1.27 Farming Today
Presented by RODIN HICKS
6.45 Prayer for the Day
6.50-7.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
7.0 News
The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.5»-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 DEREK JONES )
8.41 Today's Papers
9.5 An Act of Worship ' River ' - Radiovision by MARY TRENCHARD
Introduced by RALPH ROLLS
DAVID FRANKLIN talking to
David Willcocks , Fellow and Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge
9.45 Music Workshop Stage 1 The violin-maker
Libretto by PAUL TOWNSEND Music arranged by MICHAEL JESSETT
NEM p 29; The wise may bring their learning (BBC He 370); Psalm 114; Acts 18, vv 18-28 (NEB); Rejoice today with one accord (BBC HB 281)
(Wednesday s broadcast) followed by an interlude
10-50 A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLEY
27: The Overcoat - the man
Jane Duncan , the descendant of crofters, whose novels are filled with the influence of her Highland background, talks to IAN GRIMBLE
11.20 Listening and Writing Second-hand Family by RICHARD PARKER adapted by YVONNE BRADBURY 2: One of the Family
John Merson talks to people about memories of daily life in the villages and countryside of England a long time ago. 2: Plays, Fairs and Festivals
Music and stories of how the turning point of the country year was celebrated in sheep and cattle fairs, harvest festivals and mumming plays, drinking, dancing, eating, and singing.
Introduced by RITA DANDO Producer ROBERT FOX
12.0 Announcements
Presenter Joan Yorke Your Own Time
The Pigeon Fancy - sport of commoners and kings. A loft-y view from ERNIE BROWN.
And other topical items too
from The Central Hall, Chatham
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area
and voices and topics In and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Best Blue Trousers by URSULA DANIELS
Presenter GLADYS WHITRED Scripts and production By JENYTH WORSLEY
2.0 Lets Join In. The 27th Annual African Hippopotamus Race by MORIS LURIE
2.20 Christian Focus: ' ... the twain shall meet': Prisoner and Society by LESLIE SMITH
2.35 Interlude
2.40 Guitar School: presented by MICHAEL JESSETT (37)
Selected for Friday
Keeping Up with Father by MICHAEL DAVIES
A light-hearted account of a happy-go-lucky family and a wilful horse.
Producer GUY VAESEN
Journey to Ardmore Written and read by JOHN RIDGWAY
5: School of Adventure
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team including
STEVE RACE'S Radio Times
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news
(Repeated: Monday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Prlestland presenting world news and views
NANCY WISE selects items from BBC Radio and TV
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Research by JEAN STROUD
Producer RICHARD BURWOOD
(Repeated: Saturday, 4.30 pm)
A spontaneous discussion by Malcolm Muggeridge
The Countess of Longford Lord George-Brown David Price Mp
Chairman DAVID JACOBS Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Hastings, Sussex
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm)
Northern Ireland
Eleven weeks after the Imposition of direct rule Ian Mclntyre examines the impact of the latest Westminster initiative in interviews with:
Paul Channon MP Minister of State in the newly established Northern Ireland Office.
Rt Hon William Craig mp (Stormont) Leader of the Ulster Vanguard Movement, a former Minister of Home Affairs.
Brian Faulkner MP (Stormont) Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, formerly Prime Minister.
Rt Hon John Hume MP (Stormont) Social Democratic and Labour Party member in the prorogued Stormont Parliament.
Producer ROLAND CHALLIS
Douglas Stuart reporting
A foreign journalist based in London looks at a subject of interest in Britain this week
The Perfect Stranger by P. J. KAVANAGH read by EDWARD fox (7)
with DENISE COFFEY , JONATHAN CECIL
David Gooderson
DAVID JASON , BILL WALLIS and PETER PONTZEN at the piano Written by PETER SPENCE and CHRISTOPHER LANGHAM with additional material by DAVID RENWICK
Producer DAVID HATCH
(Denise Coffey is a National Theatre player at Young Vic)
preceded by Weather
11.59 Market Trends