6.40 Prayer for the Day TONY BLACK
with John Timpson in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with at 7.25* and 8.25* VHF Regional news and weather; and Thought for the Day at 7.45 English Regions: see column S
from 9.25 The Death Watch Beetle
The ' death watch ' earned its name centuries ago: through the midnight hours its sinister tapping would be heard by anyone sitting up with a dying relative. Today we take a more up-to-date look at the life and times of this intriguing insect. Introduced by PETER FRANCE Producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
The Body Menders
Nancy Wise recently spent a day with a busy consultant surgeon and his team. She experienced with them some humdrum hours and some life-saving moments.
Producers SUSAN SNAILUM and PAT TAYLOR
BBC home correspondents and reporters look beyond the headline stories.
Introduced by JORN HEDGES Producer TERRY LLOYD
NEM, p 54; Stand up, and bless the Lord (BBC HB 268); Psalm 48; Wisdom of Solomon 2, v 23 to 3, v 9 (rsv); Holy Father, in thy mercy (BBC HB 386)
An Infernal Machine by MICHELL RAPER
Read by Gerald Cross
'Memo: must get rid of television set which continues to glower at me and takes up valuable space ... All the same, after supper, I felt an absurd impulse to take one last look ... I suppose I had timed things badly because I was just in time to see the end of one of those quiz shows and, wonder of wonders, the dear old face of Gilbert Harding. ... But, Gilbert had been dead ten years! '
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
Just the Job by DANE AUKIN
Presenter Nancy Wise
I Know My Rights - or Do IT Find out in today's edition.
A nationwide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete to become this year's Brain of Britain.
Chairman Robert Robinson 10: Midlands (ii)
MISS MARGERY ELLIOTT (Birmingham), teacher
WILLIAM WALFORD (Northampton-shire), lawyer
RUSSELL WILLIAMS (Gloucestershire), lecturer
DAVID HOUGH (Norfolk), retired analytical chemist including Beat the Brains in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants.
Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN , who, with IAN GILLIES , sets the questions. Producer TONY LUKE
(Repeated: Friday 6.15 pm)
Book, Brain of Britain, 35p, from bookshops
12.55
Weather, programme news
VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics In and behind the headlines introduced by Nicholas Woolley
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Guest of the Week: Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher, MP
2.0-2.2 News
Through the Eyes of a Child: 2: children around the country reflect on schools and teachers.
Women Through the Pages: Ross Davies on Dr Johnson's attitudes to the female sex as seen in his writings.
Gardening Books: reviewed by Jill Burridge.
Lawrence James reads Helen with the High Hand by Arnold Bennett (7)
Story: Something Red, Something Yellow by KATHLEEN GILLETT
A Phoenix Too Frequent
A comedy by CHRISTOPHER FRY and Patsy Rowlands as Doto
To whom conferr'd a peacock's undecent
A squirrel's harsh, a phoenix too frequent.
Robert Burton quoting Martial Produced and directed by JANE MORGAN
(Gawn Grainger is a National Theatre player)
A two-part story of a great music-hall double act, with the recorded voice of the late Bud Flanagan. presented by his friend and partner Chesney Allen.
1: Separate Roads
Script and production by JOHN BRIDGES
Knock Down (3)
Nicholas Woolley
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
A team of celebrities play the popular panel game. This week:
Dorothy Tutin, Joan Bakewell, Richard Briers, Desmond Morris
In the Chair Cliff Michelmore
Producer Bobby Jaye
(Repeated: Friday 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: Thursday 1.30 pm)
John Tidmarsh
Child Abuse
I don't beat the kid anu more but I still hate him.
You have to believe there are parents who injure their children and, having recognised such injuries, you must concentrate as much on the psychological climate of the home as on the injury itself. (DR CHRISTINE COOPER , ORE, consultant paediatrician)
How can a baby starve to death in a household visited regularly by concerned professionals? Is it difficult to distinguish between accidents and inflicted poisoning, burns and fractures? If a child isn't killed or maimed, what chance does he have of developing into an emotionally healthy adult? Peter France investigates the prevention and treatment of child neglect and abuse, and at 8.30 you can ring him in the studio to put your views and questions to a panel of experts. Producer LOUISE PURSLOW
Call [number removed]from 6.0 pm
Presenter Jacky Gillott
Douglas Stuart reporting
Fanny by Gaslight 8: Runaway
Read by ANGELA DOWN
preceded by Weather
