6.27 Farming Today presented by ROBIN HICKS
6.45 Prayer for the Day
The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
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 LEONARD NEAL
7.5* Travel news
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
Talking Point: discussing listeners' queries and comments about wildlife and the country-side. Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer DILYS BREESE (from Bristol: Sunday's broadcast)
Questions to Talking Point, The Living World, BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR
Kenneth Robinson
Kenny Everett , Vivian Stanshall LADY JUNE and, from America, THE CREDIBILITY GAP in a new series of this midweek medley of music, humour and comment. Producer RICHARD GILBERT
NEM p 19: Hark, the glad sound (BBC HB 490); Psalm 15: Isaiah 50, vv 4-10 Irsv); Hark, what a sound (BBC HB 32)
BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA led by BRENDA CULLITY conducted by ERIC WETHERELL including music by Rossini, Brahms and the ballet music from
Faust JOHN BOULTER sings traditional and English songs including ' For you alone ' with WILFRID PARRY (piano)
2: The Tinker's Wedding by J. M. SYNGE
The action of the play passes by a roadside in the West of Ireland.
' Is it run from the like of you, holy Father? Go up to your own shanty, or I'll beat you with the ass's reins till the world would hear you roaring from this place to the coast of Clare!'
Producer DENYS HAWTHORNE (from Northern Ireland)
Presenter Nancy Wise Consumer Style
Lights for the Tree: LUCILLE HALL checks on the price, reliability and safety of Christmas-tree lights.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? VHF South West: see Variations
The Bishop has a Rest
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather
and voices and topics In and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Stories: The Budgie Who Came Back by NOEL LEADBEATER. and Penry the Parrot by ROSEMARY KENT
BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA leader JAMES DAVIS conducted by MICHAEL MOORES JOANNA GRAHAM (bassoon) ROBIN MILLER (clarinet) WILFRID PARRY (piano) with trios by Mozart, Planel and Thomas Pitfield
Introduced by STUART FORSYTH
by Stanley Middleton
with Leonard Rossiter as George
'But he's clever. Don't forget that. He's thoughtless. He'd forget his head if it were loose. But he's clever. He won a scholarship at Cambridge, in Mathematics.'
(from Birmingham)
TANYA MOISEIWITSCH , the theatrical designer, talks about her father, the famous concert pianist, and introduces some of his records.
The Worst Journey in the World Read by GEOFFREY BEEVERS 3: Disaster on the Ice
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 VHF: Regional news, weather
The questions and ideas you send are discussed by Renee Houston
Rame Joan Vickers , mp Jacqueline McKenzie Bettine Le Beau
In the chair Anona Winn Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE
(Repeated: Friday, 12.25 pm)
(Repeated: Thursday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
The Royal Smithfield Show
by David Wheeler
'When it's time to go, go.' But Roger Ryecroft has always made it plain that the rules about the age of retirement cannot apply to the founder of the firm. Can they?
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)
Children's Books for Christmas with Edward Blishen
Fairytales and factual books, poems, stories, picturebooks, novels ...
Selected and discussed by ANNE WOOD and CHRIS FOWLING with samples read by ERIC THOMPSON
Producer MIRIAM RAPP
A well-known professional broadcaster talks about something in the recent news which has caught his attention.
Tonight: Gerald Priestland
Douglas Stuart reporting
Travels with my Aunt
Read by TIMOTHY WEST (3)
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
