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
Presented direct from Australia by Tony Lewis , who is in Melbourne for the second of the controversial Kerry Packer matches, where he -will be talking to some of the personalities involved. The programme also reflects other aspects of Australian sport and leisure, with news of all the other major events at home and abroad, including the first match of the England tour of Pakistan.
(Kangaroos, Cricket and Crises: Analysis, Thursday 8.45 pm)
A Radio Sport and OB production
8.45 Today's Papers
Margaret Howard 's selection
Producer PADDY O'KEEFFE
(Further editions: Monday 7.20 pm and Thursday 10.5 am)
New Every Morning, page 30; to Christ, the Prince of peace (BBC HB 94); Canticle 5; Isaiah 2, vv 6-12, 17-19 (RSV); Soldiers of the cross (BBC HB 367)
Nigel Rees takes a weekly look at the Press and talks to editors, journalists and their readers. Producer ANNE SLOMAN
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with Robert Carvel.
Producer CAROLINE MILLINGTON
Presented by Gill Nevill
A weekly survey of what is new and significant in science and technology at home and abroad.
Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT
as Radio 3
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Beryl Reid
Hugh Scanlon
Dr Magnus Pyke Basil de Ferranti
Chairman David Jacobs from Lancashire
Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
A series of programmes featuring the best in Royal Variety Performances over the past 25 years.
Introduced by David Nixon This week: 1970
Max Bygraves , Marty Feldman Sandy Powell , Freddie Starr Caterina Valente Dionne Warwick and Andy Williams
Written by MICHAEL POINTON Producer GRIFF RHYS JONES
Red Wine by TANITH LEE and A mysterious man engages a beautiful girl to type the manuscript of his autobiography. As his sinister story unfolds, the girl would appear to be in danger - but perhaps they belong to the same blood group ...
Directed by RICHARD WORTLEY
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
Paul Vaughan 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 PETER SKELLERN
Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Christopher Grier with records (Shortened edn: Thurs 9.5 am)
Number Discontinued adapted by BARRY CAMPBELL from the novel Sorry, Wrong Number by MARGARET SIMPSON and This country in the not too distant future: everybody is registered by a number in one central computer. Jonny Lawler is a young hospital doctor who has worked out a risky but so far effective way of protecting those of his patients who have lost their numbers. But when a colleague calls him in to see the victim of a' car crash, he finds himself unwittingly in conflict with another form of manipulation of the system.
Special sound DICK MILLS, BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Directed by BERNARD KRICHEFSKI
Eric Dunning
Margaret Forster and William Mcllvanney with Brian Redhead
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
Evening Prayers led by THE REV RALPH SMITH BBC Scotland
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
