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Announcer:
The time now is 5:52 and in 3 minutes here on Radio 4 we have the weatherforecast, followed at 6 o’clock by the news, which means we have time for alook at programmes for this evening and for the week ahead with BernardMitchell.
Bernard Mitchell:
For classical music lovers, tonight’s Monday concert on Radio 3 will bebroadcast live from the Royal Festival Hall and includes works by Beethoven andBrahms, starting at 8 o’clock. In the interval, Peter Simpson will be givingsome of your opinions on radio programmes in “Postbag” at 8:50. Fans ofthe writer Pat Ellison may be interested to know that she’s being interviewedon tonight’s edition of “Authors Now” at 7:15 on Radio 3 prior to our concert.Pat Ellison’s most famous novel A Cousin from Birmingham is also our“Bedtime Reading Book”, starting tonight at 10:30 after the news on Radio 4, and willbe read by Catherine Jeavons.
In “Mystery Hour” on Radio 2 starting at 7:45 you can hear the second episode ofCharles Richards’ exciting thriller She Died on Monday and that’sfollowed by another edition of “Sports Desk” which will bring you anup-to-the-minute report of tonight’s Portugal versus England match, as well asdetails of all today’s other main sporting events.
Those of you who enjoyed last month’s programme “The Animals Came to Tea”on Radio 2 and would like to hear it again, or may have missed the broadcastaltogether, may like to know that we are repeating the programme on Radio 4 onThursday morning at 10:15. In case you don’t already know, naturalist and explorerDavid Woods recounts some of his experiences in the Amazon jungle.
If you fancy a little late-night music, you can “Swing the Day Away” withCaroline Peel on Radio 1 from 11:30 p.m. onwards tomorrow night, when she will beplaying some of the records you have requested for relatives and friends. Alsofor pop music lovers, most of Tuesday evening on Radio 1 will be devoted to arock concert recorded last week in the Albert Hall, featuring many well- knowngroups, and that will start at 7:30.
If you are thinking of buying a home computer in the near future, in“Watchout” this Friday on Radio 4 at 10:45, Michael Sharp will be delving intothis world of microtechnology and giving listen- ers advice on all the latestmodels available and what to look out for.
And now back to you, Evelyn.
