Rev. Richard Barries

Introduced by John Timpson
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 7.45-7.50 by DANNIE ABSE
Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE

by EVELYN WAUGH
Read by HUGH BURDEN (4)

Radio 4's open line gives you the opportunity to voice your opinions on the political issues of the day.
Ring Birmingham ([number removed] and discuss your point of view on the air with George Scott and with other R4 listeners. Producer JENNY DE YONG
The lines are open from 8.0 am

Sir Charles Tennyson , 95 on 8 November this year, celebrated his birthday with the publication of a new book.
Here he discusses with his son HALLAM and his granddaughter ROSALIND his memories of a Victorian childhood and some of the more unexpected changes he has seen.

NEM, p 97; Behold, the great Creator makes (BBC HB 44); Psalm 119, part 6; John 1, vv 1-14 (Av); To us in Bethlem city (BBC HB 315)

from Northern Ireland
A Present for Christmas by BERNARD MACLAVERTY
Read by Harold Goldblatt
McGettigan woke in the light of midday, numb with the cold. It was funny how he'd forgotten that it was so near Christmas. One day was very much the same as another,

from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church. Redditch, Worcestershire
Celebrant FR ALEXANDER j. BROWN Preacher CANON KEVIN J. GOOD
Readings: 1 John 1. yv 1-4; John 20, vv 2-8
Hymns (PHB): Unto us is born a son (54); While shepherds watched (55); 0 little town of Bethlehem (46); Bog sie rodzl (Polish); Angels we have heard on high (40)
Choirmaster PAUL HOLDER Organist LOUIS WATSON
Introduced by FR JOHN THOMPSON

Three Mazurkas, Op 17
ARTUR RUBINSTEIN (piano) gramophone records

Presenter George Luce
Keeping Out the Cold (1): TED HARRISON with suggestions for ways of staying warm.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Editor DENNIS LOWER

12.55
Weather, programme news

and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Gordon Clough
Editor ANDREW BOYLI

Introduced from Manchester by June Knox-Mawer
Getting Over Christmas: some lighthearted remedies for post-holiday blues from MIKE YARWOOD, KEN DODD and FRITZ SPIEGL.
2.0-2.2 News
Keeping the Decibels Down: in Leeds they are researching into the effects of noise.
Lorry driver: SALLY DENNISON has achieved her ambition. The Leaf Sweeper by MURIEL SPARK read by DEBORAH PAIGE

Story: Wriggly Worm's Unlucky Day by EUGENIE SUMMERFIELD Presenters GLADYS WHITRED and SEAN BARRETT
Written and produced by JENYTH WORSLEY

Selected for Friday Promise to Kill by EDDIE MAGUIRE
Stephen Kirby has threatened tokillhiswife.Sheisfound strangled. He has an unshakable alibi. Who did murder her?
Producer JOE BURROUGHS (1968)

' At home ' - with conversation, music and poems drawn mainly from A Nip in the Air

by Agatha Christie
Read by Nigel Stock
Hercule Poirot (formerly chief of the Belgian force, now private detective) would have preferred to spend the day attending to affairs of importance, trimming his moustaches, applying pomade. But suddenly the case of a missing domestic fired the little man's imagination.

The news magazine: presented by Gordon Clough with PM's reporting team Editor ANDREW BOYLE

Semi-final. 13:
PEEBLES HIGH SCHOOL V MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL, BRACKLEY

(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)

Adam Raphael presenting world news and views
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor DEREK LEWIS

MARGARET HOWARD makes a personal selection from BBC Radio and Television broadcasts, reflecting Christmas and the past year.
Producer JOHN KNIGHT
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)

A spontaneous discussion by Lord Hill The Dean of St Paul's
Rt lion Richard Marsh
Chairman David Jacobs from Buckinghamshire Producer MICHAEL BOWEN
(Rptd: Sat 1.15; Mon 11.5 am)
Listeners' views to: Any Answerst BBC, Bristol BSS 2LR

How the Third World has taken over the United Nations show – and how Alistair Cooke helped introduce the people's game of golf to Mother Russia.

by ALISTAIR COOKE
(Repeated: Sunday 9.15 am)

Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer SARA DUNANT

Douglas Stuart reporting
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor DEREK LEWIS

Smokescreen by DICK FRANCIS Read by JACK WATSON (4)

by David Middleton
The story of some famous - and infamous - Cinderellas who met and married their Prince Charmings - for better or worse...
Told by Fenella Fielding

(Fenella Fielding is in 'Absurd Person Singular' at the Vaudeville Theatre, London)

The Social Event of the Year at which the famous guests will include
David Jason. Bill Wallis
Nigel Rees. Christopher Emmett and Bill McGuffie at the piano Script by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH
DAVID RENWICK , ALASTAIR BEATON Producer SIMON BRETT

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12.1 am Inshore forecast