with John Marsh
English Regions: see column 5
6.52 VHF Regional news, weather
Brian Redhead in Blackpool and Nigel Rees in London
with John Marsh
7.52 VHF Regional news, weather
Nigel Rees in London and Brian Redhead in Blackpool
8.35 News headlines, weather, papers and sport
Read by JOYCE GRENFELL (4)
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(Sat's broadcast: shortened)
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NEM, p 97; Almighty God (BBC HB 188); Psalm 50; Mark 12, vv 1-12 (Rsv); Thou, whose almighty (BBC HB 185)
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Brigid by MARY LAVIN Read by Trudy Kelly
Producer PAUL MULDOON BBC Northern Ireland
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Presenter Sue Cook , including the BBC Shopping Basket
The last seven days put in a questionable way by Barry Norman to Alan Coren Clive James , Lord Oaksey and a special guest
Compiled and produced by DANNY GREENSTONE and JOHN LLOYD
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Brian Widlake
medium only from 2.0
Introduced by June Knox-Mawer Born Under Libra: a discussion of the qualities attributed to this birth sign.
2.0-2.2 News
A Deep Blue Sky and Scarlet Rhododendrons: FRANCES SLADE has been walking in the Himalayas.
Reading Your Letters.
Mind Matters: TONY BUZAN with news of some current developments in psychology. Pastoral (9)
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Story: Emma Louise and the Lion by HILARY ALCOCK
3-5 Afternoon Theatre
The Wall by PATRICK MCCOOEY
Their daughter is leaving home - what will the neighbours say? Especially as there's little hope of privacy with Mrs Muldoon always poking her head through the door. The Slanes have troubles enough; and now the retaining wall behind the house seems to be collapsing ...
Directed by MICHAEL HEFFERNAN BBC Northern Ireland
From cantors to crime-writers-Jack de Manio meets them all Producer MICHELL RAPER
4.0-4.5 News
Dear Enemy (4)
Presented by Brian Widlake
... the happy knack of making unexpected and delightfuldiscoveries - applied each Thursday by Fritz Spiegl in his A-Z of Musical Curios
B is for barbershops, bagpipes and barrel organs.
Producer ANDREW MUSSETT
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather
Including Financial Report.
Written by WILLIAM SMETHURST (Repeated: Friday 1.30 pm)
BBC Birmingham
Presented by Roger Cook Producer JOHN EDWARDS
Richard Boston with some of the extraordinary sounds recorded on tape and disc. Producer BRIAN COOK
Are Your Imports Really Necessary?
Presented by Mary Goldring
Importing manufactured goods is like exporting jobs. While we must buy other countries' goods so that they can buy ours, a long hard look at the import statistics reveals some strong anomalies which demand an explanation. Is there a case for import controls? How necessary are our imports? Are we equipped to fight a trade war?
Producer GREVILLE HAVENHAND
Presenter Paul Vaughan
Douglas Stuart reporting including reports from the Conservative Party Conference
Introduced by DAVID JACOBS Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
Laughter in the Dark (9)
4: The fingerprint isn't the only thing in the criminal's hand that gives him away. In the last four programmes about scientific aids to investigation, Chris Underwood talks to David Ellen , Head of Scotland Yard's Document Laboratory and a handwriting expert.
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
