i.22 Farming Today
6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
Introduced by John Timpson and Desmond Lynam
Including at 6.56 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 8.6 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 7.4$.7.51. Editor ALASTAIR OSBORMK
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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 CI21)-[number removed]and discuss your point of view on the air with George Scott and with other Radio 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 21: Crown him with many crowns (BBC hb 124); Psalm 15: Isaiah 50, vv 4-10 (rsv); On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (BBC hb 38)
from Northern Ireland
Bella Fleace Gave a Party by EVELYN WAUGB
Read by John Foley
Bella sat up far into the night turning the pages of cookery books, comparing the estimates of rival caterers, inditing long and detailed letters to the agents for dance bands, and drawing up her list of guests. Producer PAUL MULDOON
Narrator Frank Duncan followed by an interlude of music Samuel Pepys would have known and enjoyed.
Presenter Lyn Macdonald
Hospital Food: Could it be better at no greater cost? Andy Price investigates.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?
12.55
Weather, programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Gordon Clough
Editor ANDREW BOYLE
from 2.0 Introduced from Bristol by Daphne Hubbard
Past 30 and Single: the pros and cons.
1.1-2.2 News
Cold Comfort Farm: Stella GIBBONS talks to PAMELA HOWE about her famous novel.
(Kenneth Williams begins a reading of the novel next Monday on Radio 4)
Wanted -Happy Christmas Volunteers! 5: BRIAN GEAR joins mentally handicapped patients at a hospital social evening organised by Service 9, a volunteer youth group in the West Country.
Producer CAROLE STONE DAVID BUCK reads The Castle Inn by STANLEY J. WEYMAN (5)
medium wave only
Story: Little Train Loses a Coach by ROSALIND FOX
Presenters AURIOL SMITH and ROD BEACHAM
Scripts by RACHAEL BIRLEY Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
Selected for Friday The End of the Line by DENIS CONSTANDUROS with I mean when I was that age for heaven's sake I was having affairs 19 to the dozen. Oh - why have they got to be so solemn about everything now, the young? After all, they've got everything going for them these days - well, haven't they? '
Producer BRIAN MILLER (Bristol; (1971)
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questions?
Fatu-Hiva-Back to Nature by THOR UEVERDAHL
Read by ANDREW SACHS
10: Giants of the South Seas
Gordon Clough with PM's reporting team Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.58 Financial Report
5.55 Weather, programme news
Adam Raphael presenting world news and views
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor DEREK LEWIS
MARGARET HOWARD presents her personal selection of items from BBC Radio and Television Producer JOHN KNIGHT
A spontaneous discussion by Alastair Burnet
Margaret Jackson , mp Cyril Smith , mp Colin Welland
Chairman David Jacobs from Greater Manchester Producer ROY HAYWARD
(Rptd: Sat, 1.15: Mon, 11.5 am) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? I Thursday at 7.30 pm) to: Any Answers? BBC, Bristol BSS 2LR
Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer JOHN powell
John Tusa reporting
Deputy editor VINCENT dugglebt Editor DEREK LEWIS
Cheri by COLETTE
Read by siobban mckenna (3)
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 Beaton and others
preceded by Weather
12.1 am Inshore forecast
