6.32 Farming Today presented by BRYAN PLATT
6.50 Outlook
Reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
VHF: Regional news, weather
6.55 Weather, 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
Michael Aspel introduces Radio 4's 70-minute worldwide look at the weekend.
7.50 Travel news and What's on VHF: Regional news, weather
7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.20 TROMPETTO on food: at 8.30* Sportsdesk; at
8.45 Today's Papers; and at
8.59 Weekend weather
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
COLIN VALDAR reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by BRYAN MARTIN
9.45 Conference Special The Conservative Party Conference
Representatives and observers look back at the week's events in Blackpool, and discuss the likely impact of the conference's decisions and deliberations on the Conservative Government's policies over the next year.
Presenter ANTHONY KING Narrator BRIAN HUDSON
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
MARTIN COX. BERNARD TATE
New Every Morning, page 72: All ye who seek for sure relief (BBC Hymn Book 289); Psalm 51; Matthew 27, vv 45-61 (RSV); O happy band of pilgrims (BBC H8 335)
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Introdi cd by DESMOND LYNAM
Featuring League football in England and Scotland; Racing; Rugby Union and Rugby League Producer BOB BURROWS
(Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)
Presenter Nigel Murphy You and Your Time
Buy me a Bus: NIGEL MURPHY looks at the story behind the new painted buses.
And, of course, your letters.
A weekly quiz on music and general knowledge with the Services stationed in Hong Kong. Masirah and Gan.
Panel; NAN WINTON , TED MOULT NEIL DURDEN-SMITH V
RAF Gan (third team)
HUGH HOLDEN , JOHN HEWITT
BARRY UNDERWOOD , DICK COLPUS Questionmaster ALUN WILLIAMS Questions set by the producer MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS
(By arrangement with BFBS) (Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather
A spontaneous discussion by Malcolm Muggeridge Rt Hon
Anthony Wedgwood Benn , mp
Lord Boothby Janet Fookes. mp
Chairman David Jacobs from Burgess Hill, Sussex
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Introduced from Manchester by Judith Chalmers
One-Man Band: LESLlE GEDDES BROWN on her magazine
Meanness: opinions from JEAN SCOTT. JULIUS EMANUEL , FLORENCE WYNNE FINCH
What the European papers say. Robin Ray talks to PAMELA HOWE. A Curse on thee, thou Dirty Dog: written and read by JIM CRAWFORD
John Dunn introduces the new Saturday show for young listeners
Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN
More extraordinary adventures of Capt Radio and his glamorous assistant Passionflower versus the wicked Krakov with NIGEL LAMBERT
PAT KEEN and GARARD GREEN Producer ELIZABETH ORNBO
4.5 Dial a Scientist
What would happen if the world stopped spinningr Could we devise a method 'to travel into the futuref Do fish steep? Have you ever wondered about those science questions that don'have straightforward answers? Then send us the ones your parents stumble over.
Paddy Feeny will be phoning the lucky ones and putting them on the line to the panel of scientists: Patrick Moore. Cherrie Bramwell and Professor Eric Laithwaite.
Questions (on a postcard. please, giving your name, age and home phone number) to:
4th Dimension. BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW
(Dial a Scientist again: 11 Nov) Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT
4.30 Shadow of the Pharaoh
A thriller play in six episodes set in Ancient Egypt written by VICTOR PEMBERTON and DAVID SPENSER
3: The Black Tomb of Osiris
Play produced and programme edited by GRAHAM GAULD
Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words, spoken by their descendants. 3: Alfred's Jewel The Anglo-Saxons
Composed and produced by MICHAEL MASON under the direction of H. R. Loyn , Professor of Medieval History at University College. Cardiff.
Producer for the voices of the People CHARLES PARKER , assisted by JOHN MERSON and JON CROOK
(A series of 26 programmes)
5.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather
by ALISTAIR COOKE
(Repeated: Sunday, 9.15 am)
A nationwide look at the stories behind the day's sporting headlines.
Producer GODFREY DIXEY
Richard Baker introduces a weekly sequence of favourite music chosen from records made by some of tht world's great artists.
Death of a Marquis adapted for radio from his novel by BILL KNOX with Paul Kermack and Phil McCall Inspectors Thane and Moss investigate an unusual murder where the chief suspect is a fellow police officer.
Producer GORDON EMSLIE
9.58 Weather
A late-evening conversation in which PROFESSOR COLIN RENFREW , DR PATRICK NUTTGENS , GRAEME SHANKLAND exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Producer MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester)
Evening Prayers conducted by THE REV VERNON SPROXTON
A topical view of the cinema featuring the stars, the new films and the people who make them. including Ken Russell 's Savage Messiah and The Innocent Bystanders starring Stan-ley Baker.
Introduced by JOHN BENTLEY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE
preceded by Weather
11.45 Inshore waters forecast