6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Outlook reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
0.50 Weather: programme news
6.55 South-East News
7.10 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Produced by ANTHONY PARKIN
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
7.50 Weather; programme news
7.55 South-East News
The News
Radio 4's breakfast-time look at what Britain is getting up to this weekend - and what's happening abroad
8.45 Today's Papers
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
What the weeklies think, illustrated from their editorials, is reviewed by ANTHONY KING
Parliamentarians scrutinise the week's work at Westminster and discuss what is making an impact on the world of politics Chairman IAN WALLER
Produced by Bernard TATE
New' Every Morning page 47; Love of the Father (BBC Hymn Book 5221; Psalm 126; Genesis 2, vv 4-9, 15-17 (NEB); Lord of our life (BBC HE 179)
Fresh Start Magazine Saturday Selection
A second hearing of some items from the recent Thursday afternoon series designed for the mature woman who would like to embark on a new job. Presented by CAROLINE NICHOLSON and MICHAEL SMEE
Compiled and produced by EVELYN GIBBS
14: Klaus kauft ein
(Rptd: Wed 6.30 pm: Study)
12: Exile and Glory
GILBERT PHELPS talks about
Byron's life and work after his departure from England and his death in the cause of Greek independence.
(Lastweek'sbroadcast: Study) (For publications and associated NEC correspondence courses see page 33)
Introduced by PETER JONES
Latest news and prospects of today's events including County Cricket; Racing at Ascot; Penfold Golf Tournament; Middlesex Rugby Union Seven-a-side Finals; and the Hard Court Tennis Championships at Bournemouth
Produced by JACOB DE VRIES (Sport on 2; 2.30-5.45 pm)
4: Midlands and North of England
(Details as Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55Weather; programmenews
A spontaneous discussion by RT HON QUINTIN HOGG , MP
RT HON JEREMY THORPE , MP KATHARINE WHITEHORN
LORD DONALDSON
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Solo Impromptu by FRANK DRAKE ' with John Bentley and Sonia Fraser
' has escaped from a working party, and was serving a life sentence for murder. He is aged 33, five feet ten inches in height, well-built, with black hair inclined to curl. Anyone having any knowledge of his whereabouts should communicate with the nearest Police Station ... '
Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Guest: Dr Walter Perry
Vice-Chancellor of the Open University
Undergraduate Father: PAT GREGORY on his decision to go to University in his late 40s Single in 1970: FREDA cowell , ANGELA HEYLIN , and ANNE SHEARER talk to JUNE ROSE
My first year as a stepmother: SUSAN WOOD
Fools rush in ... : some proverbs rewritten by BA MASON, IRENE THOMAS , RICHARD Murdoch , and MICHAEL GREEN
The Useless Woman by T. F. POWYS read by MICHAEL FLANDERS
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited Bangor, Caernarvon
Produced by RICHARD BURWOOD † (Shortened edition, Wed, 12.0)
In view of recent events TONY BILBOW takes a further look at interplanetary travel on screen and talks to GREGORY PECK about the latest space film Marooned
Written by LYN FAIRHURST Produced by BOBBY JAYE
(Revised edition of the programmebroadcaston 11 April) (Repeated: Wed, 7.30 pm)
LESLIE SMITH introduces 25 minutes devoted to listeners' own views on current issues
5.55 Weather; programme news
by ALISTAIR COOKE
(Repeated: Sunday, 9.15 am)
Introduced by JOHN MOTSON Produced by GODFREY DIXEY
1870-1948
A programme from the Royal Festival Hall in honour of the centenary of his birth VILEM TAUSKY conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS
ELIZABETH HARWOOD (SOpranO) ROWLAND JONES (tenor) JACK ROTHSTE IN (violin) BBC CHORUS Part 1 including excerpts from The Merry Widow and Giuditta; Concertino for violin and orchestra
Introduced by MARTIN MUNCASTER Produced by DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN
Presented by the BBC in association with the GLC
(Part 2: Radio 2, 8.50 pm)
The Franchise Affair adapted by JOHN HYATT from the novel by JOSEPHINE TEY
' They re the women who gave me the lift, the women who kept me here. And this is the house -I recognise it! '
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by BETTY DAVIES (Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
A late-evening conversation in which BARBARA HARDY HUMPHRY BERKELEY and SID CHAPLIN freely exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas, and prejudices wtih BRIAN REDHEAD Produced by BRIAN BLAKE
The evening office of Compline
Michael Barratt looks back on the week's news - and sees the funny side featuring
SEAN ARNOLD. ALAN BARRY
MALCOLM HAYES , FREDERICK TREVES and Andrew Alexander with next week's news
Script by PETER SPENCE
Produced by DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT †
preceded by Weather