6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RiCHARD HARRIES
Prayers of Hope: talks by Richard Harries , 70p, from bookshops
with John Timpson in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with 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
Radio 4's open line gives you the opportunity to voice your opinions on political issues.
Ring Birmingham [number removed] and discuss your point of view on the air with George Scott and with other R4 listeners.
Producer JENNY DE YONG
BBC Birmingham
The lines are open from 8.0 am
medium wave only
Checkpoint investigates. Fair? Is it worth it? Are you well protected? Points at issue for consumers presented by Roger Cook.
Producer ISABEL JAMES
NEM, p 84; Father of heaven, whose love profound (BBC HB 290); Psalm 51; Wisdom of Solomon 8. v 17 to 9, v 6 (Rsv); O for a thousand tongues to sing (BBC HB 278)
Five Biscuits by MICHAEL DINEEN
Read by Brian Gear
' Arrowroot biscuits: thin and brittle, but creamy when you chewed them. She reached for another. There were only three left. Surely there had been five when the boy opened the packet?
Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
(medium wave only)
(Wed's broadcast: revised)
Your health and general well-being are the concern of our Friday presenter Bill Breckon
(Wednesday's broadcast)
12.55 Weather and programme news
VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS
medium ware only from 2.0 Introduced from Manchester by June Knox-Mawer
Dialect Poetry: LOUISA BEARMAN has been writing it all her life.
2.0-2.2 News
Parenthood: views past and present on bringing up children, collected by DENISE ROB -ERTSON.
Choosing and Using-5: EVELYN ROSE talks about baking equip-, merit.
BBC Manchester KATE BINCHY reads
The Mouse by MARY LAVIN abridged by MADGE BART
Story: Three Cheers for Harry by MARY CALVERT
Presenters PAT GALLIMORE and john BULL
Written by RACHAEL BIRLEY Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
Anthony and Francis are Alive by BENJAMIN KURAS with Malcolm Hayes and Steve Hodson
On 22 August 1968 Czechoslovakia was invaded by the Russians and tanks were in the streets of Prague. But. for one person at least, more important events were happening - a curious theft had occurred.
Produced and directed by JANE MORGAN
(Stephen Jenn is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Co) Preview: page 13
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questions? Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
Write to: Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Knock Down by DICK FRANCIS
Read by JACK WATSON (10)
Abridged and produced in ten parts by MICHAEL BOWEN BBC Bristol
(Starting on Monday: Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm , read by Geoffrey Beevers )
Gordon Clough
Editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
A new daily programme in which reports from around the world are discussed and analysed.
Presented by MARGARET HOWARD Producer PETER DE ROSA
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
Michael Heseltine, MP, Rt Hon Judith Hart, MP, Lord Stokes, Roger Graef
Chairman David Jacobs
from the West Midlands
BBC Bristol
Presenter Jacky Gillott
John Tusa reporting
Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Fanny by Gaslight by MICHAEL SADLEIR abridged in 15 parts by MANNING WILSON 15: The Letter
Read by JOHN PULLEN and ANGELA DOWN
Producer WALTER ACOSTA
Bill Wallis. Nigel Rees Bob Kingdom and Bill McGuffiie at the piano take a late-night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side.
Script by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH ALASTAIR BEATON and others Producer MARTIN FISHER
preceded by Weather
