With THE REV PETER MORAN. Stereo
Presented by Brian Redhead and John Humphrys
6-30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News with PETER DAY
700, 8.00 Today's News Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.25* 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
A six-part inquiry into how much ownership matters in 1988 3: The County Gents
Put your thumb on a map of England, see which county district you've hit, and odds on the Squires are there. They will have land and status, but how much power over local people s lives?
Ray Gosling reports from where his thumb landed: north Northamptonshire. Producer JOY HATWOOD
(Re-broadcast next Wednesday)
Lights dazzle and cameras roll - but what is the lot of animal stars centre stage?
Jessica Holm investigates while Fergus Keeling reports on wildlife news.
Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
Introduced from Broadcasting House, London. Stereo
In a series of four programmes, Robert Carvel talks to four statesmen about the shifts in the centres of power - in Whitehall, Westminster and on the international stage - which they have observed at first hand during their political careers. 2: Sir Nicholas Henderson
Former private secretary to five Foreign Secretaries and ambassador to Poland,
West Germany, France and the United States
Producer SHEILA COOK
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)
Patrick Hannan on the hidden perils of language.
Radio and television interviews are often entertaining - but how informative are they?
Producer HERBERT WILLIAMS BBC Wales
Presented by John Howard
In the fourth of eight programmes, Fritz Spiegl offers examples of some of the music that used to be played at seaside resorts - on bandstands, in palm courts and in concert halls.
Producer RAY ABBOTT. Stereo
Presented by Nick Worrall j
1.55 Listening Corner
Today's story: Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
(Stereo) (R)
2.05 Looking at Nature: Spring Activity
(RV) Illustrated primary science project ideas for classwork in spring.
(Stereo) (R)
2.20 Nellie and the Dragon: 4: Nellie's Night-time Adventure
by ELIZABETH LINDSAY
With NICOLA KATHRENS and BERNADETTE WINDSORÃ
(Stereo) (e)
2.30 Pictures in Your Mind (Poetry)
Flying to India by LIBBY HOUSTON (e)
2.40 Listen! Not That Brevil Hockley!
(4) by KEN JONES.
(Stereo) (e)
Introduced by Jenni Murray
In the programme that poaches the traditional concerns of men, Andrea Adams discovers that women make excellent gamekeepers - when they can get all the work.
Serial: Cold Showers (11)
by GRAEME CURRY
Cup Final day. John, playing Wembley for the first time, takes the penalty shot that could win his team the final glory. It's a dream that almost goes sour. When you're young and black, life on the pitch can be as tough as it is on the streets. with BRYON BUTLER as himself
Directed by CAROLINE RAPHAEL. Stereo
Nigel Forde presents Radio 4's good books programme. Producer ANDREW PARFITT (Re-broadcast next Sunday)
(Revised broadcast of yesterday programme at 9.45pm)
Presented by Frances Coverdale and Robert Williams
5.25* PM Letters
5.30* News Summary
5.31* City News continued on FM 5. 50-5. 55
With DAVID SYMONDS
Half an hour of reports from the BBC correspondents around the world including Financial Report
Written by TERRY RAVENSCROFT In which Captain Krik and Mr Pocks scan their viewing screens for life on earth and make do with Ted Rogers , Barry Norman and Milton, Beethoven and Shakespeare at a seance. Jeffrey Holland
Christopher Godwin Susie Blake and Fred Harris boldly go where no comedy has gone before.
Producer MARTIN FISHER Stereo (R)
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm)
A chance to air your views on some of the subjects raised in last week's Any Questions? Introduced by Brian Gear
Compiled by LAURIE MASON Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR
The flautist James Galway talks to June Knox-Mawer about the development of his career and introduces his records of Moto Perpetuo by Paganini, The Independent with the Chieftains and the complete Flute Concerto in D (K 314) by Mozart, with the Lucerne Festival Strings. Producer DEREK DRESCHER Stereo
(Details tomorrow at 11.00am LW)
A magazine of special interest to disabled listeners and their families
Presented by Kati Whitaker Producer MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: Does He Take Sugar?
BBC London W1A 4WW Phone [number removed]
Lines open from 10.00am to 5.00pm
This week Phil Smith turns up the truth on Tutankhamun. Producer SIMON ELMES (R)
Presenter Christopher Bigsby Producer CARROLL MOORE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
Nairn in Darkness and Light (9)
Presented by David Sells
followed by an interlude
Books, Plays, Poems Gotcha! (1) by BARRIE KEEFFE Producer MICHAEL BARTLETT (e)