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 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
A magazine edition of this programme about wildlife and the countryside, including
JOHNNY MORRIS talking about his own particular way of looking at animals.
Introduced by DEREK JONES
Producer DILYS BREESE (from Bristol: Sunday's broadcast)
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Dave Bedford on Athletics Alan Davidson on Cricket Derek Dougan on Soccer with GEORGE SCOTT in the chair (Shortened version of last night's broadcast)
NEM p 37; Creator of the starry height (BBC HB 31); Psalm 84: Isaiah 61, VV 1-11 (RSV); 0 come, 0 come lmmanuel (BBC HB 36)
BBC N IRELAND ORCHESTRA conducted by OWAIN ARWEL HUGHES
HUGO D'ALTON (mandolin) WILFRID PARRY (piano)
Today: Rhythm of the Dance
Introduced by EUGENE FRASER
by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD Told by HOW IESON CULFF 3: The Empty Sleeve
Presenter Joan Yorke
Today: Your Rights and Responsibilities
Going to School at Home: a Peterborough mother is educating her two young children at home - and it's legal. PETER MUNN talks to the mother and local education authorities about the rights and responsibilities of not sending your children to school.
Other topical items too. and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see column 2
Oak, Mahogany or Walnutt
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: A Cake for Christmas by ERYL LEWIS
LONDON STUDIO STRINGS leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by ASHLEY LAWRENCE and THE KING'S SINGERS
Accusation by JONATHAN LYNN with Lyndon Brook
When a doctor is accused of serious professional misconduct, what happens to him? Dr Reed finds himself before the Doctors and Dentists Defence Association - fighting for his career. If they don't believe he's innocent, how can they defend him?
Producer CHRISTOPHER VENNING (Philip Voss is in ' Kean ' at the Globe Theatre, London)
Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words.
5: Village Church
Composed and produced by DANIEL SNOWMAN under the direction of Paul Hyams , Fellow and Lecturer in Modern History, University of Oxford, who also speaks the commentary.
Speakers for the People: BILL COWLEY, EYTON BOULDEN, BRUNO TURNER , GORDON BAVERSTOCK, ARTHUR MORLEY , MOLLY CALLWOOD , JONATHAN WOOD. LAURENCE BUR-GOIN, PETER WARHAM , BRIAN SAWYER, MRS FENN , MR HASSOCK, MRS HASSOCK, GORDON HINES , GWEIRYD THOMAS , HUGH TREVOR -ROPER, RUSSEL SOMERTON. STEPHEN COOMB , BERT PAYNE , BRIAN PEAR SON. JIM CODDEN, RALPH HARRIS , YVONNB HARRIS , TERRY YARNALL , LOUIS DALE. CLIFFORD COUSINS, MARY ANDERSON , R. P. BAGNAI. L-OAKELEY, NORMAN BELCHER , JIM COLE , JANE POOLE , JACK THREL -FALL. BRIAN HOMER, MR KEFFORD , REG GAMBLE, WILLIAM ROBERTS , RAY GOSLING , DICK GRAHAM
Producer for the voices of the People: CHARLES PARKER , assisted by JOHN MERSON and JON CROOK
Special music, sound composition and orchestration by DAVID CAIN , assisted by NORMAN MCLEOD THE EARLY MUSIC CONSORT directed by DAVID MUNROW Readers JANE KNOWLES
GERALD CROSS, DAVID VALLA
TREVOR MARTIN , CLIFFORD NORGATE Additional commentary by MICHAEL DRAKE
Stones of Destiny by MARGARET POTTER
3: Governor Pitt's Diamond
The story of the Regent, or Pitt's Diamond, begins in India. It ends at the Louvre as the main relic of the French Crown Jewels.
Narrative spoken by GEOFFREY BANKS . who also portrays the various characters
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 Renle Houston, Isobel Barnett Charmian Innes , Rita Merkelis 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)
Gerald Priestiand presenting world news and views
Horndean
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited Horndean in Hampshire Producer RICHARD BURWOOD
The Missions to Seamen in the Port of London
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
The story of 'Black Thursday' and the events that led up to it, through the eyes of those who lived through it and the music they listened to.
The story is told by John Tusa with Sir George Bolton, Barbara Cartland, Walter Greenwood, David Kennedy, Evelyn Laye, Baroness Lee, Will Paynter, Lord Shinwell, and the late Rene Maccoll.
from Chaucer to Yeats
An anthology in 26 programmes 13: John Dryden (1631-1700)
Introduced by ANTHONY THWAITE Reader GARY WATSON
Producer GEORGE MACBETH
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting, with voices and opinions from around the world
The Shipbuilders by GEORGE BLAKE
Read by Tom FLEMING (13)
All the day's news preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends