REV JOHN JACKSON
The world this morning: what Britain's getting up to this Bank Holiday morning, plus the news from anywhere on earth, introduced by Michael Aspel.
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 med wave only Travel news. What's on, and (6.50 only) Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER ; Weather and prog news at 6.55 and 7.55.
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.25 and 8.25; Today's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.5*. Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
by JOHN MASTERS
Read by MIRIAM MARGOLYES as Victoria Jones (16)
Aided by Harriet Crawley , Lance Percival , Esther Rant -zen, Kenneth Robinson , Fritz Splegl and other Monday morning regulars, he takes a lively look round and meets surprise guests.
Producer hugh PURCELL
Cats and dogs seem unable to recognise their reflections in a glass or polished surface, while cage-birds derive pleasure from their own image in a small mirror.
This is one of the mysteries commented on today by the Wildlife team.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer DILYS BREESE
NEM p 25; Blessed Jesus, at thy word (BBC HB 257); Psalm 9; Matthew 22, vv 15-33 (Av); Father all-seeing (BBC HB 385)
A Bank Holiday entertainment presented by David Jacobs with the voices of RONNIE BARKER, DICK BENTLEY, TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR, JOHN CLEESE, BARRY CRYER, LES DAWSON, KEN DODD, JIMMY EDWARDS, GRAEME GARDEN, KENNETH HORNE, JOHN JUNKIN, JO KENDALL, ALFRED MARKS, BETTY MARSDEN, BILL ODDIE, HUGH PADDICK, BILL PERTWEE and KENNETH WILLIAMS
Music from GORDON LANGFORD and DICK ABELL
at 11.30. The Goon Show The Spanish Suitcase with SPIKE MILLIGAN, HARRY SECOMBE, PETER SELLERS, THE RAY ELLINGTON QUARTET, THE MAX GELDRAY ORCHESTRA and WALLACE GREENSLADE (1954)
Compiled by BOB OLIVER ROGERS and JOHN FAWCETT WILSON
Presenter Jeanine McMullen Country edition
Cider and county crafts; shetlands and shires; plenty of other things fresh from the country in this Bank Holiday edition. Editor DENNIS LOWER
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Dandy Nichols. Show more
Dandy Nichols, actress
12.55
Weather, programme news
Robert Williams
Editor ANDREW BOYLI
Presenter Sue MacGrcgor with News 2.0-2.2
Woman's Hour takes a day out. Join a coach trip and have a dip at Littlehampton; come to Epping Forest and picnic with JUDITH CHALMERS and family; listen to the disappearing sounds of the countryside; round off the day with all the fun of the fair in Kent. Name Dropping: written and read by Michael Pertwee (1) abridged by PAT MCLOUGHLIN
More country sounds at 11.0 pm
Story: Mr Red by KATHLEEN PATSMAN
Presenters this week
JEAN ROGERS. GARY TAYLOR Scripts by the producer JENYTH WORSLEY
Soldier, Poorman Beggarman , Thief
(Saturday's'broadcast)
The Big House of Inver by SOMERVILLE and ross abridged in ten parts and read by DENYS HAWTHORNE
6: Old John Makes a Will
Producer MICHAEL HEFFERNAN (Northern Ireland)
The news magazine: presented by Robert Williams with PM's reporting team Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.55 Weather, programme news
starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler in They Fry By Night
LENNOX-BROWN: We're worried about the cost of living, Mildred.
LAMB: You know, we used to have a little money left at the end of the moi...h. Now we have a lot of month left at the end of the money. With NORMA RONALD
RONALD BADDILEY , JOHN GRAHAM written by EDWARD TAYLOR and JOHN GRAHAM
Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Wed, 12.27 pm)
John Tidmarsh presenting world news and views
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor DEREK LEWIS
Written by ANNE JONES starring Mollie Sugden and Deryck Guyler
2: Finding a Little Job
The problems of having her newly retired husband at home all day after 40 years at the office continue to exercise the ingenuity of Mrs Wheeler.
Producers RICHARD MADDOCK and PETER TITHERADGE (Birmingham)
Hindle Wakes by STANLEY HOUGHTON with Wilfred Pickles as Nathaniel Jeffcote and Billie Whitelaw as Fanny
When Fanny Hawthorn goes off to Llandudno for the weekend with a lad, everybody agrees that he ought to marry her. Well, nearly everybody.
Producer ALFRED BRADLEY (1965) (Repeated: Sunday. 2.30 pm)
A nightly review of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Presenter Nigel Rees Producer SARA DUNANT
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBT Editor DEREK LEWIS
Lost Horizon by JAMES HILTON abridged by NEVILLE TELLER Read by Geoffrey Matthews
' Glory ' Conway is kidnapped and brought to a remote valley in Tibet. Here, lost to the outside world, he discovers the astonishing secret of the monastery of Shangri-La. Producer JOHN CARDY (1971) (First of ten instalments)
Ray Goodwin is one of those lucky people whose work and whose pleasures both lie in the countryside. His job is herd manager on a Cotswold farm; his hobby is observing animals and recording the sounds they make.
In this programme he shows DILYS BREESE how he makes his recordings and plays some of his favourites.
preceded by Weather
11.51 Inshore forecast
