6.27 Farming Today presented by ROBIN HICKS
6.45 Prayer for the Day
The world this morning introduced by Robert Robinson and John Timpson
6.50 Travel news, What's on, and Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER VHF: Regional news, weather
6.55 Weather, programme news
7.0 News and more of Today including at 7.25 Sportsdesk; at 7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
7.50 Travel news, What's on VHF: Regional news, weather
7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.25 Sportsdesk; at 8.35 Today's Papers
Regional VHF: see Variations
by H. G. WELLS
Read by ROBERT HARDY (9)
9.5 Religious Service for Primary Schools
Simeon's Song by DAVID WINTER
9.25 Material for Assembly
'Pop goes religion': BILL DAVIDSON of the Salvation Army's Good News group talks to RALPH ROLLS and chooses pop songs from his new LP
9.35 The Bible: How and Why by ROBERT C. WALTON
3: People in the Gospels (ii)
9.55 Movement and Music I
NEM p 44: Come, gracious Spirit (BBC HB 150): Psalm 86: Matthew 26. vv 3-16 (rsv): Through the night of doubt and sorrow (BBC HB 186)
10.30 La France Aujourd'hui
French IV. Monsieur Richard est un bon restaurateur written by PAULE-ALINE DENT
10.45 Horizons de France
French V. Le Parapluie by GUY DE MAUPASSANT, dramatised by ARIEL DAIGRE
11.0 Time and Tune The Sleeping Beauty
11.20 Man. Life on the land by MARGERY MORRIS
Narrator BARRY FOSTER
11.40 Geography. South Hampshire - major growth area by MICHAEL WITHERICK
Presenter Jeanine McMullen Health and Welfare
Flu attacks many of us at least once a year. But do we really have to suffer? NANCY WISE talks to a doctor who's investigating the merits of anti-flu vaccinations.
Relax - and enjoy it: JANE MADDERS continues her series Other topical items too, and What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see Variations
Dilys Powell and Frank Muir challenge Anne Scott-James and Denis Norden
In the chair Jack Longland
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF ; Regional news, weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Granny's Sunflowers by JEAN YOUNG
2.0 Living Language
Beowulf. 2: The Dragon
The Old English heroic poem retold by LEILA DAVIES
2.20 Movement and Music II
2.40 Learning about Life
Changing: programmearranged and introduced by JOHN STOCKBRIDGE
The Lags' Brigade
A mixture of the laconic, the luminous, the lovesick, the larkish and the labyrinthine. Producers MICHELL RAPER and ROBERT FOX
Atlantic Fury by HAMMOND INNES Read by HENRY STAMPER 4: Rescue
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcaslle and PM's reporting team
5.50 VHF: Regional news, weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
A sélection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in Any Questionst Introduced by DAVID JACOBS (Repeated: Friday, 4.0 pm)
A programme specially written and performed for the BBC's anniversary
Peter Sellers: Grytpype-Thynne, Bluebottle, Major Denis Bloodnok, Henry Crun
Harry Secombe: Neddy Seagoon in floral cretonne
Spike Milligan: Eccles, Minnie Bannister, Moriarty
Ray Ellington and his Quartet: Ellinga
Max Geldray: Conks
Announcer Andrew Timothy
and the original Wally Stott Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight
Written by Spike Milligan
The Goon Show was recorded in the Camden Theatre, London, in the presence of a distinguished audience: this broadcast is unusual in including part of the welcome to the audience before the show. The entire performance is available on a BBC Stereo record.
(Repeated: 1 Nov. 8.15 pm)
(Cover story: pages 56-58)
Presented by Barry Norman
Deliverance: JOHN BOORMAN describes his latest film about four men driven to the limits of human endurance in the face of natural hazards and DUNCAN CARSE discusses his own struggles for survival.
Ballet Rambert: Three choreographers. LAR LUBOVITCH. JONATHAN TAYLOR, and GRAHAM JONES talk about their own ballets in the season.
The Day After the Fair: A new play based on the short story by Thomas Hardy and starring Deborah Kerr and Julia Foster. Producer ROSEMARY BART
Whaterer happened to baby geniusest
Introduced by PAUL VAUGHAN
Nearly 20 years ago a new technique of decompression applied during pregnancy and labour triggered off excited predictions about generations of baby geniuses. Where are they now? NIGEL MURPHY uncovers a bizarre story.
Producer MICHAEL TOTTON
Douglas Stuart reporting
What's your strange belief or private ritual? LINDA BLANDFORD talks to STEWART SANDERSON and GUSTAV JAHODA, Professor of Psychology at the University of Strathclyde and author of The Psychology of Superstition
Unconditional Surrender Read by HUGH BURDEN (4)
preceded by Weather
