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 KEN FORD BBC Manchester
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 highlights the issues that matter, and meets the personalities in the news. From Lahore: news of England's cricketers, who are playing Pakistan in the First Test of the series.
A Radio Sport and ob production
8.40 Today's Papers
by the Liberal Party Speaker:
The Rt Hon David Steel , mp
Margaret Howard 's selection Producer DAVID EPPS
Producer PADDY O'KEEFFE
New Every Morning, page 75; Stand up, and bless the Lord (BBC HB 268); Psalm 119, part 2; Isaiah 26, vv 12-21 (RSV); On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (BBC HB 38)
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 DAVID PATERSON
(Repeated: Wednesday 9.0 pm)
as Radio 3
(Stereo) 12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Arianna Stassinopoulos
The Rt Hon Edward du Cann , mp Moss Evans
Geoffrey Goodman
Chairman David Jacobs from Birmingham
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: 1975 with Charles Aznavour Count Basie
Michael Crawford
The Cast of Dad's Army Bruce Forsyth Telly Savalas
Written by MICHAEL POINTON Producer GRIFF RHYS JONES
The Night of the Ammo Train by RUTH LLOYD
Air raid shelters are now a thing of the past - but during the great blitz on Liverpool in 1941, they were almost a part of everyday life.
Directed by MARTIN JENKINS
Marilyn Alan takes a look at some topics of concern to disabled people, including the help available to relatives of elderly people who need special care.
Producer THENA HESHEL
(Disabled people are invited to telephone [number removed]after the programme until 4.30 to pass on their comments and suggestions or raise issues for future discussion.)
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
David Brierley. Hugh Dickson and Diana Bishop read a selection of Christmas poetry in a relaxed atmosphere, The Pindar of Wakefield, with poets Roger McGough and Kit Wright
Producer ALEC REID
Records introduced by Christopher Grier
(Shortened edn: Thurs 9.5 am)
Antique Farce by BRUCE STEWART with ' I used to enjoy what they called the antique farce. It was the only sort of theatre we ever got to see in army days. On the march.... Always the same thing, mind you. Same characters. But the jokes were different. That was the interesting part. The actors put in different jokes according to what was funny at the time. Made them up. Didn't mind what they said sometimes, either. Some of their sideswipes really hit bone, I remember '.
Directed by DAVID SPENSER
Dr Jack Dominian Carolyn Faulder and Tess Gill in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
Evening Prayers led by IAN MACKENZIE BBC Scotland
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
