6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Outlook
Reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
7.10 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Producer ANTHONY PARKIN (from Birmingham)
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
7.50-8.9 Regional news, weather and programme news
Jack de Manio presents Radio 4's hour-long worldwide look at the weekend
Today's Papers at 8.45
8.5* Weather
Radio 4 fills you in on the political scene at home and abroad, starting with 9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
Contributed by the BBC's Foreign News staff
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World
GERARD EVANS reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by JON CURLE
9.45 Talking Politics The Agency Business
Second of two programmes in which TREVOR SMITH looks at the work of constituency agents and party officials at the local level.
2: The Conservative Party
Narrator STUART FORSYTH Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
HUGH PURCELL and MARTIN COX
New Every Morning page 19; Jesus, where'er thy people meet (BBC Hymn Book 263); Psalm 1; Luke 16, vv 1-9; At the name of Jesus (BBCHB 120)
Incontri in Italia
11: Correndo sull' autostrada
(Rptd: Tuesday. 6.30 pm, R3)
10.30-11.0 VHF Open University see column 5
11.0 Help Yourself to English 7: First Class Mail
(Rptd: Wed, 7.0 pm, R3)
11.30 Stranger than Truth
DR CHRISTOPHER EVANS introduces five programmes on science fiction as literature, as speculative science, as satire and as fantasy.
1: The First Martians
BRIAN ALDISS discusses War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (Publications: page 9)
Introduced by DESMOND LYNAM
News and prospects of today's big sporting events featuring: the Gillette Cup Final at Lord's; Association Football in England and Scotland; Racing; and Rugby League
(Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)
A weekly quiz on music and general knowledge with the Services in Cyprus and Malta.
The Panel: Nan Winton, Ted Moult, Neil Durden-Smith
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RAF Troodos, Cyprus: Flight Lieutenant Bill Jarvis, Lieutenant Nick Reynolds, Warrant Officer Frank Parks, SACW Anne Butler
Question-master Alun Williams
Questions set and programme produced by Michael Tuke-Hastings
(Repeated: Friday. 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather: programme news
A radio happening with Jimmy Edwards , Ted Ray
Arthur Askey. Cyril Fletcher In the chair MCDONALD HOBLEY Special guest Eric Sykes from an idea by jimmy EDWARDS Producer EDWARD TAYLOR (Repeated: Thursday, 7.30 pm)
The Gentle People by IRWIN SHAW adapted for radio by HOWARO ROSE with Vic Wise as Jonah Goodman and George Coulouris as Philip Anagnos
Scene: A pier on Coney Istand near New York.
There is a breaking-point In human endurance when even the mildest man, goaded beyond its limits, will rise to assert his liberties. Woe. then. to the Tyrant-and the Bully!
Pianist ARTHUR TATLER
Producer ARCHIE CAMPBELL
Introduced by Judith Chalmers
My Week: PHYLLIDA BREAKS
Railway Cats: CHRISTOPHER burTON talks to ST JOHN HOWELL
Gone Fishin': EVELYN M0RGAN on the joys of angling
Cookery Club: KATIE STEWART and PATRICIA DUNBAR discuss pastry
Weekending: ANNE JONES A Brief for Oedipus by FRANK O'CONNOR abridged by DELIA PATON read by ALLAN MCCLELLAND
presents
Dustin Hoffman and Arthur Penn , star and director of Little Big Man. with FAYE DUNA-WAY and JEFF COREY.
Introduced by DAVID GEARY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE
NANCY wise makes a personal selection of items from the many broadcasts on BBC Radio and TV during the past seven days
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Research by JEAN STROUD
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON
(Shortened version of last Friday's broadcast)
from the novel Inspector West Makes Haste by JOHN CREASEY dramatised as a serial in six parts by MAURICE TRAVERS with Patrick Allen as Chief Insp Roger West and Sarah Lawson as his wife Janet 2: Murder Steps In
Producer JOHN BROWELL
(Repeated: Tuesday, 3.30 pm)
S.55 Weather; programme news
by ALISTAIR COOKE
(Repeated: Sunday, 9.15 am)
Highlights of today's sport in the South and Midlands Producer GODFREY DIXEY
The Archaeological Aspect: 1815-1850
With PETER REEVES , JOHN COWER PAT WHITMORE , CHARLES YOUNG MUSIC-HALL SINGERS directed by CHARLES YOUNG Orchestra conducted by ALFRED RALSTON
Chairman, Roy Hudd
Written by CHARLES CHILTON Producers CHARLES CHILTON and Richard WILLCOX
(Roy Hudd is in Danny La Rue at the Palace ' at the Palace Theatre, London)
by Stanley Middleton, adapted by Colin Finbow
with Gary Watson as Charles Stead and Zena Walker as Esther
Charles Stead, writer, leaves London for his home town in the Midlands, where he feels that he will be able to write his great novel... but his past life intervenes.
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
9.58 Weather
George Melly plays some of his favourite records and explains why they give him particular pleasure (Radio Times People: page 4)
The evening office of Compline
All the day's news preceded by Weather
