6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
Prayers of Hope; talks by Rev Richard Harries , 70p, from bookshops
Brian Redhead in Manchester and Nigel Rees 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; 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. Producer JENNY DE YONG BBC Birmingham
The lines are open from 8.0 am
Checkpoint Investigates
Fair? Is it worth it? Are you well-protected? Points at issue for consumers presented by Roger Cook
Producer ELIZABETH SMITH
NEM, p 84; Jesus, Lord, we look to thee (BBC H& 374); Psalm 142; Matthew 5, vv 38-48 (Rsv); Love of love, and light of light (BBC HB 521)
Christmas Comes but Twice a Year by CHARLES BOWNESS
Read by Geoffrey Banks
'Wheneverhelookedoverat the woods, Kenny felt an urge to escape from what seemed to him to be the increasing imprisonment of his ten years of fear. As he looked he noticed a thin plume of smoke rise above the trees. He watched closely to make sure, and saw another plume blossom out into the still, frozen air.' Producer HERBERT SMITH BBC Manchester
3: In Search of Peace
Harry Soan reflects on his pacifist philosophy while Britain was at war. BBC Birmingham
Mind and Body Edition Presenter Bill Breckon with your letters
A panel game whose unruly members are occasionally kept in disorder by the Chairman: Nicholas Parsons and in which Peter Jones Derek Nimmo
Dr Magnus Pyke and Kenneth Williams endeavour to prevent each other from talking for just a minute on this - or that. Devised by IAN MESSITER Producer JOHN BROWELL
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Gordon Clough
Editor DEREK LEWIS
from 2.0 Introduced from Bristol by Jenni Murray
Forward Thinking: a lecturer in economics from Exeter University plans a possible solution to both the country's present unemployment problems and the predicted energy crisis.)
2.9-2.1 News
Hermit on Exmoor: miss HOPE BOURNE has a caravan in the heart of Exmoor where she lives on less than f50 a year.
Oriental Cooking: ALBERT CHONG runs a Chinese restaurant in Weston-super-Mare.
Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
From Minnie With Love (5)
Story: The Queen of the Circut by MARY CALVERT
Presenters ALISON MCMORLAND and MICHAEL RICHMOND
Written by MICHAEL RICHMOND Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
Far, Far Away by ALEXANDER BARON with Irene Sutciiffe Peter Baldwin and Pauline Yates
' She may have her reasons for not talking. You told me your mother was an intelligent woman. She still is. Only her memory becomes more and more confused. She is preoccupied. Perhaps we only intrude.'
Produced and directed by GUY VAESEN
Rendezvous with Rama by ARTHUR C. CLARKE abridged in ten parts by ALAN BOWER
Read by MICHAEL HARBOUR 10: Retreat
Producer MARY PRICE BBC Birmingham
(Starting on Monday: The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith , read by Arthur Lowe )
The news magazine: presented by 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
MARGARET HOWARD presents her selection of extracts from BBC Radio and Television programmes during the past seven days. Producer MADEAU STEWART
A spontaneous discussion by Melvyn Bragg
Baroness Robson Michael Clayton and Phillip Whitehead , mp Chairman David Jacobs from Leicestershire
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN BBC Bristol
(Rptd: Sat 1.15 pm; Mon 11.5am) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? (Thursday 7.30 pm) to: Any Answerst BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Presenter Michael Billington
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world
Editor ALASTAIR OSBORN.
Up at the Villa by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM Read by JOHN BOXER (5)
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 ALASTAIR BEATON With ANDY HAMILTON , BARRY PILTON, MARTIN smith , WILL ADAMS and others. Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS
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