THE ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH
The world this morning: Britain and Europe through the eyes of the Norwegians - the people who stayed out of the EEC. Introduced from Oslo by John Timpson. with Douglas Cameron in London
6.50
Travel news, What's on, ana 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 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
by Norman Fox
Read by Sean Barrett
Let's Hear It Again
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The sounds and scenes of a year in the past challenge the memories of residents James Burke and Isobel Barnett and guests Nancy Wise and Terry Wogan.
Robin Ray puts the questions, aided by recordings from the BBC Sound Archives. Questions set by MARGARET HOWARD
Producer HELEN FRY
BBC Home correspondents introduced by MICHAEL DE MORGAN Producer TOM READ
New Every Morning p 75; 0 little one sweet (OBC 109); Psalm 112; Luke 1, vv 39-56 (NEB); Of the Father's love begotten (BBC HB 57)
Crash Landing by B. L. JACOT Read by JON ROLLASON
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
Adam Faith discusses with DEREK JONES his interest in wild-life and its conservation, and chooses some recordings from the BBC's Sound Archives.
Producer JOHN BURTON (Bristol) t
Respighi Inheritance: a play for radio by D. G. COMPTON
Poor Mr Salisbury faces charges of dangerous driving, robbery with violence, attempted rape and murder. It's all a terrible misunderstanding and he needs legal advice badly. But what sort of lawyer will he find in Mrs Ermhr 's launderette?
Producer JOHN CARDY
Presenter Nancy Wise
Consumer Style. Sale Time - and what should you look out for? MOLLY PRICE-OWEN and JOHN TURTLE investigate.
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12.55
Weather, programme news
William Hardcastle
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Guest Percy Edwards
2.0-2.2 News
The future began yesterday. 1: DR KIT PEDLER on how to live it yourself.
Reading your letters.
A Letter to Oomie: BRENDA KIDMAN recalls an Indian friend and the songs she sang. DAVID MARCH reads Auntie Mame by PATRICK DENNIS (4)
Story: Three Jolly Sailormen by URSULA HOURIHANE
An Old New Year by DAVID POWNALL with Wilfred Pickles
'Warden, everybody has a right to celebrate the New Year and I won't take your refusal lying down. I've spent most of my life fighting petty dictators like you - I haven't stopped the campaign yet!
Producer ALFRED BRADLEY (Leeds)
Both Australia and New Zealand are contemplating new National Anthems at the moment.
CHRISTOPHER BARLOW takes a light-hearted look at the characteristics a song needs to become a successful National Anthem and delves into the origins of some of them. He compares anthems of many countries and includes examples of how anthems have changed according to which political party is in power. Producer DEREK DRESCHER gramophone records
Huckleberry Finn by MARK TWAIN Read by BOB SHERMAN 3: The Wreck
William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 Stock Market report
The questions and ideas you send discussed this week by Renée Houston. Patricia Hayes Jeanne Heal
Mrs Elizabeth Taylor
In the chair Anona Winn
Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER. Producer ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTOH
(Repeated: Friday, 12.27 pm)
(Patricia Hayes is in ' Habeas Corpus ' at the Lyric, London)
(Repeated: Thursday, 1.30 pm)
Adam Raphael presenting world news and views
The Friend by CARL HUGHES
(Details as Thursday, 3.5 pm)
Famous books, funny books, favourite characters, familiar scenes, fantasy worlds - the secret pleasures of reading. The Noble Sleuth
Ian Carmichael investigates the Case of Lord Peter Wimsey with the aid of P. J. KAVANAGH , ARTHUR MARSHALL and DILYS POWELL
Producer PAMELA HOWE (Bristol)
9.29 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world, including International Business Report with at 10.25* Market Trends
The Thurber Carnival by JAMES THURBER
1: The Night the Bed Fell abridged and read by Blain Fairman
' I suppose that the high-water of my youth in Columbus, Ohio, was the night the bed fell on my father.... admittedly a somewhat incredible tale. Still, it did take place. Producer PAT MCLOUGHLIN
People, ideas, events - opinion and discussion. What's new in theatre, books, cinema, painting, architecture, scientific advance. Introduced tonight by Paul Vaughan
Producer ROSEMARY HART
2: Too Precious to Burn
GEORGE LUCE looks at the future of oil with Geoffrey Chandler , a director of Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd, and President of the Institute of Petroleum.
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