6.22 Farming Today
6.40 Prayer for the Day TONY ASHTON
The world this morning introduced by Robert Robinson and John Timpson
6.50
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 7.35* Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 mediitm wave only 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
Poems you have chosen
"Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the same effect of youth and freshness and spontaneity as it did originally, and you have done a poet's job" (Jean Cocteau)
Your poetry requests read by Jill Balcon and Frank Windsor
To talk to you about the poems, Peter Porter
Woman's Hour Unit
Pre-recorded requests on [number removed]
A working actor: page 4
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
New Every Morning, p 5; 0 come, let us sing (BBC HB 465); Psalm 47; Isaiah 10, vv 5, 7, 12-15, 24-25, 33 (RSV); When all thy mercies (BBC HB 22)
Twice Through the Mincer by JAN WEBSTER
Read by Betty Hardy
'Romance was one thing. It was what happened to Clark Gable and Carole Lombard while you sat chewing monkey-nuts in the sixpennies. But marrying was putting a baby in a pram outside your door.'
Presenter Nigel Murphy Home and Family
Pippin, Pearmain and Peagood: DEREK cooper reviews the life and times of the English apple.
with Andrew Cruickshank as Dr Cameron Barbara Mullen as Janet Bill Simpson as Dr Finlay A Right to Live written by DOREEN MONTGOMERY adapted by PAT DUNLOP
A famous sportswoman, who is expecting her first baby, meets unexpected problems.
Broadcast by arrangement with GRAHAM STEWART
Producer TRAFFORD WHITELOCK
(Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm) Bill Simpson 's Sounds Natural: Wednesday at 11.5 am
12.55
Weather, programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Christmas presents for the family: Woman's Hour comperes go shopping.
2.0-2.2 News
Sounds of the Countryside in December: RAY GOODWIN. Reading your letters.
Early Menstruation: PAT BENNETT finds out the difficulties. SHEILA MITCHELL reads The Passing Star by JEAN STUBBS (7)
Story: A New Gameby MARJORIE NEWMAN
by MARGUERITE STEEN 4: Maria Pia
visits Shropshire
Members of the Wroekwardine and District Garden Club put their questions to
FRED LOADS, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL
Questionmaster MICHAEL BARRATT Producer KENNETH FORD
The Riddle of the Sands by ERSKINE CHILDERS
Read by NIGEL ANTHONY
2: The Strange Behaviour of Dollman
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 Stock Market report
5.55 Weather, programme news
A panel game devised by TONY SHRYANE and EDWARD J. MASON
Dilys Powell and Frank Muir challenge Anne Scott-James and Denis Norden
In the chair Jack Longland Questions compiled by PETER MOORE
(Repeated: Thursday, 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: Wed. 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
Juggernauts
Are we stuck with them for ever; can we prevent them from damaging our ancient towns and villages; could the loads they carry be moved by rail or water?
Ring Robin Day to put your question in person tonight to John Wells , Chairman of the Road Haulage Association.
[number removed](16 lines) will take questions from 6.0 pm onward Juggernauts: page 5
The story of Queen Victoria. her life and the great events of her time, in 13 episodes with 6: The Queen's Displeasure by JASPER RIDLEY
Ballads arranged by CHARLES CHILTON and sung by CHARLES YOUNG, accompanied by TERRY LYNCH. Additional material by WILLIAM CRAWLEY
Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS
(Repeated: Friday, 3.5 pm)
(Peggy Ashcroft is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Co)
9.29 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world, including International Business Report with at 10.25* Market Trends
A Long Way to Shiloh
Read by CYRIL SHAPS (7)
A nightly review of the arts and science
People. ideas, events - opinion and discussion. Introduced tonight by Peter France Producer joy HATWOOD
preceded by Weather
