6.22 Farming Today This week:
ROBIN HICKS and GARTH COOPER
6.40 Prayer for the Day REV JOHN CONGDON
Introduced by John Timpson and Desmond Lynam 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
from 9.20 Home Dressmaking
I find dressmaking a deadly bore. time-consuming and often disastrous - please convert me Which basic patterns will best adapt to this year's fashionst Is it necessary to line everything you make? Why are some man-made fabrics so tricky to sew?
Put your questions on home dressmaking to Betty Foster. who runs a Fashion Sewing Centre in Crewe.
Jill Burridge In the chair Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Call [number removed]from 8.0 am
NEM, p 17; 0 Jesu so meek (BBC HB 529); Psalm 111; Romans 6, vv 14-23 (Jerusalem Bible); Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts (BBC HB 323)
The Spanish Horseman by GEORGE HITCHIN
Read by David March
' Welcome back, Pedro. You've enjoyed your day I take it? Did you do anything special? ' ' No nothing. One day in Andalusia, sefior, is very like the next.'
Gracie Fields
Presenter Lyn Macdonald
On Tap: how easy is it to find a plumber when you need one, and furthermore, how good is he likely to be? FRANCES BERTHELSEN finds OUt.
based on the original tv series by JIMMY PERRY and DAVID CROFT starring Arthur Lowe
John Le Mesurier , Clive Dunn Mum's Army
When Captain Mainwaring opens the ranks of his Home Guard platoon to the ladies of Walmiington, he discovers to his sorrow that the problems are not only physical but emotional as well. featuring JOHN LAURIE
ARNOLD RIDLEY , IAN LAVENDER With LARRY MARTYN
CARMEN SILVERA , MOLLIE SUGDEN WENDY RICHARD and JOHN SNAGGE Adapted for radio by HAROLD SNOAD and MICHAEL KNOWLES Producer JOHN DYAS
(Repeated: Thursday 6.15 pm)
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
William Hardcastle
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor The Word Game: GORDON SNELL quizzes BA MASON and ARTHUR MARSHALL about their spelling, as well as the origins and meanings of words and phrases.
2.0-2.2 News
Councillor Nash: a year ago JOANNA NASH became London's youngest councillor.
Looking for a Legend (i): TED HARRISON visits Robin Hood country.
Sunday Sweet Sunday: BRENDA KIDMAN spends the day with patients at a Geriatric Hospital in Nottinghamshire. JOHN SAMSON reads
The Phantom Garden (2)
Story: Sooty and the Mouse by Helen MacGregor
Members of the Kettering and District Horticultural Society put questions to FRED LOADS
BILL SOWERBUTTS , ALAN GEMMELL Questionmaster MICHAEL BARRATT Producer KENNETH FORD
Heavy Weather (7)
William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
A quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and tony
SHRYANE John Amis and Frank Muir challenge
Ian Wallace and Denis Norden In the chair Steve Race , who also compiled the questions
(Repeated: Wednesday 1.30 pm)
John Tidinarsh
on behalf of the Labour Party
NOEL COWARD sings Mrs Wot thington and recites his Epitaph for an Elderly Actress. He also describes his first over-exuberant appearance on the stage and gives his views on that most difficult and serious of all arts: acting in comedy.
as Radio 3
Presenter Michael Oliver Producer LOUISE PURSLOW
Douglas Stuart reporting
The Mill on the Floss abridged and read in 20 parts by GABRIEL WOOLF (7)
preceded by Weather
