6.27 Farming Today: ROBIN HICKS
6.45 Prayer for the Day
The world this morning introduced by Mary Marquis and Robert Robinson
6.50 medium wave Travel news. What's on, and Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER
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
7.50 medium wave Travel news
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 last column
[number removed]henry Carter, past President of the British Small Animals Veterinary Association, is the guest in Radio 4's new telephone programme today.
Ring him and exchange views with him and with each other on pets and their care.
David Bellan is in the chair.
Call [number removed]between 7.30 and 9.0. Calls cannot be accepted after 9.0 am
Producer WALTER WLLLICH
4: Forgiveness of the Criminal by LORD LONGFORD
NEM p 19: There is a green hill (BBC HB 92); Psalm 15; Luke 23, vv 13-32 (Rsv); When I survey the wondrous Cross (BBC HB 97)
BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA conducted by IAIN SUTHERLAND including music by Erik Satie , Eric Coates , Wilfred Josephs. ALAN JONES (baritone) sings Schubert, Michael Head and Carl Bohm with WILFRID PARRY (piano)
A play for radio by MARIAN CAMPBELL
'One pair comes first ... they take it in turns, and then the other pair arrives bringing the old man and his dog.... and they have lunch and swop him over. Sad, really! -
Producer DAVID H. GODFREY
Presenter George Luce Health and Welfare
Too Heavy - for life! The problems of overweight children: how serious are they, what can be done about them. and what are the lasting effects?
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?
The Bloody Tower
Dastardly doings at the Tower at midnight. Can Williams stop Big Brother getting his hands on England's greatest assets?
12.55 medium wave Weather, programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: The Little Yellow Taxi has a Pain by RUTH AINSWORTH
LONDON STUDIO ORCHESTRA leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by ANTHONY RANDALL NEILSON TAYLOR (baritone) WILFRID PARRY (piano)
Introduced by STUART FORSYTB
Gigolo and Gigolette
The life and times of a broadcaster-about-town
Special guest Dick Francis former jockey to the Queen Mother, Champion National Hunt Jockey in 1953 and 1954. and now a best-selling novelist
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
The Real Charlotte by SOMERVILLE AND ROSS Read by KATE BINCHY (4)
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.59 medium wave Stock Market report
5.55 Weather, programme news
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion heard in last Friday's Any Questionst Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD
(Repeated: Friday. 4.0 pm)
Write to Any Answers?. BBC. Bristol BR8 2LR
born 11 February 1873
Those of us who saw, as well as heard, Chaliapin, know that his like can never happen again. There are times, indeed. when nature, having produced a masterpiece, really does break the mould (NEVILLE CARDUS) Another chance to hear this portrait in words and music of the great Russian singer.
BREWSTER MASON reads extracts from the autobiography, and there are recollections of Chaliapin by his daughter MARFA HUDSON-DAVIES and other people who knew him. Narrator HUGH DICKSON
Compiled by PEGGY BRANFORD Producer ALAN HAYDOCK *
(Brewster Mason is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Co)
The slate, the tallyman, the budget account, personal loans, hire purchase, second mortgage. credit card, overdraft ...
Bob Houlton investigates some of the many ways of owning now and paying later.
Producer STANLEY WILLIAMSON (from Manchester)
9.29 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Mr Prehack by ARNOLD BENNETT Read by NEVILLE JASON (14)
A nightly review of the arts and science
People, ideas, events - opinion and discussion. Introduced tonight by Paul Vaughan
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
