6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer 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
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.5* Weather; programme news
7.55 South-East News
and more of Today
8.40 Today's Papers
by EVELYN WAUGH
Read by HUGH BURDEN (11)
Richard Baker and Ken Sykorn
Zena Skinner , Gordon Clyde George Luce and who knows who take a lively look round and meet some of the people for whom this is a special week. Produced by SUSAN ERLBECK
DENNIS LOWER. JACK SINGLETON
NEM p 29: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem BBC HB 116); Psalm 114; Matthew 13, vv 10-23 (rsv); Most glorious Lord of life (BBC HB 398)
BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA leader MAURICE BRETT conductor KENNETH ALWYN and DAVID PARKHOl'SE ipiano)
Introduced by JOHN WEBSTER
Edited by NAOMI LEWIS from the translations of EDWARD LANE and SIR RICHARD BURTON
Read by John Westbrook
1: In which Sheherazade beguiles the waking hour on the. first of a Thousand and One Nights, and tells the story of The Magic Horse.
Produced by DAVID GEARY
A series in which great short stories (sometimes abridged) are read by leading artists. 5: Look at all those Roses by ELIZABETH BOWEN Read by Jill Balcon
Produced by TERENCE TILLER
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by David Jessel
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
for children under 5
Story: The unusual birthday party by HILDA RAWCLIFFE : pt 1
with the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conducted by VILEM TAUSKY and THE ORPINGTON JUNIOR SINGERS conductor SHEILA MOSSMAN Produced by ALAN OWEN
by NIGEL BALCHIN with Michael Hordern and Coral Browne
Place: No 10. Downing Street. Time: Anytime but the present.
by MARK TWAIN abridged in eight parts and read by MARVIN KANE Part 3
Produced by R. D. SMITH
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 David Jessel and Derek Cooper
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 Weather; programme news
5.55 South-East News
A lighthearted look at life in which Al airs the views of the silent majority on the subject of The Traffic Problem Vocal reflections by JULIE ROGERS
Musical illustrations by MAX HARRIS AND HIS
AMAZING DANCING BAND
Written by RONNIE TAYLOR Produced by JOHN BROWELL
(Repeated: Tuesday, 1.30 pm)
John Hosken presenting world news and views
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor BRIAN BLISS
from the novel
A Beauty for Inspector West' by JOHN CREASEY dramatised as a serial in seven parts by MAURICE TRAVERS
The case of the strangled Beauty Queens takes a new twist as the murderer tries a different method. There is a crack in Turnbull's ego. 5: Murder, Sweet Murder
Produced by JOHN BROWELL (Repeated: Tuesday, 3.30 pm)
The game that turns the pages of show biz history with TONY BRITTON , ERIC ROBINSON
DORIS HARE , PETER BUTTERWORTH Chairman JACK WATSON
See if you can beat the panel in identifying the sounds and voices from the past. How about ' This is Funf speaking ' or ' Can I do you now, sir? ' Can you tell Geraldo from Ambrose? Have a go anyway.
But even if you can'beat them, join them as they gossip about the show business personalities mentioned in the programme.
Programme devised and compiled by DENIS GIFFORD Produced by JOHN DYAS
by RAY LAWLER adapted for radio by JOY HOLLYER
Australian sugar-cane workers come to Melbourne for a gigantic spree during their five-month lay-off. Every year on his return to the city Roo brings Olive a doll.
But this is the 17th summer he's come back to her, and the 17th doll he's brought. And over 17 years people change ...
Production by FRANK ZEPPLE An ABC production
Andante in F major (WoO 57) JAKOB GIMPEL (piano) Andenken (WoO 136)
DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU (baritone)
BERTHA KOUST (piano)
(Recordings made available by courtesy of rias Berlin)
9.58 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLERY Editor BRIAN BLISS
1: Economic Policy
What ought to be the priorities of the new Government in the forthcoming session?
WILLIAM M. CLARKE , Editorial Consultant to The Banker, gives his views to ROBERT WILLIAMS.
Produced by ELIZABETH SMITH
by Dorothy Eden abridged by Mollie Hardwick
Read by Diana Olsson
Where is Willa? Is it true that she has eloped with a mysterious Swede? Her last letter to her cousin Grace was signed: ' Wilhelmina.' That could mean only one thing - a cry for help.
(First of ten instalments)
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends