6.40 Prayer for the Day REV RICHARD HARRIES
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
The programme that investigates your consumer problems. Presented by Roger Cook Producer ELIZABETH SMITH
NEM, p 46; Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts (BBC hb 323); Psalm 85; John 5, vv 1-17 (Av); Jesu, priceless treasure (BBC HB 518)
mediumwaveonly The Fly-Paper by ELIZABETH TAYLOR
Read by Cecile Chevreau
' " I hope you don't mind me chatting to you," the man said to Sylvia. " I am fond of children. I am known as being good with them ..." '
Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
2: The Fish in the Stew-pan (Wed's broadcast: revised)
Mind and Body Edition Presenter Bill Breckon with your letters
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS
from 2.0 Introduced from Glasgow by Mary Marquis
Scottish Guest: Tam Dalyell , mp, political maverick and anti-devolutionist.
2.0-2.2 News
Schooling for the Disabled: LIZ TAYLOR reports on an experimental move to integrate mentaUy and physically handicapped children into the life of a primary school. ' How do we rate? ': a Highland hotelier and his wife submit their establishment to the eagle eye of an AA inspector. Travelling Dentists: inniis and JOYCE FAR-PAR take a mobile surgery round the Scottish Highlands. BBC Scotland
Night Without Stars (5)
Story: Mary Mary has a Photograph Taken by JOAN G. ROBINSON Presenters AURIOL SMITH and SEAN BARRETT
Written by RACHAEL BIRLEY Producer DAN GARRETT Editor JENYTH WORSLEY
An Item on the Agenda by KEN METHOLD
' All I'm saying is that in the village they have to work together as a mutual help society. Leprosy is a horrible disease, but it does not make people totally incapable. The only way to really help them is to encourage them to overcome their handicaps. It does them no good to let them sit around in a hospital all day, feeling sorry for themselves. How would you rather spend the rest of your life? Imprisoned in an institution, your every movement and action governed by rules devised for administrative convenience, or in an ordinary self-regulating community ...? '
Also taking part: ROD BEACHAM WALTER HALL , JEFFREY SEGAL
IRENE SUTCLIFFE , JAMES THOMASON Produced and directed by JOHN THEOCHARIS
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Read by LEONARD MAGUIRE (5)
(Starting on Monday: Everest the Hard Way by Chris Boning-ton)
Presented by Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather; programme news
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
In the studio Brian Beedham Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
MARGARET HOWARD presents her selection of extracts from BBC Radio and Television programmes during the past seven days. Producer PETER DE ROSA
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Graham Day
Lady Howe Tom Jackson and The Bishop of Liverpool Chairman David Jacobs from Merseyside
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN BBC Bristol
(Rptd: Sat 1.15 pm; Mon 11.5 am)
Presenter Michael Billington Editor ROSEMARY HART
Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Of Mice and Men by JOHN STEINBECK abridged in eight parts by JOY OSBORNE. Read by PAUL MEIER (final instalment)
Producer GRAHAM GAULD
(Starting on Monday: Cranford by Mrs Gaskell )
Bill Wallis , Chris Emmett David Tate and Bill McGuffle 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 , MARTIN SMITH and WILL ADAMS, BARRY PILTON and others
Producer MARTIN fisheh
(Repeated: Saturday 5.30 pm)
preceded by Weather
