6.40 Prayer for the Day REV PHILIP TURNER
John Timpson in London and Michael Cooke 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. Weather; and Thought for the Day at 7.45* English Regions: see column 5
Read by JOHN GRAHAM (7)
Children and Money
In the present economic situation many of us have become acutely conscious of our attitudes towards money. What should we teach our children about it? Should we continue to encourage children to save (where - Post Office or piggy-bank?) or concentrate on teaching them to spend wisely? How useful are money games? Should household chores be done for love, duty or cash? How much should children be told about family finances?
Put your questions to Margaret Broadley, Head of a Comprehensive School, and Liz McNeil Taylor, mother of four.
In the Chair Jill Burridge Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Call [number removed] from 8.0 am
NEM. p 89: 0 help us. Lord (BBC HB 336); Psalm 67; 1 John 2, v 28 to 3, vv 10 and 15-18 (rsv); Fight the good fight IBBC HB 302)
Jam by JOHN WADE
Within minutes. all six lanes of the motorway in both directions were jam-packed solid with hooting cars. A huge. motionless battle ... The man in front of George got out of his car. Actually got out. Stood on the motorway and looked round ... '
Read by Roger Snowdon
joan BAKEWELL asks people to recall the advantages, or perhaps the disadvantages, of growing up with a famous name.
1: Malcolm MacDonald on his father Ramsay MacDonald First of two programmes
Marl Prichard presents the Tuesday edition. concerned with home and family affairs.
Based on the original TV series by JIMMY PERRY and DAVID CROFT starring Arthur Lowe
John Le Mesurier , Clive Dunn The Captain's Car
The running feud between the Wardens and the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea is sorely aggravated when Captain Mainwaring is offered the use of a Rolls-Royce for the duration. featuring JOHN LAURIE
ARNOLD RIDLEY , IAN LAVENDER with BILL PERTWEE , LARRY MARTYN
BETTY MARSDEN. GARARD GREEN and JOHN SNAGGE
Adapted for radio by HAROLD SNOAD and MICHAEL KNOWLES Producer JOHN DYAS
(Repeated: Thursday 6.15 pm) (Arthur Lowe , John Le Mesurler and other members of Dad's Army are at the Theatre Royal, Brighton)
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Brian Widlake
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Swinging Schools: DAVID HAWKS-WORTH sampling a variety of music taught in schools.
2.0-2.2 News
Learning to be a Single Parent: a listener's experience. Arts Notebook. s If I Were ... I Would ': PAUL BARNES as the Chairman of British Rail.
The Painted Veil (6)
Story: The Jumblics by EDWARD LEAR
by Victor Hugo adapted for radio in 16 parts by Barry Campbell, Constance Cox and Val Gielgud
with Robert Hardy as Victor Hugo, Trevor Martin as Jean Valjean, Steve Hodson as Marius and Jean Rogers as Cosette
The Toff on Ice
2: The Vanishing Aunt
Brian Widlake
5.50 medium ware only Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler in Seal of Office with NORMA RONALD
RONALD BADDILEY , JOHN GRAHAM Written by EDWARD TAYLOR and JOHN GRAHAM
Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
A daily programme in which reports from around the world are discussed and analysed.
The Sweet Smell of Success A comedy for radio by PETER CROWTER with Ben Burditch thinks he's come up with his own solution to the Energy Crisis. But has he? Some of the members of his family aren't so sure ...
Produced and directed by BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol
Sheila Hocken was born with cataracts on both eyes which Increasingly clouded her vision throughout childhood and eventually caused total blindness. For nearly 20 years she has not seen at all. Last September she underwent an operation which resulted in her being able to see clearly for the first time in her life. Sire talks to MARGARET HOWARD. Producer THENA HESHEL
direct from the Royal Albert Hall London Part 2 as Radio 3
Sir John Betjeman
The Poet Laureate, who celebrates his 70th birthday next week, talks to PAUL VAUGHAN and reads extracts from his favourite book.
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Taken at the Flood by AGATHA CHRISTIE. abridged in 12 parts by ANN REES-JONES Read by CYRIL SHAPS (Final instalment)
Producer GERRY JONES
Part 2: CLIVE JACOBS in conversation with John Pudney about the historical past of the river and its bridges.
preceded by Weather