4.27 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 Tlmpson
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)
8.40 Today's Papers
based on Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford: adapted for radio by Alan Melville Moira Lister, Edward de Souza and Alan Melville
A sequence of three programmes depicting the colourful life at the court of Louis XV, and his romantic and tempestuous relationship with Madame de Pompadour.
Producer NORMAN WRIGHT
(Moira Lister is in 'Move Over Mrs Markham' at the Vaudeville: Edward de Souza in 'The Philanthropist' at the May Fair: John Gabriel in 'Abelard and Heloise' at Wyndham's Theatre, London)
Sybil Thorndike , Athene Seyler and Basil Dean reminisce together about their many years of association in the theatre.
This discussion, recorded In Dame Sybil's London flat, marks her return to radio after her recent severe illness,
NE p 99; 0 God of earth and altar (BBC HB 394); Psalm 46; Isaiah 10, vv 5. 7, 1215, 24-25, 33 (rsv): Rejoice. 0 people (BBC HB 181)
LONDON STUDIO ORCHESTRA leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by ASHLEY LAWRENCE BRETT STEVENS and his guitar Today: Music from
Town and Country
Introduced by DAVID BROOMFIELD
The biography of the legendary dancer written by his widow ROMOLA NIJINSKY
Read by ANNA BURDEN
5: Freedom and America
12.0 Announcements
Ken Sykora presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today: Your Own Time
Tied Up in Knots: JEANINE MCMULLEN unravels the popular myth that puppets are for children only
And other topical items too.
VHF South West: see column 5
\ 12.55 Weather, information and I news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: The Box Under the Table by RUTH AINSWORTH
BBC N IRELAND ORCHESTRA leader MAURICE CAVANAGH conductor KENNETH ALWYN OWEN BRANNIGAN (bass)
WILFRID PARRY (piano)
Selected for Friday
Jacobite Rock by A. R. MILLS
Off the Midlothian coast In the Firth of Forth is an island called the Bass Rock. In 1691 it was used as a prison for four Jacobite officers who still swore allegiance to the de-Eosed James II.
Producer JANE GRAHAM
The Cruel Sea by NICHOLAS MONSARRAT Read by GABRIEL WOOLF 5: 1941-42 - Fiahtina
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
(Repeated: Monday. 1.30pm)
Jacky Gillott presenting world news and views
NANCY wise makes a personal selection of items from BBC Radio and TV
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Research by JEAN STROUD
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON (Repeated: Saturday, 4.30 pm)
A spontaneous discussion by BARONESS STOCKS
RT HON JEREMY THORPE , MP CAMPBELL ADAMSON RONALS MILLAR
Chairman DAVID JACOBS Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Bristol
(Repeated: Saturday. 1.15 pm)
Government and Opposition
A two-part enquiry into the state of the Parties by Ian Mclntyre
2: Labour
The Internal affairs of the Labour Party have attracted more attention since the last election than some of its supporters would have wished.
What are the main stresses within the Party? How effective has It been in opposition? How are its policies shaping for the next election?
Producer GEORGE FISCHER †
Douglas Stuart reporting. with voices and opinions from around the world
A foreign Journalist based in London looks at a subject of interest in Britain this week.
The Shipbuilders by GEORGE BLAKK
Read by TOM FLEMING (5)
DAVID JASON. BILL WALLIS NIGEL REES and BILL MCGUFFIE at the piano look back at the week's news and illustrate the funny side Script by PETER SPENCE Producers DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT
(Repeated: Saturday. 5.30 pm)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.59 Market Trends
