Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,708 playable programmes from the BBC

7.0 News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
8.0 News and more of Today
(including, in the Midlands and E Anglia, Regional Extra; and Today in the South and West introduced by CLIVE CUNNINGHAM ) VHF East Anglia: see below
8.40 Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart
Introduced By:
Clive Cunningham

A series in which you meet interesting and unusual people from all walks of life.
Winnie the Pooh and All That ANNE SUTER talks to the illustrator of A. A. Milne 's famous children's books, E. H. Shepard. Producer SUSAN ERLBECK

Contributors

Talks:
Anne Suter
Unknown:
A. A. Milne
Unknown:
E. H. Shepard.
Producer:
Susan Erlbeck

10.30 Voix de France
Actualités Françaises: a talk on current affairs in France: by HENRI APPIA and AGNÈS TANGUY (Sixth Form French)
10.50 A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLEY. 3: Animals
11.0 Deutsch fur die Oberstufe Die deutsche Hausfrau compiled and introduced by RAYMOND ESCOFFEY
11.20 Listening and Writing
'There Will Come Soft Rains': story by RAY BRADBURY adapted as a radio play by NESTA PAIN Producer DICKON REED
11.40 Prospect
Gainful Employment. Sitting next to Nellie, 1971 style
Compiled by GEOFFREY MORRIS

Contributors

Music By:
Albert Chatterley.
Introduced By:
Raymond Escoffey
Story By:
Ray Bradbury
Play By:
Nesta Pain
Unknown:
Geoffrey Morris

Jeanine McMullen presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature: Your Own Time
Blow Your Mind with Books: OLGA FRANKLIN makes a personal selection to widen the horizons of housebound Mums. And other tooical items too.
VHF South West: see column 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeanine McMullen
Unknown:
Olga Franklin

2.0 Let's Join In A Drink of Water by JOHN YEOMAN
2.20 Art and Design
Eduardo Paolozzi : FRANK WHIT-FORD presents the artist's work and discusses it with him. Radiophonic music by DELIA DERBYSHIRE. (Radiovision) Producer JOAN GRIFFITHS
(Tate Gallery Exhibition: 22 September-31 October)
2.40 Guitar School
6: Written by MICHAEL JESSETT

Contributors

Unknown:
John Yeoman
Unknown:
Eduardo Paolozzi
Producer:
Joan Griffiths
Written By:
Michael Jessett

by Eddie Maguire

Selected for Friday

Jim Stone buys an elderly second-hand car and before long is caught up in a situation where he is suspected as an accessory to both robbery and murder.

A chance to hear again some of the best one-hour plays broadcast in recent years.

Contributors

Writer:
Eddie Maguire
Producer:
Joe Burroughs
Jim Stone:
Nigel Graham
Violet Kinsey:
Patricia Gallimore
Curly:
Fraser Kerr
Taffy:
Haydn Jones
Station Sergeant:
Alan Dudley
Det-Con Brady:
Henry Davies
Insp Gray:
Victor Lucas
Det-Sgt Steel:
John Pullen
Bailey:
Nigel Clayton

The news magazine that sums up your dav-and starts off your evening. Presented by Nicholas Woolley and Steve Race
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Nicholas Woolley
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

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: Sat, 4.30)

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Jean Stroud
Producer:
Phyllis Robinson

A spontaneous discussion by THE RT HON
ANTHONY WEDGWOOD BENN , lit EDWARD TAYLOR , MP
JACK DE MANIO , SYLVIA SYMS Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from The Mill Hall, Ravleigh. Essex
(Repeated: Saturday. 1.15 pm) Listeners' views for use in Any Answersr (next "Thursday at
7.30 pm) should be addressed to Any Answers?. BBC Bristol. BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
Unknown:
Edward Taylor
Unknown:
Jack de Manio
Unknown:
Sylvia Syms
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

DAVID JASON , BILL WALLIS NIGEL REES and PETER PONTZEN at the piano look back at the week's news and illustrate the funny side Script by PETER SPENCE
Produced by SIMON BRETT and DAVID HATCH
(Repeated: Saturday, 5.30 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Peter Pontzen
Script By:
Peter Spence
Produced By:
Simon Brett
Produced By:
David Hatch

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More