Presented from East Anglia by David Richardson BBC Birmingham
with Edward Cole
Headlines and weather, a look at the papers, news for sports fans, Prayer for the Day (Mon THE REV LESLIE STOKES , Tues-Thurs ROSEMARY WAKELIN , Fri THE REV RICHARD HARRIES )
English Regions: see column 5
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Nigel Rees in London
Michael Cooke in Manchester
Headlines, weather, sport and papers, a spot of music and Thought for the Day.
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Michael Cooke in Manchester Nigel Rees in London
8.35 News headlines, weather, papers and sport
Read by JOYCE GRENFELL (11)
The programme that takes its own particular look at some of the issues and personalities of the forthcoming week.
Studio guests join the regular team for 50 minutes of live interviews, argument, music and mild irreverence.
Producer IAN R. GARDHOUSE
A talk by CHARLIE CHESTER
medium only
What use are long legs to a daddy-long-legsT Whenever I watch them their legs just seem to be in the way - so why the strange anatomy?
The team answers more of your wildlife questions.
Introduced by Derek Jones Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
nem, p 79; All creatures (BBC HB 2); Canticle 6, part 2; Mark 14, vv 32-46 (RSV); Behold, the mountain (BBC HB 485)
medium only
Walter Camden's Son by JOAN O'CONNOR
Read by Jennifer Lee
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
medium only
medium only
It's the church, the school and the pub that really keep a village together - without those you've got a dead village.
A miniature sound portrait compiled and presented by Robin Gracey
The primary school at Elsing in Norfolk is 100 years old. Today's planners schedule it for closure. Recordings of pupils and teachers, past and present, from the ages of five to 95, are here brought together to convey something of what the school is and has been. Special sound by BILL AITKEN BBC Radiophonic Workshop Producer MICHAEL MASON
(Repeated: Thursday 7.45 pm)
11.50 medium only Announcements
Presenter George Luce
Including the World of Work With MARGARET KORVING
5: The residents, Neil Durden -Smith and Ted Moult with their guest. Nan Winton , meet a Combined Services team from Malta: DEREK STUBBS , EDDIE PICKUP
DANNY KAY and ROWAN JACKSON
Questionmaster Desmond Lynam
Recorded on 18 July at RAF Luqa, Malta. (By arrangement with the British Forces Broadcasting Service)
A Radio Sport and OB production (Repeated: Thursday 6.30 pm)
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Robert Williams
medium only from 2.0
Introduced by Kate Adie Talk Till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Good Neighbours: in Mental Health week, PHIL SUTCLIFFE finds out how volunteers are pioneering new areas of care. Pony Pitfalls: LIZ MCNEILL TAYLOR advises caution if you are going to buy a pony.
A Weekend Away?: PAUL BARNES suggests an autumn break in the Lake District.
A Breath of Border Air (4) Editor WYN KNOWLES
medium only
Story: The Forgetful Mouse and the Friendly Elephant by ANNE ENGLISH
The King's Colours
Forfeit (6)
Presented by Robert Williams
Marjorie Westbury goes to the Archive Auction
Producer MADEAU STEWART
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather
Including Financial Report
New stories about the characters created by A. j. CRONIN
Old Acquaintance by PAT DUNLOP
Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Rptd: Wednesday 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: Tuesday 1.30 pm)
The Egoist by GEORGE MEREDITH dramatised for radio by DENIS CONSTANDUROS , With
Anton Rodgers , Joanna David Kathleen Michael
Penelope Reynolds and Norman Eshley
' No young man of Sir Willoughby's position is ever guilty, Miss Dale; he is merely allowed to escape. Though it's preferable that he doesn't escape too many times.... '
A new dramatisation of George Meredith 's elegant and witty comedy of manners set in the latter half of the 19th century.
Directed by BRIAN MILLER
BBC Bristol (Repeated: next Sunday 2.30 pm)
(For details see Thurs 11.45am)
Presenter Chris Powling Producer ANNE WINDER
Douglas Stuart reporting
People in the public mind
(Revised repeat: Tues 11.35 am)
by Philip Larkin
Twenty-five years ago, John Cobb died on Loch Ness as he tried to break the world water speed record. What caused the crash? There was much speculation at the time, but now one of Cobb's helpers explains exactly what happened.
Presented and produced by Leslie Robinson BBC Highland
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
