Presented from Wales by GERRY MONTÉ. BBC Wales
6.40 Prayer for the Day CANON WILFRED GARLICK
Introduced by John Timpson
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Thought for the Day 7.45-7.5K
English Regions: see column 5
asks ' Whatever happened to the Wireless? ' and finds part of the answer in the BBC Sound Archives.
(Repeated: Tuesday 11.45 am)
Aided and abetted by Kenneth Robinson , Fritz Spiegl , Mavis Nicholson , Sheridan Morley and their guests. The weekly mixture of argument, music and wit that's specially intended to chase away that Monday morning feeling.
Producer IAN GARDHOUSE
Tommy Trinder on the need for summer holiday homes for less fortunate London children, Further enquiries to: CCHF, 1 York Street, Baker Street , Lon, don W1H 1PZ
Cold weather and our birds-green flowers - deer and their antlers - your letters - and the wildlife sound competition. Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
NEM, p 122: Our Father's home eternal (BBC HB 233); Psalm 34, vv 11-22; Luke 12, vv 47-57 (Rsv); 0 what their joy and their glory (BBC HB 252)
Poor Percy, written and read by Brian Hayes
(Details as Saturday 1.15 pm)
11.50 Announcements
Presenter Mavis Nicholson The World of Work
With .jobs hard to find, MARGARET KORVING studies the market. Your Money. Editor DENNIS LOWER
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Vincent Brome. Show more
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Robert Williams
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor 1 Sextuplets! ' Mrs Susan Rosenkowitz gave birth to the only surviving sextuplets in the world in January 1974 in Cape Town. Today she talks about her six two-year-olds; and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyin London comments.
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
A Maid of Honour: Glenda Jackson talks to GORDON GOW about acting in general and in particular about her latest film release The Maids.
Consumer Commentary: NORMAN TOZER.
Images of Rose (9) Editor WYN KNOWLES
Story: Piggy and Marmalade his Cat by A. M. BRAZIER
The World Turned Upside Down
Death on the Nile by AGATHA CHRISTIE abridged in 12 parts by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by Anna Massey
1: Passengers, Pearls and Poirot
As a tribute to the late Dame Agatha Christie , one of the world's greatest writers of crime stories, Radio 4 presents one of her most intriguing and baffling cases, in which the indefatigable Hercule Poirot sets about solving an alarming number of murders which all take place amidst, the exotic riches of Egypt.
Producer MARTIN JENKINS
The news magazine: presented by Robert Williams with PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
or How to identify a situation given a few obscure facts and a little lateral thinking. Panellists:
Sheila Hancock , Peter Jones Arianna Stassinopoulos
Chairman John Timpson Hidden voice JOHN BENSON Compiled by JOHN DAVIS Producer TONY LUKE
(Repeated: Tuesday 1.30 pm)
John Tidmarsh presenting world news and views
SYMPATHETIC VISITOR: Poor dear Mr Smith , how he must suffer with all that sneezing and coughing!
MRS SMITH : He does. indeed: but you can't think how it amuses the baby:
In the second of two programmes Richard Stilgoe continues his sidelong glance at what made the Victorians laugh. The songs of the music-hall, the polished wit of sophisticated dons. the oaths and invective of the hackney-cab drivers, or the quips of society hostesses, were often cruel. for beneath the sentimentality of the age was a hard streak and the ' collapse of stout party ' gave endless amusement.
Taking part:
JUDY BENNETT , ANNABEL BUNT CHARLES COLLINGWOOD Based on the book by RONALD PEARSALL
Producer JOHN KNIGHT
by the 17th-century biographer and antiquarian John Aubrey : the Radio Premiere to celebrate the 350th anniversary of his birth, starring
Roy Dotrice as John Aubrey Compiled by PATRICK GARLAND
John Aubrey , who was born in March 1626, is now acknowledged as one of the foremost memoirists of his day. Although little has been known of him outside specialist literary circles until comparatively recently, Roy Dotrice 's virtuoso performance of his work has established him as a fascinating, witty, bawdy commentator on the events and, more particularly, the leading personalities of his time.
Producer ROGER PINE BBC Birmingham
A nightly review of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Presenter Peter France Editor ROSEMARY HART
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world
The Stone Angel by MARGARET LAURENCE Read by MARGARET ROBERTSON (11)
Book, How Money Works, 40p from bookshops
preceded by Weather
