6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
Introduced by John Timpson 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 7.45-7.50
English Regions: see column 5
from 9.30
Radio 4's open line gives you the opportunity to voice your opinions on political issues.
Ring Birmingham (02D-[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
The programme that investigates your consumer problems. Presented by Roger Cook Producer PAT TAYLOR
NEM, p 122; How bright these glorious spirits shine! (BBC HB 492); Psalm 40; Mark 14, vv 1-11 (NEB); Praise ye the Lord, ye servants of the Lord (BBC HB 280)
It's Up to Us to Make it Smashing by MARIE JOSEPH
Read by David Casey
' Come here! ' I say, but she holds the dress in front of her like a shield and there's an expression in her eyes that I can't fathom. Oh, God, I think. She's scared too. That makes two of us ...
A memory of Edith Cavell
EDITH CAVELL was shot at dawn in Brussels by the Germans on 12 October 1915. As leader of an underground organisation she helped several hundred Allied soldiers to escape from under the very eyes of the Germans and faced her inevitable capture, imprisonment, trial and execution with stoicism.
ROWLAND RYDER, author of a recent biography of Cavell, and RUTH HELLYER , MILLICENT BATTRUM and ELIZABETH WILKINS , three of the nurses who worked with her. tell her story. Edith Cavell 's journals and letters read by JILL BALCON.
Producer JOHN KNIGHT
A series of four programmes
Reg Vallintine , Director of the British Sub-Aqua Club, talks to divers about their fascinating and often hazardous operations.
2: The ' Dartmouth
Presenter Lyn Macdonald
A Healthy Interest: items that may affect your well-being.
12: Boys Night In
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Nicholas Woolley
from 2.0 Introduced from Bristol by Daphne Hubbard
Diane Solomon , the young American singer now in the limelight following her own television show in this country, talks to CAROLE STONE.
2.0-2.2 News
Infinite Patience: plans to use a donkey sanctuary to help mentally and physically handicapped children.
Mobile Classrooms: TESS RICHARDS explains why she considers it worthwhile to take her lessons to the gypsy community.
Walls by HILTGUNT ZASSENHAUS abridged by PAT MCLOUGHLIN Read by SHIRLEY COOKLIN (Final instalment)
Story: Millions o] Cats by WANDA GAG adapted by BIDDY BAXTER
Lies by BERNARD KRICHEFSKI with ROS: For all she knew, you might both be dying for children and ... TINA: Just can't have them? ros: Yes.
TINA: One of them can't, that gets sympathy, doesn't it? I mean then at least we're normal, at least we want them. You can't be normal and not want them, can you?
Producer PIERS PLOWRIGHT
by Winston Graham: abridged for radio in ten parts by Evangeline Banks
Read by Simon Lack
The news magazine: presented by Nicholas Woolley Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 medium* wave only Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
Ray Gowdridge presenting world news and views Editor DEREK LEWIS
Margaret Howard presents her selection of items from BBC Radio and Television.
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Jacky Gillott
Norman St John-Slevas , MP Sir John Stratton
Brian Sedgemore. mp
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Somerset
(Rptd: Sat, 1.15; Mon, 11.5 5 am) Listeners' views for Any Answers? (Thurs, 7.30 pm), to: Any Answerst, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Presenter P. J. Kavanagh Producer ANNE WINDER
John Tusa reporting
Friday Special: a deeper look at a topic of the moment
Leave it to Psmith (10)
Bill Wallis. Chris Emmett, Timothy Davies 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, DAVID RENWICK, ANDREW MARSHALL and others
Producer JOHN LLOYD
preceded by Weather
