6.22 Farming Today
6.40 Prayer for the Day HILDA FLINT
Introduced by John Timpson and Barry Norman
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 Travel news, What's on, and 16.50 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 7.45-7.50.
i 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 13; Father of heaven, whose love profound (BBC hb 290): Psalm 103. vv 13-22; Isaiah 49. vv 1-13 (rsv); immortal. invisible, God only wise (BBC hb 10)
from Wales
A Suitable Gift for a Lady by JOAN M. HUGHES
Read by Dilys Price
A Christmas present for Aunt Isabel was a problem when the three children could scrape only fivepence between them.
A chance to hear again some favourite entertainers of a few years ago. Billy Danvers: Kiss me Goodnight Series compiled by EDWARD TAYLOR
Presenter Nigel Murphy
Shopping Basket: MARGARET korving looks at the cost of everyday items and reports on best buys.'
12.55
Weather, programme news
William Hardcastle
(medium wave only from 2.0)
Presenter Sue MacGregor
Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Wanted - Happy Christmas Volunteers! 4: from London Helen Palmer takes a weekend trip with "Contact" who have special plans for the elderly house-bound this year.
Parliamentary Notebook: Norman Shrapnel.
Arts Notebook.
David Buck reads The Castle Inn (4)
Story: Mouse in the City by MARGARET GORE
More stories by Margaret Gore in Little Pig and the Big Potato, 25p from bookshops
Since Great-Aunt Alison could-n't take it with her. she buried her loot in a plant pot. But which plant? Which pot? Well, not the ones called Ralph or Clarence and certainly not the pair labelled Freddy and Claude. So, yoicks. tally-ho and off we go in pursuit of An Aspidistra called Edward A comedy for radio by WILLIAM CORDEROY
Station Sergeant. Wilfrid CARTER Producer
JOHN cardy
The life and times of a broad caster- about-town Producer MICHELL RAPER
4.0-4.5 News
by Thor Heyerdahl
Read by Andrew Sachs
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Friday, 1.30 pm)
Adam Raphael
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)
Write to Any Answers?, BBC, [address removed]
with Michael Hordern as Samuel Pepys
Narrator Frank Duncan
In 1667 England faced the most alarming invasion scare since the Spanish Armada. The Dutch fleet had sailed up the Thames and meeting little resistance had landed 800 men on the Isle of Sheppey.
Samuel Pepys, in his diary for that year. vividly describes these dramatic events, as well as his own adventures in his unflagging pursuit of pleasure. Compiled by BARRY CARMAN Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
Paris and Bonn
With Britain's future in the EEC in the balance and the world economic situation imposing more and more strains on the Community, the relationship between France and Germany has once again become the crucial factor in the future of Europe.
Gerald Priestland has been to Paris and Bonn to find out if France's new President and Germany's new Chancellor have succeeded in reinforcing the bond between their two countries and to examine its effect on Britain's re-negotiation.
Producer GREVILLE havenhand
Presenter Gordon Snell Producer TONY could
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting
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