6.22 Farming Today This week:
ROBIN HICKS and GARTH COOPER
6.40 Prayer for the Day JEAN RICHARDSON
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; Today's Papers at 7.35* and. Thought for the Day 7.45-7.51 English Regions: see column I
Good Motoring and Learning to Drive
Few people admit to being bad drivers but most could improve their skills.
What are the most common driving faults and how can they be overcomef If learners keep failing their test, should they give up? How important is it to know what goes on under the bonnett
Advice from Anne Hall , the former international rally driver who now runs her own driving school, and Robert Peters , Chief Executive of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
In the chair Teresa McGonagle Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Call [number removed]from 8.0 am
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in-the politics and the people.
NEM. p 84; Jesus, Lord of life and glory (BBC HB 291); Psalm SI; Luke 1, vv 5-17 (av); On Jordan's bank (BBC HB 33)
The Wednesday Train by MARK BOURNE
Read by John Leeson
It was some days before I connected the young boy with the old man. A caravan site in August is hardly the place to make out relationships.... Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
Toscanini
Presenter Jeanine McMullen
Walk right in ... sit right down ...: the principle behind a new concept in education - the community school. LESLIE ROBINSON visits one of Britain's latest educational experiments and asks parents, teachers, and the children, what they think about it.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Write to You and Yours, BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 1AA
based on the original TV series by JIMMY PERRY and DAVID CROFT
Starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn
Captain Mainwaring and Corporal Jones get 'carried away' in their efforts to secure a runaway barrage balloon.
featuring JOHN LAURIE, ARNOLD RIDLEY, IAN LAVENDER
With BILL PERTWEE, FRANK WILLIAMS, EDWARD SINCLAIR, MICHAEL KNOWLES and JOHN SNAGGE
Adapted for radio by MICHAEL KNOWLES and HAROLD SNOAD
Producer JOHN DYAS
(Repeated: Thursday 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather and programme news
VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
How Do You Do?: a quiz to cut the cost of living, played by Carys Bell, Christina Bridger and Deirdre Edington.
With Irene Thomas in the chair.
2.0-2.2 News
In the Patients' Interest: Beryl Urquhart explains the role of Community Health Councils.
Kidneys: Pru Leith proves that offal isn't awful.
Sunday Sweet Sunday: Brenda Kidman spends the day with Anthony and Victoria Jarvis at their Stately Home in Lincolnshire.
Madge Ryan reads Miss Elizabeth Arden by A.A. Lewis and C. Woodworth (10)
Story: Paddy the Spaniel by EMMA MILTON
5: Counter Plots
visits Oxfordshire
A Summer Bird-Cage by MARGARET DRABBLE
Read by ELIZABETH MORGAN (2)
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
A musical quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SHRYANE
John Amis and Frank Muir challengee
Ian Wallace and Denis Norden In the chair Steve Race , who also compiled the questions
(Repeated: Thursday 12.27 pm)
John Tidmarsh presenting world news and views
Part 1 as Radio 3
as Radio 3
Part 2 as Radio 3
Presenter Nigel Rees Producer TOM VERNON
Douglas Stuart reporting
The Mysterious Commission by MICHAEL INNES
Read by ALAN DUDLEY (2)
Radio 4's International Business Report; Market Trends
preceded by Weather