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 JEREMY ROBINSON ) VHF East Anglia: see below
8.40 Today's papers
Religious Service for Primary Schools
9.25 This way and that way presented by GORDON REYNOLDS with MARI GRIFFITH
Produced by ALBERT CHATTERLEY (Music Box Treasury No 3)
Crack-shot Kenzie ,' a poacher since the age of 10, talks of the fascination of poaching, and methods of outwitting gamekeepers and police.
(BBC Sound Archive recording)
Movement and Music (i)
NEM p 54; Give to our God immortal praise (BBC hb 6); Psalm 25. vv 1-10: St John 16. vv 22-33; Happy are they, they that love God (BBC hb 274)
Christian Focus: Acting It Out Introduced by GEOFFREY CURTIS
10.50 Challenge
Excerpts from BBC Archives presented by RALPH ROLLS
(Material for Assembly)
11.0 Time and Tune
Farms: with JOHN CAMBURN Written and produced by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 In the Village by MARGERY MORRIS
The life of a Hindu family in the South of India. (Man)
11.40 New York
HARVEY MATL 'sow describes some of the problems of his native city in the series ' Living in Cities.' Produced and edited by ALEX HUNTER. (Geography)
Ken Sykora presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature:
Your Health and Welfare
Getting On a Good Footing: as summer approaches and sandals come into their own, a chiropodist gives a few pointers to elegant, healthy, feet.
Other topical items too. and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see col 2
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Pin for a Peepshow by MRS R. E. GODSLAND
Living language happens
MICHAEL ROSEN presents his own poems
2.20 Poetry Corner Simple Simon
MAJOR-GENERAL H. L. BIRKS describes some of the excitement, but also some of the problems, of fighting in a tank during the First World War.
(BBC Sound Archive recording)
The Diuiding Cell by PROFESSOR W. S. BULLOUGH
(Reproduction and Growth)
by RICHARD AUSTIN
with MAGNUS MAGNUSSON who talks to
RT HON HAROLD MACMILLAN about the latest volume of his political memoirs Riding the Storm (1956-1959) also
THOR HEYERDAHL, who sailed the Pacific in Kon-Tiki, discusses his recent Atlantic voyages-the subject of his new book The Ra Expeditions and other new books
Produced by ALAN HAYDOCKt
by A. E. W. MASON : abridged in seven parts by NEVILLE TELLER Ethne Eustace has added a fourth white feather to the three sent to Harry Feversham by his brother officers and has broken off her engagement to him.
2: Harry Feversham 's Plan Reader DAVID MAHLOWE
Produced by HERBERT SMITH (from Manchester)
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
From the television series based on the characters created by A. J. CRONIN
This week: Belle
(Repeated: Friday 1.30 pm)
John Hosken presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
A radio correspondence column (Repeated: Friday, 4.0 pm)
Charles de Gaulle 1890-1970
A portrait of the General seen through British eyes
It is two years since General de Gaulle resigned from the French Presidency. Britain's influence on his destiny was profound - as was his influence on Britain's.
Brian Connell examines the impressions and reactions of some of those in this country who knew him, worked with him and studied him.
Among the contributors are: LORD AVON, LORD GLADWYN SIR EDWARD SPEARS and de Gaulle biographers AIDAN CRAWLEY and EDWARD ASHCROFT
Produced by WALTER WALLICHt
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
Cabinet ministers and eminent scientists, housewives and schoolboys - why do they all listen to New Worlds? After all, it's only a programme of discovery and invention. Presenter PAUL VAUGHAN
Produced by LAURIE JOHN
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
The Card by ARNOLD BENNETT
Read by MICHAEL ALDRIDGE (6)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends