Producers LESLIE COTTINGTON and KEN POLLOCK
A note from Gerald Priestland , Religious Affairs Correspondent
6.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Producer ANTHONY PARKIN BBC Birmingham
7.40 Today's Papers
with Norman Tozer
7.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Tony Lewis presents a magazine programme that reflects a weekend of major sporting events - France v New Zealand in Rugby Union, international tennis at Wembley, preparation for the Lombard RAC Rally - a look ahead to England's cricket tour of Pakistan and New Zealand and the latest news from home and abroad.
A Radio Sport and OB production
8.45 Today's Papers
Margaret Howard 's selection Producer JOHN KNIGHT
Producer PADDY O'KEEFFE
New Every Morning, page 97; Lord, thy word abideth (BBC HB 190); Psalm 119, part 6; Genesis 21, vv 1-19 (RSV); Lord, pour thy spirit (BBC HB 224)
Nigel Rees takes a weekly look at the Press and talks to editors, journalists and their readers about what the newspapers print and why. Producer ANNE SLOMAN
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with Robert Carvel.
Producer CAROLINE MILLINGTON
Presented by Geoff Watts Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT
12,2 pm Stereo John Amis as Radio 3
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
A spontaneous discussion by Sir Richard Marsh Donald Trelford
Baroness Falkender Lord Carrington
Chairman David Jacobs from Buckinghamshire
A series of programmes featuring the best in Royal Variety Performances over the past 25 years.
Introduced by David Nixon This week: 1966 The Bachelors
Sammy Davis Jr
Frankie Howerd, Jerry Lewis Matt Monro
Morecambe and Wise
Des O'Connor, Gene Pitney The Seekers
Tommy Steele
Written by MICHAEL POINTON Producer GRIFF RHYS JONES
A Touch of Slander
A comedy by JAMES FOLLETT
The MacBryans are sitting around waiting to inherit grandfather's money when they are each libelled by the local newspaper. Encouraged to sue, they emerge with more than they expect - but there's a catch in it ...
Directed by MARGARET ETALL
Marilyn Alan with the help of guests in the studio, takes a look at some things that matter to disabled people, from the big issues to hints about daily living. There's a chance after the programme for listeners to put their own views forward by phoning [number removed] from 3.30 until 4.30.
Producer THENA HESHEL
as Radio 3
Best-seller? Box-office success? Top of the charts? Top of the ratings? Christopher Matthew makes a selection from the books, plays, films, music and other arts reviewed during the past week. Editor ROSEMARY HART
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
and his guests in conversation Musical punctuations by INSTANT SUNSHINE
Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Christopher Grier with records
by DAVID HOPKINS
An unscrupulous business organisation plans to take over an area of dockland for their own purposes undeterred that they will destroy a community. Their plans are threatened, however, by the determination of one man - Billy Hope - not to sell out.
Directed by KAY PATRICK
9.58 Weather
Professor David Daiches Gillian Reynolds and Harold Riley in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
A meditation led by CANON MICHAEL MAYNE
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
