6.40 Prayer for the Day FR JOHN HARRIOTT , SJ
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; Thought for the Day at 7.45*
English Regions: see column 5
(Sat's broadcast: shortened)
NEM, p 114; Pray that Jerusalem may have <BBC HE 472); Psalm 42; Matlhew 20, vv 1-16 (RSV); City of God, how broad and far (BBC HB 173)
Driving Lesson by NOEL FORD Read by Bob Monkhouse
' When you go to a party with a good line in chat to impress the ladies, make sure you know the thickness of the ice you're skating on.' Producer DAVID SHUTE BBC Birmingham
It's 100 years since Richard Jefferies wrote his classic study of the rural scene Hodge and his Masters. In the last of six programmes Hugh Barrett compares the characters of the 1870s with their successors of today. 6: Hodge's Daughters or ' Cottage Girls '
Producer ANTHONY PARKIN BBC Birmingham
Consumer Edition
Presenter George Luce including the BBC Shopping Basket with MOLLY PRICE-OWEN , the best buys for the weekend, and your letters.
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Brian Widlake
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
Putting on a Good Face: DEREK CHiTTOCK , a portrait painter, deplores the way many women apply make-up.
Focal Point: JUDITH HANN with a round-up of news from the world of science.
A Touch of Mistletoe (8)
Story: Treat Day by JOAN WYATT
A Tale of Iron by KEN MIYAMOTO
A new production of the Italia Prize-winning play and with CLIFFORD NORGATE and ANDREW SEEAR
In 1871 the first steam locomotive in Japan, English-built, made its first run. In 1975, steam finally gave way to electric and diesel. Because there were so many steam-train buffs in the country, the railways organised farewell celebrations. The action of this play takes place during the course of a farewell run.
Train recordings supplied by NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
Harmonica played by ALFIE KAHN
Produced and directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING
From gardeners to ghost hunters; from poets to pop-stars; from cantors to crime-writers. JACK DE MANIO meets them all. Could you be on his list? Producer MICHELL RAPER
4.6-4.5 News
Black as He's Painted by NGAIO MARSH 4: Aftermath
Read by DAVID MARLOWE
The news magazine, presented by Brian Widlake and PM's reporting team
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
(Repeated: Friday 1.30 pm)
A daily programme in which reports from around the world are discussed and analysed. In the studio Peter Hobday
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questions? Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Friday 4.5 pm)
Write to Any Answersr, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
James Cameron presents a personal account of Britain in the post-war years in ten programmes covering 1945-56.
8: ' There was a snob thing going on at that time where peoplewouldsay,"no,1don't have the television set, but the butler has one or the maid has." ' (EAMONN ANDREWS) In 1952 just over a million television sets were tuned weekly to What's My Line?, but by June 1953 over 20 million viewers watched the Coronation, and in between.... the new British Comet jet airliner made its debut, the new Conservative Government built its houses and brought down Income Tax, London had one of its worst smogs, gales and floods drowned the East Coast, General Eisenhower became President Eisenhower, Charlie Chaplin was refused re-entry totheusa,Englandwonthe Ashes, Stalin died and Hillary climbed Mount Everest. Britain had begun the new Elizabethan Age.
Producers HELEN FRY and GWYNETH HENDERSON
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Shadow Chancellor
MARY GOLDRING in conversation with Rt Hon Denis Healey , mp and Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe. mp. Producer GREVILLE HAVENHAND
A nightly review of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Presenter Paul Gambaccini
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world
And So - Victoria by VAUGHAN WILKINS
Book 2: The Reckoning Read by GARY WATSON 19)
Radio 4's International Business Report; Market Trends
preceded by Weather
