with Laurie Macmillan
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
English Regions: see column 5
with Nigel Rees in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester
with Laurie Macmillan
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Brian Redhead in Manchester and Nigel Rees in London
8.35 News headlines, weather. papers and sport
from 9.40
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 89; 0 God, give ear unto my cry (BBC HB 466); Psalm 67; Luke 1, vv 5-17 (RSV); Disposer supreme, and judge of the earth (BBC HB 226)
Mackenzie by JAMES K. SUTHER -LAND. Read by Victor Carin
Mackenzie was an entrepreneur - his assets were his family. He did no work, but organised the efficient utilisation of the child and woman power ...
Producer ALLAN G. ROGERS BBC Scotland
Melvin Harris tells the story of the 'Other Buffalo Bill' - a man who began by following in the footsteps of the original William F. Cody before embarking on an astonishing career of his own.
Mind and Body Edition
Presented by Bill Breckoa with your letters
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Gordon Clough
from 2.0
Introduced from Birmingham by Maureen Staffer
Tolkien and Birmingham: ANN TENNANT traces the story of the internationally revered author's association with Birmingham and discovers that some of his boyhood experiences may have been a source of inspiration for The Lord of the Rings.
2.0-2.2 News
Jubilee Air Tattoo: as the largest military air tattoo prepares for the weekend, meet ANNA CAUSH who spends her year helping to organise the event.
Charity Shop: JOCELYN RYDER-SMITH visits one in Hereford which caters for a different charity each day of the week.
Osokozy at Wit's End: VIVIAN BIRD collects housenames - and the stories behind them.
BBC Birmingham. Amy Foster (4)
Story: Titch the Itch by BARBARA M. STREET . Presenters TONY MCEWAN and special guest Nerys Hughes. Written and produced by MARY HAYDON
Garton's Lass by ALAN BOWER with Paul Copley as Kenny and Maggie McCarthy as Bev
' What do I expect from a bloke? Me? ... Oh a lot, Kenny, ever such a lot. I expect a bloke to be able to look at himself and what he is, and know how to live with it. Do you want to know why? ... So he can turn around and say to hell with all the lot on you, that's why.'
Directed by ROGER PINE BBC Birmingham
A Review Revue with words and lyrics by ALAN MELVILLE and music by PETER GREENWELL The last of a series of seven entertainments with Aubrey Woods. Peter Wood thorpe. Norma Ronald , Alan Melville
Guest singer: Elisabeth Welch Producer JOHN TYDEMAN
Sleeping Murder
5: The Men in her Life
Presented by Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
Kenneth Connor. Bob Monkhouse and June Whitfield throw the punches; Terry Wogan referees. Sketches by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH , JACKIE HARDING and ALEX ROSS Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(First broadcast on Radio 2)
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
In the studio Brian Beedham Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Presented by JUNE KNOX-MAWER Producer MADEAU STEWART
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
A spontaneous discussion by Katharine Whitehorn, Norman St John-Stevas, MP, Lord Oaksey, Leslie Huckfield, MP
Chairman David Jacobs
from Worcestershire.
BBC Bristol
(Rptd:Sat 1.15pm; Mon 11.5 am)
Presenter Michael Billington Editor ROSEMARY HART
John Tusa reporting
Life at the Top (5)
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 ALASTAIR BEATON , BARRY PILTON ANDY HAMILTON , and others. Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS
(Repeated: Saturday 5.30 pm)
(David Jason is in 'A Bedfull of Foreigners ' at the Duke of York's Theatre, London)
preceded by Weather
