with Peter Jefferson
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather.
English Regions: see column 5
Nigel Rees in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester
with Peter Jefferson
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Brian Redhead in Manchester and Nigel Rees in London
8.35 News headlines, weather. papers and sport
by RUDYARD KIPLING , abridged in 15 parts by E. P. THORNE Read by joss ACKLAND (15)
Producer JOHN CARDY
Ring Birmingham [number removed]and discuss your point of view with George Scott. Producer
JENNY DE YONG . BBC Birmingham The lines are open jrom 8.0 am
(Thursday's broadcast)
nem, p 9; For the beauty of the earth <BBC HB 272); Psalm 65; I Corinthians 9, vv 24-27 and 10, vv 1-5, 11-13; Father, who on man (BBC HB 389)
Mr Cartwright Has a Relapse by EDWARD SALMON
Read by Frank Windsor Producer DAVID SHUTE BBC Birmingham
A Humane Death, Suicide or Murder?
On 2 December last year Roy Killingsworth, a 35-year-old psychiatrist dying slowly from a lung illness, asked his doctors to bring about his death. They obliged and he died the following afternoon. In the inventive language of California where this happened, Dr Killingsworth 'checked out'.
Ian Kennedy, Lecturer in Law at King's College, London, explores Roy Killingsworth's story
(Revised repeat)
Mind and Body Edition Presenter Bill Breckon
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Gordon Clough
Introduced from Birmingham by Maureen Staffer
Up the Cut: LEWIS BRAITHWAITE takes ANN TENNANT for a walk round the canals of Birmingham, little changed in 100 years,
2.0-2.2 News
The World 1300: PETER WINDOWS goes to Hereford Cathedral to see a unique map which gives a fascinating insight into the way the people of the times viewed the world.
Long Road to Freedom, written and read by GINETTE SPANIER (10) abridged in ten parts by JOCK GALLAGHER (Music: Café aU Lait by Johnny Hawksworth ) BBC Birmingham
Story: Mrs McMuddle 's Chinese Dinner by MOIRA HERITAGE
Presenters GLADYS WHITRED and GARY TAYLOR. Written by GLADYS WHITRED. Producer MARY HAYDON
Penstone Revisited
A sequel to The Penstone Commune by K. ALLEN SADDLER
' You see - this friend of mine, Josh, he came down from London to start this communal living project. He had a good line in getting improvement grants from the local council for restoring old buildings. The trouble was that there weren't any old buildings; only the foundations, and they only got there by way of Josh pinching large sections of dry stone walls from the moor....'
Directed by IAN COTTERELL
August has long been the high season for silly stories: Punch dubbed it ' the silly season ' way back in the 1870s. Chris Kelly enters into the spirit of ' man-bites-dog ' with a collection of some of the dafter items from newspapers and magazines over the past 100 years, and from radio over the past 50 years. Producer jock GALLAGHER. BBC Birmingham
The Dark Side of the Moon by WILLIAM coRLETT , abridged in fivepartsbydonaldBancroft Read by MICHAEL DEACON (5) Producer KAY PATRICK
Presented by Gordon Clough
1: Floreat Greyfriars!
Benny Green reflects on the output of Charles Hamilton , alias Frank Richards , alias Martin Clifford , alias Owen Conquest. alias ...
Producer DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather
Including Financial Report
with Barry Norman
A programme for people on the move that takes a close look at the fun. the frustrations, and the future in getting around. With up-to-the-minute news of where you may come unstuck if you are travelling at home or abroad. Producer ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
Margaret Howard 's selection Producer DENYS GUEROULT
(Repeated: Saturday 9.10 am)
A miscellany of music from the world's choirs, with poetry read by Donald Houston Producer SIMON BRETT
Edward Hitchcock continues his series of conversations with medical colleagues. 3: Joining the ' Firm '
Fresh from training, the young doctor's first job will be as a houseman, the- most junior member of the consultants ' firm What differences do they discover between theory and practice?
Producer JOCK GALLAGHER
Researcher NICHOLAS NIVEN-JEN-KINS. BBC Birmingham
Presenter Michael Billington
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting
David Jason. Bill Wallis
David Tate and Bill McGuffie at the piano take a late-night look back over the week's news. Script by COLIN BOSTOCK -SMITH, BARRY PILTON and others Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS
Brian Thompson describes one of the pleasures of life. BBC Manchester
A High Wind in Jamaica
5: On Board the Schooner
Weather report and forecast
