6.22 Farming Today
C.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
Introduced by John Timpson and Desmond Lynam
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 7.0 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 7.15-7.50.
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from 9.30
Radio 4's open line gives you the opportunity to voice your opinions on the political issues of the day.
Ring Birmingham (021)-[number removed]and discuss your point of view on the air with George Scott and with other Radio 4 listeners.
Producer JENNY DE YONG
The lines are open from 8.0 am
The programme that minds the consumer's business and investigates matters that concern you. Presenter Roger Cook
NEM. p 97; Father, we thank thee who hast planted (BBC HB 201); Psalm 50; Genesis 31, vv 3-7, 17-18, and 32, vv 3-11 (av); 0 word of God incarnate (BBC HB 191)
A Talent to Abuse by HELEN COLE
Read by June Barrie
Actually it all began with Miss Bull. If she hadn'been the meddling intimidating old autocrat she is, Runy Carter 's light would still be hidden under a very dark bushel.
Producer PAMELA HOWE (Bristol)
(Shortened edition of Tuesday's broadcast)
Presenter Jeanine McMullen Getting Steamed Upf
There are public Turkish Baths still going in many towns and cities. What good do they do you? Or what harm can they cause? A visit to the oldest baths in Britain to find out.
Your questions discussed by Rente Houston, Erin Pizzey Elaine Stritch , Nancy Wise In the chair Anona Winn
Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Producer JOHN BRIDGES
(Elaine Stritch is in ' The Gingerbread Lady' at the Phoenix Theatre, London)
12.55
Weather, programme news
Garden Clough
(Thursday's broadcast)
from 2.0 Introduced from Cardiff by Teleri Bevan
World War I: the conflict as portrayed 1n new plays by Ewart Alexander and Gwyn Thomas ,
2.0-2.2 News
Parents in Sequence: MARION GLASTONBURY explains.
Tall Boxes: ANITA MORGAN reports on life in high-rise flats. Producer TELERI BEVAN
ANN MORRISH reads Anoel (7)
Story: Marigold and Alice Take a Ride by PETER WARD Presenters MAUREEN MORRIS and MICHAEL RICHMOND
Scripts by MICHAEL RICHMOND Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
Selected for Friday Tony Britton in Mr Sydney Smith Coming Upstairs by BRIAN OULTON with Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Sydney Smith (1771-1845) was forced by circumstances to become a clergyman, but always felt himself too worldly for the part. Renowned as a wit, he was also an exceptionally good man. who used his gifted pen for the betterment of mankind. The announcement ' Mr Sydney Smith Coming Upstairs ' was the sound of music to any London hostess, yet he was obliged to spend a large part of his life entombed in the country.
Producer BRIDGET MARROW (1972)
A Tale of Two Cities by CHARLES DICKENS
Read bv ROBERT POWELL
10: The Footsteps Die out Forever
Producer PETER NOVIS
Gordon Clough with PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Monday, 1.36 pm)
Keith Hindell presenting world news and views
MARGARET HOWARD presents her personal selection of items from BBC Radio and Television Producer JOHN KNIGHT
(Repeated: Sat, 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Clive Jenkins, Katharine Whitehorn, Campbell Adamson, Lord Chalfont
Chairman David Jacobs
from Gwent
(Rptd: Sat, 1.15; Mon, 11.5 am.)
Presenter Nigel Rees Producer JOHN POWELL
Douglas Stuart reporting
In the Money by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Read by PETER MARINKER (5)
DAVID JASON , BILL WALLIS NIGEL REES and BILL MCGUFFIE at the piano take a late night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side.
Script by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH ALASTAIR REATON and others Producer SIMON BRETT
preceded by Weather
12.1 am Inshore forecast