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, in the Midlands and E Anglia, Regional Extra: and Today in the South and West introduced by DEREK JONES ) VHF East Anglia: see cot 5
8.40 Today's Papers
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The largest? The fastest? The strongest? The oldest?
A not-too-serious survey of some of the ' champions in the plant and animal kingdoms. Introduced by DEREK JONES Produced by DILYS BREESE (from Bristol)
(Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast)
History in Evidence Medieval Britain 3: Tournament
Written by ELIZABETH LUCKOCK and ALAN EREIRA
9.45 Music Workshop 2
Produced by WILLIAM MURPHY
Week of Prayer for ChristianUnity
Christian 7; Praise to the Lord
(BBC HB 5341: Psalm 8: Jeremiah 2, vv 4-13 (jb); Fill thou my life (BBC HB 271)
Horizons de France
3 Extracts from he Parapluie by Maupassant. Narrative links by ARIEL DAICRE
(Fifth-year French)
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. 3: Minorities Written by REX EDWARDS
(For the 15-16 age group)
11.20 Discovery
Communication. 3: Man to man by ARTHUR VIALLS
Presented by RICHARD BEBB
11.40 Contemporary History 3: McCarthy
A study of the career of the us Senator and the 'red scare' in America during the early 1950s
Script by STUART EVANS
Joan Yorke presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Todav's main feature: Your "Rights and Responsibilities
Death in the Family: LAURIE SAPPER talks about all the legal formalities that have to be gone through and describes the necessary tasks facing the one who is left to cope.
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
(Write to You and Yours, BBC. Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA; or phone [number removed], extension 3030, and record your letter)
VIIF South West: see col 5
The Bishop turns to Crime starring Robertson Harethe Archdeacon the BishopWilliam Mervyn Derek Nimmothe Bishop's Chaplain the DeanJohn Barron
Jack with RONALD FORFAR and this week's guests: Kenneth ConnorElvey Stickles
Samuel Tutt and Sam Kydd
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Cold Paws by DOROTHY DIXON
Movement, Mime, and Music I for the 7-9-year-olds by JAMES DODDING f
2.20 The Nottingham Captain by ARNOLD WESKER
Produced by ELIZABETH ORNBO (Books, Plays, Poems)
2.45 Moon Rocket by CHRISTINE DUDLEY
(Nature: radiovision)
Hanged on Tuesday bv ROSEMARY TIMPERLEY with Joan Matheson and Sheila Grant On Tuesday God created darkness absolute ... married on Tuesday, hanged on Tuesday ...
Produced by GLYN DEARMAN
A monthly programme reflecting life in the country with a natural history contribution by ERIC SIMMS
Introduced by C. GORDON GLOVER Produced by ARTHUR PHILLIPS
by E. Œ. SOMERVILLE and MARTIN ROSS
6: The Last Day of Shraft I Is it an ancient song ? '
'It is, your honour; t'was himself made it up last year.' Reader DENYS HAWTHORNE
Produced by JOHN SCOTNEY
(from Northern Ireland)
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening. Presented by William Hardcastle and Roger Cook
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENEE HOUSTON, JUNO ALEXANDER JANET HITCHMAN
ROSEMARY PALMER
In the chair ANONA WINN Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SERLE (Repeated: Friday, 12.25 pm)
(Repeated: Thursday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited Swinton and Pendlebury in Lancashire.
by Tony Hoare
'You've been a villain all your life - same as me... d'you think you're gonna be content to take home that paltry little pay packet every week?'
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)
followed by an interlude
with RONALD EYRE
News of books and writers including a new biography of Cleopatra; a novel about Mussolini, Treasure, bv A. E. Hotchner (author of Papa Hemingway) ; and a new look at Muriel Spark by A. S. BYATT , with readings from her novels by JUDI DENCH.
Produced by JOCELYN FERGUSON (Repeated: Thursday, 3.45) (Judi Dench is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company)
A professional broadcaster talks on a topic which has caught his attention,
Tonight: Gerald Priestland
(Repeated: Sunday, 6.45 pm)
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Invitation to the Waltz by ROSAMOND LEHMANN Read by BARBARA LEIGH HUNT (8)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
