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 60-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
9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World j. w. M. THOMPSON reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by ROY WILLIAMSON
9.45 The Week In Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with TERENCE LANCASTER
Narrator BRIAN HUDSON
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATE
New Every Morning page 11; Fill thou my life (BBC HB 271); Psalm 66, vv 1-3, 12-17; Revelation 21, vv 1-7 (NEB); For all thy saints, 0 Lord (BBC HB 228)
Introduced 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 John Edmunds You and Your Time
It's not a hobby - it's a religion. It's not cheap and it's often hard to find a course. Nevertheless, with an increase of conversions to the faith of 10-15 every year, Golf has become one of the country's fastest growing sports.
And, of course, your letters.
A general knowledge contest between schools in England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland. Questionmasters:
JOHN ELLISON and TIM GUDGIN First Round. 2: Scotland (ii)
BEARSDEN ACADEMY, Dunbartonshire v MUSSELBURGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Midlothian
Questions set by ROY SMITH Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather
A spontaneous discussion by Hugh Scanlon , Jean Rook
Brian Morris , Nigel Lawson Chairman David Jacobs from Sheffield
The World of Simenon: November adapted by ALICK ROWE from the novel by GEORGES SIMENON with FATHER: It's not right, Laure. You're my daughter; it's not right that you should -
LAURE: Your private life's no concern of mine. If that's what you wanted. Look, I just want to know what's happened, and where she is now.
Producer RICHARD WORTLEY
Introduced by Judith Chalmers What the European papers say. Family Footsteps: ANNA MASSEY talks to SUE MACGREGOR about the pros and cons of being the actress daughter of Adrienne Allen and Raymond Massey
Small jobs in the garden: seasonal tips from GEOFF AMOS.
Poetry on a theme: BA MASON chooses poems about dogs.
Inland Spas: YVONNE ADAMSON takes a weekend at Buxton. ALEXANDER JOHN reads
It Shouldn'Happen to a Vet by JAMES HERRIOT
(Alexander John is in ' Canterbury Tales ' at the Phoenix Theatre, London)
John Dunn introduces the new Saturday show for young listeners
Rex Radio
by Alexander Guyan
More extraordinary adventures of Capt. Radio and Passionflower versus archfiend Krakov
with NIGEL LAMBERT, PAT KEEN and GARARD GREEN
Producer ELIZABETH ORNBO
4.5 Forecast
The radio game devised by Ian Messiter
Host Tony Blackburn
Special guest Ed Stewart
with some Scouts and Guides
4.30 Shadow of the Pharaoh: 5: Into Battle
A thriller play in six episodes set in Ancient Egypt
Written by Victor Pemberton and David Spenser
Play produced and programme edited by Graham Gauld
Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words, sppken by their descendants.
5: Village Church - the medieval village seen through the eyes of its clerics, its ' clerks.' Composed and produced by DANIEL SNOWMAN under the direction of Paul Hyams , Fellow and Lecturer in Modern History, University of Oxford.
(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 the world's great artists.
Dorothy Tutin in The Barretts of Wimpole Street by RUDOLF BESIER with Paul Rogers and Jeremy Brett The action takes place in Elizabeth Barrett 's bed-sitting room in Wimpole Street, London: 1845.
Producer ARCHIE CAMPBELL
A late-evening conversation in Which ANTHONY STORR , EVA FIGES and MICHAEL HOLROYD exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD Producer MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester)
Family Prayers conducted by THE REV RALPH SMITH
With THE GLASGOW SINGERS
A topical view of the cinema featuring the stars, the new films and the people who make them, including Alain Delon and scenes fom Pope Joan. Introduced by JOHN BENTLEY Written by MARJORIE BILBOW Producer BOBBY JAYE
preceded by Weather
11.45 Inshore waters forecast