6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer for the Day
6.50-7.0 Weather, information and news for your area
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
7.50-8.0 Weather, information and news for your area
and more of Today
(including Today in the South and West introduced this week by DEREK JONES , and Regional Extra for the Midlands and East Anglia)
E Anglia VHF: see Variations, col 5
8.40 Today's Papers
'He rode into our valley in the summer of '89. He rode easily, leaning his weight lazily into the stirrups. He was clean-shaven, his face lean and hard. and his eyes endlessly searching from side to side. checking off every item in view. As I noticed this. a sudden chill struck through me there in the warm sum' Produced by JOHN CARDY
(First of 10 instalments)
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 and ELIZABETH SMITH
NEM p 7; Lord of beauty, thine the splendour (BBC HB 327); Canticle 6 (part 1); Matthew 21, vv 23-32 (rsv): Forth in thy name (BBC HB 406)
BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA led by MAURICE BRETT conductor KENNETH ALWYN with ROSEMARY BRETT DAVIES and MARIE COOPER (two pianos)
Introduced by JOHN WEBSTER
by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM adapted for radio by ERIC EWENS
A series of five plays about adventure by sea, land. and air.
Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT (Paul Maxwell is in ' Promises. Promises ' at the Prince of Wales Theatre: David Blagden in ' Fiddler on the Roof ' at Her Majesty's Theatre, London)
A series in which great short stories (sometimes abridged) are read by leading artists. 8: Crowning Glory by P. H. NEWBY
Read by Frank Duncan
Produced by TERENCE TILLER South West VHF: see Variations, col 5
and voices and topics in and behind the head lines introduced by David Jessel
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
Story: Mr Beans Friend by JOAN SMITH
with the BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA leader BARRY WILDE conducted by ANTHONY RANDALL and VALERIE TRYON (piano)
by GILES COOPER
followed by an interlude
The novel by MARK TWAIN abridged in eight parts and read by MARVIN-KANE
7: Sir Boss, wilt fight naked? 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
5.50-6.0 Weather, information and news for your area
A lighthearted look at life in which Al airs the views of the silent majority on the subject of National Sports and Pasiimes Vocal reflections JULIE ROGERS Musical illustrations by MAX HARRIS AND HIS
AMAZING DANCING BAND
(Repeated: Tuesday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views With MERYL O'KEEFFE
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor BRIAN BLISS
from the novel
Inspector West Cries Wolf by JOHN CREASEY dramatised as a serial in six parts by MAURICE TRAVERS
While West is investigating the Lobo crimes, Janet is suffering mental agony at the hands of the mysterious woman. 2: Knife in (he Dark
Produced by JOHN BROWELL (Repeated: Tuesday, 3.30 pm)
The game that turns the pages of show biz history with ARTHUR ASKEY , JEAN METCALFE LEONARD SACHS. KEITH FORDYCE
Chairman JACK WATSON
Programme devised and compiled by DENIS GIFFORD Produced by JOHN DYAS
Trevor Howard and Jack Watson
Company Sergeant Major Gooseley returns to his former home in Sussex. His commanding officer, now retired, lives there. His return cannot be a coincidence.
Produced by JOHN TYDEMAN
(After 25 years, th'e return of Trevor Howard: page 5)
9.58 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor BRIAN BLISS
(The World at 10 o'clock: p 12)
DR ARCHIE CLOW interviews some of the scientists who have put forward their ideas at the Annual Meeting of the British Association in Durham,
by R. A. DICK abridged by MADGE HART Read by John Westbrook
' Damn it, my language is most controlled, madam,' said the ghost of Captain Gregg, ' and as for my morals. I can assure you that no woman has been the worse in body or pocket for knowing me. and I'd like to know how many mealy-mouthed psalm-singers can say the same.'
Produced bv JOHN CARDY
(First of 10 instalments)
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
