The world this Spring Bank Holiday morning: introduced by Michael Aspel
6.51) . Holiday 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 All this week:
FR HARRY WILLIAMS , CR
7.50 Holiday 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
Five stories from A Broth of a Boy by HUGH MICHAEL HOGAN
Read by Terry Scully
Abridged and produced by MARGARET ETALL
Harriet Crawley and Lance Percival
Aided by Kenneth Robinson , Fritz Spiegl and other regulars, they take a lively look round and meet surprise guests. Producer MICHAEL EMBER
NEM p 1; 0 worship the King (BBC HB 471); Psalm 63: Romans 8, w 22-39 (RSV); God is our refuge (BBC HB 454)
and investigates the humour of the profession
Illustrations from Alfred Marks and the voices of DAVID FROST , JOHN CLEESE PETER COOK , ALAN BENNETT RONNIE BARKER and others
Producers SIMON BRETT and BOB OLIVER ROGERS
Leslie Crowther recalls his first introduction to the music and magical world of Walt Disney. Additional research by BILL CROZIER
Producer BOBBY JAYE
(Disney Time is 6.20 pm, BBC1)
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
Margaret Powell , authoress ' from below stairs '
12.55
Weather, programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Michael Cooke
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan in The Reason Why with Valentine Dyall
At last. could this be the truth about how Cleopatra got the needle?
Announcer WALLACE GREENSLADE Script by SPIKE MILLIGAN Producer JACQUES BROWN
says what he likes helped by HELEN MCARTHUR KENNETH MCKELLAR and the BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA leader IAN TYRE conductor JAIN SUTHERLAND
Rupert of Hentzau by ANTHONY HOPE
Rudolf Rassendvll returns to Ruritania; Rupert of Hentzau plots to return from exile; Queen FIavia is still in love with Rassendyll; danger and intrigue are everywhere.
Golden Soak
The novel by HAMMOND INNES abridged in ten parts by BARRY CAMPBELL
Read by Denis Lill
A failed mine and a broken marriage drive a man to start a new life in the wilderness of the Australian desert where the nickel boom was born. 1: A New Start
Producer TONY CLIFF (from Leeds)
The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening: presented by Michael Cooke and PM's reporting team
5.55 Weather, programme news
The antidote to panel games from Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie under the supervision of Humphrey Lyttelton in the chair and Dave Lee at the piano.
(Repeated: Wed, 12.25 pm)
(Repeated: Tuesday. 1.30 pm)
Adam Raphael presenting world news and views
The Best of British Laughs
In this programme Ted looks back to the days when he was called ' Nedlo ' - his real name spelt backwards - and to the time when he adopted the name of ' Hugh Neek. ' He talks about his lifetime in the world of comedy and discusses aspects of British humour With BARRY TOOK.
Producers JOHN BROWELL and DAVE WILKINSON
A series of plays which have had a major influence on the development of the theatre during the past 100 years. Denholm Elliott and Jill Bennett in Michael and his Lost Angel by HENRY ARTHUR JONES
(first produced 15 January 1896) When a parishioner is discovered following a course of lying and deception. Rev Michael Feversham demands a severe penalty. But when events force a similar course upon the priest himself, what action should he take?
Radio adaptation and production by JOHN TYDEMAM
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world
The Go-Between by L. p. HARTLEY Read by NIGEL STOCK (11)
A nightly review of the arts and science
People, ideas, events - opinion and discussion. What's new In theatre, books, cinema, painting. architecture, scientific advance ... Introduced tonight by Paul Vaughan
Producers this week
ALAN HAYDOCK. JOY
HATWOOD LOUISE PLRSLOW , MIRIAM RAPP
Two viewpoints on a difficult time in the lives of two people. 1: The political prisoner PETER AND NONIE NIESEWAND Producer LYN MACDONALD
preceded by Weather