6.22 Farming Today
6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
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; and 7.35* Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.5* 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
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
Parson at Large
With George Scott in the chair, ring Rev Bill Todd to discuss your views on Christmas as a religious event and on the problems that ministers of all denominations have to face in presenting Christianity to a largely secular society.
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The programme that minds the consumer's business and investigates matters that concern you. Presenter Roger Cook Producer Elizabeth SMITH
New Every Morning p 58; Father, in whom we live (BBC HB 166); Canticle 2; John 20, vv 19-29 (av); Lo: he comes (BBC HB 35)
A Time for Wishing by LVNNE WOOD
Read by Roy Hudd
Christmas Eve. and the burning question in Kathy's mind is: has she enough money to buy her mother a Christmas tree?
Producer DAVID SHUTE (Birmingham)
Presenter Joan Yorke You and the Law
Thinking of a Party? Maybe you'll have second thoughts if you accept MICHAEL MOLY-NEUX'S invitation.
Editor DENNIS LOWER
12.55 Weather, programme news
and voices and topics introduced by William Hardcastle Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
Introduced from Bristol by Daphne Hubbard
Flying towards Christmas: families prepare to celebrate at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire.
2.0-2.2 News
Douglas Fairbanks Jr in conversation with CAROLE STONE.
The Season of Giving: but how much should go on those Christmas tips?
Tuneful Reflections: a retired doctor puts his thoughts into song.
To Uncle, With Love by RUMER GOIIDEN abridged by ANN REES JONES read by DIANA OLSSON
Story: My Naughty Little Sister and Grandad's Special Holly by DOROTHY EDWARDS
Presenters MAUREEN MORRIS and MICHAEL RICHMOND
Scripts by MICHAEL RICHMOND Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
Peggy Ashcroft as Victoria and Robert Hardy as Prince Albert
The Riddle of the Sands by ERSKINE CHILDERS abridged for radio by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by NIGEL ANTHONY
10: The Solving of the Riddle Producer TONY CLIFF (Leeds)
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle with PM's reporting team Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 Stock Market report
5.55 Weather, programme news
A general knowledge contest between schools in England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland. Questionmasters
JOHN ELLISON and TIM GUDGIN First Round. 8: Wales
BRYNTEG COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, Bridgend v DINAS BRAN SCHOOL, Llangollen
Questions set by ROY SMITH Producer MARTIN FISHER
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
NANCY WISE makes a personal selection of items from BBC Radio and TV.
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Producer JOHN KNIGHT
(Repeated: Saturday, 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Marghanita Laski Lord David Cecil
The Bishop of Salisbury Cliff Michelmore
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Salisbury
John Tusa reporting with voices and opinions from around the world, including International Business Report; at 10.25* Market Trends
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor BRIAN BLISS
A Long Way to Shiloh by LIONEL DAVIDSON abridged in 15 parts by JANET HOWORTH
Read by CYRIL SHAPS (15) Producer keith SLADE
A nightly review of the arts and science. Introduced tonight by Peter France
Producer ROSEMARY HART. With at
11.0
Week Ending ... DAVID JASON , HILI. WALLIS NIGEL HEES and BILL mcguffie at the piano take a late night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side.
Script by CHRIS MILLER and JOHN MASON
Producer SIMON BRETT
A foreign journalist based in London looks at a subject of interest in Britain this week.
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