6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer for the Day
8.50 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 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
8.4* Today's Papers
by EVELYN WAUGH
Read by Hugh BURDEN (4)
Judith Listowel
An occasional series on aspects of child-care
1: Taking Your Baby Home Tomorrow
A Consultant Paediatrician in a London teaching hospital explains his ideas on mother-and-baby-care.
In discussion with him: a Senior Health Visitor and three mothers.
Produced by BARBARA CROWTHER
NEM p 102; Blest be the everlasting God (BBC HB 486); Psalm 40; Matthew 10. vv 16-28 (rsv); How bright these glorious spirits shine (BBC HB 492)
LONDON STUDIO STRINGS leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by OWAIN ARWEL HUGHKS and JAMES HUGHES and HAROLD RICH (harmonica and piano)
Introduced by PETER BARKER
Table for Two and Three Chairs by GEOFFREY AND ROSEMARY BELLMAN The fourth of five morning plays about loneliness
' I want ... Caroline. If you are prepared to let me have her. I'll sign ... Without her, no deal.'
Produced by RAY MILES
Monty enters high society in order to answer the question - what is it like to be a debutante in 1970? His search, takes him to debs' parties where he meets the girls, their escorts, and their hard-working mothers.
Produced by RICHARD GILBERT
ANONA WINN, JOY
ADAMSON NORMAN HACKFORTH , PETER GLAZE with a mystery guest and DAVID FRANKLIN in the chair Produced by BOBBY JAYE
12.55 Weather; programme news
The News and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Stories: Teddy's Ribbon by SHEILA COOK and The Little Red Tractor by JOYCE RUSHBY
with the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra, leader Maurice Brett, conductor Kenneth Alwyn, and Nigel Coxe (piano)
Come on then, astonish me! bV ANDREW DAVIES
Another play in which the indomitable Steph Smith meets the world head-on and finds it wanting.
With ROBERT ROBINSON
(Wednesday broadcast)
by ANNE BRONTit abridged for radio in 10 instalments by NAN MACDONALD
Part 10: In which Gilbert prepares to say Farewell reader DAVID MAHLOWE
Produced by TREVOR HILL (from Manchester)
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 Steve Race
5.58 Weather; programme news
5.55 South-East News
by HENRY CECIL starring Richard Briers Reasonable Doubt
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Prlestland presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
A contemporary review puncturing the pundits and deflating the diehards
Shots fired by PETER REEVES abetted by ELIZABETH MORGAN BARRY CRYER , BILL WALLIS
With THE MAX HARRIS GROUP Script by PETER REEVES and TERRANCE DICKS
Produced by JOHN DYAS
bv JIRF VILIMEK
An English version of the Czechoslovak radio play which won last year's Italia Prize.
The play deals with the use and abuse of history and how it could be rewritten as political propaganda in the Communist world under Stalin.
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX
Selkirk
An impression in words and music of the old Scottish border town
Sir Walter Scott was sheriff here, and Mungo Park an apprentice surgeon. It has some of the finest modern housing in Europe- and, in its ancient Common Riding, a unique summer festival. Written and presented by IAN MCINTYRE
Produced by GEORGE FISCHER
Discoveries, inventions, and news from the world of science and technology,
PAUL VAUGHAN brings you the people whose achievements are changing your way of life Produced by LAURIE JOHN
9.58 Weather
The News
David Holden reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
BRIAN MEREDITH examines achievements in international co-operation by the UN and some of its agencies. 4: The Industrial Evolutionaries
The Shepherd File by CONRAD VOSS BARK
Read by RICHARD BEBB (9)
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
