

5 40 THE ANIMALS ROADSHOW. A Chinese fighting dog, a friendly ferret, a farmed llama and Ernie Wise's new canine partner: Desmond Morris and Sarah Kennedy meet them all, and hear of serious concern among British pigeon fanciers that something may be affecting the birds' navigational abilities. Ceefax sub-titles. 6 15 YOU IN MIND. Can meditation help cope with the stress of major change, like marriage breakdown or unemployment? 6 25 NEWS; Weather.

6 40 SONGS OF PRAISE for Eastertide, from Salisbury Cathedral. Ceefax sub-titles. 7 15 THE RUSS ABBOT SHOW. Re-run comedy with Russ and chums Les Dennis, Bella Emberg. Ceefax sub-titles.

7 45 THE MIRROR CRACK'D. Directed in 1981 by Guy Hamilton, this glossy version of the Agatha Christie whodunnit comes from the same production' team as Murder On The Orient Express and boasts a glamorous cast of movie stars olavina movie stars. Rock Hudson, and John Treleavan. investigators in a re-run yarn, filmed in England with Gordon Jackson. 6 0 NEWS; weather.

8 45 THE WAUGH TRILOGY (See Saturday's Watching Brief). 6 10 HIGHWAY AT EASTER: Cornwall, Land of the Saints. Harry Secombe travels the ancient Saints Way from Padstow to Fowev, 9 45 DID YOU SEE Ludovic Kennedy and guest critics Emma Freud, Jonathan Dimbleby and Rowanne Pasco, with their opinion of YTV's Through The Keyhole, and Channel 4's Horses encountering Angela Rippon, Susan and me paradox ot tne papacy. Penhaligon, Gerald Priestland, Benjamin Luxon. 7 15 CATCHPHRASE with Roy Walker.

Oracle sub titles. 12 30 THE PARADOX OF THE PAPACY. Produced and directed by Peter Montagnon, who made Heart of the Dragon, written and presented by bestselling novelist Morris "The Shoes of the Fisherman" West, this is the first in a series of documentaries about the Catholic Church today. It examines the institution of the Papacy, asking what relevance the Europe-centred traditions and grandeur, of the Vatican have for a country like Brazil. 2 0 REBECCATHE LITTLE CHIMNEY SWEEPHAND IN HAND.

More entertainment for young viewers particularly those with hearing difficulties. Oracle sub-titles. 2 30 CIRCUIT OF IRELAND MOTOR RALLY. 3 0 EASTER PARADE. A treat at any time of the year, this wonderul Irving Berlin musical has Judy Garland as the unknown chorus girl selected by song and dance star Fred Astaire to be his new partner.

Charles Walters directed, in 1948. 4 55 WOODY WOODPECKER: Red Riding Hoodlum news summary; weather. 5 0 SIDNEY NOLAN: Such Is Life. Showing to mark Sir Sidney's 70th birthday this month, this portrait of Australia's leading artist looks at his prolific and varied output, follows him on a trip to his Irish roots in Co. Clare, and focuses on his current projects including the designs for a new production of Wagner's Ring cycle at the Royal Opera House, and graphic work for Australia's bicentennial year in 1988.

6 0 TENNIS: The Mortgage Corporation final. Simon Reed with highlights of the Heston tournament, talking to tennis folk about the new-format sport. 7 15 THE WORLD AT WAR: Genocide 1941-1945. This harrowing instalment of the classic history, showing without commercial breaks, tells the terrible story of the Holocaust through the memories of survivors and archive film. Oracle sub-titles.

8 15 YAN TAN TETHERA. The Harrison Birtwistle season concludes with the TV premiere of the composer's one-act opera, based on Tony Harrison's version of a Wiltshire folk story about Good v. Evil. It is performed by Opera Factory and the London Sinfonietta and a broadcasting milestone has a simultaneous stereo transmission on BBC Radio 3. 9 40 THE DRESS.

Michael Palin, Phyllis Logan lead this short BAFTA award-winning film about a mix-up over a gift. Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis are some of the i i i-i r- nOllyWOOC ioik turning in an cngiisn vwaye, Angela Lansbury is Miss Marple, handily placed to solve the location slaying. Ceefax sub-titles. 9 30 MASTERMIND. Magnus Magnusson interrogates Watching brief THE DUKE'S AWARD (BBC-1, 4 55).

"I don't think anyone wants to hear an interviewer's opinions, so I tried to keep myself in the background." With that sort of attitude Prince Edward is clearly not cut out for a job as a chat show host, but his new career as TV presenter takes a further step forward with this documentary about the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. It's the first of a pair, written and presented by the Prince, In which HRH sets out to discover whether the mind and body-stretching test for young people "really does help to encourage the full development of the individual." He's hardly likely to put in a negative report, being the son of the founder, holder himself of one of the Award's gold medals, and chairman of International Project 87 which is intended to Increase awareness of the Scheme and raise funds. But he's more than an armchair advocate, going out and about with some enthusiasm to show what the Scheme Involves, and what It achieves; plunging into Ice-cold water, chatting on a Liverpool street corner to two Scouse entrants and a medal-meriting endeavour in its own right grilling his royal parent on the Scheme's results over the past 30 years. the DiacK cnair occupants specialising in Beniamino Peter the Great, world heavyweight boxing, and Russian music from 1866. 10 0 NEWS; Weather.

Simon Fox 10 15 HEART OF THE MATTER. Helena Kennedy 10 15 SCREEN TWO: THE CHILDREN OF DYNMOUTH. Questions the BishoD of Durham ana jonn Selwyn Gummer on the relevance of Easter to il Ax 41 'torn Dionne Warwick 7 45 LIVE FROM THE PALLADIUM. Jimmy Tarbuck introduces another variety bill, featuring Dionne Warwick Hale and Pace, Percy Sledge, Toyah, Elayne Booster, Gary Lovini, Les Dennis and Dave Lee. 8 45 NEWS; weather.

9 0 CLiVE JAMES ON TELEVISION. A new selection of oddities from screens around the world, including reverse striptease from France, national variations on those blue-jeans ads, and a special stew ingredient that you'd probably rather not know about, from Japan. inose on sue wiuny siue ui uic nunu a i- nations' divide. 10 50 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE. Bernard Hiil with the last of the series of readings recorded in New Testament locations.

11 0 VIDEO ACTIVE. Sue Robbie with more helpful Sidmouth in Devon becomes the fictional seaside town of Dynmouth for the purposes of this latest film in the drama strand, adapted by William Trevor from his Whitbread Prize-winning Novel. Somerset teenager Simon Fox makes his debut in the lead role of Timothy, the weird local lad who's determined to win the talent-spotting contest at the Easter fete with his comedy act, and whose special talent for people-spotting may help him to acquire the necessary props. John Bird, Gary Raymond, Peter Jones and Avril Elgar are some of the townsfolk under observation by the oddball lad; director is Peter Hammond. Ceefax sub-titles.

hints for the home video maker, looking now at ITV regions 10 OA SOUTH BANK SHOW SPECIAL. The Aida File. Anglia 10 10 A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS. Fred Zinneman's 6 S5 TV-am. 11 45 STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.

Hitchcock's brilliant editing and adding music and commentary. 11 25 WORLD SNOOKER. David Vine with the evening action from Sheffield. 12 50 Weather; close. Scotland: 11 35-11 45 am The Seven Last Words.

Haydn's music with readings in Scots. 1 5 pm Eastenders. 2 5 Rim: The Way West. As BBC-1 at 3 0. 4 0-4 55 Sportscene Special: Rugby Scotland Spain at Murrayfield.

10 50-11 0 The Seven Last Words. Haydn's music with readings in Scots. Northern Ireland: 12 35-12 SB pm Farm View. 10 15 Elgar's Dream ol Geronlius. Ulster Orchestra, cont'd.

Vamon Handley, with Bemadetle Greevy, Kenneth Woollam and Brian Rayner Cook. 12 5 am The Gospel According to SI Luke. 12 15 Video Active. 12 40 News; weather; close. Chapter 2: Aida Performance.

And. what a performance: the arts strand's Easter bid to make a grand opera accessible continues with a live recording of the recent La Scala production of Verdi's great work about doomed love in ancient Egypt. Luciano Pavarotti stars as Radames, with Maria Chiara as Aida, Ghena Dimitrova as Amneris, Nicolai Ghiaurov as Ramphis; Lorin Maazel is the conductor. 12 55 Closedown. 12 55 Close.

splendidly intelligent drama, adapted by Robert Bolt from his stage play about the clash of wills between Henry VIII and his Chancellor Thomas More. Paul Schofield won one of the film's six Oscars for his memorable More, with fine support from Robert Shaw, as the king, plus Wendy Hiller, Leo McKem. Made in 1966. 1225 Close. psychological thriller, based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, stars Farley Granger, Robert Walker as the nice tennis player and rich psychotic whose chance encounter leads to a reciprocal murder pact.

With Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll, it was made in 1951. 1 30 Close. 9 25 Disney at Easter. 9 40 As London.

1 0 Anything Goes. 1 25 Weather Trends. 1 30 Farming Diary. 2 0 As London. 12 55 He is Risen; close.

Central 5 55 Central Joblinder. 6 55 TV-am. 9 25 Disney at Easter. 9 40 As London. 1 0 Getting On.

1 35 Here And Now. 2 0 As London. 4 30 Disney at Easter. 4 35 Supergran. 5 5 TV Censored Bloopers.

6 0 As London. 12 55 Central Joblinder. 1 55 Close. Doonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU fit ANP THEY PIPNT EVEN SUSPECT MB! CAN yOU BELIEVE IT? I'M 6 0 am Mark Page. 8 0 Peler Powell.

10 0 Mike Read. 12 30 pm Jimmy Savile's Old Record Club. Hils from 19B3, 1977 and 1971. 2 30 Sunday Live. 3 30 Pop Ol The Form.

4 0 Chartbusters. 5 0 Top 40. 7 0 Simon Mayo's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. 8 30 Robbie Vincent. 11 0-12 0 6 30 News; Jesus Christ Is Risen Today.

7 0 News; Sunday Papers. 7 15 On Your Farm. 7 40 Sunday. Religious news including 8 0 News; Sunday Papers. 8 50 The Week's Good Cause: Sir Harry Secombe on support for leukaemia sufferers.

9 0' News; Sunday Papers. 9 15 Letter From America by Alistair Cooke. 9 30 The Easter Eucharist from Chelmsford Cathedral. JGjKfS THAT'S NEW WEIL, YOU GALS Jj 5INCBI AR3MAPBPIF- OH. 7 lAJASIN FERBNTLY ANYWAY.

THE WORK- swg POESNTSOUNP LIKE YOU HAP A CHOICE, PUCKS. YOU WERE FEELING SHAME-FOR PROBABLY WING TO JAIL 70- SHAME? THERE'S NOSHAMEINWHAT wpuwnonb POBSTTi 7HB0N- LYPISHONORIS INGBWN6 MORROW BECAUSEK. 6 10 Easter Together. 7 15 As London. 12 55 Company; close.

South-West 6 55 TV-am. 9 25 Look and See. 9 30 Cartoon Time. 9 40 As London. 1 0 Weiis Cathedral.

1 30 Short Story Theatre. 1 55 Gus Honeybun's Magic Birthdays. 2 0 Revelations. 2 30 The Cantervitla Ghost. 4 30 Gardens for All.

5 0 Supergran. 5 30 A Head ol Time. 6 0 As London. 12 55 Postscript; Weather; close. Tyne-Tees 6 55 TV-am.

9 25 Hello Sunday. 9 30 Cartoon Time. 9 40 As London. 1 0 Behind the Beat of the Big Bass Drum. 1 45 Vertical Roll.

2 0 As London. 12 55 Epilogue. 1 5 Close. Yorkshire 6 55 TV-am. 9 25 Disney at Easter.

9 40 As London. 1 0 Getting On. 1 25 Farming Diary. 2 0 As London. 12 55 Five Minutes.

1 0 Joblinder. 2 0 Close. The Ranking Miss P. WHAT YOU PIP. 1WH CAUGHT! Channel 1 3 is 9 2t 6 55 As London.

1 0 Peter and the Magic egg. 1 30 Candid Camera. 2 0 As London. 5 0 Chips. 6 0 News.

6 10 Easter Together. 7 15 As London. 12 55 Weather; close. 4 0 am Dave Bussey. 6 0 Steve Truelove.

7 30 Roger Rqyle. 9 5 Melodies For You. 10 0 Easter Praise from Coventry Cathedral. 11 0 Desmond Carrington. 2 0 pm Benny Green.

3 0 Alan Dell. 4 0 Paul Hudson Sings. 4 30 Sing Something Simple. 5 0 Charlie Chester. 7 0 The Impressionists.

7 30 Ian Wallace. 8 30 Sunday Half-Hour from Jerusalem. 9 0 Your Hundred Best Tunes. 10 5 Songs From The Shows. 10 45 Michael Garrick at the piano.

110 Sounds of Jazz. 1 0 am Nick Page. 3 0-4 0 A Little Night Music. VHF: As Radio 2 except 5 0 pm-12 0 As Radio 1. Granada 10 15 The Archers.

Omnibus edition. 11 15 Pick Of The Week. 12 15 Desert Island Discs: Theatre director Michael Bogdanov. 12 55 Weather. 1 0 The World This Weekend.

News. 1 55 Shipping forecast. 2 0 News; Gardeners' Question Time. Listener's postbag. 2 30 The Lord of the Rings.

Tolkien's epic fantasy. 7: The King of the Golden Hall. 3 30 The Radio Programme goes to America to get a taste of free-for-all privatised radio and tries out some British programmes on an American audience. 4 0 News; The Food Programme. 4 30 Alan Plater on writer Sid Chaplin, and his short story for Easter "And the Third 5 0 News; Down Your Way visits Durham.

5 50 Shipping Forecast; Weather; S4C COfAfc AHt GtT MC. 6 55 As London. 1 0 Members Only. 1 5 Aap Kaa Hak. 1 10 An Invitation to Remember.

1 40 This Is Your Right. 2 0 As London. 5 0 The Love Boat. 6 0 As London. 12 55 Close.

HTV 6 55 TV-am. 9 25 Disney at Easter. 9 40 As London. 1 0 West Country Farming. 1 30 Getting On.

2 0 As London. 5 0 Crazy Like a Fox. 6 0 As London. 12 55 Weather; close. MAM tfWtLCWW I)T0RTW51W0 ni unit ivm hivi nrk.

rr i OF MfcE. 9 0 10 0 11 0 11 30 12 30 2 0 2 30 3 0 YOUPOtXS IT WON'T LOOK Hafoc. The Shakers. Worzel Gummidge. The Waltons.

The Triple Crown. Mr Hearst and Mr Kane. Circuit of Ireland Motor Rally. Film: A Day at the Races. 1937 Marx Brothers farce.

Horses. Tennis. Newyddion. Cais Am Gan. Pobol Cwm.

Plu Chwithig. Dyddiau Dyn. Snwcer. O'r Groghlith i'r Pasg. Yan Tan Tethera.

Diwedd. TOOTHER, lACK0 ONTHEO'CLOCK South l-IWCNAMtSFIUS, NEWS, MA'AM I BuTTOU CAN CALL. 5 0 6 0 7 20 7 30 8 0 8 30 9 5 9 55 10 35 11 5 12 30 i ravei. 6 0 News; Australia Bound. Diary of a 14-week journey to Brisbane in 1864.

6 30 Ray Gosling Gets A Taste of Urdu. 7 0 The Robe. Biblical adventure by Lloyd C. Douglas. 2: The Way to Jerusalem.

8 0 Bookshelf: Repraisal of John Buchan. 8 30 At the Gates of the City: the career of Augustine, fourth century philosopher and holy man. 9 30 Forest Frontier, 3: Power and Responsibility. Technologic projects that threaten the Amazon Basin. 10 0 News.

10 15 Sunday Feature: Stendhal at War. Letters and journals of Henri Beyle, better known as novelist Stendhal. 11 0 Seeds of Faith. Easter celebration. 11 15 What Price Wildlife? Must wild animals pay their way to survive? 12 0 News; Weather; Interlude.

12 33 ShiDDina Forecast. 6 55 TV-am. 9 25 Disney at Easter. 9 40 As London. 1 0 Peter and the Magic Egg.

1 30 Candid Camera. 2 0 As London. 5 0 Chips. 6 0 News. QUICK CROSSWORD 5,305 1 Fl uzuz GUARDIAN CROSSWORD 17,831 Set by Custos VHF: 4 0-6 0 pm Options: Don Quixote.

4 30 Education Matters. 5 0 Nobel African; 5 30 When in Spain. 6 55 Weather. 7 0 News; Schubert's Church Music: Mass in major. 8 0 World Service News.

8 10 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello pianoj. Boccrtenni: Cello Concerto (with Zurich Collegium Musicum); Tchaikovsky: two Russian songs (with Galina Vishnevskaya); Britten: Cello Sonata (with the composer, piano). 9 0 News; This Visit to the Sepulchre. Liturgical drama from the 12th-century Fleury Playbook. Performed by the New London Consort, dir.

Philip Pickett. 9 40 Your Concert Choice. Beethoven: Violin Sonata Op. 30 No. 3 (Itzhak PerlmanVladimir Ashkenazy); Haydn: Symphony No.

86 (ECO Barenboim). 10 30 A Part Yet Separated. Music Weekly special on music in Northern Ireland. 11 15 Vladimir Mikulka Singers. Works by Debussy, Falla, Leo Brouwer, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Tansman and Copland.

12 10 BrittenShostakovich Festival. Howard Shelley (piano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (Irumpet), Steven Isseflis (cello), City of London SinloniaRichard Hickox. Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge; Shostakovich: Concerto tor piano, trumpet and strings; II 0 Interval); Britten: Cello Symphony Op. 68. 1 50 Baroque Recital.

Telemann: Paris Quartet No. Duphly: Les graces; La vanlo; Guignon: violin Sonata No. 4. Wilbert Hazelzet (flute), Monica Huggett (violin), Sarah Cunningham (viola da gamba); Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichord). 2 35 Barry Douglas (piano).

Beethoven: Sonata Op 101; Liszt: Apres une lecture du Dante; (3 15 Interval); Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition. 4 5 Dvorak: Quartet Op. 105. Melos Quartet of Stuttgart. 4 40 Bach: Easter Oratorio.

Jennifer Smith (sop), Charles Brett (counter-tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Richard Hickox SingersCity of London SinfoniaHickox. 5 30 The Price of Perfection. Profile of 79-year-old maestro Herbert von Karajan. 6 30 Karajan Conducts. Bruckner: Symphony No.

8 in minor. Vienna PO. 8 10 Yan Tan Tethera. One-act pastoral by Harrison Birtwistle. Opera Factory production with Omar Ibrahim as Alan, a shepherd, Helen Charnock as his wife, Richard Suart as the bad shepherd Caleb Raven, London Sinfonietta, cond.

Elgar Howarth. Simultaneous with Channel 4. 9 40 Tatyana Nlkolaevna (piano). Bach: Goldberg Variations. 11 0 Cabaret Hat Trick: Paris, Berlin and New York.

Jill Gomez (sop) with David Harper (piano) sings cabaret songs by Satle, Weill, Schoenberg andZemllnsky. 11 57 Close. Wales (340m): 4 0 am As Radio 2. a 0 As Radio 4. 10 Easter Celebration.

9 0 Wales News: All Things Considered. 9 35 Best ol Wales. 10 30 The Voyage ot the Seven Seas Spray. 11 3 Sounds Unforgettable. 12 2 pm Meet For Lunch Quiz.

12 32 Page Three. 1 0 Eye on Wales. 2 0 Curtain Call. 2 30 As Radio 4. 4 30 As Cymru.

5 0 As Radio 4. 6 15 Catch-phrase Colour Supplement. 7 0-4 0 am As Radio 2. Cymru (VHF): 5 55 am Weather; Gweler Radio 4. 8 0 Newyddion: Papurau.

8 10 Mawlgan. 8 30 Bore Sul. 9 0 Newyddion; Papurau. 9 10 Segura. 9 50 Manylu.

10 30 Ar Dro 11 3 Cywalr. 11 45 Oedla'r Bore. 12 20 pm Wythnos I Chofio. 1 0 O'r Newydd. 1 30 Byd Natur.

2 0 Sam ar Sul. 4 2 Cerddwn Ymlaen. 4 30 Caniadaeth Cysegr. 5 0 Pwy a 5 30 Canllaw. 6 0 Meseia.

8 45 Nabod. 9 15 Talwrn Belrdd. 10 3 Rhwng Gwyl a Gwalth. 10 45 Ar Oerfyn Dydd. 11 O-Close Gweler Radio 4.

1 2 3 4 6 1 7 mmm mmm wmm fj" hki mmm ohn tn 14 iiB I i7 120 I 121 25" 23 -H ii 15- ro-E- pq Scotland (370m): 6 0 am As Radio 4. 7 45 Letter 8 10 Bill Jack from America. 8 0 As Radio 4. As Radio 4. Greetlnas Proaramma.

8 55 ADoeal. 9 3 Travel Time. 9 30 The Word. 10 15 Radio Scotland 19. 11 2 Andy Camerons Sunday Joint.

1 5 pm eerry Davis. 2 2 A Change ot Tune. 2 30-Close As Radio 4. ACROSS 2 Distant star cluster etc. (6).

3 Musical instrument (4). 4 Place for castaways in stories (6, 6). 5 Fireworks (5, 7). 6 Perfect partner, as in Wilde's play (5, 7). 7 (University performers!) in London (6, 6).

12 Discontinuously (3.3,2). 15 Member of North-East African people (6). 18 Czech, German, and Polish river (4). ACROSS 1 Explosive for plot. (9).

8 Cooking vessel Southern States! (5). 9 Come into flower (7). 10 Utterly charming (8). 11 and bear it (4). 13 Concealed (6).

14 Continent (6). 16 Navigate (4). 17 Designated as such (2-6). 19 Pastoral country (7). 20 Blockhead (5).

21 Abandonment (9). DOWN 1 Weapons for rifle or hand (8). having pain, sent it flying (2-8). 22 Part of football boot, one needed in the Cup, on reflection? (6). 23 Check about masterful chaps being passionate (8).

24 By the sound of it, gives specious lustre to societies (6). 25 In the interval, I'd a telegram to confirm (8). 26 Fasten a kind of tape in layers (6). 27 Grasped round parcel, with head protected from damage (8). 1 Start of search for oil? A drag, the entire thing, we near (4-4).

First of messengers entering in this spot's the one from the gods (6). 9 Caution required, since gas may explode (8). 10 The man to eat greedily, going about the Orient (6). 11 Queen appearing in a French arena is impeccable (8). 12 He takes great interest, certainly, in an ancient city (6).

BBC World Service can be received In Western Europe on medium wave 848 kHz (463m) at the following times GMT: 6 0 am Newsdesk. 6 30 Jazz tor the Asking. 7 0 News. 7 9 Twenty-Four Hours. 7 30 From Our Own Correspondent.

7 50 Waveguide. 8 0 News. 8 9 Redactions. 8 15 The Pleasure's Yours. 9 0 News.

9 9 Review ol the British Press. 9 15 Science In Action. 9 45 At Home with 10 1 Short Story. 10 15-10 30 Classical Record Review. 11 0 News.

11 9 News about Britain. 11 15 From Our Own Correspondent. 11 30 Father to Genius. 12 1 pm Play 01 The Week: Interpreters. 1 0 News.

1 9 Twenty-Four Hours. 1 30 Sports Roundup. 1 45 The Tony Myatt Request Show. 2 30 Detective. 3 0 Radio Newsrael.

3 15 Concert Hall. 4 0 News. 4 S-4 15 Commentary. 7 1 Classical Record Review. 7 15 The Library ol Congress.

8 0 News. 8 9 Twenty-Four Hours. 8 30 Sunday Hall Hour. 9 1 Short Story. 9 15 The Pleasure's Yours.

10 0 News. 10 9 Hotel du Lac. 10 25 Book Choice. 10 30 Financial Review. 10 40 Reflections.

10 45 Sports Roundup. 11 0 News. 11 9 Commentary. 11 15 Letter Irom America. 11 30 Questions ol Faith.

12 0 News. 12 9 am News about Britain. 12 15 Radio Newsreel. 12 30 Festival Worship lor Easter Day. 1 1 The Library of Congress.

1 45 Loved by the Gods. 2 0 News. 2 9 Review of the British Press. 2 15 Peebles' Choice. 2 30 Science In Action.

3 0 News. 3 9 News about Britain. 3 15-3 30 Good Books. 4 45 Reflections. 4 50 Waveguide.

5 0 News. 5 9- 5 30 Twenty-Four Hours. 16 Physical craving pamper it in a primate (8). 17 Have legs wide apart, turning right over in seat (8). 19 Editor I poked in the stomach childishly, showing boredom (6).

20 Occupier, one in temporary accommodation (6). 21 End tea dances when required (2, 4). Solution on Monday No prizes today next prlz puzzle next Saturday. 3 A country without one is starving (6). 4 Misses embracing theatrical backer in California (3, 7).

6 Odds on having, finally, prayer (8). 7 Rum comes upon solemn German nobleman (8). 8 Clippers are right when held by females (8). 13 Very sensible, pocketing silver it's very popular 15 Impenetrable aura covering drunk (8). I DOWN 14 Gushin' continually Easter Quick Crossword Solution Across: 1 Three-score; 7 Instead; 8 Rapid; 10 Omen; 11 Ravenous; 13 Pastor; 15 Sitter: 17 Thoughts; 18 Ages; 21 Rogue; 22 Adipose; 23 Intentions.

Down: 1 Taste; 2 Reed; 3 Endear; 4 Cordelia; 5 Rap- ort; 6 Simon Peter; 9 Distressed; 12 Congreve; 14 hotgun; 16 At last; 19 Gloss; 20 Silo. on, wnat a surprise; (4. 1. 5). 1 Reverse for reserve 2 Teased, being shabby (6).

5 55 ShlDDinq Forecast. 18 People hospitalised, 6 0 News Briefing; Prelude..