Presented by ARTHUR ANDERSON BBC Scotland
6.40 Prayer for the Day CANON WILFRED GARLICK
Introduced by John Timpson and Michael Cooke
Including at 6.50 and 7.58 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
continues his investigation of the BBC Sound Archives but comes to no serious conclusion,
Aided and abetted by Kenneth Robinson , Fritz Spiegl , Mavis Nicholson , Sheridan Morley and their guests. The weekly mixture of argument, music and wit.
Producer IAN GARDHOUSE
Norman Painting (Phil Archer ) talks about gardens open this year in aid of district nurses' benefit funds.
Booklets: Gardens of England and Wales, 30p from bookstalls (or 45p from [address removed]); Scotland's Gardens, 41p from [address removed]
What on earth are thunderfliesf Last summer we had a plague of these minute but infuriating insects.
What has become of our house cricketsr We loved their cheerful chirping.
Some people have too many insects, some not enough - but the team has answers for all comers.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
NEM, p 58; Holy, holy holy, Lord God Almighty! (BBC HB 169); Canticle 2; Luke 17, vv 1-10 (rsv); God of eternity, Lord of the ages (BBC HB 390)
Keep Me Down in Idaho with Sam by DOROTHY CHISHOLM Read by Diana Olsson
It all begins when the young guide Donnie saddles up my horse. He says I must get on. I look up at Sam's round brown belly with the stirrups dangling up near my head
(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 former lady's maid to Lady Astor, Rosina Harrison. Show more
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Robert Williams
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregot Women at the Wheel: JIM PESTRIDGE checks on the road sense Of SUE MACGREGOR and SHEILA TRACY.
2.0-2.2 News
Royalty in Europe: chronicling their history has become THEO ARONSON 'S speciality. Reading your letters.
Wanted -Living-in Companion: FRANCES BERTHELSEN on a declining profession.
EDWARD KELSEY reads The Rainbird Pattern by VICTOR CANNING (5) Editor WYN KNOWLES
Story: The Pale Purple Pull-over by EMMA MILTON
Listen with Mother Stories,
12.00 from bookshops
The One-eyed Monster by ALLAN PRIOR
Death on the Nile by AGATHA CHRISTIE abridged in 12 parts by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by ANNA MASSEY 11: Poirot Closes In
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 , Patrick Moore Chairman John Timpson Hidden voice JOHN BENSON Compiled by JOHN DAVIS Producer TONY LUKE
John Tidmarsh presenting world news and views
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author, starring:
With MICHAEL MCCLAIN Chapter 1:
The Birthday Present
Written by BASIL BOOTHROYD Producer BOBBY JAYE
The Radetzky March The novel by JOSEPH ROTH (1894-1939) dramatised for radio by EVA TUCKER from the translation by GEOFFREY DUNLOP and EVA TUCKER
* The Austro-Hungarian monarchy stepped almost without transition from a performance at the operetta into the grim theatre of the World War. I knew and loved the remarkable family of the Trottas, about whom I am writing in The Radetzky March. In their rise and fall I seem to discern the intention of that uncanny power which illustrates in the fate of one family that of a historical destiny.'
Producer JOHN TREOCHARIS
Presenter Peter France Editor ROSEMARY HART
Douglas Stuart reporting
The Sleeper Awakes (6)
preceded by Weather
