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 in London and John Timpson in Luxembourg
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7 50-8.8 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 Folk in Worship
Introduced by RALPH ROLLS
The Wild Man of Borneo
Tom Harrisson talks to DEREK COOPER about his life and work.
The Tree: A Russian fantasy by WILLIAM MURPHY and IAN HUMPHRIS
Performed by the ORPINGTON JUNIOR SINGERS directed by Sheila Mossman
With MICHAEL WAKEHAM
Produced by WILLIAM MURPHY (Music Workshop 1)
NEM 15; A great and mighty wonder (BBC HB 41); Psalm 33. vv 13-21; Acts 11. vv 1-18; City of God (BBC HB 173)
Calling the Tune
DOUGLAS KENNEDY talks about his concern for the English Folk Song and Dance tradition Introduced by DAVID DUNHILL
Produced by SHEILA ANDERSON
A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLEY
28: The Overcoat - complete
(This programme should be tape-recorded)
In the eighth and last programme of his series David Gell examines the rise and decline of the Big Bands and recalls the personalities associated with them.
8: The Bands of Today
Produced by JOHN KNIGHT
Your Own Work
A selection of writing sent in by listeners to the series, compiled by JOHN KERRY
(Listening and Writing)
3: Artur Schnabel
Reader FRANK DUNCAN
Last of three programmes of readings and music selected by JOHN LADE
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
To Horse, to Horse: JEANINE MCMt 'LLF.N enquires into the cult of horse-riding.
And other topical items too.
VHF South West: see column 2
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Jill and Dilly by WINIFRED HOLLOWAY
Let's Join In
Farmer Griggs's Boggart
DENIS MATTHEWS introduces music played by Grainger, Debussy, Poulenc, Brahms, and Widor
Finn's Fight at Tara
An Irish legend retold by LEILA DAVIES
(Stories and Rhymes 7-9)
by William Hanley: adapted for radio by William Ash with Alfie Bass as Max and Alan Gifford as Charlie
Charlie and Max, two shabbily dressed old men, sit in a public park watching the passers-by and gently reminiscing about life. To the casual onlooker they present a normal picture, but the two old men are sharing a secret so big that they can scarcely talk of it to each other.
(Broadcast in 1964: Third)
(A chance to hear again some of the best one-hour plays broadcast in recent years.)
*Next Week: "Nor Iron Bars A Cage" by Eynon Evans)
by THOR HEYERDAHL translated by PATRICIA CRAMPTON adapted for radio in ten parts by NAN MACDONALD
9: A New Beginning
' Strange apprehension! I awoke disturbed - clutched at my support - rolling and pitching and the rush of water! Was the voyage of the Ra not over? Could it have been just a bad dream that the stern section sank and we cut down the mast? '
Reader JOHN justin
Produced by BRIAN MILLER (from Bristol)
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
Tom Bostock presenting world news and views with MERYL O'KEEFFE
A selection of items from BBC Radio and TV
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Script by JEAN STROUD
Produced by PHYLLIS ROBINSON (Shortened version: Sat, 4.30)
A spontaneous discussion by LORD MANCROFT SARA MORRISON
SYLVIA SYMS
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from the Arts Theatre, Salisbury, Wiltshire
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? should be sent to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Presented by Mary Goldrirg of The Economist
The Equal Pay Act 1970 has to be implemented before 31 December 1975. Will it really be? Many employers seem unaware of its provisions. Will a woman's job and opportunities be evaluated without prejudice and discrimination? How important is the principle to women themselves? Contributors include:
RT HON PAUL BRYAN , MP, Minister of State, Department of Employment and Productivity JOYCE BUTLER , MP
ANNE MACKIE , Unilever
VIOLET MOORE, Marks & Spencer Ltd
ALISON MUNRO , High Mistress, St Paul 's Girls' School, Hammersmith
MARY PATTERSON, TGWU
DR MARGHERITA RENDEL , Institute of Education. London University BARONESS SEEAR, LSE
Produced by MARLENE PEASE
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart 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.
Bhowani Junction by JOHN MASTERS
Read by MIRIAM MARGOLYES (10)
Charlotte and Peter Mitchell Reeves with an entertainment for late evening
Sketches, songs, music and musing in random harmony Produced by JOHN BRIDGES
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.59 Market Trends
