with John Hedges
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
English Regions: see column 5
Nigel Rees in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester
with John Hedges
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Brian Redhead in Manchester and Nigel Rees in London
8.35 News headlines, weather papers and sport
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
A weekly investigation of how bureaucracy, big business and bad traders affect you.
Conducted by Roger Cook
NEM, p 25; My Lord, my life (BBC HB 330); Psalm 27, part 1; Romans 8, vv 5-21 (NEB); Who would true valour see (BBC HB 371)
Golden Circle by AILIE SCULLION
Read by Harriet Buchan Producer ALLAN G. ROGERS BBC Scotland
The first of six programmes. René Cutforth looks back on Florrie, his nurse.
'Florrie's husband, Jo,was a miner. I used to see him having his bath in front of the fire and when Florrie was angry with him, she used to raise her hands aloft and say, " I'll break this basin over his bloody 'ead". And she did.' Producer PETER DE ROSA
Mind and Body Edition
Presented by 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 Manchester by June Knox-Mawer
The Art and Science of Head-wear: AUDREY KAYE visits a Stockport hat laboratory.
2.0-2.2 News
Solos, Duets or Ensembles by Post: JUNE EMERSON runs a wind music shop from her Yorkshire cottage.
Holiday Break: JUDI GOODWIN reports on a scheme to help parents of mentally handicapped children. BBC Manchester
Fear to Tread (8)
Story: The Happy Little King'* Cook has a Holiday by MOIRA HERITAGE. Presenters:
JEAN ROGERS and DAVID HITCHBN Written by MOIRA HERITAGE Producer MARY HAYDON
by Stewart Love
'It all happened when I was in the US Air Force. Flying out of East Anglia, life cheap, guys being blown to pieces and all that jazz. There was this nurse whom I wooed and won to such an extent that subsequently she gave birth to a baby. And that, my friends, is what brings me here in my dotage to see the result of our illicit union.'
But when you're married to a film star, a sentimental journey has its complications and Willie doesn't have much time.
BBC Northern Ireland
The Dead Secret 5: The Letter
Presented by Gordon Cloug. 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
Presented by MARGARET HOWARD Producer BRIAN COOK
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Peter Jay, Lord David Cecil, Baroness Sharp and Sir Huw Wheldon
Chairman David Jacobs
from Wiltshire
BBC Bristol
(Rptd: Sat 1.15 pm;Mon 11.5 am)
Presenter Michael Billington
Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Coming Up for Air by GEORGE ORWELL abridged in 17 parts by MONICA GREY
Read by DAVID RYALL
Producer MARGARET ETALL (Final instalment)
David Jason. Bill Wallis
David Tate. Sheila Steafel 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 , MARTIN SMITH and WILL ADAMS, BARRY PILTON and others. Producer GEOFFREY per-KINS (Rptd: Sat 5.30 pm)
(David Jason is in ' A Bedfull of Foreigners' at the Duke of York's Theatre, London)
preceded by Weather
