6.40 Prayer for the Day TONY JASPER
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*
English Regions: see column 5
(A shortened version of Saturday's broadcast)
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
NEM. p 67; God of love and truth and beauty (BBC HB273); Psalm 119, vv 33-40 (BCP); Acts 12. vv 1-10 (AV); Rejoice today with one accord (BBC HB 281)
The Lion, The Ship and the Sailor by NORA WINDRIDGE
Read by June Barrie
1 " He's old now. He dreams. What does he dream?
"Sunshine I guess. He sits there by the black canal, waiting for a boat to Africa Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
The true story of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy and the plot to destroy it by ROBERT BARR adapted from RICHARD COLLIER 'S book Ten Thousand Eyes with Garard Green as the Storyteller
1: The Wall and the Mirror
Other parts: JOHN CAZABON SAM DASTOR , DEREK SEATON
Producer CHARLES MAXWELL
The second of six programmes. Eric Simms succeeded Ludwig Koch as the director of the BBC's wildlife sound recording projects in 1950. He traces the exciting story of how developing techniques made possible today's wonderful recordings of birds and mammals._
Presenter George Luce including MOLLY PRICE-OWEN with the BBC Shopping Basket. the weekend's best buys, all the news that affects consumers, and. of course, your views in What's On Your Mind?
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Brian Widlake
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Bird or Beast - Next Please! MOLLY PRICE-OWEN attends another vet's surgery.
Women and the Law: TESS GILL with recent developments.
Arts Notebook: ANNE CATCHPOLE with new ideas from the Royal College of Arts' annual exhibition of students' work, PHIL BROWN reads
Reflections on a Mountain Summer by JOANNA M. GLASS (8)
Story: Bertha Gets into Trouble by LIANE SMITH
More stories by Liane Smith in. Bertha the Tanker, 20p from bookshops
By R. D. Wingfield.
'Isn't it just my rotten lousy luck. If you know you've only got a short time to live, at least you should be able to live it up in the time that's left to you.'
Produced and directed by Harry Catlin
JACK DE MANIO meets the famous and the not-so-famous. Producer MICHELL RAPER
4.0-4.5 News
Jonah and Co by DORNFORD YATES
Read by TENNIEL EVANS
4: How Berry Made an Engagement
Brian Widlake with PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Friday 1.30 pm)
In the studio David Holden
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questionsf
Introduced by DAVID JACOBS. Producer ROY HAYWARD. BBC Bristol (Repeated: Friday 4.5 pm)
Dramatised by Jean McConnell
Based on The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill
By March 1944, British prisoners of war had accumulated a great deal of experience from attempts at gaining their freedom. Now, in Stalag Luft III, they were ready for the greatest prison-camp escape of all.
After Helsinki
Presented by Christopher Cylie Almost a year ago in Helsinki 35 nations agreed on a number of important measures to improve relationships between East and West. These included various provisions for improving security and co-operation in Europe, as well as arrangements for closer human and cultural contacts. What effect has all this had on detente since then? How far have the intentions of Helsinki been implemented? What are the prospects?
Producer Tom READ
Presenter Paul Vaughan
John Tusa reporting
What's Become of Waring
Read by TIMOTHY KIGHTLEY (9)
Radio 4's International Business Report; Market Trends
preceded by Weather
