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 Robert Robinson and John Timpson
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 Todav
(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
Talking Point: reflecting listeners' queries and comments on wildlife and the countryside. Introduced by DEREK JONES
Producer DILYS BREESE (from Bristol: Sunday's broadcast) Questions to Talking Point, The Living World, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
to James Reid , chief spokesman for Upper Clyde Ship builders Shop Stewards, Clydebank Communist Town Councillor and newly elected Rector of Glasgow University with ROBIN DAY in the chair
(Shortened version of last night's broadcast)
NEM p 93; Author of life divine (BBC HB 199); Psalm 16; Isaiah 7, vv 1-4, 10, 16 (RSV); Jesu, lover of my soul (BBC HB 145)
BBC N IRELAND ORCHESTRA leader MAURICE CAVANAGH ' conductor KENNETH ALWYN ROSEMARY BRETT-DAVIES and MARIE COOPER (two pianos)
Today: Rhythm of the Dance Introduced by DAVID BROOMFIELD
The biography of the legendary dancer written by his widow
ROMOLA NIJINSKY
Read by ANNA BURDEN ‡
S: ' Maio Jena ' - My Wife
Ken Sykora presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you Today's main feature: Your Rights and Responsibilities
The new Divorce Law: ELIZABETH MITCHELL looks at some of the important cases which have been decided since the new law came into force.
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
(Write to You and Yours, BBC Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA; or phone [number removed], extension 3030, and record your letter)
VHF South West: see column 2
from the television series based on- the characters created by A. J. CRONIN with . Andrew Cruickshank as Dr Cameron Barbara Mullen as Janet Bill Simpson as Dr Finlay This week:
For Richer for Poorer
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: The Golden Frog by RUSSELL HOBAN
LONDON STUDIO STRINGS leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by TERENCE LOVETT and OWEN BRANNIGAN (bass)
WILFRID PARRY (piano)
When the Battle's Lost and Won by PAM TICKEI. L
' I believe people have got to be woken up to our cause. Women are sick of being second-class citizens and I'm going to do something about it.'
Other parts ELISABETH PAGET
GEOFFREY PERKINS , PITT WILKINSON Producer ALFRED BRADLEY †
Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words
3: Alfred's Jewel
The Anglo-Saxons gave England its village landscape, Its language, its love of loyalty and law; their society, at its best, was a small, fine jewel.
Composed and produced by MICHAEL MASON under the direction of H. R. Loyn , Professor of Medieval History at University College, Cardiff, who also speaks the commentary.
Special music, sound composition and orchestration by DAVID CAIN
THE EARLY MUSIC CONSORT directed by DAVID MUNROW Readers CLIFFORD NORGATE SARA COWARD , JOHN RYE
TREVOR MARTIN , DAVID BRIERLEY Additional commentary by ANNE ROSS , JACQUETTA HAWKES and MICHAEL DRAKE
The series of 26 programmes created in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by MICHAEL MASON (Further details as Sunday)
The Cruel Sea by NICHOLAS MONSARRAT
Read by GABRIEL WOOLF 3: 1940-41 - Grappling
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening. Presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
The questions and ideas you send are discussed today by Renée Houston
Sheila Van Damm
Evelyn Home, Rosemary Palmer 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)
Jacky GUlott presenting world news and views
Thorne FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited Thorne in Yorkshire Producer RICHARD BURWOOD
The Buck Starts Here by GWEN CHERRELL with Isabel Dean , Willie Jonah and Peter Howell
1 told the truth, she told me a lie. And the disaffection between people begins right there-with that lie. Make no mistake, the responsibility for everything that happens afterwards is right there - with the liar.'
Other parts EVA STUART
KATHERINE PARR , GLADYS SPENCER Producer BETTY DAVIES
(Repeated: Thursday. 3.0 pm) (Willie Jonah is a National Theatre player)
with Philip Oakes. who talks to ANTHONY SMITH about MatO Gros.so, his book on 'the last virgin land of Brazil
GEOFFREY BRIDSON on Discretions, a memoir by Ezra Pound's daughter Mary de Rachewiltz , and The Waste Land. a facsimile of the original drafts of Eliot's poem
MELVYN BRAGG , looks at some new collections of short stories and other new books
Producer MICHAEL HEFFERNAN
from Chaucer to Yeats
An anthology in 26 programmes 11: Robert Herrick (1591-1674) Richard Lovelace (1618-1658) Charles Cotton (1630-1687) Andrew Mart-ell (1621-1678) Samuel Butter (1612-1680)
John Wilmot. Earl of Rochester (1647-1680)
Introduced by Peter Porter Reader GARY WATSON
Producer GEORGE MACBETH † t.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
The Shipbuilders by GEORGE BLAKE
Read by TOM FLEMING (3) †
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
