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 Todays 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
Talking Point: reflecting listeners' queries and comments on wildlife and the countryside Introduced bv BRUCE PARKER Produced by DILYS BREESE
(from Bristol: shortened version of Sunday's broadcast) Questions to Talking Point, The Living World, BBC, Bristol, BS8 2LR
History in Evidence Stuart Britain
2: The Siege of Farnham Castle Written bv HUGH WOODHOUSE
Produced by DAVID LYTTLE †
9.45 Music Workshop 2
Another Shore: by JOHN PARRY and MICHAEL JESSETT
Produced by WILLIAM MURPHY
NEM p 72: Jesus. Lord of life and glory (BBC hb 291); Psalm 51: St John 18, vv 12-27; Not for our sins alone (BBC HB 345)
Eight programmes selected from a regular series broadcast to listeners overseas to the BBC's World Service 2: Falmouth
Introduced by MICHAEL CANNEY Produced by ROY HAYWARD (from Bristol)
Foreign (Correspondent
Each week, an examination in depth of a major and topical issue in international affairs Introduced by GRAHAM TAYAR
11.0 Inquiry
Unit 5: Voice of Youth 2: Fashions by DERRICK PRICE
(for the 15-16 age group)
U.20 Discovery. Prime Movers 2: Watt and the steam engine by ARTHUR VIALLS
Presented by RICHARD BEBB
11.40 Contemporary History 2: The Arab-Israel War
Written by BARRY CARMAN
Derek Cooper presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature: Your Rights and Responsibilities
Religious Instruction - the only instruction schools have to provide, by law. What rights have parents to absent their children from these lessons-and from morning assembly? How do teachers see their responsibilities to teach ri? An enquiry by GORDON SNELL.
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see column 2
Written by HARRY IBBETSON and based on the characters in the Larkin family saga by H. E. BATES with Bernard Miles. Betty Marsden 4: Under Siege
Pop and Ma's defiance of authority in the matter of the Saxon relics found on their land results in massive publicity and a horde of visitors to Larkin's Farm.
Produced by ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON
(Repeated: Saturday. 8.0 pm)
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Blue Rabbit has a bath by ALICE CROSS
Movement, Mime, and Music 1 for the 7-9-year-olds by JAMES DODDING
2.20 I Know Where I Stand douglas DUNN introduces the second of four programmes of poems on this theme.
(Books, Plays. Poems)
2.45 Summer Visitors by DEBORAH STEINER (Nature)
by KENNETH BIRD
Agnes Pinner gathers her family about her to make an important announcement.
Produced by JAMES DUCKETT (from Birmingham)
Hubert Gregg invites you to join him as he takes an unashamedly nostalgic look over his shoulder at the silent cinema.
With the help of the BBC Sound Archives, he recalls some of the pioneers of the motion-picture industry and its patrons who queued for their'sixpennyworth of dark' and a chance to see their flickering idols.
Produced by JOHN KNIGHT
Being the adventures of the Bastable children in search of a fortune: by E. NESBIT abridged in eight episodes and told by DAVIII DAVIS 5: Castilian Amoroso
' Noel said it was the golden wine of the gods; but he had to put his handkerchief up to his mouth all the same.'
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD †
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening. Presented bv
William Hardcastle and Steve Race
5.50-6.6 Regional news, weather and programme news
ANONA WINN, JOY
ADAMSON NORMAN HACKFORTH , PETER GLAZE with a mystery guest and DAVID FRANKLIN in the chair Produced by BOBBY JAYE
(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 Hoddesdon. Herts
Produced by PHYLLIS ROBINSON †
by LIANE AUKIN with Gerald Cross and Frederick Treves
The story of an unusual mother's help.
Produced by BETTY DAVIES
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)
with MAGNUS MAGNUSSON
'JOHN BEAVAN on Guardian: Biography of a Newspaper, a commemoration of The Guardian's 150th birthday
JOANNA RICHARDSON talks about her new biography of the French poet Paul Verlaine , whose life shocked the literary world of the 19th century
Readings from W. H. Auden 's own ' Commonplace Book ' A Certain World and other new books
Produced by ALAN HAYDOCK and DAN ZERDIN †
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.45 pm)
A professional broadcaster talks on a topic which has caught his attention. Tonight: Robert Kee
John Tusa reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
The Card by ARNOLD BENNETT
Read by MICHAEL ALDRIDGE (10)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
