Reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
7.10 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Produced by ANTHONY PARKIN (from Birmingham)
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
Radio 4's breakfast. time took at what Britain is getting up to this weekend-and what s happening abroad, including live reports from the Third Test at Melbourne, presented by Michael Aspel
Today's Papers at 8.45
(Melbourne-the concrete cauldron: page 13)
8.59 Weather
Radio 4 fills you in on the political scene at home and abroad, starting with 9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World
DAVID FRANKLIN reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by DAVID BROOMFIELD
9.45 Talking Politics
A weekly look at politics, policies, and politicians during the Parliamentary Recess: Introduced by ANTHONY KING Narrator Peter Barker
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
MARTIN COX , ANNE DUNCAN-JONES
New Every Morning p 44: Brightest and best (BBC Hymn Book 63); Psalm 86; Colossians 2, vv 1-15 (NEB); The maker of the sun and moon (BBC HB 60)
Rendez-vous a Chaviray
Special Nouvel An: second of four extra programmes for the holiday period
Reisebüro Atlas
Weihnachtslieder
A special holiday programme in which ILSE SINGER and JÖRG SÖRENSEN introduce some German Christmas carols.
(Part 2 of Reiseburo Atlas : 19 January at 7.0 pm, Radio 3)
A special programme for the customer
The change to decimal currency takes place on ' D-Day ' - Monday 15 February 1971.
WILLIAM DAVIS , Editor of Punch, advises consumers on what to expect, how to cope with the new currency, and where to get advice.
Produced by JOHN TURTLE
Introduced by DESMOND LYNAM
News and prospects of today's big sporting events, featuring Association Football in England and Scotland, Racing, Rugby Union, and Rugby League (Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)
The Final of the general knowledge contest between girls' and boys' schools in England. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Harris Academy, Dundee (Boys) v
Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester Question-master
JOHN ELLISON Questions set by ROY SMITH Production assistant GERALDINE CHURCH
Produced by MARTIN FISHER (Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55Weather; programmenews
A spontaneous discussion by CAMPBELL ADAMSON , LORD WILLIS BAMBER GASCOIGNE , LYNDA CHALKER Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from Winterbourne, Bristol
by Colin Mares
The administrative director at a large firm tries to prevent a brilliant young scientist spending too much money on research. His task becomes increasingly difficult and has to be fought against a background of family illness.
Introduced by Judith Chalmers
The New Divorce Law: Pamela Deedes explains some of the changes it will bring
Crosswords: Adrian Bell offers a few clues on how they are compiled.
Men and Women Writing: Lorna Pegram and Leslie Thomas discuss their own books.
What's the Money Used For?: a working wife and mother who's a district nurse
It's not British - or is it?: Tim Matthews looks at the British character.
Martin Jarvis reads This Right Soft Lot by Edward Blishen (2)
A radio competition for bands
Adjudicators E. C. BUTTRESS
ALEX MORTIMER
VILEM TAUSKY
Introduced by DOUGLAS SMITH
Round 1: Programme 1 Camborne Town Band conductor FRED J. ROBERTS v
The Kibworth Band conductor WILLIAM SCHOLES Produced by ALLAN GILES
Introduced by ROBERT DOUGALL
(Shortened version of last Friday's broadcast)
Yorkshireman -
Security Officer
A series of plays written by ANTHONY SCOTT VEITCH featuring William Gaunt as Mister Pybus
The Coming Out of Lester Kingdom
5.55 Weather: programme news
by ALISTAIR COOKE
(Repeated: Sunday, 9.15 am)
Highlights of today's sport in the South and Midlands.
Produced by GODFREY DIXEY
A series of 13 dramatisations based on the campaign in North Africa during the Second World War
Narrator Michael Flanders Military historical adviser KENNETH MACKSEY
8: Rommel's Riposte Cast:
MICHAEL COLLINS , GERALD CROSS KERRY FRANCIS , GARARD GREEN
LESLIE HERITAGE, GODFREY KENTON FREDERICK TREVES PETER TUDDENHAM
Written and produced by JOHN BRIDGES
Written by BARRY TOOK , JOHNNIE MORTIMER and BRIAN COOKE starring Kenneth Horne with KENNETH WILLIAMS , HUGH PADDICK and BETTY MARSDEN Music by THE MAX HARRIS GROUP
Announcer DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS
by George Axelrod, adapted by Colin Tucker
with Hugh Paddick as Richard and and Toby Robins as The Girl.
It's peaceful for a city man in the summer when his family has gone away to the seaside. But when he's been married for 7 years and an attractive girl in the floor above drops a tomato plant on him...
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
9.58 Weather
A late-evening conversation in which MARY SCRUTTON DR A. T. CHURCHMAN and PROFESSOR PATRICK NUTTGENS exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas, and prejudices With BRIAN REDHEAD
(from Manchester)
The evening office of Compline
All the day's news preceded by Weather
