6.27 Farming Today t.45 Prayer for the Day
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
7.0 The News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
7.48 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.54-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
8.0 The 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 below
8.40 Today's Papers
A magazine edition of this programme about wildlife and the countryside.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer DILYS BREESE
(from Bristol: shortened version of Sunday's broadcast)
9.30 History in Evidence: Roman Britain 5: Agricola recalled from northern Scotland
Written by Brenda Ralph Lewis
9.45 Listening and Reading: The Thingummyjig
by B.C. Scriven: read by Hugh Dickson and Cyril Shaps
Poetry Corner: There's a Hole in the Middle of the Sea
NEM p 50; Come, 0 thou Traveller unknown (BBC HB 4); Psalm 150; 1 Peter 1. vv 1-9; The Lord of heaven confess (BBC HB 478)
10.30 Music Workshop 2
11.6 Inquiry: Unit I: Waste and Want: 5
Written by Dave Robbins (15-16 age group)
11.20 Discovery: The Unseen World: 2: Fleming discovers Penicillin
by Jo Manton
11.40 Guitar School
Written and introduced by Michael Jessett
Nancy Wise presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature: Your Rights and Responsibilities
Who Gets the Ring?: LAURIE SAPPER looks at some of the complications thait can follow abrokenengagement.
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see cot 2
Starring 'The Things' with
A weekly, fearless, down-to-earth report on Britain today through the eyes of yer typical average listening family.
7: Chance an' that
12.55 Weather, information, and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Robert Williams
Story: The Clock that went on Strike by ELIZABETH HAMILTON
2.0 Movement. Mime and Music I by JAMES DODDING
2.20 Books, Plays. Poems Don Quixote by CERVANTES
A new adaptation for radio in six parts by VERNON SCANNELL-2 Music by MICHAEL GARRICK
DAVID MARCH as Don Quixote
JOHN HOLLIS as Sancha Panza
1.45 Nature
A Visit to an Aquarium by FLIUR ADCOCK
Sounds In the Sky by PETER FERGUSON
' We are the travellers. Out-out from the depths of the ice tomb - out to the limitless spaces -to journey through the light of the stars. We seek your aid .. your aid . . . ' and when aid comes it comes from a most unusual source.
Producer GERRY JONES
A portrait of 'England's National Singer by BRIAN GEAR
Dame Clara Butt (18731936) had a phenomenal contralto voice and a commanding personality which made her the most popular singer of her day. Records of her voice still exist: and in this programme she is remembered by ETHEL ARGENT (her sister)
MARY JARRED, FRANK MERRICK IVOR NEWTON , ALEC ROBERTSON and SHERIDAN RUSSELL Producer PAMELA HOWE
Vice Versa by f ANSTEY
Read by CLIFFORD NORGATE 8: The Rubicon
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening
Presented by Robert Williams and Steve Race
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
The questions and ideas you send arc discussed today by Renée Houston. Mary Stocks Barbara Kelly. Anthea Askey In the chair Anona Winn Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE (Repeated: Friday, 12.25 pm)
(Repeated: Thursday, 1.30 pm)
John Simpson presenting world news and views with JACKY GILLOTT
The Vale of Leven FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited the Vale of Leven in Dunbartonshire
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON
In 25 Words or Less by CLIFFORD Bt'TTREY with Derek Seaton
When Geoff Russel enters a competition to explain in 25 words or less why Crispin Crackles are the best breakfast cereal he has no idea of the trouble he is letting himself in for.
Producer MARTIN JENKINS
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)
with Clive James v. s. PRITCHETT talks about his second volume of autobiography, Midnight Oil
JANE VAN LAWICK-GOODALL on her life with chimpanzees, In the Shadow of Man
STEPHEN SPENDER on Christopher Isherwood's portrait of his parents. Kathleen and Frank CHAIM RAPHAEL with some new detective stories, including Agatha Christie 's Nemesis
Producer JOCELYN FERGUSON
from Chaucer to Yeats
An anthology in 26 programmes 4: Sir Thomas Wyatt (1521-1554) and Henry Hvward , Earl of Surrey (1517-1547)
Introduced by ANTHONY THWAITE Reader GARY WATSON
Producer GEORGE MACBETH
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Pride and Prejudice by JANE AUSTEN
Read by EILEEN ATKINS (21)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
