with Eugene Fraser
English Regions: see column 5
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Brian Redhead in Manchester Nigel Rees in London Editor MIKE CHANEY
with Eugene Fraser
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
8.35-8.45 VHF only News headlines, weather papers, sport
medium only
VHF only
4: A Suitable Case for Magnesia
A chance for network listeners to hear some of the material from local and regional broadcasting, selected and presented by Francis Malthews , Producer JANE MARSHALL BBC Birmingham
Charles Fox gossips about half a century of popular music on both sides of the Atlantic, from ragtime and music-hall, to dance music and jazz. Producer DEREK DRESCHER
(B'cast on Thursday at 7.20 pm)
NEM, p 71; 0 Lord our God, arise! <BBC HB 25); Psalm 145, vv 13-21; Ephesians 4. vv 32 and 5, vv 1-14 (NEB); All people that on earth do dwell (BBC HB 450)
Shaking Hands by MICHAEL STANDEN
Read by Peter Wheeler Producer KAY JAMIESON BBC Manchester
(Revised rpt of Wednesday's broadcast at 8.0)
News and information that affects the way you live. Presenters Nancy Wise and Bill Breckon
Editor DENNIS LOWER
The highly acclaimed quotations game in which Joan Bakewell
Graeme Garden. Peter Jones and Arthur Marshall are quizzed on sayings famous, funny and fatuous.
'How do people go to sleep? I'm afraid I've lost the knack. I might try busting myself smartly over the temple with the night-light. I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound - if I can remember some of the damned things.'(DOROTHY PARKER ) Quotations read by Ronald Fletcher
Devised and presented by Nigel Rees
Producer JOHN LLOYD
If you would like to see this programme being recorded in London, please write to [address removed], enclosing sae.
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Gordon Clough
Introduced from Birmingham by Maureen Staffer
The Cadburys of Birmingham-on the centenary of the birth of GEORGE CADBURY the younger DAVID LLOYD traces the history of this remarkable family
2.0-2.2 News
A Good Night's Rest: EILEEN TOTTEN meets the people who run Wolverhampton's Night
Sitting Service, and talks to those who benefit from it.
Country Lore: RICHARD CAR-RINGTON learns the history behind some of the exhibits in Hereford Museum. BBC Birmingham In The Frame (9)
Story: When Auntie Elephant weighed Mrs Hippo Potamus Presenters JEAN ROGERS and GARY TAYLOR
Written by JEAN ROGERS
Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
The Staffordshire Knot by JAMBS CORBETT
The three-looped knot is the emblem of Staffordshire. ' The Knot Unites ' is the county motto, but according to legend, it was first devised so that three people at a time could be hanged.
This play examines the ambiguous relationships which unite the Timmins family, but which are also in danger of choking them.
Directed by MICHAEL ROLFE BBC Birmingham
' King George VI, inspecting his troops: " And what were you in civil life? " " A literary agent, sir." The good king laughed and laughed. Later, I thought he must have heard " Literary Gent " '.
David Higham. doyen of literary agents, talks to June Knox-Mawer about more than halt a century of ' life among the authors ', about the literary careers he has launched and guided, among them the Sit-wells, Dylan Thomas , Dorothy L. Sayers , T. H. White , Graham Greene and Anthony Powell. Producer HELEN FRY
Kes by BARRY HINES 5: Fact and Fiction
Presented by Gordon Clough
Unload your queries on to Neil Landor and let the BBC Reference Library and other experts find the answers for you.
Questions - on postcards - to: Enquire Within, [address removed]
5.55 (medium only) Weather and programme news
(VHF) Regional news; weather
Desmond Lynam moves into the driving seat in the programme that takes you around the world of transport and tries to give you more miles for your money.
Producer ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated.- Monday 1.30 pm)
Margaret Howard 's selection Producer HELEN FRY
A spontaneous discussion by Lord Stokes, Claire Brooks
Lord Willis Norman Tebbit , HP
Chairman David Jacobs from Corfe Castle, Dorset Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Presenter Paul Gambaccini Producer JOHN POWELL
Douglas Stuart reporting
An irreverentlv critical look back at the week's news with David Jason , Bill Wallis
David Tate , Sheila Steafel and the keyboards of Bill McGuffie Written by ANDY HAMILTON , BARRY PILTON , JOHN LANGDON , RICHARD QUICK and others. Producer GRIFF RHYS JONES
Claire Rayner describes one of the pleasures of life. BBC Manchester
The Great Railway Bazaar (5)
followed by an interlude
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
