6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
with John Timpson in London and 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* Editor MIKE CHANEY
English Regions: see column 5
Radio 4s 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
Checkpoint for Consumers investigates. A fair deal? What rights do you have? Is it worth the paper it's written on? Find out with Roger Cook Producer ISABEL JAMES
NEM, p 62; When all thy mercies. 0 my God (BBC bb 22); Psalm 25. vv 1-10; Hebrews 9, v 27 to 10. v 10 (NEB); Father of peace (BBC HB 488)
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Finest Thing in the World by PAT BURCHARD
Read by June Barrie
' You know what a man's like when he's got something wrong with him. Three days in bed, and Fred thought his last hour had come ... '
Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
A series about people who are happy at their work. A Hairdresser-Gerrard Gardner BBC Birmingham
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 Scotland by Mary Marquis
Actor's Two Worlds: ROBERT URQUHART.
Secret World: codes, cyphers and invisible ink.
2.0-2.2 News
Out of this World: DONNY b. MACLEOD investigates sainthood.
Manse Partnership: REV MR AND REV MRS MAULE-BROWN.
Photography - pictures for r Showing off': REG MASON.
Taste of Summer: Scottish meal by top chef. BBC Scotland
SHIRLEY COOKLIN reads
Family Units by RUTH FINCH abridged in 15 parts by DOREEN [STALL
(Final instalment) (Music: Khachaturyan's Gayaneh)
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Story: The Happy Little King and the Jumble Sale by M. HERITAGE
Presenters AURIOL SMITH and SEAN BARRETT
Written by RACHAEL BIRLEY Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
The Maze
A play for radio by STEWART FARRAR with Christopher Cazenove as Douglas Harvey
Frances Jeater as Elizabeth and Bernard Holicy as Frank Underwood
Scientists searching for a new drug discover that what they think to be just an important breakthrough is, in fact, so shattering that they couldn't even contemplate using it-but one of them does.... with Produced and directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING
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 Answerst, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
The Franchise Affair 5: Witch-hunt
Gordon Clough
Editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programmenews
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
A daily programme in which reports from around the world are discussed and analysed. Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
DEREK COOPER presents his selection of extracts from BBC Radio and Television programmes. Producer JOHN KNIGHT (Repeated; Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Ian Mikardo. up
Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone John Junor
Glenda Jackson
Chairman David Jacobs from London
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Saturday 1.15 pm)
Presenter Peter France
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Little Ladyship (5)
Bill Wallis. Nigel Rees Bob Kingdom and Bill McGuffie 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
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