6.55 Weather, programme news
7.19 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Producer ANTHONY PARKIN (Birmingham)
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
Barry Norman Introduces Radio 4's world-wide look at the weekend: including Weather and programme news at 7.55.
At 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 8.30*; Papers at 8.40*
on behalf of the Liberal Party
Radio 4 fills you In on the political scene at home and abroad.
9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
9.30 Talking Politics
ANTHONY KING talks to mps and their families about the advantages and disadvantages of living in their consbituencies.
10.0 News
16.2 The Weekly World
MARGHANITA LASKI reviews what the weeklies have to say: illustrations read by BRIAN HUDSON Narrator BRYAN MARTIN
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
ANNE SLOMAN , DAVID WALTER
NEW, p 17; A great and mighty wonder (BBC HB 41); Canticle S; Matthew 2, vv 13-23 (AV); Unto us a boy Is born! (Oxford Book of Carols, 92)
New Every Morning, £1.00 (cloth), 50p (paperback), from bookshops
Presenter Brian J. Ford
A weekly survey of what is new and significant in science and technology at home and abroad.
Using simple language and expert knowledge the programme moves easily from arachnids to zoology, genuine-by instructs and entertains.
(SUNDAY TIMES)
Producers MICHAEL BRIGHT and DAVID PATERSON
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
A general knowledge contest between schools in England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland.
Questionmasters Tim Gudgin and Bob Holness
The King's School, Tynemouth v The Grammar School, Cheltenham
(Repeated: Friday 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, programme news
A spontaneous discussion Chairman David Jacobs from Buckinghamshire
Presenter Barbara Myerj
Take a Brealt: PATSY KUMM looks at a variety of short wmter holidays at home and abroad.
Book of the Month for Me: chosen by JUNE KNOX-MAWER
An Artist at Westminster: PEARL BINDER, wife of the Lord Chancellor, describes to ELIZABETH WEBB the atmosphere of her official residence.
Contentment: JUNE ROSE talks to people who possess thia priceless gift.
ALEXANDER JOHN reads
Let Sleeping Vets Lie (2) by JAMES HERRIOT
The Silver Locket by CHARLES THOMAS with Boy meets girt. Girl gives boy a silver locket. But this is London's East End m the 18806 - a far cry from the Verona of Romeo and Juliet. So what becomes of the boy and the girJ ... come to that, what happens to the silver locket?
Producer DAVID JOHNSTON
(Paul Shelley is in ' Absurd Person Singular ' at the Vaudeville Theatre, London)
Jehn Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners. Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN With NIGEL LAMBERT , JO MANNING WILSON and GARARD GREEN. Producer MICHAEL ROLFE
4.5* Argue: a discussion series about topical issues 1: Television
A group of children talk to Huw Wheldon , Managing Director, BBC Television, about what's seen on TV. RITA DANDO tries to keep order. Producer TOM READ
4.20* A Day in the Life of ... A Fireman
GWYN RICHARDS has a look at fire-engines with RODNEY ADSHEAD Producer JOCK GALLAGHER
4.30- Pharaoh of the Nile
A serial play in six episodes about ancient Egypt by VICTOR PEMBERTON and DAVID SPENSER
This is a sequel to Shadow of the Pharaoh
Play produced and programme edited by GRAHAM GAULD
4D Annual, 90p, from bookshops
All the day's current affairs news and comment: presented by Nicholas Woolley with PM's reporting team
5.55
Weather, programme new!
assisted by Dennis Barker Dr Edward de Bono Benny Green and who knows who else
They take a quizzical look at the week and talk to people who have contributed to its yield of the sublime and/or the ridiculous
Also featuring PETER SKELLERN With NOTTINGHAM FESTIVAL Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Percy Press, Punch-and-Judy showman, discusses with Roy Plomley (in a programme devised by him) the records he would take to a desert island.
(Repeated: Monday 12.27 pm)
Records introduced by Richard Baker
(Shortened edn: Thurs 9.5 am)
Michael and his Lost Angel byHENRY ARTHURJONES
(first produced January 1896) with Denholm Elliott and Jill Bennett
When a parishioner Is discovered following a course of lying and deception, the Rev Michael Feversham demands a severe penalty. But when events force a similar course upon the priest himself, what action should he take?
Radio adaptation and production by JOHN TYDEMAN
Professor Brian Cox Canon David Jenkins Edmund Ions in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer MICHAEL GREEN (Manchester)
Evening Prayers conducted by REV JOHN LANG
preceded by Weather
