6-27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer for the Day
6-50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
Hymn: Hail the day that sees him rise
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
Hymn: Hail the day that sees him rise
and more of Todav
(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
Ronald Fletcher presents a personal view of the Suffolk coast.
Movement and Music (i)
Ascension Day
NEM p 11; Hail the day that sees him rise BBC HB 125); Psalm 24; Acts 1, vv 1-11; The Lord ascendeth up on high (BBC HB 133)
Christian Focus
Teaching and Learning (i) Introduced bv RALPH ROLLS
Produced by DAVID LYTTLE
10.50 Ambition
COLIN STOWE , a young business-man, talks 10 LESLIE SMITH (Material for Assembly
11.0 Time and Tune: Farms
Written by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 The Festival by MARGERY MORRIS
The festival is in honour of Lakshmi. the Hindu goddess of Good Fortune
Presented by BARRY FOSTER Produced by DAVID LYTTLE (Man)
11.40 Tokyo by GEOFFREY BOWNAS (Geography)
Jeanine McMullen presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature:
Your Health and Welfare
Crowning glory - or falling dandruff?: FRANCES BERTHELSON looks into some hair problems Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see column 1
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Three lildc Bicycles go to Town by ELIZABETH COLEMAN
Living Language
The Sword in the Stone' by T. H. WHITE adapted by SAM LANGDON 1: Merlyn
2.20 Poetry Corner All Fall Down
BRUCE WOODHOUSE remembers the days before lawn tennis gained its present popularity-when to play tennis was to be called a cissv!
(BBC Sound Archive recording)
Growing up Together by PROFESSOR W. S. BULLOUGH
(Reproduction and Growth)
by ANDREW DAVIKS
Steph Smith yearns for a ' man of some distinction.' She meets one in Gavin, a university lecturer, but he turns out to be a man of some complexity as well.
with DEREK PARKER
bV A. E. W. MASON abridged for radio in seven parts by NEVILLE TELLER
The effect of Captain Willoughby's message on Ethne Eustace confirmed Durrance's conviction that she was still in love with Harry Feversham. Meanwhile in Egypt. Feversham. learning that Col Trench was imprisoned in Omdurman, was contriving to get himself sent there as well.
5: Lt Sutch Comes Off the Hall-pay List
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 Steve Race
5.50-t.e Regional news, weather and programme news
From the television series based on the characters created by A. J. CRONIN with My Late Dear Husband written and adapted by DONALD BULL
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Prieslland presenting world news and views with MERYL OKEEFFE
A radio correspondence column in which listeners add their comments to views expressed in last Friday's Any Questions? Introduced by DAVID JACOBS
Produced by ROY HAYWARD (Repeated: Friday, 4.0 pm)
Write to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
The Traffic Warden was an invention the nation was not going to tolerate. But the nation has tolerated it, and now the ' profession ' has not only become respectable, in some cases it is positivelv appreciated. At least, that is the view of traffic wardens to whom Alex Macintosh has been talking during their working hours,
Turn to us, speak to us, Italy, mother, but once and a word. None shall not follow thee, none shall not serve thee, not one that has heard;
Twice hast thou spoken a message, and time is athirst for the third
A study of how English feeling and opinion was affected by the unification of Italy in May 1871 Written by WILLIAM ALLAN
Since the days of the Grand Tour Italy has been the home from home for English writers, artists and travellers.
The effect of Mazzini and Garibaldi and their fight against Austrian rule on literary intellectuals in Victorian times was comparable to that of Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara in our own day. Swinburne, the Brownings, even Carlyle saw the rebirth of Italy and the Risorgimento as the dawn of hope for a divided Europe. Narrator Anthony Jacobs Also taking part
BLAIN FAIRMAN , GARARD GREEN STEPHEN THORNE , EVA STUART JOHN RYE. JEFFERY SEGAL FREDERICK TREVES and LEWIS STRINGER
Produced by MAURICE LEITCH
PAUL VAUGHAN introduces the people who are changing our way of life through their research, discoveries and inventions.
Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
The Heir by v. SACKVILLE-WEST Read by CARLETON HOBBS (4)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
