6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Outlook
Reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern t
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) t
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
Radio 4's breakfast-time look at what Britain is getting up to this weekend -and what's happening abroad, including live reports from the Fourth Test at Sydney, presented by Michael Aspel
Today's Papers at 8.45
8.59 Weather
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
DAVID FRANKLIN reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by DOUGLAS SMITH t
A weekly look at politics, policies, and politicians during the Parliamentary Recess, introduced by ANTHONY KING t Narrator David Broomfield Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
MARTIN COX ANNE DUNCAN-JONES ,
New Every Morning page 61; The Church of God a kingdom is (BBC Hymn Book 183); Canticle 7; 1 Peter 1, v 16, to 2. v 4 (NEB); Jesus shall reign (BBC HB 460)
Wir wünschen Ihnen ein glückliches Neues Jahr.
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1: The Nature of Books
(Repeated: Wed, 7.0 pm, R3) t (Publications: see page 2)
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)
Challenge Match
The winners of this year's Top of the Form are challenged by the winners of Radio Telefis Eireann's School Quiz First Class
12.55 Weather; programme news
A spontaneous discussion by STEVE RACE, PATRICK MOORE RT HON JUDITH HART , MP BARNEY HAYHOE, MP
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from Whitchurch, Shropshire
Precipitation by CHARLES MANDER with and The story of the unseasonable happenings in the Harrison family when that well-known personality the Television Weatherman pays a visit.
The action takes place in a seedy seaside town during an uncertain summer weekend.
Produced by BRIAN MILLER (from Bristol) t
Introduced by Judith Chalmers t
Avoiding Time Off Work Because of Winter Ills: advice from a doctor
A Good Read: DILYS POWELL recommends some books she couldn't put down
Some Ideas for Meals from the Delicatessen Counter: LOUISE DAVIES
She's the Keystone of My Life: the mother of a mongol daughter talks to DOREEN FORSYTH Too Many Flint Axes?: NORMAN TOZER takes a critical look at museums and art galleries
MARTIN JARVIS reads This Right Soft Lot by EDWARD BLISHEN (3)
A radio competition for bands Round 1: Programme 2 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band conductor ROBERT OUGHTON t'
The Luton Band conductor ALBERT COUPE
Adjudicators E. c. BUTTRESS ALEX MORTIMER , VILEM TAUSKY Introduced by DOUGLAS SMITH Produced by ALLAN GILES t
Introduced by ROBERT DOUGALL
(Shortened version of last Friday's broadcast) ‡
Yorkshireman -
Security Officer
A series of plays written by ANTHONY SCOTT VEITCH featuring
The Golden Fleece
Three fires in five weeks, all in the same place and all in a building guarded by Holdfast Security. One could be accidental; two give rise to suspicion: but three! Three, and Frank Pybus starts asking a lot of questions.
(For cast see Tues 3.30 pm) t
5.55 Weather; programme news
by ALISTAIR COOKE t
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 9: Gazala
Cast: JOHN BENTLEY
MICHAEL COLLINS , ERIC FRANCIS GARARD GREEN, NIGEL LAMBERT HECTOR ROSS , JOHN RYE JAMES THOMASON
FREDERICK TREVES
Written and produced by JOHN BRIDGES t
Written by BARRY TOOK, JOHNNIE MORTIMER and BRIAN COOKE starring Kenneth Horne with KENNETH WILLIAMS , HUGH PADDICK and BETTY MARSDEN
THE MAX HARRIS GROUP
Announcer DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS t
by Richard Mason
with Martin Jarvis, Tsai Chin, Alan Wheatley, Anthony Valentine
Michael Quinn, RAF, is on an initial course in India. He and his Japanese girl-instructor fall passionately in love. Their brief happiness is interrupted when he is sent to the Japanese front and is captured by the Japanese. He escapes - but returns to find fate waiting...
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
A late-evening conversation in Which EDWARD GARDNER , QC, MP PROFESSOR HARRY STREET and PROFESSOR BERNARD CRICK exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices With BRIAN REDHEAD
(from Manchester) t
Evening Prayers conducted by THE REV PETER FIRTH with a section of the BBC WEST OF ENGLAND SINGERS directed by PHILIP MOORE
All the day's news preceded by Weather
