A regional view of farming in the week ahead presented from East Anglia by DAVID RICHARDSON BBC Birmingham
with Laurie Macmillan
Headlines and weather, a look at the papers, news for sports fans, Prayer for the Day, a little music and something on the lighter side.
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
English regions: see column 5
Brian Redhead in Manchester and Nigel Rees in London look at Britain and the world this morning.
with Laurie Macmillan
Headlines, weather, sport and papers, a spot of music and Thought for the Day.
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Nigel Rees in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester Editor MIKE CHANEY
8.35 News headlines, weather. papers and sport
continues his investigations of the BBC Sound Archives but once again comes to no serious conclusion.
(Repeated: Tuesday 11.45 am)
The team of regulars helping to find antidotes to the Monday morning blues includes Bernard Falk. Fritz Spiegl and Mavis Nicholson
Producer FRANCES DONNELLY
Porcupines and parakeets living wild in Britain - and facts about finches. Also, in this magazine edition, a wildlife sound competition - and what a nest-building bird does with the first twig.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
nem, p 93; Christ is our corner-stone (BBC HB 258); Psalm 90, vv 1-6, 12-17; Romans 2, v 25 to 3, v 9 (NEB): Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy (BBC HB 309)
The Corpse that Walked Away A Victorian Melodrama
Written and read by John East ' He was discovered in his bedroom, dressed for the part of Hamlet, with one hand grasping a presentation copy of Shakespeare, the other a bottle labelled "poison". Whether he was murdered or committed suicide is, as yet, an open question.'
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
(Details as Saturday 1.15 ptn)
11.50 Announcements
Earning and Saving Edition Presenter George Luce including the World of Work With MARGARET KORVING and answers to your financial queries from TOM TICKELL Editor DENNIS LOWER
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor David Niven. Show more
David Niven
12.55 Weather and programme news
VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Robert Williams Editor DEREK LEWIS
from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
The making of a poet: DANNIE ABSE looks back over 20 years' work.
To last a hundred years?: adviceonhowtolookafter leather and suede.
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (14)
Editor WYN KNOWLES
Story: Toby's Special Present by PAMELA PICKTON
Everything is Thunder
Kif by JOSEPHINE TET
Read by JACK WATSON 6: Angel
Presented by Robert Williams
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
1.55 Weather; programme news
The last in a series of weekly discussion programmes. Today's guests are:
Sheila Black , Christina Bridger and Mary Goldring
Presiding Irene Thomas Theme: Money
Producer MADEAU STEWART
(Repeated: Tuesday 1.30 ptn)
In the studio Erik de Mauny Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
by William Shakespeare
with Paul Scofield as Prospero
'The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.'
The scene: a ship at sea, then an enchanted island.
Produced and directed by Ian Cotterell in collaboration with David Cain, who composed and conducted the music, and Adrian Revill, who recorded and edited the programme.
A Transcription Services Recording
(Stereo & Quad)
'A stimulating aural feast,' wrote Anthony Curtis in the Financial Times when he reviewed a quad playback of The Tempest, the first Shakespeare play to be recorded in quad.
'The general impression was of theatre-in-the-round, but instead of sitting somewhere on the perimeter one felt oneself to be at the centre of the stage with the actors moving round one.'
(Repeat)
A nightly review of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Presenter Paul Vaughan Editor ROSEMARY HART
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Coming Up for Air by GEORGE ORWELL abridged in 17 parts by MONICA GREY
Read by DAVID RYALL (8)
Producer MARGARET ETALL
preceded by Weather
