6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
with Brian Redhead in Manchester and John Timpson in London
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; ' Thought for the Day at 7.45* English Regions: see column 5
from 9.40
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
Checkpoint for Consumers investigates. A fair deal? What rights do you have? Is it worth the paper it's written on? Who can you trust?
Find out with Roger Cook Producer RITCHIE COGAN
NEM, p 58: Be near us, Holy Trinity (BBC no 165); Canticle 2: Matthew 18, vv 12-22 (RSV); I bind unto myself today (BBC m 170)
The Proof by FRANCES MCENANEY Read by Margaret D'Arcy
' Although the Reverend Mother saw the Canon's face only in profile, his mood was instantly recognisable. He would be objecting once again to Sister Clare's perusal of his newspaper, before he had read it,' Producer PAUL MULDOON BBC Northern Ireland
PETER WHITE presents some views from children and adults en what makes for popularity at school.
Producer THENA HESHEL
Mind and Body Edition Presenter Bill Breckon with your letters
New stories about the characters created by A. j. CRONIN with This week: The Beautiful Lady by DONALD BULL
Broadcast by arrangement With GRAHAM STEWART
Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Gordon Clough
from 2.0 Introduced from Northern Ireland by Margaret Percy
Reel Eels : KEITH BAKER reports from Lough Neagh and the Toome Eel Fishery which supplies most of the restaurants of Europe.
2.0-2.2 News
Ulster Humour: ' We've got to laugh to keep sane ' - a look at what makes people laugh in Northern Ireland.
Studio Guest: PROFESSOR PETER FROGGATT , the first Ulsterman to become Vice-Chanceller of Queen's University, Belfast. BBC Northern Ireland
YSANNE CHURCHMAN reads A Touch of Mistletoe by BARBARA COMYNS (5)
Story: Dad's Day Off by ANNE WELLINGTON
Presenters ALISON MCMORLAND and MICHAEL RICHMOND
Script by ALISON MCMORLAND Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
A Bitter Almond by DAVE SIMPSON
' Dad thinks once I've got my degree it will be easy. I've applied for eight jobs already and got nothing. I tell you he's got no idea ...'
Produced and directed by TONY CLIFF. BBC Manchester
by Jacquie Durrell
Read by Ann Aris
BBC Manchester
(Starting on Monday: Black As He's Painted by Ngaio Marsh, read by David Mahlowe)
The news magazine: presented by Gordon Clough
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather: programme news
in Things Could be Worse, with John Baddelry. John Graham and Miriam Margolyes 5: It Newer Rains ... by DAVID MCKELLAR and DAVID RENWICK
Producer simon BRETT
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
OWEN DUDLEY EDWARDSpresents his selection of extracts from BBC Radio and Television programmes during the past seven ays. Producer peter DE rosa
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Lady Howe
The Dean of Liverpool Lord Winstanley Hay Gosling
Chairman David Jacobs from Merseyside
Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
(Rptd: Sat 1.15 pm, Mon 11.5 am) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? (Thurs 7.30 pm) toAny Answerst, BBC, Bristol, BSS 2LR
Presenter Michael Billington
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
And So - Victoria Book 2 Read by GARY WATSON (5)
David Jason , Bill Wallis David Tate 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 and others
Producers SIMON BRETT and GEOFFREY PERKINS
preceded by Weather
