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 Mania 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 )
8.40 Today's Papers
An Act of Worship
Lake Tiberias by MICHAEL SHARPE Introduced by RALPH ROLLS
Music Workshop 1
' The Tree ' by WILLIAM MURPHY and IAN HUMPHRIS
NEM p 80; Jesus, where'er thy people meet (BBC HB 263); Psalm 11: St John 19, vv 1-12; 0 for a closer walk with God (BBC HB 333)
Railways are a means of communication not only from one place to another but also from one person to another
In this series of five programmes Gerard Fiennes considers some of the hazards involved. Today he looks at contacts between the driver and the signalman in: Whistle and I'll come to you
Produced by DENYS GUEROULT
A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLEY 22: By the Sea
(This programme should be tape-recorded)
In a series of eight programmes David Gell examines the rise and decline of the Big Bands, recalling the personalities associated with them 2: The Band Leaders as Instrumentalists
Produced by JOHN KNIGHT
Fears and Fancies
Introduced by GLYN HUGHES
11.40 Prospect
Man in an Industrial Society: The Profit Motive
Compiled by GEOFFREY MORRIS
12.0 Announcements
Jeanine McMullen presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature: Your Own Time
Free London?: NORMAN TOZER reports on entertaining places you can visit at not too great expense.
And other topical items too.
VHF South West: see column 2
ANONA WINN, JOY
ADAMSON NORMAN HACKFORTH , PETER GLAZE with a mystery guest and DAVID FRANKLIN in the chair
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Sally and her DOD by ELIZABETH REPATH
Let's Join In
The elves and the shoemakers
DENIS MATTHEWS introduces music played by Prokofiev
The Wizard of Oz by L. FRANK BAUM adapted by JOHN RICHMOND - 1 (Stories and Rhymes 7-9)
by ARTHUR SWINSON with John Collin
For many years zoologists had disputed the existence of a strange little animal called the waitoreke - until John Raynes arrived back from New Zealand with the body of an unidentified small mammal ...
Produced by BETTYDAVIES
by THOR HEYERDAHL translated by PATRICIA CRAMPTON adapted for radio in ten parts by NAN MACDONALD
Reader JOHN JUSTIN
2: Constructinq a Papyrus Boat Produced bv BRIAN MILLER (from Bristol)
(Cover story: pages 6-7)
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening. Presented by William Hardcastle and Steve Race
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
(Repeated: Monday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
NANCY WISE makes a personal selection of items from BBC Radio and TV
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Research by JEAN STROUD
Produced by RICHARD BURWOOD (Shortened version: Sat, 4.30)
A spontaneous discussion by ANNE ALLEN , PAUL FOOT
PATRICK MOORE , MICHAEL PERTWEE Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from the Memorial Hall, Holsworthy, Devon
(Repeated: Saturday. 1.15 pm)
Introduced by Keith Kyle
The refusal of President Nyerere of Tanzania to accept General Amin's military coup in Uganda has forced the three members of the East African Community into a painful reappraisal of their present position.
For ten years their railways, airlines, harbours, customs and inland revenue have been linked, and political federation has always been a recurrent possibility. Today there are stringent currency restrictions between Kenya. Tanzania, and Uganda, and experienced observers in all three countries believe that the future of the Community is precariously poised.
Produced by ALAN BURGESS
John Tusa reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
A foreign journalist based in London looks at a subject of interest in Britain this week
The Card by ARNOLD BENNETT
Read by MICHAEL ALDRIDGE (12)
In which travellers on the Southern Region pass their time like Chaucer's pilgrims by telling stories. This week: The Tale of the Repertory Actor Written and told by Ray Cooney to DOUGLAS BLACKWELL and MARTIN FRIEND
Produced by DAVID HATCH
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.59 Market Trends
