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: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Producer ANTHONY PARKIN (Birmingham)
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
Michael Aspet introduces Radio 4's 70-minute worldwide look at the weekend.
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
Radio 4 fills you in on the political scene at home and abroad, starting with
9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
9.30 Talking Politics
Is Britain Governablef
ANTHONY KING asks PROFESSOR BERNARD CRICK , WILLIAM DEEDES, MP , SHIRLEY WILLIAMS, HP , and ALAN FISHER , General Secretary of NUPE.
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 MONTE
New Every Morning, p 122; Happy are they (BBC Hymn Book 274); Psalm 40; Luke 5, vv 1-11 (NEB); 0 food of men wayfaring (BBC H8 209)
NANCY WISE makes a personal selection of items from BBC Radio and TV.
Introduced by DAVID DAVIS
11.30 Announcements
Introduced by PETER JONES
News and prospects of the day's sport, featuring: Football in England and Scotland; Racing at Ascot; Rugby Union; Rugby League.
Presenter Roger Cook You and Your Time
Gardening Column: NIGEL MURPHY. JOHN WARREN and RALPH GOULD on what's new in the gardening catalogues for summer 1974, and some hints on what to be doing this weekend.
Questionmasters John Ellison and Tim Gudgin
Brynteg Comprehensive School, Bridgend v. Lady Hawkins' School, Kington
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, programme news
Sir Geoffrey Jackson
The Bishop of Stepney
Billie Whitelaw, Lord Mancroft Chairman David Jacobs
Introduced by Judith Chalmers The week in Woman's Hour.
What the European papers say. Family Finance - 1: ELLEN WINSER , stockbroker, advises listeners on how to cope with their financial problems.
Guest Ingrid Bergman
Blood and Burns but not for real: FRANCES BERTHELSEN on the work of the casualties union.
PETER TUDDENHAM reads Acky by GEORGE EWART EVANS (3)
Return Ticket: a play for radio by GEOFFREY HAYS with Lockwood West
Adrienne Corri and Renu Setna They say it's a wise man who knows his own father. All his life David Shafique has worked for the day when he can be united with his. But, after Pakistan, England seems a hostile place and the man he believes to be his father does not give him the welcome he expects. with JULIE HALLAM
Producer JOHN CARDY
John Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners. Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN With NIGEL LAMBERT. GARARD GREEN and JO MANNING WILSON Producer MICHAEL ROLFE
4.5 Argue
PATRICK NUTTGENS takes the chair as Leeds children discuss modern building and the way our towns and cities are changing.
Producer GILLIAN HUSH
4.25 How to Do Better At ... Exams: RICHARD FREEMAN has some ideas on coping with those wobbly exam nerves.
4.30 Captain Whackamore
The book by MICHAEL MASON abridged in six parts by the author. Reader JOHN SLATER 3: Icebergs and Fredbear Producer HERBERT SMITH
4.50 4D Annual Competition
JOHNNY MORRIS gives the results of the competition to review the 4th Dimension Annual and names the prizewinners. Producer BRIAN PATTEN Editor TREVOR HILL
4D Annual is 80p: see page 31
A second chance to hear the best from the week's editions. People, ideas and events in the world of arts and sciences ... Introduced by Gordon Snell Producer TONY GOULD
5.55
Weather, programme news
by ALISTAIR COOKE
Book, Alistair Cooke 's America: from booksellers, £5.00
A nationwide took at the stories behind the day's sporting headlines.
Sir Terence Rattigan, play-wright, discusses with Roy Plomley (in a recorded programme devised by him) the records he would take to a desert island.
Records introduced by Richard Baker
(Shortened edn: Thurs, 9.5 am)
Adapted from his book by Bill Knox.
With Paul Kermack and Gerard Slevin
Before he was murdered, Harry Durman was helping out at a model railway exhibition. Was this his hobby, or was there some other reason why he was so interested in electric trains?
Producer Gordon Emslie (Scotland)
Lord James of Rusholme Professor Max Beloff Brian MacArthur in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer STANLEY WILLIAMSON
Evening prayers conducted by REV VERNON SPROXTON
preceded by Weather
