presented from Northern Ireland by JOHN JOHNSTON BBC Northern Ireland
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters John timpson and Hugh Sykes
6.45* prayer for the Day THE RT REV
MICHAEL HAREDUKE
7.0 8.0 Today's News
Read by CHRISTOPHER SLADE
7.30 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
with John Marsh
sallies forth info the BBC
Sound Arctives in searchof the subtime and theridiculous
A sometime serious, sometimes various but Always lively insight into the week ahead, with the personalities who will be..... making the news
Facts never in news. by Kenneth Robinson
Producer PETER ESTALL
Jimmy Young looks at the work of the, British Red Cross today..
NEM p.118; Lord, teach us how to pray aright
(BBC HB 344) ; Psalm 118
VV13.24 Matthew 25 v
2 (AV) : Soldiers rise (BBC UB wave only
The Furnished Room by O. HENRY producer MITCH RAPPER
with Charles Causley Readers JOHN GRAHAM and DIANA OLSSON
Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol
Presenter Jenni Mills Editor DAVID HARDING
featuring Carole Hayman, Nick Maloney, Simon Molloy, Brian Southwood
The fourth of six comedy sketch shown
Script and songs written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
Musical accompaniment by PETE DINGWOOD
Producer RON MCDONELL
BBC Manchester
(repeated: Tues 10:30)
12.55 Weather; programme news
Presenter Brian Widlake
with Kay Alexander
Community Cavalcade: 300 Farnham amateurs join forces with the Redgrave Theatre Company for Noël Coward's musical play. TONY BARNFIELD reports.
Talking Point
Reading Your Letters
Roman Orgy: PETER GRIFFITHS investigates a case of ancient revelry in the heart of civilised Northamptonshire
A Friend of Mary Rose (6)
Editor WYN KNOWLES
by Peter Terson
(Broadcast Sat 8.30 pm)
(Stereo)
Alistair Moffat, Administrator of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, shares the enjoyment of a favourite walk through what is is now the ancient ghost-town of Roxburgh, the 12th century royal capital of Scotland.
BBC Scotland
(Next programme on 20 April)
A Study in Scarlet by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE adapted in six parts by RONALD BANCROFT
Read by NIGEL LAMBERT as Dr.Watson (6)
Producer GRAHAM GAULD
Presenters Gordon Clough and Joan Bakewell
5.50 Shipping forecast long-wave on 5.55 Weather programme news
including Financial Report
by JOHN LE CARRÉ
Adapted for radio in five parts by RENE BASILICO starring George Cole as George Smiley with Norman Bowler as Inspector Rigby
2: The wife of one of the masters at Carne School has been murdered; and George Smiley is the police - unofficially. Though unnerved by an encounter with the strange Mad Janie, Smiley is not inclined to dismiss her wild babbling as total nonsense
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Producer JOHN FAWCETT WILSON (Repeated:Wed 12.27)
(Repeated: Tues 1.40pm)
Welcome Sister Death by WALLY K. DALY
A play with music about the life of Francis of Assisi who was born 800 years ago in 1181 Music by JIM PARKER With William Nighy Peter Jeffrey and Donald Hewlett
Shortly after his death
Francis is about to be canonised. However the Church is faced with a dilemma. Do they allow the full truth of his to emerge or will they prepared a carefully worded version?
Choir: JOHN BULL ,
DAVID MCALISTER. JOHN MCANDREW , JOHN RYE, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT , MICHAEL SPICE Directed by MARTIN JENKINS (Peter Jeffrey is in Moving ' at the Queen's Theatre, London)
with Alexander MacLeod
Presented by Peter. Evans What is happening in science
Producer DEBORAH COHEN
Five stories by GRAHAM GREENE abridged by MYRA BEATON
Read by Richard Pasco 1: A Shocking Accident
" My father was killed by a pig. "
" Really? in India? ""No. in Italy. "producer JANE. MARSHALL
BBC Birmingham
long wave only
MONEY MATTERS P 81
long wave only
Weather report forecast long wave only followed by an interlude
12.15-12.23 am Shipping forecast inshore forecast
