6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Thought for the Day
6.50 Weather: programme news
6.55 South-East News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by Jack de Manio 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
by STELIO HOURMOUZIOS
When he bought a large painting all he was looking for was something to fill up the space over the fire; but he soon found out there is more to a picture than meets the eye
Another look at some of the last outposts of steam locomotion in Britain
1: The Tal-y-Llyn Railway
Introduced by PETER WHEELER Produced by DON MOSEY
NEM p 19; At thy feet, 0 Christ, we lay (BBC HB 402); Psalm 1; Luke 1, vv 41-56 (NEB); Jesus, my Lord. how rich thy grace (BBC HB 379)
LONDON STUDIO STRINGS leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by WALTER HARGREAVES
Introduced by PETER BARKER
The State Procession from Buckingham Palace and the arrival at Westminster described by AUDREY RUSSELL from the Victoria Memorial and by GODFREY TALBOT from the roof of the Henry VII Chapel of Westminster Abbey.
The scene inside the House of Lords described by RAYMOND BAXTER
A medical magazine introduced by JOAN YORKE
The Doctors, the Patients, and The National Health Service: a report by DR MICHAEL O'DONNELL Medicine in Europe - 6: LIZ BOWER describes the French Medical Services
Produced by THENA HESHEL
12.55 Weather; programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Gerry Giraffe by DENISE SHELDON
BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA conducted by MARCUS DODS VALERIE TRYON (piano)
Produced by ALAN OWEN
by BERNARD PICTON
by ANNE BRONTE abridged for radio in 10 instalments by NAN MACDONALD
6: Which tells of Helen's Hopes and Fears. Reader JULIET COOKE
Produced by TREVOR HILL
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
5.59 Weather, programme news
5.55 South-East News
starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby
Judgment Summons
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to views expressed in last Friday's Any Questions? Introduced by DAVID JACOBS
Produced bv MICHAEL BOWEN (Repeated: Friday, 4.0 pm)
The holder of the two highest awards for gallantry given by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Richard Evans has been at the wheel of the Moelfre Lifeboat during two epic rescues in tremendous seas. As he says: 'We have got to go out, but we haven't got to come back.'
The story of a train journey through India by JOSEPH HONE
If you really go all the way on the ' 82 Down de Luxe ' you start at Kipling's Simla in the snowy foothills of the Himalayas and end in the turkish bath of Calcutta three days and 1,500 miles later, a fair helping of some of the ' history and romance ' of India - if you're not in a hurry.
JOSEPH HONE made the journey and tonight's programme is a reflection of the trip, the places, and some of his fellow-travellers.
Produced by ALAN BURGESS
Discoveries, inventions, and news from the world of science and technology.
Each week PAUL VAUGHAN brings you the people whose achievements are changing your way of life
Producer LAURIE JOHN
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
The White Colt by DAVID ROOK read by PAUL ROGERS (8)
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends