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 Tlmpson
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 f Anglia, Regional Extra; and Today in the South and West introduced by DEREK JONES ) VHF East Anglia: see col 5
8.40 Today's Papers
reveals his pleasure In the poetry and prose in which he finds wit -the quality he most admires in other writers. One writer who possesses this quality to the point which David admits turns his admiration into envy is Frank Muir who reads his essay ' I know where I'm going '.
Other readings by GARY WATSON Produced by HELEN FRY
Before an invited audience in Broadcasting House, London (First broadcast in January)
A tribute to Gerald Burley , patron of the arts, by his friends and the people he has encouraged.
Those taking part: ANTHONY BURLEY DAVID HUGHES
SIR GILBERT INGLEFIELD DAVID KOSSOFF YEHUDI MENUHIN DIANA MENUHIN
THE BISHOP OF SOUTHWARK DONALD SWANN
Compiled and introduced by LEONARD PEARCEY
Produced by RICHARD WILLCOX
NEM p 96; Glorious things of thee are spoken (BBC HB 176); Psalm 82; St John 11, v 55 to 12, v 8; Thy kingdom come (BBC HB 28)
Introduced by Sidney Harrison who invites you to listen to some easily remembered music played by the BBCSCOTTISHSYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader TOM ROWLETTE conducted by ANDREW DAVIE NORMA FISHER (piano)
by THOMAS HUGHES Read by MICHAEL TUDOR BARNES 4: George Arthur
Tom assumes responsibilities and the course of his life changes.
John Edmunds presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature:
Your Health and Welfare
Tonsils - in or out? Is It really good for children to have their tonsils removed or Is medical thinking changing about this once fashionable operation? JUNE ROSE reports
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see col 5
A musical quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SHRYANE
DAVID FRANKLIN and FRANK MUIR challenge
IAN WALLACE and DENIS NORDEN In the chair STEVE RACE
{Repeated: Monday, 7.30 pm)
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story "The doll's house garden" by Helen Wareing
BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA conductor HAVELOCK NELSON
MADGE STEPHENS (soprano)
by PETER F. FERGUSON
The delegation of responslbilfty is a necessary virtue for a businessman. Mr Rainbird , however, is perhaps too virtuous.
by R. D. BLACKMORE : abridged In 12 parts by RONALD RUSSELL Read by PAUL ROGERS
The trained bands of Devon and Somerset have failed in their attempt to storm Glen Doone. Two men have arrived from the Court of Chancery bidding Lorna to be ready to travel whenever called upon. 10: Lorna Gone Away
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
with Andrew Cruickshank as Dr Cameron Barbara Mullen as Janet Bill Simpson as Dr Finlay Under the Hammer
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
John Hosken presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to views expressed in last Friday's Any Questionst Introduced by DAVID JACOBS
Produced by ROY HAYWARD (Repeated: Friday, 4.0 pm)
Write to Any Answers?, BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR
A view of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his associates Written for radio by ANN SHEARER with John Westbrook as Coleridge
Other parts played by GEOFFREY BANKS , EDY THE FRENCH WILFRED HARRISON , RONALD HARVI DAVID MAHLOWE , MARAH STOHL Produced by HERBERT SMITH
(from Manchester)
What do you do when a massive cathedral shows frightening signs of imminent collapse? TakeYork Minster , for example. Medieval masons may indeed have built it to stand forever, but five centuries since it was constructed, the pubjic has had to pay 12 million to stop it falling down. Has it succeeded? And if so, was it all worth it? Speakers include:
The Archbishop of York DR DONALD COGGAN The Dean of York DR ALAN RICHARDSON
SIR MORTIMER WHEELER and many of the archaeologists, architects, engineers, and masons involved in restoration work.
Produced by LAURIE JOHN
A programme of scientific entertainment
Presenter PAUL VAUGHAN
Produced by ALISTAIR BROWN
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
A series'of personal views
4: THE RT REV HUGH MONTEFIORE Bishop of Kingstonupon-Thames
Minstrel Boy by VIAN SMITH
Read by PAUL ROGERS (9)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
