Presented from East Anglia by David Richardson
A regional view of farming in the week ahead.
BBC Birmingham
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 PEGGY MAKINGS, Fri THE REV RICHARD HARRIES )
English Regions: see column 5
8.52 VHF Regional news, weather
Brian Redhead in Manchester Nigel Rees in London
with Edward Cole
Headlines, weather, sport and papers, a spot of music and Thought for the Day.
7.52 VHF Regional news, weather
Nigel Rees in London
Brian Redhead in Manchester Editor MIKE CHANEY
8.35 News headlines, weather, papers and sport
reflects on life in and out of the Sound Archives.
Studio guests join the regular team for 55 minutes of live interviews, argument, music and mild irreverence.
Producer IAN R. GARDHOUSE
Would an anti-clockwise twining bindweed reverse its rotation it taken to the southern hemisphere* And what would happen on the equator?
A tangle for the team to unravel in this questions programme.
Introduced by Derek Jones Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
NEM, p 79; New every morning is the love (BBC HB 408); Psalm 104, vv 25-36; Isaiah 32, vv 1-8 (RSV); 0 food of men wayfaring (BBC HB 209)
Want to Buy a Dream? by PAT GARROD
Read by Shirley Dixon
' Go on! Buy them! You owe it to yourself. Got a special date? '
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
Presenter George Luce with MARGARET KORVING
Round 1-6: North of England ST THOMAS AQUINAS GRAMMAR
SCHOOL
V ASHVILLE COLLEGE, HARROGATE 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
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk Till Two.
2.9-2.2 News
Bronwen's Babies: a look at the effect of twins on the Hip-kin family.
JUNE ROSE with an Islamic ' Woman of Goodwill.'
Magnus at Large: BASIL BANK'S basset hound was perfectly willing to accommodate himself to human ownership, but was quite determined to lead his own separate life! Jamaica Inn (10)
Story: Baa Baa* Christmas by MARJORIE DAWES
Antique Farce
Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. DELAFIELD abridged in five parts by PAMELA HOWE
Read by Anna Massey (1)
The trials and tribulations of a middle-class lady dealing with fractious children, an obtuse husband, pretentious neighbours and surly domestic staff. A best-seller in the 30s, it re-creates vividly a time long past. Producer BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol
Presented by Robert Williams
LearningfromtheChildren
Marghanita Laski plays some of the carols we learnt at school; carols children sing for fun.
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news
VHF Regional news and weather
Including Financial Report
New stories about the characters created by A. J. CRONIN with Blood Ties by PAT DUNLOP Producer
EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Tuesday 1.30 ptn)
A Sleep of Prisoners byCHRISTOPHERFRY
During a war four men are imprisoned in a church: the place not only confines them but it in'fluences their dreams. The rivalries, hatreds and loves that exist between them are revealed in their sleeping thoughts-their dreams are not an escape but a way in which they learn about themselves.
The play was recorded in St John The Baptist Church, West Wickham, Kent
Location sound by CEDRIC JOHNSON and NIGEL EDWARDS
Directed by JANE MORGAN Preview: page 18
See also Friday 3.5 pm
Presented by Anthony Smith
How did man evolve into an upright, large-brained, cultured, naked ape? Richard Leakey. the fossil-hunting Director of the National Museums of Kenya, talks to
Anthony Smith about recent research in Africa, tracing the origins of mankind. Leakey suggests that co-operation rather than aggression has contributed most to man's evolutionary success.
Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT
Presenter Michael Biilington Producer DAVID PERRY
Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
People in the public mind
(Revised repeat: Tues 11.35 am)
Annals of The Parish by JOHN GALT abridged for radio in nine parts by MICHAEL ELDER
Read by Bryden Murdoch (1)
The Rev Balwhidder relates the life and happenings in his parish of Dalmailing in Ayrshire during the late 18th century and draws a colourful picture of Scottish character, humour and manners of that time.
Producer GORDON EMSLIE BBC Scotland
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
