6.27 Farming Today
6.45 Prayer for the Day
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
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
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50-8.* 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 Derek Jones) VHF East Anglia: see below
8.40 Today's Papers
A Religious Service for Primary Schools
' Nicodemus ' by ZOË BAILEY
FRED DICKINSON recalls some of his experiences before the days of the press photographer when he was an artist-journalist.
(BBC Sound Archive recording)
9.35 Religion How and Why
Deciding What to Do: members of Burford School present three situations through improvised drama and then talk to MICHAEL SMEE
9.55 Movement and Music 1 for the 5- to 6-year-olds by PENNY WHITTAM
NEM p 54; God's law is perfect (BBC HB 456); Psalm 107, vv 31-42; 1 Peter 1, vv 8-16; Blest be the everlasting God (BBC HB 486)
10.30 La France Aujourd'hui 5: Toujours de service Written by ARIEL DAIGRE
Producer RAYMOND ESCOFFEY
10.45 Horizons de France 5: La famille francaise (i)
Written by GEOFFREY BRAITHWAITE (Fifth-year French)
11.0 Time and Tune
The Magic Music Shop - 5
Script by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.2* Man. 5: Dinosaurs by MARGERY MORRIS
Narrator BARRY FOSTER
11.40 Geography
Newport: a Severnside seaport by GRAHAM HUMPHREYS
John Edmunds presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature:
Your Health and Welfare
Just a Check-up: NIGEL REES inspects the teeth of the Dental Health Service,
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
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 Nicholas Woolley
Story: Pottle Pig goes to the Supermarket by NANCY NORTHCOTl T
Living Language
' The Lady of Shalott and other poems by Tennyson, Alfred Noyes and Anthony Thwaite
2.30 Unos minutos nada mas 5: La nueva criada
Written by HARRY LAWSON
(For secondary school pupils in their third year of Spanish)
2.40 Learning about Life 5: The In Crowd
Arranged and introduced by JOHN STOCKBRIDGE
In 25 Words or Less
But precisely what?
A magazine of a sort, which takes a quizzical, indulgent, and sometimes ferocious glance at the British way of life-while we still have one. Producer MICHELL RAPER
Vice Versa by f. ANSTEY
Read by CLIFFORD NORGATE 9: Hard Pressed
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening.
Presented by Nicholas Woolley and Steve Race
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
John Simpson presenting world news and views with JACKY GILLOTT
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion heard In last Friday's Any Questionst Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD
(Repeated: Friday, 4.0 pm)
If you wish to add your views to any of the subjects discussed in this week's Any Questions! (Friday, 8.30 pm), send them as soon as possible to BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
A series of six programmes illustrating the composer's approach to his art as revealed through one of his major works. Introduced by Andrew Faulds 3: Our Symphony
Being an account of Tchaikovsky's friendship with Nadezhda von Meek, with special reference to his Fourth Symphony which was dedicated to her. with Written and produced by STANLEY WILLIAMSON with the assistance of Galina von Meek , great-niece of the composer and grand-daughter of his patron (from Manchester)
(Radio Times People: page 4)
A weekly review of the arts
Introduced by Julian Mitchell This edition includes:
The new Birmingham Repertory Theatre: an interview with the company's artistic director Peter Dews.
Getting On: Alan Bennett and Patrick Garland discuss Bennett's new play starring Kenneth More at the Queen's Theatre, London.
Meet the people whose research, discoveries and inventions are chancing our way of life and our understanding of the world around us.
Presenter PAUL VAUGHAN Producer LAURIE JOHN
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
Pride and Prejudice by JANE AUSTEN
Read by EILEEN ATKINS (22)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends