6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
with John Timpson in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester
At 7.0 and 8.4 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 Editor MIKE CHANEY
English Regions: see column 5
Ring Birmingham [number removed] and discuss your political point of view on the air with George Scott and with other listeners.
Producer Jenny DE YONG
BBC Birmingham
The lines are open from 8.0 am
Checkpoint for Consumers investigates. A fair deal? What rights do you have? Is it worth the paper it's written on? Find out with Gordon Clough Producer ISABEL JAMES
nem, p 62; 0 dearest Lord, by all adored (BBC HB 266); Psalm 107, vv 31-42; Wisdom of Solomon 5, vv 1-16 (rsv); Sing praise to God who reigns above (BBC HB 18)
My Oedipus Complex by FRANK O'CONNOR
Read by Joe McPartland
Father was in the army all through the war. Sometimes I woke and there was a big figure peering down at me in the candlelight. Like Santa Claus, he came and went mysteriously.
Producer PAUL MULDOON BBC Northern Ireland
Others taking part: MIRANDA FORBES
MARJORIE WESTBURY
PAULINE WYNNE , WILFRID CARTER STEVE HODSON , DAVID NEAL and MALCOLM REID (Revised repeat)
Your health and general well-being are the concern of our Friday presenter Bill Breckon With. of course. your views in What's on Your Mind?
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Gordon Clough
Editor DEREK LEWIS
from 2.0 Introduced from Belfast by Margaret Percy
Going to the Dogs: ROISIN MCAULEY reports on one of the oldest and fastest breeds of dog - the greyhound - and meets owners and punters at the track and in the countryside.
2.0-2.2 News
Women's Rights in Northern Ireland: BARRY COWAN talks to people concerned with and affected by the differences in social legislation between Ulster and Britain.
Meet a Chieftain and a Lord: DEREK BELL , musician extraordinary. LORD O'NEILL, Chairman, Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Helen with the High Hand (9)
Story: The Seagull and the Flower by ADELE GERAS
Presenters JEAN ROGERS and JOHN BULL
Written by MARY HAYDON ' Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
So You'd Like to Join Us A play for radio by JOHN CASSON with Michael Cochrane as Fat Billy
The other boys excluded me from their camaraderie because I was so different, but you would say Simpson and I were bonded together from the start in that we both had a peculiarity - although in Simpson's case it was more of an eccentricity, brought on by a psychological disturbance. Dorothy Gardiner. MARGOT BOYD Albert Gardiner. PETER WILLIAMS
Produced and directed by DAVID H. GODFREY
(Michael Cochrane is in ' 13 Rue de I'amour at the Phoenix Theatre, London; Kevin Flood is a National Theatre player).
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questionst Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
Knock Down by DICK FRANCIS
Read by JACK WATSON (5)
The news magazine: presented by Gordon Clough
With PM's reporting team Editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
Twenty-Five Years of The Archers, 60p, from bookshops
Dick Tracey presenting world news and views
Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
MARGARET HOWARD presents her selection of extracts from BBC Radio and Television programmes during the past seven days.
Producer DENYS GUEROULT
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Lord Robens Cyril Smith. mp Cliff Michelmore Hilary Hodge
Chairman David Jacobs from Greater Manchester Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristot
(Rptd: Sat 1.15: Mon 11.5 am) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? (Thursday at
7.30 pm) to: Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BSS 2LR
Presenter Chris PowHng
Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Fanny by Gaslight 10: Falling in Love
Read by SEAN BARRETT
Bill Wallis. Nigel Rccs Chris Emmett and Bill McGuffie at the piano take a late-night look back over the week's news.
Script by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH ALASTAIR BEATON and others Producer MARTIN FISHER
preceded by Weather
