6.22 Farming Today
6 40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
Prayers of Hope: talks by Richard Harries , 70p, from bookshops
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 7.45-7.5* Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
English Regions: see column 5
Five short stories by A. J. ALAN Read by IAN CARMICHAEL 5: The White Bungalow
We found a brand new bungalow, all painted white, and as we were walking round and admiring it we both noticed that the telephone bell was ringing, and it went on and on. Producer JOHN CARDY
Radio 4's open line gives you the opportunity to voice your opinions on political issues.
Ring Birmingham (021)-[number removed]and discuss your point of view on the air with George Scott and with other R4 listeners. Producer jenny DE YONG
The lines are open from 8.0 am
Checkpoint investigates
Fair? Is it worth it? Are you well protected? Points at issue for consumers.
Presented by Roger Cook Producer WALTER WALLICH
nem, p 71; As pants the hart for cooling streams (BBC HB 451); Psalm 145. vv 13-21; Acts 28, vv 16-31 (rsv); Thy kingdom come! On bended knee (BBC HB 28)
No Bells for Jack Pottle by PAT BURCHARD
Read by June Barrie
Funny thing, our Jenny was on at me to join the bell-ringing lark. Yes, I've heard about it. Can you see me up the church tower,, hanging on to a rope and trying to play " My Ding-a-Ling? '" '
Producer PAMELA HOWE (Bristol)
Rt Hon Shirley Williams , up
Gabriel Woolf introduces and reads the first of a short series of letters written by and to the famous and the not-so-famous. In his first selection he reads letters from British writers abroad - among them William Morris , Dylan Thomas , and Wilfred Owen in the trenches of the First World War. Producer MICHELL RAPER
Presenter George Luce
A ' Mitey ' Sneeze!: ASTLEY JONES looks at the problems of those who are allergic to house dust mites.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?
James Bolam and Rodney Bewes as Terry Collier and Bob Ferris with Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers and lois DAINE, LORNA WILDE
5: I'll Never Forget Whatshername
Written by DICK CLEMENT and IAN LA FRENAIS
Producer JOHN BROWELL
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
by Nicholas Woolley Editor ANDREW BOYLE
Introduced from Birmingham by Maureen Staffer
Keeping Up with the Joneses: PETER WINDOWS investigates the facts and fables.
2.0-2.2 News
Be Prepared: SHEILA WALKER takes over as head of the Girl Guides in a few days. She outlines her hopes for the way ahead.
Parlons francais: DAVID LLOYD and a party of schoolchildren explore Paris with the help of a new series of specialist handbooks designed for educational visits abroad.
BARBARA MITCHELL reads Sarah Whitman (4)
Story:The Happy Little King and the Soldiers' Socksby MOIRA HERITAGE
Presenters MAUREEN MORRIS and MICHAEl. RICHMOND
Written and produced by JENYTH WORSLEY
A Foot in the Door
A play for radio by JOAN SADLER with David Burke and Carole Boyd
When Muriel 's family leaves home and when her marriage settles into little more than a routine relationship, she has a sense of lack of fulfilment . . .
Children: KATHERINE HUGHES and ADAM TANDY
Producer JOHN TYDEMAN
Johnny Morris on his ' tour de France ' - from Normandy to the Mediterranean and back again to Paris.
Second of six programmes
The Nightcomers 10: Farewell
(Starting next Monday: James the Second's Queen, by Bryan Bevan , read by Prunella Scales )
Nicholas Woolley with PM's reporting team Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
Final
Forty-eight ' Brains have competed over the last 22 weeks for this coveted title. Chairman Robert Robinson The four finalists are:
RICHARD Thomas , civil servant
MISS WINIFRED LAWSON retired teacher
AI.ISTAIR FULTON , teacher
WILFRED Rice , retired lecturer
Programme devised by JOHN p. WYNN , who, With IAN GILLIES , sets the questions.
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
Dick Tracey
Editor DEREK LEWIS
A choice of the best in Radio and Television, presented by LINDA BLANDFORD , selected and produced by NATALIE WHEEN (Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A serial in six parts by Robert Barr
In which the pack puts pressure on the King of Diamonds.
Producer John Browell
at the Edinburgh Festival looks at some of the musical events, including the world premiere of Robin Orr 's opera Hermiston - based on the novel by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON : and Pilgrim, a musical based on JOHN BUNYAN 's The Pilgrim's Progress.
Presenter Paul Vaughan Producers ALAN HAYDOCK and CHRIS SWANN t.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Friday Special: a deeper look at a topic of the moment Editor DEREK LEWIS
The Power-House (Final instalment)
(Starting next Monday: The Lion's Paw, by D. R. Sherman , read by Jack Watson )
A collection of brand-new examples of the humour of John Cleese with Bill Maynard, Dilys Watling and Desmond Jones and the music of The Max Harris Septet and Wynsom
Producer John Cassels
preceded by Weather
