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
by J. H. WILLIAMS
Read by MAURICE DENHAM (3)
A Chorus of Colours
Yellow-crowned bulbul, brain-fever bird, long-tailed tailor-bird.... colourful names for a few of the hundreds of brilliantly coloured birds to be found in Malaysia.
TERRY WHITE plays some of their voices and describes the adventures he had while recording them.
Introduced by DEREK JONES
Produced by DILYS BREESE (from Bristol: Sunday's broadcast)
Louis Armstrong
An appreciation of his life, times and music: narrated by Humphrey Lyttelton
With HENRY HALL , ANNIE ROSS NAT GONELLA , MAX JONES and DAVID TOFF
Written by MARJORIE BILBOW
Produced by JOHN BROWELL
NEM p 50: Firmly I believe (BBC HB 1681; Canticle 2: Acts 3, w 1-16: Who would true valour see (BBC HB 371)
Introduced by Sidney Harrison BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA conductor KENNETH ALWYN PETER ELEMENT (piano)
by Peter Silcock
Second in a quartet of plavs from round and about Britain. starring Tony Robinson as 'Wynnie'
'You can probably remember me in your class. I'm the one who never has a pen. the one who left his book at home, the one with the thick glasses. You accepted me, but you never befriended me.'
Nancy Wise presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you.
Today's main feature: Your Rights and Responsibilities
Deeds of Covenant: how do they work? VIVIAN FRANK , a chartered accountant, explains, with dependent relatives and charities particularly in mind. Other topical items too. and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
V'HF South West: see cot 2
with Bernard Miles , Betty Marsden Written by HARRY IBBETSON based on the characters in the Larkin family saga by H. E. BATES
8: Pop - Private Eye
The Rev John Candy is in serious trouble, an unlikely event with such a good and gentle man. But when a friend needs help, the Larkin family are capable of a great deal of unorthodox, ingenuity.
Produced by ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON
12.55 Weather, information and news for yo.ur area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Christopher's Friend by JEAN SUTCLIFFE : part 1
with the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA leader IAN TYRE conductor IAIN SUTHERLAND and THE KING'S SINGERS
by MICHAEL DAVIES with Martin Jarvis , Rosalind Shanks and Nigel Anthony
' Steve married me for no better reason than to impress you! Well, love may not matter to you, Peter, but it damned well matters to some people - and maybe it matters to Steve! If you've one ounce of regard for that man, you'll get out of his life! '
Produced by MARTIN JENKINS
by C. A. RICHARDSON
In the middle of the last century Elizabeth Garrett Ander son became the first woman doctor in Britain. Her struggle to overcome the fierce male prejudice of the medical profession is a fascinating study of perseverance and courage.
Produced by ALAN BURGESS (Third of five programmes)
from the book by OLIVIA MANNING abridged by CHARLES HATTON Part I
Reader Nicolette Bernard Produced by R. D. SMITH
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
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)
Tom Bostock presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited Romiley in Cheshire
Produced by RICHARD BURWOOD
by DAVID ELLIS with David Garth
Rigbv knew all about the rule-book. And he knew how to skip a page when it didn'suit him.
Produced by DAVID GEARY
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)
with Derek Parker
Professor Leonard Shapiro reviews Hope Against Hope, Nadezhda Mandelstam's moving account of her husband. the poet Osip Mandelstam, who was a victim of Stalin's regime
Clive James talks about a new complete edition of Dylan Thomas's poems and 'The World of Dylan Thomas' by Clark Emery and other new books
[BBC recording]
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.45 pm)
Tonight: Gerald Priestland
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Way Ahead for the Media
How will they develop? How far will the television take-over go - DEREK PARKER asks REX WINSBURY. Financial Times
The Lost Domain by ALAIN-FOl'RNIER
Read by ROBERT EDDISON (8)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
