6.27 Farming Today
S.45 Prayer for the Day
S.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 below
8.40 Today's Papers
Religious Service for Primary Schools
The Lord's Prayer by MARGARET E .ROSE
2: Hallowed be thy name
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.5 am)
9.50 Interlude
9.55 Movement and music 2 by JAMES DODDING
NEM p 68; Sing to the Lord * joyful song (BBC HB 19); Canticle 6 part 2: St John 18, vv 1-11; May the grace of Christ our Saviour (BBC HB 375)
MARTIN COOPER recalls one of Britain's greatest sopranos, who recently celebrated her 83rd birthday,
Movement and Music I by PENNY WHITTAM
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.55 am)
11.20 Songs of Industry
Presented by GARY TAYLOR
Produced by ALBERT CHATTERLEY (Music Club)
11 40 Luther by JOHN OSBORNE
BARRY FOSTER as Luther in the second and final part of this radio adaptation
Adapted and produced by DAVID LYTTLE
(Sixth Form series: Religion in its Contemporary Context)
Derek Cooper presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature:
Your Home and Family
Do I have to wash up. Mummy?
Should children help in the house? Should they be paid for what they do? PAUL VAUGHAN questions parents and children. 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)
VHF South West: see col 1
From the television series based on the characters created by A J. CRONIN with Hear No Evil: written and adapted by DICK SHARPLES
Broadcast by arrangement with GRAHAM STEWART
Produced by PETER TITERADGE † (Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Nicholas Woolley
Story: A Birthday in Bed by JANE MARLOW
Karl Benz makes his first Motor Car (1885). Written by KATHLEEN HOUNSELL -ROBERTS (World History)
2.20 The Beggar's Opera with GORDON REYNOLDS and boys of St Michael's College, Tenbury Produced by JENYTH WORSLEY (Music Session)
A series in which you meet interesting and unusual people from all walks of life. ThePrisonChaplain
The Rev Basil Williams , a former Chaplain in the Prison Service, talks to DENNIS MCCARTHY about his experiences, which included looking after condemned men.
Produced by JAMES GALLAGHER (from Birmingham)
(Repeated: Friday, 9.25 am)
A novel-sequence (1914-1968) arranged for radio in 29 parts 7: Seventieth Birthday
May 1936. Mr March's birthday is clouded by a looming scandal and family revolt.
Executive producer NORMAN WRIGHT
Part 5
Members of the Stocksfield Plants and Gardens Society put their questions to
FRED LOADS, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ARTHUR BILLITT Question-master
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
Produced by KENNETH FORD
A series of six programmes by JULIA SMALL
4: The Devil of the Rhine Prince Rupert
I I know my cause to be so just that I need not fear; for what I do is agreeable both to the laws of God and man, in defence of true religion, a King's prerogative, an Uncle's right, a Kingdom's safety....' Readers DENYS HAWTHORNE HENRY STAMPER
Produced by JOHN SCOTNEY †
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening.
Presented by Nicholas Woolley and Steve Race
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
Jimmy Ciitheroe in Jobs for the Ladies with PETER SINCLAIR , PATRICIA BURKE DANNY ROSS , DIANA DAY
TONY MELODY, BRIAN TRUEMAN and COLIN EDWYNN
Written by JAMES CASEY and FRANK ROSCOE
Produced by JAMES CASEY
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(Repeated: Wed, 1.30 pm)
John Hosken presenting world news and views With MERYL O'KEEFFE
Ring Robin Day to put your question in person to
Sir Alexander Glen Chairman of the British Tourist Authority
How well are we prepared for the seasonal flood of tourists to this country? What could we do to attract more of them-and do we want to? What do the tourists themselves think?
To promote a maximum flow of questions. [number removed](12 lines) will take them from 6.30 pm onward, as well as while the programme is on the air.
Produced by WALTER WALLICH
Malcolm Muggeridge looks it the newspaper as it reaches its 150th birthday.
C. P. Scott , the now legendary editor of The Manchester Guardian, inspired the paper for 60 of those years. Today's staff still quote him: ' It is well to be frank, it is even better to be fair.' Scott's grandsons brought the paper to London seven years ago to fight for a place among the national 'quality ' press. SIR NEVILLE CARDUS
ALISTAIR COOKE , C. A. LEJEUNE
MICHAEL FRAYN , and the present editor ALASTAIR HETHERINGTON. Journalist of the Year, are among the household names who take part in the programme.
Research assisted by DAVID AYERST. author of Guardian:
Biography of a Newspaper Produced by HELEN FRY
(Speeches from the celebration dinner at London's Dorchester Hotel: BBC1 tomorrow 11.0 pm)
or The Treasurer of Mauritius A memoir for radio of the wit, novelist and eccentric
Theodore Hook (1788-1841) Written and compiled by FELIX FELTON and SUSAN ASHMAM with Felix Felton as Theodore John Rye as Narrator and JO MANNING WILSON
GERALD CROSS, MARTIN FRIEND
GODFREY KENTON , LEWIS STRINGER Produced by TERENCE TILLER
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting, witn voices and opinions from around the world
The Card by ARNOLD BENNETT
Read by MICHAEL ALDRIDGE (9)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
