6.32 Farming Today
ROBIN HICKS and GARTH COOPER
6.50
Outlook: reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern VHF Regional news and weather
6.55 Weather, programme news
7.10 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scen4 Producer ANTHONY PARKIN
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
Barry Norman introduces Radio 4's 70-minute world-wide look at the weekend: including at
7.50 medium wave Keep Fit for Alii the Family with EILEEN FOWLER , or VHF Regional news and weather; at 7.55 Weather and programme news At 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 8.30*; Papers at 8.40*
9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in. 9.30 Talking Politics
Not all the key decisions which affect our daily lives are taken by politicians. Much of the power in this country is In the hands of non-politicians.
This summer ANTHONY KING talks to five such men about their jobs, their relationship with the government and the public, and the power they wield.
3: Richard Marsh. Chairman of British Rail
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
ANDREW SINCLAIR reviews what the weeklies have to say: illustrations read by PAULINE BUSHNELL Narrator DAVID WILMOTT Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
ANNE SLOMAN , JEREMY ECCLES
NEM, p 75: My God, my Father, make me strong (BBC HB 357); Psalm 119, vv 9-16; Mark 1, vv 1-13 (NEB): Oft in danger, oft in woe (BBC HB 363)
A choice of the best In Radio and Television, presented by LINDA BLANDFORD
Presented by Brian J. Ford
A report from the British Association's 137th Annual Meeting being held this week at Guildford.
Producer THELMA RUMSEY
Wolf-Ferrari Overture: La Dama Boba
12.11* Wolf-Ferrari Ritornello (Act 3: II Campiello)
PARIS CONSERVATOIRE ORCHESTRA conducted by NELLO SANTI
12.15* Kabalevsky Piano Concerto No 3. in D. Op 50 VLADIMIR FETSMAN
MOSCOW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by FUAT MANSUROV
12.34* Auber Ballet (Act 3: Marco Spada)
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by RICHARD BONYNGE gramophone records
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
BRIAN JOHNSTON recently visited Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Producer RICHARD BURWOOD
(Repeated: Monday 11.5 am)
Lord Shinwell presents a personal choice of records including excerpts from some of his favourite operas. He also recalls seeing the music-hall artists WILL FYFFE and HARRY LAUDER at the beginning of the century before they became famous. Among the other artists he has selected are LAURITZ MELCHIOR, JOHN MC-CORMACK and HEDDLE NASH. (Apt)
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Including music by Enesco, Johann Strauss , Luigini, Ernest Tomlinson and George Gersh win, played by various international orchestras.
John Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners. Arthur Poskitt by BRIAN THOMPSON with John Franklyn-Robbins and Carole Hayman 9: Catch Achurian Producer TONY CLIFF
4.5* They Lived Here
The last in the series of programmes about the homes of famous authors which are open to the public.
6: Thomas Hardy who lived mostly in Wessex, in Dorchester and High Bockhampton. He wrote, among other books, The Trumpet Major and The Mayor of Casterbridge. Presented by PAT PLEASANCE Producer GRAHAM GAULD
4.25* New Films
SARAH FORBES looks at the recent releases. Producer BOBBY JAYE
4.30* Jennings at School by ANTHONY BUCKERIDGE
2: Jennings and the Handy
Producer HERBERT SMITH Editor GRAHAM GAULD
Nicholas Woolley with PM's reporting team Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
in conversation with Dennis Barker. Dr Edward de Bono. Benny Green , Ann Leslie and who knows who else
Musical notes on the week by the JOHANN SCOUSE BAND Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Jimmy Jewel, comedian, chooses the records he would take to a desert island and discusses them with Roy Plomley.
Richard Baker with records
(Shortened edn: Thurs 9.5 am)
Wild Flowers and Grains of Sand by ROBIN SMYTH with Bonnie Hurren and John Bull
A Fulham family saga 1910-1914, set against a backdrop of music-halls, political meetings and football matches.
FRED: It's people, not profits, what concerns me. And all people really want is enough to live on and a few bob to play with. Musicians: MAX LEWIN (percussion), BILLY BELL (banjo), DENIS BOWDEN (double-bass), DENNIS GOMM (piano), MANNY WINTERS (flute)
Producer MICHAEL BARTLETT
Johnny Morris presents his personal choice of poetry and prose before an invited audience at The Arts Centre. Bridgwater, Somerset. Producer BRIAN PATTEN
(Repeated: Friday 11.5 am)
Evening Prayers conducted by REV VERNON SPROXTON
preceded by Weather
