Reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
7.10 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Producer ANTHONY PARKIN (from Birmingham)
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
Jack de Manio presents Radio 4's 50-minute worldwide look at the weekend, with FRED STREETER in the garden and TROMPETTO in the kitchen.
8.45 Todays Papers
Radio 4 fills you in on the political scene at home and abroad, starting with 9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
Contributed by the BBC's Foreign News staff
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World
NORMAN HUNT reviews the weeklies, with illustrations read by BRYAN MARTIN
9.45 The Week in Westminster Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with ALAN WATKINS
Narrator BRIAN HUDSON
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATE
New Every Morning page 76: Teach me. 0 Lord, the perfect way (BBC Hymn Book 473): Psalm 130; Jeremiah 8, vv 5. 7, 11, 18-22 (Av); A safe strong-hold (BBC HB 297)
10.30 The Magic of the Musicals
(medium wave)
David Tomlinson introduces milestones of mirth, music and make-believe from The Belle of New York to The Dancing Years
Written by SAM HEPPNER
Producer ANNA INSTONE
The first of two programmes, each spanning a specific era in musical comedy. Second programme: Monday, 10.30 am
11.15 Why Are You Laughing?
(medium wave)
Frank Muir answers the question before an invited audience of young people and explains the various forms of comedy which have been produced by Light Entertainment Department (Radio), with the help of GRAEME GARDEN, JO KENDALL and Hancock's Half-Hour Take it From Here, The Goons, Round the Horne, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again and many more
Producers DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT
(VHF)
12.0 Sports Parade
Introduced by CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS
Producer JACOB DE VRIES
Latest news and prospects of a big afternoon's sport, including Soccer. Scotland v England; Racing from Newmarket; Rugby Union, Northern Transvaal v England from Pretoria; Golf from Bognor Regis; Tennis from Paris; and Cricket
(Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)
3: West of England and Midlands
MRS MEG HAMILTON (Somerset) JOHN BAGGS (Dorset) retired lecturer
ANTHONY MARKSON (Nottingham) knitwear manufacturer
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news
A spontaneous discussion by Anne Allen , David Franklin Campbell Adamson Leslie Thomas
Chairman DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD from Llanfair Waterdine , Radnorthire
With CAROLE STONE
What the European papers say. How Good a Granny are You?: JUDITH CHALMERS quizzes MADELEINE VACHER and HONOR WYATT
Six Came Flying by MARQUIS MACSWINEY OF MASHANAGLASS abridged by DONALD BANCROFT read by JOHN BRYNING
First of five instalments
presents some behind-the-scenes stories when ' a funny thing happened ' to
MICHAEL CAINE , PETER FINCH
VINCENT PRICE , LIONEL JEFFRIES DUSTIN HOFFMAN , GRAHAM STARK and NED SHERRIN
Introduced by JOHN BENTLEY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE
NANCY WISE makes a personal selection of items from BBC Radio and TV.
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Research by JEAN STROUD
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON
to me, says
The Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe , mp In conversation with ROBIN RAY he describes, with illustrations, what makes him laugh, and admits to being a politician with a sense of humour. Producer PAMELA HOWE (from Bristol)
5.55 Weather; programme news
by ALISTAIR COOKE
(Repeated: Sunday, 9.15 am)
Highlights of today's sport in the South and Midlands. Producer GODFREY DIXEY
Richard Baker introduces a weekly sequence of favourite music chosen from records made by some of the world's great artists.
The Draper's Wife by URSULA TIGHE HOPKINS adapted for radio by PEGGY WELLS with Pauline Letts and Peter Pratt
Set in the gas-lit era of 1912, this play is a fascinating study of suspicion, mistrust and greed in a bigoted and selfish family who find they have a murder on their hands.
Producer NORMAN WRIGHT
(Repeated: Monday. 3.0 pm)
A late-evening conversation in Which GEORGE MIKES. NICOLETTE MILNES - WALKER and STANLEY collier exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices With BRIAN REDHEAD
Producer MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester)
Evening Prayers led by THE REV ELWYN LLOYD WILLIAMS with the NORTH WALES SINGERS conductor JAMES WILLIAMS
All the day's news preceded by Weather
