S.27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer for the Day
8.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
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 )
VHF East Anglia: see column 5
8.40 Today's Papers
by JOHN WYNDHAM
Read by GABRIEL WOOLF (3)
Out for the Count
Have you ever tried to count up how many species of bird you can see round your own home, or on holiday? If so, you'll understand the enormous and fascinating task of the British Trust for Ornithology. which is trying to map the bird population of the United Kingdom.
This week's Radio Nature Trail goes out to watch the top bird-watchers in action - and pick up some hints. Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer DILYS BREESE (from Bristol)
Robin Day presents highlights from Radio 4's weekly telephone series It's Your Line. Among past guests in today's edition:
Germaine Greer Ginelte Spanier
Sir Bernard Lovell Ian Trethowan
Producer WALTER WALLICH
NEM p 47: To thee, 0 Comforter divine (BBC HB 164); Psalm 48: Luke 10, vv 1-16; 0 Holy Spirit, Lord of grace (BBC HB 157)
Today: Music Sets the Scene BBC N IRELAND ORCHESTRA conductor KENNETH ALWYN PHILIP CHALLIS (piano)
Introduced by PETER BARKER
Send us those science questions your parents stumble over.
Paddy Feeny will be phoning the lucky ones and putting them on the line to the panel of resident scientists, Patrick Moore and Professor Richard Gregory.
This week's guest is Dr Chris Evans who will answer questions about sleep, dreams, computers, the interpretation of visions....
As usual you can hoar ARTHUR GARRATT with suggestions for some simple experiments.
If you would like a chance to talk on the telephone to the experts, send your question on a postcard, giving name, age and telephone number to: Dial a Scientist, BBC. Broadcasting House. London W1A 1AA Producer ALISTAIR BROWN
Nancy Wise presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today: Your Rights and Responsibilities
On the Statute Book: RUPERT TOWNSHEND-ROSE explains the Unsolicited Goods and Services Act which comes into force on 12 August.
Other topical items, and What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see cot 5
by R. O. WINGFIFLD with Kenneth Williams
RICHARD CALDICOT as Sir Charles Prattle
JOSEPHINE TEWSON as Maisie
CAROLlNEBLAKISTON as MissGibbs and LESLIE HERITAGE as Tomkins Chapter 5:
Funeral in East Berlin
Other parts GERALD CROSS
RONALD HERDMAN , VICTOR LUCAS and JO MANNING WILSON
Scripts edited by GERRY JONES Producer KEITH Williams
(Richard Caldicot is in ' No Sex. Please - We're British ' at the Strand Theatre, London)
12. 55 Weather; programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Sidney's Removal by BARBARA RODGER
BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA conductor IAIN SUTHERLAND ERIC HOPE (piano)
by Lee Torrance
with David March as The Old Man Clive Merrison as The Student
'Here am I, sitting quiet ... and you come along interfering.'
'You're always talking-about being lonely... your generation. I was watching you feeding the pigeons. Any crumbs left?'
'I've got a few... here, take the bag.'
The case of Dr Marcel Petiot
A series on famous French criminal trials by RAYNER HEPPENSTALL
Dr Petiot himself claimed to have killed more than 60 people. But what was his motive? Was he a madman or a hero of the Resistance?
Producer MARTIN ESSLIN
by ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF Read by DAVID DAVIS
3: The Saturnalia Games
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
The game in which it's better to be wrong than right, with John Cleese, Jon Pertwee, Andree Melly, Barbara Kelly, their chairman Clement Freud and this week's special guest Arthur Askey
(Repeated: Thursday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited the Corporation of London's Barbican redevelopment scheme.
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON
A play for radio by JON ROLLASON and KEITH WILLIAMS They can be those of a dilemma. They can be horns on the head of the cuckolded husband. The Horns can even provide the name of the local pub. Here all three apply.
Julia Thorpe-Ellis DIANAOLSSON Producer
JOHN TYDEMAN
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)
Introduced by paddy FEENY
With EDWARD GREENFIELD Who recommends some paperbacks on music: Bernard HOLLOWOOD who does likewise on humour and LADY ANTONIA FRASER SIR BERNARD I.OVELL and RT HON JEREMY THORPE , MP who talk about their own personal pocket-sized favourites Producer DAN ZERDIN
(Repeated: Thu's, 3.45 pm)
JOSEPH HONE , just back from holiday in France, surveys the remnants of the Grand Tour.
John Tusa reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Tonight Monty goes to see JIM WIGHT, Head Waiter of an international hotel,
A Girl Like I by ANITA LOOS Read by TOBY ROBINS 3: Paris is Devine
All the dav's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
