6.40 Prayer for the Day FR JOHN STAPLETON
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
(A shortened version of Saturday's broadcast)
NEM, p 38; Jesus, blessed Saviour (BBC HB 203); Canticle 12; Mark 14, v 66 to 15, v 5 (NEB); Father, who on man dost shower (BBC HB 389)
A Week of Love Stories A Comedy in Rubber by o. HENRY
As the ambulance came clanging up William pressed her hand joyously. ' Four ribs at least and a compound fracture,' he whispered swiftly. ' You are not sorry that you met me, are you, dearest? '
Read by Robin Ray
The fourth of five short programmes in which MICHELL RAPER talks to famous comedians about their craft, their philosophy and what makes them laugh.
Today: Harry Worth
Presenter Jeanine McMullen
A Good Buy?: listen to Shopping Basket and find out
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
William Hardcastle
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two
2.0-2.2 News
Reading Your Letters
European Crosstalk: between MARY KENNY and ANDREW MAN-DERSTAM.
Leisure and Pleasure: pursuits, entertainments and places to go.
George III at Home (4) Editor WYN KNOWLES
Story: Knight of the Saucepan by JANET LILLY
Men or Sparrows by v. s. LESKOV, adapted for radio by JOAN O'CONNOR with John Rye as Micha
'Well there you are, that's what they're saying, " Mr Dane is a good man but he's not one of us." My advice to Mr Dane would be to take himself off before our fine peasants explode a mine under him.'
Producer GERRY JONES
JACK DE MANIO meets the famous, the not-so-famous and sometimes even the downright obscure. Producer MICHELL RAPER
4.0-4.5 News
Persuasion by JANE AUSTEN 4: A Family Connection
William Hardcastle
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Friday 1.30 pm)
Ray Gowdridge
A selection of listeners' letters Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD
(Repeated: Friday 4.5 pm)
Write to: Any AnswersT, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
One of the John Silence series of Stories of the Supernatural and the Uncanny by Algernon Blackwood; adapted for radio by Sheila Hodgson
with Malcolm Hayes as Dr John Silence
'Yes, you are right, it has become fashionable to deny the existence of evil. That does not unfortunately mean that evil has ceased to exist or work upon the face of the earth.'
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Denis Healey , up in conversation with PETER OPPENHEIMER about the state of the economy and some of the issues arising from it.
Producer GREVILLE HAVENHAND
Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer LOUISE PURSLOW
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Leave it to Psmith (14)
Radio 4's International Business Report: Market Trends
preceded by Weather
