6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
with Nigel Rees 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, weather; and Thought for the Day at 7.45* Editor MIKE CHANEY
English Regions: see column 5
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.
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? Whom can you trust?
Find out with Roger Cook Producer RITCHIE COGAN
NEM, p 38; The Lord is King! lift up thy voice (BBC HB 26); Canticle 12; Isaiah 58, vv 1-9 (av); Hills of the north, rejoice (BBC BB 33)
Some Peace for George by SHIRLEY E. KEMP
Read by Douglas Blackwell
'Inside the house he looked around contentedly. Alone at last ... silence ... solitude ... peace.' How and why George sought peace, and whether he succeeded in getting it. is the theme of this story of George, a cat, and ' three scrawny, bony birds 'j one of which is his wife. Produced HARRI GWYNN BBC Wales
Questions on food, farming and the environment are discussed by the experts.
Produced and presented by Anthony Parkin
BBC Birmingham
Mind and Body Edition Presenter Bill Breckon with your letters
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS
Introduced from Manchester by June Knox-Mawer
Home Link: JUDI GOODWIN reports on a scheme to help a Liverpool community help itself.
2.0-2.2 News
A Life of Crime: PETER WALKER is a police inspector, who writes crime fiction in his spare time.
The Ribbon People: PAT CALLAG-HAN reports on an industrial success story in Cheshire. Milk My Ewes and Weep (2) BBC Manchester
Story: What Happened to Panda Mo by LARAINE BAMRAR
Presenters AURIOL SMITH and SEAN BARRETT
Written by MARY HAYDON
Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
by J.C.W. Brook.
with Christopher Cazenove as Rafe
Rosalind Shanks as Sue
Christopher Scoular as Alec
Like many other small boys, Christopher wanted a bike for Christmas - not much to ask when Father Christmas obviously has hundreds to give away. Alec is out of work and can't afford one, but Rafe is determined that somehow the boy's wish will be granted ...
(Stereo)
A Kiss Before Dying by IRA LEVIN, abridged in ten parts by NEVILLE TELLER Read by WILLIAM ROBERTS 10: Retribution
Producer HARRY CATLIN
Gordon Clough with PM's reporting team Editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather; programme news
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
on behalf of the Liberal Party Speaker: David Steel , mp, Leader of the Liberal Party
MARGARET HOWARD presents her selection of extracts from BBC Radio and Television programmes during the past seven days. Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Marghanita Laski Ludovic Kennedy Roy Shaw
Dr David Bellamy
Chairman David Jacobs from Tyne and Wear
Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? (Thursday 7.30 pm) to: Any Answerst, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Presenter Angela Huth
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world
Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
The Rains Came by LOUIS BROMFIELD
Read by NIGEL ANTHONY (22)
Radio 4's International Business Report; Market Trends
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
preceded by Weather
