6.32 Farming Today
Introduced by DAVID ADDIS
6.50
Outlook: reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
6.55 Weather, programme news
7.10 On Your Farm
Producer ANTHONY PARKIN
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
Michael Aspel presents Radio 4's 70-minute look at the first weekend of the New Year-from Amsterdam
7.50
Travel news and What's on 7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including Sportsdesk: at 8.30* Sports Spot; at 8.40* Today's Papers
9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
9.30 Talking Politics
ANTHONY KING examines the 'super ministries' and discusses their performance so far with some of the ministers and civil servants who work in them, including two ' super ministers,' GEOFFREY RIPPON , MP, and PETER WALKER , MP -
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
ANDREW SINCLAIR reviews what the weeklies have to say with illustrations read by ROY WILLIAMSON
Narrator DAVID WILLMOTT Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE ANNE SLOMAN , GERRY MONTÉ
New Every Morning, p 93; Love came down at Christmas (BBC Hymn Book 53); Psalm 90. vv 1-12; Luke 2, vv 40-52 (NEB); The greatness of God (Oxford Book of Carols 139)
11.30 Announcements
Introduced by PETER JONES
News and prospects for a big day's sport featuring: Cup Football in England and Scotland; Racing at Haydock Park; Rugby Union; Rugby League (Sport on 2: from 2.2 pm)
Presenter Roger Cook
You and Your Time
The Badgers in My Life: Monica Edwards, the children's novelist, talks to Martin Muncaster about the badgers she's tamed on her farm in Surrey.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?
Questionmasters JOHN ELLISON and TIM GUDGIN
Second Round
11: LORETO CONVENT GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Coleraine v BROADOAK SCHOOL, Weston-super-Mare Questions set by ROY SMITH
Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, programme news
A spontaneous discussion by Campbell Adamson Sir Jack Longland Jill Knight , mp Alan Fisher
Chairman David Jacobs Producer ROY HAYWARD from Cleobury Mortimer , Worcs
Introduced by Judith Chalmers Guest: Angela, Countess of Limerick, chairman of the Standing Commission, International Red Cross r What the European papers say. Mr Soya Bean: RAY WHISKER shows the 1,100 soya bean plants in his garden to FRANCES PERRY and NIGEL MURPHY.
Entertainment Round-up: GORDON GOW takes a look at what is happening in the world of entertainment for the family. PETER TUDDENHAM reads
Acky by GEORGE EWART EVANS (2)
Who Needs Money?: a play for radio by K. ALLEN SADDLER with Nigel Stock
Trying to cope with the problem of their redundancy. Sam, Bill and Jerry set out on a course leading them towards largely unwitting defiance of the whole economic system. with PEGGY RYALLS
PAUL NICHOLSON. ELIZABETH BOXER Producer BRIAN MILLER (Bristol)
John Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners. Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN With NIGEL LAMBERT , JO MANNING WILSON and GARARD GREEN Producer MICHAEL ROLFE
4.5 Animals Unlimited
Introduced by PHIL DRABBLE
How better to start the year than with a nice clean elephant? Today we go to Twycross Zoo to help wash one down. Unusual pets this month: Shelduck - and some amazing fishy facts and figures. Producer DILYS BREESE
4.25 How to Do Better at ...
How to Get the Best of the Argument: some good ideas from BRIAN JACKSON on how to dumbfound your friends and confuse your enemies.
4.30 Captain Whackamore The book by MICHAEL MASON abridged in six parts by the author. Reader JOHN SLATER
2: Seated Orders and Ship's Biscuits
Producer HERBERT SMITH
4.50 Personal Choice
Some suggestions for spending your Christmas record tokens. Editor TREVOR HILL
4D annual, 80p: see page 78
A second chance to hear the best from the week's editions. Introduced by Nigel Rees Producer TONY GOULD
5.55
Weather, programme news
by ALISTAIR COOKE
Dr J. Bronowski discusses with Roy Plomley (in a recorded programme devised by him) the gramophone records he would take to a desert island.
(Repeated: Monday, 12.27 pm)
(Dr Bronowski's acclaimed TV series The Ascent of Man: Sunday, BBC2. Book, £14.75)
Records introduced by Richard Baker
(Shortened edn: Thurs, 9.5 am)
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by ELIZABETH TAYLOR with ' Oh how sweet,' the Sister said, ' must stop marvelling at some of these old people. I think, in the end. geriatrics will become my passion.' adapted by JAMES DUCKETT Producer ANTHONY CORNISH
(Repeated: Monday, 3.5 pm)
(Janet Whiteside is a member of the RSC; Darryl Kavann , of the company at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester)
Philip Hope-Wallace
Harold Riley , Hugh Wood in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer STANLEY WILLIAMSON
The evening office of Compline
preceded by Weather
