6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer for the Day
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme 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
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
and more of Today
(including Today in the South and West, and Regional Extra for the Midlands and E Anglia) E Anglia VHF: see Variations below
8.40 Today's Papers
by RICHARD COMPTON-HALL
Read by MARTIN MUNCASTER 3: Booile's Bunny
Talking Point
(Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast)
History in Evidence Roman Britain - 3
Written by JEREMY GIBSON
9.45 Music Workshop 2
Written by WILLIAM MURPHY
NEM p 99; Awake, our souls (BBC HB 300); Psalm 46; Isaiah 5, vv 1-7 (Rsv); Soldiers, who are Christ's below (BBC HB 337)
La France Aujourd'hui
3: Monsieur Richard est un bon restaurateur
Written by PAULE-ALINE DENT †
10.45 Foreign Correspondent
Each week. an examination in depth of a major and current issue in international affairs. Introduced by GRAHAM TAYAR
11.0 Inquiry
Unit 1: Self and Others
3: A Sense of Community
Moves: a play specially written for radio by JEREMY GIBSON Produced by DICKON REED
(For the 15-16 age group)
11.20 Discovery Human Biology
3: The Starving Millions
11.40 Contemporary History 3: The Depression
Compiled by MAURICE WHITBREAD †
Joan Yorke presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature: Your Riphts and Responsibilities
JOHN STOCKBRIDGE finds out about the new pensions for the very elderly.
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
South West VHF: see Variations, cot 2
Adapted from his TV series by Richard Waring, starring Wendy Craig as Jennifer Corner and Francis Matthews as Henry Corner with Charlotte Mitchell as Mary
Jennifer is 'expecting' and the family are expectant. A country weekend is planned.
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by David Jessel
Story: The Expedition by PEGGY BRIDGES
Movement, Mime, and Music 1 by JAMES DODDING
2.20 Shane by JACK SCHAEFER : part 3 (Books, Plays, Poems)
2.45 Honeycomb by MARGARET SHEFFIELD (Nature)
by FRIEDRICH DURRENMATT translated by VICTOR PRICE with Anthony Jacobs James Thomason and Raf de la Torre
The President listens to a radio report-back from a high-power political/military expedition to Venus: it has not been a comfortable mission.
Produced by R. D. SMITH
A selection in which
David Jason , and Frank Abbott With MALCOLM HAYES
SEAN ARNOLD , SARA COWARD re-create some of the items from the first series to remind you of the lighter side of the last six months' news. Written by PETER SPENCE Produced by SIMON BRETT and DAVID HATCH
(A new series begins on Friday, 11.15 pm)
by H. HESKETH PRICHARD abridged for radio by ARTHUR RUSSELL
Reader NORMAN SMITH 5: Eel Island Robbery
Produced by Roger PINE
(from Northern Ireland)
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
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENEE HOUSTON, MARY STOCKS JUNO ALEXANDER. ANNA COOTE
In the chair Anona Winn Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SERLEt (Repeated: Friday, 12.25 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views With MERYL O'KEEFFE
(Extended version of Sunday's broadcast)
by R. D. WINGFIELD
'Double Entry' becomes ' Double or quits ' when £15,000 is missing from the safe.
Produced by CHRISTOPHER VENNING
With JOHN JULIUS NORWICH
JAMES CAMERON talks about Ved Mehta 's new Portrait of India, a record of his recent journey HUGH KAY on The Property Basket, the autobiography of Robert Speaight , the actor who played Christ in the original radio production of The Man Born to be King
RALPH MILBAND discusses The New Left, a collection of essays edited by Maurice Cranston and new novels Produced by MICHAEL HEFFERNAN
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.45 pm)
A topical talk by a professional broadcaster Ren6 Cutforth ... Ian Mclntyre ...
Gerald Priestland ...
Produced by DANIEL SNOWMAN
9.58 Weather
Ian Mclntyre reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
How do they fare in 1970? An enquiry by KEN SYKORA 3: In Sickness and in Healtht
Oh, My Darling Daughter by ERIC MALPASS
Read by PRUNELLA SCALES (3)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends