6.32 Farming Today market trends, news, weather
6.50 Ten to Seven
6.55 Weather; programme news
Today's Time
GTS 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 11.0 am
1.0, 6.0, 11.0 pm
10.0 pm
7.10 South-East News
7.15 Today radio's breakfast-time magazine introduced by BRIAN JOHNSTON
7.45 Today's Papers
7.50 Ten to Eight
Surprises: ATHENE SEYLER T
7.55 Weather; programme news
8.10 South-East News
8.15 Today
8.40 Today's Papers
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
Religious Service
As Jacob with travel was weary (BBC HPSN 2, Teachers' edition: Jacob's Ladder)
Story: Songs and Suitcases The Prayer of Dedication
Father, hear the prayer we offer (sp 487: Gott Will's Machen)
played by the
VIENNA STATE OPERA ORCHESTRA
Measurement
How did our present units of measurement come about?
JAMES HAWTHORNE explains. (Mathematics series)
9.55 Movement and Music 1
NEM p 83; Blessed Jesus, at thy word (BBC HB 257); Psalm 33, vv 1-12; 2 Kings 5, vv 15-27; 0 Jesus, 1 have promised (BBC HB 360)
Der Zug war pünktlich by HEINRICH boll, adapted by MILO SPERBER
(German for Sixth Forms)
10.50 Music Workshop 2
Follow-up: musical activities arising out of the series written and produced by WILLIAM MURPHY
11.0 Time and Tune
Introduced by JOHN CAMBURN
Journey to the Lands of the Midnight Sun - 9 written by JOHN EDWARDS Edited and produced by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 Early Men by MARGERY MORRIS
Narrated by BARRY FOSTER Produced by DAVID LYTTLE (Man series)
11.40 Lake District - Wasdale by NORMAN TURNER
A visit to one of the most secluded of the western dales and a discussion of an aerial photograph of Wastwater. (Geography)
A medical magazine introduced by JOAN YORKE and including
Human Relations in General Practice: JUNE ROSE reports
Specialist in the Studio: a dermatologist answers listeners' questions on skin diseases Produced by THENA HESHEL
A panel game controlled (!) by NICHOLAS PARSONS
and programme news
The News and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
(Wednesday evening's broadcast)
Story: Joppy and the Bubbly Water by MARY COCKETT
The Voyage of Brendan
An Irish legend retold by JUNE HODGE. Produced by RICHARD WORTLEY. (Living Language)
2.20 Poetry Corner
Getting ready for Christmas
for combs, cardboard, paper, and pins
(From the BBC Sound Archives)
Your Pay Packet Deductions Written by JEFFREY SEGAL Produced by RITA UDALL
(Looking Ahead: The World of Work)
Information and encouragement for women at home whose domestic responsibilities leave them with time for other work
Presented by CAROLINE NICHOLSON and MICHAEL SMEE
Produced by EVELYN GIBBS
Maugham the Storyteller Carleton Hobbs in The Facts of Life
A monthly programme reflecting life in the country with a Natural History contribution by ERIC SIMMS Introduced by C. GORDON GLOVER
Produced by ARTHUR PHILLIPS
A family magazine introduced by Tim Gudgin and including:
Hod on Pont: Bernard Hollowood, former editor of Punch, talks to Jack Singleton about his new book on the famous cartoonist of British character
Preparing for the Panto: Elizabeth Francis looks in at the London Palladium which is putting on Dick Whittington
My Uncle Ernest: Geoffrey Dorman recalls the famous Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton
Your letters
Mr Midshipman Easy by CAPTAIN MARRYAT read by ANDREW FAULDS abridged and produced by ANTHONY CORNISH
3: Japes and an Action
In which the midshipman's zeal is occasionally misplaced.
and programme news
and Radio Newsreel
Tonight's evening paper of the air with reports from the region's news studios and Scotland Yard - Sportsdesk - Stop Press: introduced by MERYL O'KEEFE
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENÉE HOUSTON
JULIA CLEMENTS, LADY DARTMOUTH BETTINE LE BEAU
In the chair ANONA WINN Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SERLE
Children's Books including
LAURENT DE BRUNHOFF (of the Babar series) and TED GEISEL CDrSeuss') interviewed about their books for younger children
A discussion among children from schools in South London about new books they have enjoyed reading
PHILIPPA PEARCE and EDWARD BLISHEN with their recommendations of other new books
Introduced by ALAN HAYDOCK
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA leader EMANUEL HURWITZ conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini from the Royal Festival Hall, London
Part 1
Hindemith Concert Music for brass and string orchestra
8.18* Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3, in c major
talks to DANIEL SNOWMAN about her life as one of the country's leading harpists and about her memories of music-making during the course of half a century
Part 2: Dvorak
Symphony No 7, In D minor
The News
The background to the news and people in the news, followed by Listening Post in which WALTER TAPLIN introduces letters from today's postbag Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome. For either the weekday or Sunday edition, send your letters to: Listening Post, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, [Postcode removed]. For very late letters you can ring (01)-[number removed], extension 3030, and dictate your message.
The King Must Die by MARY RENAULT read by ALAN BADEL (4)
Choral music by Monteverdi, John Amner , Robert Ramsey , Martin Peerson , Hindemith
A section of the TILFORD BACH FESTIVAL CHOIR conductor DENYS DARLOW
