6.10 Prayer fur the Day REV ALEC GILMORE
with John Timpson in London, Brian Redhead in Manchester
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today, including Sports News and Today's Papers; at 7.25* and 8.25* VHF Regional News and Weather and Thought for the Day at 7.45*
English Regions: see column S
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From Grand Herbarizings to Computers
Some of us carry out research for institutions, some are happy to watch garden birds - but in a sense, all are naturalists. Today's programme looks at the ways in which the naturalist in Britain has changed and developed,
Introduced by PETER FRANCE Producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
Get Better Abroad
Sweden sends her arthritics to Spain: Denmark pays for her skin patients to go to Israel. Treatment abroad can be beneficial to the patients and save health services money. Shouldn't the NHS be doing something similar?
Presented by Bill Breckon
Medical adviser DAVID DELVIN Producers SUSAN SNAILUM and PAT TAYLOR
BBC home correspondents and reporters look beyond the headline stories and analyse significant developments throughout the country.
Introduced by JOHN HEDGES Producer TERRY LLOYD
NEM, p 46; Jesu, thy mercies are untold (BBC HB 324); Psalm 32; Hebrews 9, vv 13-26 (NEB); Sing alleluia forth In duteous praise (BBC HB 282)
Gerald Harper reads
An Attempt at Murder by KAREL CAPEK translated from the Czech by PAUL SELVER
' Perhaps,' said the inspector, ' you can think of somebody who'd profit by your death, or who might want to pay you out for something.... You see, sir, this wasn't no attempted burglary. But there may be somebody who's got a grudge against you. That's for you to say, sir . , s
by R. D. Wingfield
Presenter Nancy Wise
I Know My Rights - or Do IT
Chairman Robert Robinson 14: Scotland (ii)
CORDON HOGG (Fife), procurator fiscal; DR JOHN WHEELER (Stirlingshire) schoolmaster; ANDREW TURNER (Glasgow), retired accountant; WILLIAM RODGERS (Ayr), air traffic controller Including Beat the Brains
Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN , who, With IAN GILLIES , sets -the questions. Producer TONY LUKE
(Repeated: Friday 6.15 pm)
12.55
Weather, programme news
VHF Regional news and weather
Nicholas Woolley
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Guest of the Week:
David Simpson. Director, British Section of Amnesty International,
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
Coming to Terms: a listener's experience of widowhood and re-marriage in her 20s.
A visit to the Chelsea Flower Show.
Taking Better Pictures: REG MASON.
Family Units by RUTH FINCH (13)
Story: A Googat Named Dovis by MRS A. K. WALLING
Third Conjunction by GILLIAN REEVE with Penelope Lee
Ann Morrish. Hugh Dickson
'Last night we actually talked - for the first time In years we really understood each other. And then, this morning, it was as if nothing had happened. It's all due to this wretched girl.... she brings us together and she pulls us apart. But does she know she's doing it? Because if she does, we'd better all watch out.'
Produced and directed by CHERRY COOKSON
by A. J. PEACOCK
An autumn night in Cambridge, 1891, and Daisy Hopkins - one of the ' unfortunate class - is arrested on suspicion of loose behaviour. But Daisy is a very determined young woman. . . and decides to fight.
Narrator Cliff Mlchelmore Readers RONALD FLETCHER and GERALD CROSS
Producer MICHELL RAPER
The Franchise Affair
3: Robert Blair Turns Detective
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:
Anona Winn. Ann Moore
James Burke , Richard Gordon In the Chair Cliff Michelmore Producer BOBBY JAYE
A daily programme in whicn reports from around the world are discussed and analysed. In the studio David Sells
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On the eve of the Scottish National Party's annual conference. ring Robin Day to put your questions on the SNP'S aims and aspirations in person to Mrs Margo McDonald , the Party's senior Vice-President. Producer WALTER WALLICH
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George MacBeth introduces and reads, with Jill Balcon and Gary Watson , a programme of poems about eating and drinking.
The poems include:
Oberon's Feast: ROBERT HERRICK The Haunch of Venison: OLIVER GOLDSMITH
Blackberry-Picking : SEAMUS HEANEY
Milk for the Cat: HAROLD munro How to Get On in Society: SIR JOHN BETJEMAN
Producer louise PURSLOW
Presenter Tony Palmer
Douglas Stuart reporting
Little Ladyship (3)
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