with Laurie Macmillan
English Regions: see column 5
6.52 VHF Regional news and weather
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
5: Final Preparations
Ring Birmingham [number removed]and discuss your point of view on the air with George Scott. Producer JENNY DE YONG BBC Birmingham
The lines are open from 8.0 am
NEM, p 30; When I survey the wondrous cross (BBC HB 97); Canticle 5: I Corinthians 14, vv 1-12 (Rsv); We sing the praise of him who died (BBC HB 95)
A Letter to Miss Goodboddy by BILL STANTON
Read bv Alan Rothwell BBC Manchester
Brian Matthew goes backstage to visit that other world behind the footlights.
2: 'If Music Be the Food of Love
Mind and Body Edition Presenter Bill Breckon
( Wednesday's broadcast)
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Gordon Clough
Introduced from Northern Ireland by Margaret Percy
Armagh City and County:
Ireland's ecclesiastical capital and Ulster's orchard county provides the background for today's programme, which will include a visit to the Observatory and Planetarium, and a short story by an Armagh writer.
BBC Northern Ireland
2.0-2.2 News
Story; The Wee Bannock by MOIRA HERITAGE
Presenters PAM WARDELL and BILL TORRANCE. Producer
MARILYN IRELAND. BBC Scotland
Blood Money by R.D. Wingfield
Demotion to Manager of a small branch of Benington's Bank is Eastwood's last chance and he is determined that nothing should go wrong. But, within minutes of his arrival, he is faced with a ransom demand for £40,000.
Directed by Graham Gauld
Eric Simms revisits the village of Selborne in Hampshire, the home of this 18th-century naturalist, and talks about the wildlife observations he made there, with recordings from the BBC Sound Archives. Producer ADRIANNE ALLEE
Twilight for the Gods (5)
Presented by Gordon Clough
2: Yarooh!
The second of two programmes in which Benny Green reflects on the fictional creations of Charles Hamilton. Today he presents Frank Richards 's most famous character, Billy Bunter. 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 which 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 BRIAN COOK
(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. 4: Narrowing the Choice
Young doctors and eminent consultants discuss the justification for super specialisation; consider how their lives are affected by the change in status from 'Dr' to 'Mr'; and talk about coming to terms with the medical establishment that so many of them mocked as students.
Producer JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham
at the Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world; with 197 events this year, it's bigger than ever before. Tony Palmer takes a look at what it's like to be 'on the Fringe' and at some of this year's successes from the 140 new plays and events on offer.
Douglas'Stuart reporting
A five-girl musical sex-war in which Sue Aldred. Linda Dobell Niki Marvin , Caroline Noh and Belinda Sinclair take both sides. From the new West End production at the Apollo Theatre. THE NIC ROWLEY QUARTET With DUGGIE HENNING, WILL HILL and PETE MOSS
Music by NIC ROWLEY
Lyrics by STEPHEN WYATT
Original stage direction by CHRISTIE DICKASON
Producer JOHN LLOYD
(Repeated: Saturday 5.30 pm)
Fritz Spiegl describes one of the pleasures of life. BBC Manchester
A High Wind in Jamaica
10: The Demise of the Dutchman
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
