6.22 Farming Today
6.40 Prayer for the Day REV DAVID PARTRIDGE
Introduced by Barry Norman and Malcolm Billings
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 VHF Regional news and weather; at
6.55 and 7.55 Weather and programme news. At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.27 and 8.27; Today's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50. English Regions; see column 5
(A shortened version of Saturday's broadcast)
NEM, p 102; My heart is filled with longing (BBC HB 525); Psalm 147, vv 12-20; John 7, w 37-52 (rsv); Give to our God immortal praise (BBC HB 6)
from Wales
A Story by DYLAN THOMAS Read by Ray Smith
It is about a day's outing, by charabanc, to Porthcawl, which, of course, the charabanc never reached. Producer
MARION GRIFFITH WILLIAMS
medium wave onltl
Devised to help listeners recognise the songs and other signals of the birds about them. Presented by Terry Gompertz Producer MADEAU STEWART ‡
Presenter Nancy Wise
How much for how long? Can you shop around for credit and save money?
In Shopping Basket, MARGARET KORVING looks at the cost of everyday items and reports on 1 best buys.'
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics In and behind the headlines introduced by William Hard castle
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
My Holiday Choice 1975 (1): It's France - for JILL CRAWSHAW. Parliamentary Notebook: NORMAN SHRAPNEL reports.
Reporter for a Day: Woman's Hour listener MRS MIRIAM WOOD visits Eunice and Geoff and their multi-national family of 13 children.
MICHAEL KITCHEN reads Billy Liar by KEITH WATERHOUSE (4)
Story: Sam's Anorak Pocket by BARBARA WILLIAMS
Bon Voyage by NOEL COWARD
The first of three of his short stories adapted for radio
The life and times of a broadcaster-about-town Producer MICHELL RAPER
4.0-4.5 News
The Adventures of Sir Iweln by HARTMANN VON AUE
Read by DAVID RYALL (4)
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
Written and adapted by Donald Bull
From the TV series based on the characters created by A.J. Cronin
With Andrew Cruickshank as Dr Cameron, Barbara Mullen as Janet, Bill Simpson as Dr Finlay
When the doctors advertise for a surgery assistant, a retirement seems imminent. Or is it?
Adam Raphael presenting world news and views
Introduced by DAVID JACOBS
Producer ROY HAYWARD
Write to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Margaret Powell plays some of her favourite records and explains why they give her particular pleasure.
The Land of White Elephant
The first general elections In Thailand under the new constitution underline the difficulties the country is having in transforming itself from a military dictatorship to a democracy. Bordering on Laos and Cambodia, it has been vulnerable both to a communist take-over and to zealous wooing from the West.
Gerald Priestland has been in Thailand examining the domestic and international issues which today affect King Bhumibol's country.
Producer GREVILLE HAVENHAND
Presenter Michael Oliver Producer ALAN HAYCOCK
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Twice Brightly: written and read by HARRY SECOMBE (14)
Radio 4's International Busdness Report; Market Trends
preceded by Weather
