6.22 Farming Today: ROBIN HICKS direct from the Royal Show-ground at Stoneleigh
6.40 Prayer for the Day REV WILF WILKINSON
Introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 Travel news, What's on, and (6.50 only) Keep Fit: Weather and programme news at 6.55 and 7.55.
At 7.9 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.25 and 8.25, including news of last night's matches in the World Cup: Today's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35* and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.59.
Records introduced by Kichard Baker
(Shortened version of Saturday's broadcast)
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
NEM. p 93: 0 come. let us sing (BBC HB 465); Psalm 11; Matthew 7. vv 13-29 (AV); The head that once (BBC HB 132)
by Eric Bean
Read by Juliet Cooke
'If Harold comes home, we'll celebrate our silver wedding tomorrow. I've been trying to think what made him leave me, and I'm bewildered. There didn't seem to be any reason for him to go like he did. Certainly it's nothing I've done.'
Among today's guests Joe Loss
A chance to hear again some favourite comedians of a few years ago.
Robb Wilton
The day war broke out Series compiled by EDWARD TAYLOR
Presenter George Luce Health and Welfare
Wheelchair Travelling: the shortest journey presents problems to people with feet that kill or hips that hurt. JAMES WILKINSON explores the pros and cons of taking to the chair. And a follow-up on squatting as seen by the man whose house has been occupied.
Squatters - here to stayf: p 3
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Write to You and Yours, BBC, Broadcasting House, London WlA 1AA
Conceived, written and misread by Tim Brooke-Taylor
Barry Cryer , John Junkin THE DENIS KING TRIO
Producer DAVID HATCH
12.55
Weather, programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Presenter Sue MacGregor
Talk till Two on American Independence Day With HELENE HANFF and BEN DUNCAN.
2.0-2.2 News
'I suddenly started doing it one day ': JESSICA MITFORD talks about writing.
Parliamentary Notebook.
In Partnership: DILYS MORGAN talks to two couples who have set up home together with the aid of an organisation designed to help one-parent families. COLETTE O'NEIL reads
The Hours Be/ore Datcn (2)
Story: Johnny Jones Runs Away by LANCE SALWAY
Dead End by MICHEALBRETT
(Wednesdays broadcast)
The life and times of a broadcast-about-town
Producers RICHARD GILBERT and MICHELL RAPER
4.0-4.5 News
Smith's Gazelle
Read by ANDREW SACHS (4)
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 medium ivare only Stock Market report
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
'Adam Raphael presenting world news and views
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questions? Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD
(Repeated: Friday, 4.5 pm)
Roy Plomlev plays some of his favourite records and explains why they give him particular pleasure.
(Repeated: Friday, 11.5 am)
The City in the Balance
The recent Labour Party report on the Community and the Company, and the setting up by the Bank of England of committees to study financial institutions, highlight the debate going on about the City of London.
The City has traditionally been a major contributor to Britain's wealth and a major factor in politics. Robin Day examines whether the City is able to retain an independent and influential role in the changing political and financial climate of Britain and Europe.
Producer GREVILLE HAVENHAND
Presenter Iain Johnstone
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
The Heyday
Read by ANTHONY HALL (4)
preceded by Weather
