Market prices and intelligence, the weather and what's new for farmers. Producers
ROBIN H!CKS and BRYAN PLATT
A note from GERALD PRIESTLAND Religious Affairs Correspondent
6.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
A weekly review of the agricultural scene.
Producer ANTHONY PARKIN BBC Birmingham
7.40 Today's Papers
NORMAN TOZER with Saturday's consumer report - the weekend's best buys and the adventures of Superbuy and Astra, Radio 4's consumer cops.
7.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
with Tony Lewis
From the world of sport and leisure, a sports magazine series presented by TONY LEWIS , former England cricket captain. now a leading broadcaster and journalist. The programme highlights the issues that matter and the leading personalities as well as up-to-the-minute news of events at home and abroad.
A Radio Sports Unit production
8.45 Today's Papers
9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
9.30 The Week in Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with MATTHEW COADY.
10.0 News
10.2 Between the Lines
NIGEL REES invites journalists to confront their readers and the people they have written about in the press this week. Narrator COLIN DORAN
Producers I ADDY O'KEEFFE
BERNARD TATE and ANNE SLOMAN
New Every Morning, page 93: Might and glory (BBC Hymn Book 265); Psalm 34; Isaiah 61, vv 1-6 and 10-11 Uv); All my hope (BBC HB 299)
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes during the past seven days.
Presented by Peter Evans
A weekly survey of what is new and significant in science and technology at home and abroad. Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
A spontaneous discussion by Cyril Smith , mp
Lynda Chalker , mp
The Rt Hon Sir Richard Marsh Arthur Scargill
Chairman David Jacobs from Cheshire
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN
BBC Bristol
A lively hour with Jill Burridge and Norman Tozer - sometimes, in control of guests in the studio and reporters around the country. ANDREW MANDER-STAM reads the European papers. And GAVIN CAMPBELL reads the third of six Roman Tales by ALBERTO MORAVIA.
3: Poor Fish. Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
The Raffle Prize by J. C. W. BROOK ' Look at things this way, this isn't just another ordinary day, you've got him, all yours, to do what you like with. That makes today something special, different, magical.....
Produced and directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING
(Repeated: Wed 11.30 am)
as Radio 3
Presented by Gordon Clough
5.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
as the host and his guests take a look at some of the peculiarities of the week and promote conversation around topics which they find amusing. amazing or annoying. Musical intervals by PETER SKELLERN
Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Marisa Robles, the harpist, chooses the records she would take to a desert island and discusses them with Roy Plomley, who devised the programme.
(Repeated: Monday 12.27 pm)
Richard Baker with records
(Shortened edn: Thurs 9.5 am)
The Dark Corridors by ALISTAIR BUCK and RICHARD HEWINS
' It is true we have some . , , undesirables in the hills. It is also true that we provide some escorts for those who travel beyond Athens. These occasional kidnappings are irksome. but no harm is ever done....'
Produced and directed by TONY CLIFF. BBC Manchester (Repeated: Monday 3.5 pm)
Margaret Drabble. Harold Riley and J. L. R. Anderson with Brian Redhead
Producer CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM BBC Manchester
A meditation for Whitsun led by CANON MICHAEL MAYNE
preceded by Weather