Presented from Scotland by Roy Gregor. BBC Scotland
with Edward Cole
Headlines and weather, a look at the papers, news for sports fans. Prayer for the Day (Mon THE REV DAVID CAINK , Tues-Thurs DAVID DAY , Fri THE REV RICHARD HARRIES )
English Regions: see column 5
6.52 VHF Regional news, weather -
Brian Redhead in Manchester Derek Cooper in London
with Edward Cole
Headlines, weather, sport and papers, a spot of music and Thought for the Day.
7.52 VflF Regional news, weather
Derek Cooper in London
Brian Redhead in Manchester
8.35 News headlines, weather, papers and sport
reflects on people, places and things, as they were, and how they are, with the help of the BBC Sound Archives. This week: Travelling Producer DAVID EPPS
Studio guests join the regular team for 55 minutes of live interviews, argument, music and mild irreverence.
Producer IAN R. GARDHOUSE
In this magazine edition: ducks that whistle; the wildlife sound competition; your letters; and where ants, beetles and cabbage whites go to in winter.
Introduced by Derek Jones Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
NEM, p 34; Ye choirs (BBC HB 116); Psalm 114; Isaiah 5, vv 1-7 (Rsv); Jerusalem, my happy home (BBC HB 247)
A Sort of Jubilee by BILL STANTON Read by Wilfred Pickles
'Half a dozen journeys to the tip failed to quench their enthusiasm for the task, but their mothers could find no more storage space. Moss and Alec turned capitalists'
Sheila Hancock introduces a selection of her favourite poetry and prose. Readers
WILLIAM EEDLE and PAUL MEIER Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Presenter George Luce including the World of Work with MARGARET KORVING Editor DENNIS LOWER
Round 1. 4: Midlands
BARR'S HILL SCHOOL, COVENTRY
V GUILSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL Questionmaster Tim Gudgin Questions set by ROY SMITH Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS
(Repeated: Thursday 6.30 pm)
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Robert Williams Editor DEREK LEWIS
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.9-2.2 News
Gardening is Not an Exact Science: ... says ANNE JONES.
Entertainment Round-Up: GORDON gow reporting.
Father Christmas Shopping: DAWN ALLEN with toys and games, old and new.
The Incredible Journey by SHEILA BURNFORD, abridged in six parts by ANGELA JESSON Read by JIM NORTON (6)
(Music: Janacek'sTaras Bulba)
Story: Little Pig and the Big Potato by MARGARET GORE
Number Discontinued
Out of the Silent Planet by c. s. LEWIS, abridged in ten parts by BARRY CAMPBELL
Read by George Raistrick (1)
Ransom's walking holiday in the British countryside leads him to imprisonment in a space-ship, and a voyage to the planet they call ' Malacandra '. Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
Presented by Robert Williams
John Blashferd-Snell , the soldier and explorer, goes to the Archive Auction
Producer BRIAN COOK
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
The Running of the Deer by PAT DUNLOP
Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Tuesday 1.30 pm)
The Little Sister
The fourth of a monthly series of five RAYMOND CHANDLER novels dramatised by BILL MORRISON and The background is Hollywood, where everybody gives a performance and nothing is as it seems. Orrin Quest is missing and his little sister asks Marlowe to find him. But all our hero finds is corpses.
Musical research
ADRfAN EDWARDS
Directed by JOHN TYDEMAN
Presented by Anthony Smith
Decimalisation was bad news for pounds, shillings and pence lovers. Then we lost yards and pints to metrication. Now European standardisation threatens the 13-amp plug. Will we get anything out of a change, asks Anthony Smith , or will Europlug further erode British eccentricities?
Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer ARNOLD MILLER
Douglas Stuart reporting
People in the public mind
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. TRAVEN abridged for radio in 15 episodes by NEVILLE TELLER
Read by PETER MARINKER (6) Producer MAURICE LEITCH
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
