6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Thought for the Day
6.50 Weather; programme news
6.55 South-East News
The News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by Jack de Mania and John Timpson
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 Weather: programme news
7.55 South-East News
and more of Today
8.40 Today's Papers
(Revised edition of Saturday's broadcast)
Religious Service for Primary Schools
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.5 am)
9.50 Interlude
9.55 Over to You Travelling Man
Written by STEWART LOVE
NEM p 33; All hail the power of Jesus' name (BBC HB 118); Psalm 24; Romans 14, v 19, to 15, v 7 (NEB); Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem (BBC HB 123)
In the Swansea Valley the largest and deepest complex of caves in Britain has recently been discovered.
BRIAN HOEY introduces recordings made in the caves and talks to members of the South Wales Caving Club
The violin-maker
This term's broadcasts tell the story of a Neapolitan violin-maker and his children.
Libretto by PAUL TOWNSEND Music arranged by MICHAEL JESSETT
Written and produced by WILLIAM MURPHY
(Music Workshop 1)
Men of Peace
1: Albert Luthuli
Written by ALEC MARTIN
Produced by RALPH ROLLS
(Sixth Form series: Religion in its Contemporary Context)
LESLIE SMITH introduces 25 minutes devoted to listeners' own views on current issues
Please write to: Listening Post, BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA IAA. Or telephone [number removed]
from the TV series based on the characters created by A. J CRONIN
Hallelujah Stakes
Written by ROBERT HOLMES adapted for radio by PAT DUNLOP
Broadcast by arrangement with GRAHAM STEWART
Produced by PETER TITHERADGE
(Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
for children under 5
Story: The Boy with Wooden Shoes by HAZEL FLETCHER : part 1
Sun Yat-sen helps China to become a Republic (1911) Written by GARRY LYLE (World History)
2.20 Music Session One Pawley's Peepholes
A radio opera based on a story by JOHN WYNDHAM
Music by DAVID LORD
Libretto by ERIC ALLEN
A small town of today is invaded by tourists from 2070. WILLIAM APPLEBY teaches the music
Produced by JENYTH WORSLEY †
2.40 Europe and the Congo Written by DENNIS BUCKLE Produced by ALEX HUNTER
(Geography: radiovision)
by CHARLES DICKENS : adapted in 12 parts by GILES COOPER with 4: Kidnapped
In which we hear further particulars of Oliver's Stay at Mr Brownlow 's and the remarkable Prediction which one Mr Grim wig uttered concerning him, when he went out on an errand for his Benefactor.
Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL † (Repeated: Friday, 7.30 pm)
Eight stories of the British in India by BERKELY MATHER 4: The Faqir's Tree with Noel Johnson and Carleton Hobbs
visits Northampton
Six stories chosen and produced by DAVID DAVIS 2: Mrs Lunt by HUGH WALPOLE
Read by HOWIESON CULFF
' She stood there quietly, her hands at her side. I thought she was some kind of house-keeper. " have everything I want, thank you," I said. What a splendid fire! " turned for a moment towards it, and when I looked back she was gone.'
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening
Including the latest news, the evening press, what's on tonight, the City, and the people and talking points of the day. Presented by William Hardcastle and Derek Cooper
5.50 Weather; programme news
5.55 South-East News
ANONA WINN, JOY
ADAMSON NORMAN HACKFORTH , PETER GLAZE with a mystery guest and DAVID FRANKLIN in the chair
Produced by BOBBY JAYE
(Repeated: Thursday, 12.25 pm)
(Repeated: Wed, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views With MERYL O'KEEFFE
by LEO TOLSTOY
A dramatisation in 20 parts from the translation by LOUISE and AYLMER MAUDE
Edited by MICHAEL BAKEWELL Executive producer RONALD MASON with David Buck. Kate Binchy Patrick Troughton and Denys Hawthorne as Tolstoy
18: Bright Day is Done adapted by VAL GIELGUD
Cast in order of speaking:
Directed by NESTA PAIN
(Repeated: Sunday, 2.30 pm)
A musical portrait to celebrate the centenary of his birth including memories from Evelyn Laye, Mark Lubbock and Robert Stolz
Written and introduced by Charles Osborne
Produced, with gramophone records, by Anna Instone
by bill KIRKMAN, a former Africa Correspondent of The Times who is now Secretary of the University of Cambridge Appointments Board and a Fellow of University College.
Mr Kirkman looks at some developments in Africa since the coming of independence. While accepting that many things have gone wrong, he considers that the traditional viewpoint adopted by many observers misunderstands the nature of Africa's problems and ignores some of her very real achievements.
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Northanger Abbey by JANE AUSTEN
Read by Dorothy Tutin (16)
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
