6.22 Farming Today
6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES

Introduced by John Timpson and Desmond Lynam
Including at 6.50 and 7.5* 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 Todav 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

Radio 4's open line give* you the opportunity to voice your opinions on political issues.
Ring Birmingham ([number removed]) and discuss your point of view on the air with George Scott and with other R4 listeners. Producer JENNY as YONG

The programme that investigates your consumer problems, presented by Roger Cook

NEM, p 84: Fill thou my life, 0 Lord my God (BBC HB 271); Psalm 148; Romans 15, vv 7-17 and 16. vv 25-27 (Jerusalem Bible); Praise. 0 praise our God and King (BBC HB 441)

Bird Thou Never Wert by MARGERY ALLlNGHAM
Read by Clcile Chevrean
I bought the cage for a bird which never arrived. When I saw the lovely monstrosity. part pagoda, part miniature bandstand, hanging in the window of my favourite junk shop, I went in and bought it hastily before my good sense could curb my enthusiasm ... Producer PAMELA HOWE (Bristol)

Six Suffolk stories by RONALD BLYTHE
Bead by Peter Tuddenham
(who narrated the film of Ronald Blythe 's Akenfield) 3: A Wedding in the Family
' It's in the natural order o' tilings, ain' it?' said my uncle. The young birds fly up out of the nest ...
I looked at May, who was just haM-a-century old, and saw the happiness glimmering in her eyes ...
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER

Presenter Nancy Wise
Life in Hospital: the life of the long-stay patient is discovered by JOAN YORKE. 1: Children

In the chair Terry Wogan On the panel
Anona Winn , Brian Johnston William Rushton and Bettine le Beau
Voice GRETTA GOURIET Producer
ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON
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Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather

and voices and topics in and behind the headlinesintrodueed by Nicholas Woolley

from 2.0 Introduced from Cardiff by Teleri Bevan
Welsh Guest: Terry Nation, creator of Dr Who and the Daleks
2.0-2.2 News
Too Many Women: a report by DAVID PARRY-JONES on the ratio of men and women teachers in primary schools.
'Nelly, Kitty and Kate': PAUL HUMPHREYS recalls early influences.
Heritage Coast: ANITA MORGAN visits a stretch of coastline between Porthcawl and Aberthaw.
Cooking the Jewish Way (5): fish, EVELYN ROSE'S suggestions for stretching the food pound.
VIRGINIA STRIDE reads Joy as it Flies (5)

Story: The Golden Frog by RUSSELL BOBAN.
Presenters AURIOL SMITH and SEAN BARRETT
Written by rachael BIRLEY Producer JENYTH WORSLEY

Monsieur La Souris adapted by FRED PARTRIDGE from the novel by GEORGES SIMENON with Peter Weodthorpe
An old tramp, nicknamed La Souris because he ' scuttles about like a mouse,' is the bane of the Paris Police-he's always descending on them for a night's lodging When he reports finding a wallet full of money. Detective Lognon suspects his story, and starts investigating. But every move he makes he finds La Souris one step ahead of him ...
Producer BETTY DAVIES

The Pastures of Heaven by JOHN STEINBECK
Read by RAMSAY Williams 5: Tularecito
(Starting next Monday: Memoirs of a Station Master by Erneet J. Simmons , read by Howard Goorney )

The news magazine: presented by Nicholas Woolley with PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news

A nationwide general knowledge contest
Chairman Robert Robinson 8: North of England (ii)
DAVID LAWSON , mining engineer WILFRED RIGG , retired lecturer ROBERT POTTER. male nurse JOHNTUNNEY, journahst including ' Beat the Brains '
Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN , who, with IAN GILLIES , sets the questions.
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE (Wednesday s broadcast)

(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)

Ray Gowdridge

MARGARET HOWARD presents her personal selection of items from BBC Radio and Television. Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)

A spontaneous discussion by Lord Soper Russell Braddon Michael Clayton Baroness Robson
Chairman David Jacobs from Devon
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN
(Rptd: Sat 1.15; Mon 11.5 am)

Why did President Ford launch an attack on Cambodia? Arriving late to a news story allows you to ask the simple question.

by ALISTAIR COOKE
(Repeated: Sunday 9.15 am)

Presenter Edwin Mullins Producer ANNE WINDER
.5t Weather

followed by an interview with Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher , MP, Leader of the Opposition, by ROBIN DAY on major issues of the moment.
(A BBC1 presentation: Talk-In,
10.15 pm)

The Mill on the Floss (Final instalment)
(Starting next Monday: Chocky by John Wyndham , read by Andrew BurO

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 Producer JOHN LLOYD

preceded by Weather
12.11 am Inshore forecast