Market prices and intelligence, the weather, and what's new for farmers. Producers
LESLIE COTTINGTON and KEN POLLOCK
with Gerald Priestland
6.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only
Producer ANTHONY PARKIN BBC Birmingham
7.40 Today's Papers
with Norman Tozer
7.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only
Presented by Tony Lewis News of England's cricketers playing against Queensland, today's major rugby attraction, England v New Zealand, at Twickenham. A Radio Sport and OB production
by the Labour Party
The State of Europe
2: What did you do with the peace, Daddy?
The BBC's Chief Europe Correspondent. Angus Mc -Dermid and Bonn Correspondent, Graham Leach , took at divided Germany and its peoples. A Radio News production by BLAIR THOMSON
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with Hugo Young
Producer BERNARD TATE
Anthony Howard reviews the weekly magazines.
Producer WALTER WALLICH
NEM page 25: 0 for a thousand tongues (BBC HB 278); Psalm 119, part 8; Matthew 16, vv 21-28 (Rsv): Stand up, stand up (BBC HB 368)
Margaret Howard presents her selection
Producer ALASTAIR WILSON
Light Verse
The fourth of 13 programmes in which Kingsley Amis introduces poems from The New Oxford Book of Light Verse.
Readers HUGH DICKSON
DAVID BRIERLEY , KINGSLEY AMIS and HEATHER BELL Producer ALEC REID
(Details: Monday 10.5 am)
Fritz Spiegl keeps a keen eye and ear on what's written and said. BBC Manchester
Joan Bakewell is back with fresh advice on planning your holiday. Bill Robertson discovers some last-minute Christmas breaks. Alan Whicker suggests where to go if you have £500 in your pocket. Producer GEOFF DOBSON
Editor ROGER MACDONALD
says Cardew Robinson to Tom Mennard ,
Jan Harding , Mike Newman KEN FRITH (piano)
Producer MIKE CRAIG BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Tuesday 10.30) Stereo
12.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only
Germaine Greer, The Rt Hon Sir Richard Marsh, Marjorie Proops and Jimmy Young
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
with Frank Delaney Producer HELEN FRY
(Rptd: Stttiday 11.15 pm)
Annarees by MARGARET HARRIS with Gail Lidstone Jennifer Piercey and Peter Wickham
Janie is a lonely child with a vivid imagination. She receives a present of a sampler dated 1823 and embroidered with the name Annarees. Gradually the shadowy figure of the dead Annarees begins to take substance for Janie, bringing with it release from loneliness and danger.
Shopkeeper.DANNY SCHILLER Directed by KAY PATRICK
Todays programme, for and with disabled people. comes from the North of England. Marilyn Alan examines the liberating effect of the Salford swivel walker: and from Peter-lee. County Durham, Keith Allan reports on the daily chat and problem solving service provided by Dial Aid. for disabled, sick and elderly housebound people.
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
A Portrait of Oliver Gold-smith (1728-1774) written by ERIC EWENS
' No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had. Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class.'
(SAMUEL JOHNSON ) with the voices of FRED BRYANT , PETRA DAVIES , JOHN GABRIEL , SHEILA GRANT , HAROLD KASKET , OLIVER MAGUIRE , BILL MONKS , ELIZA BETH PROUD, LEWIS STRINGER and EVA STUART.
Directed by MAURICE LEITCH
Let Neil Landor and the BBC Reference Library and other experts find the answers to your queries. Producer DENYS GUEROULT
Presented by Richard Cork Editor ROSEMARY BART
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
and his guests
Musical punctuations by PETER SKELLERN
Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Richard Baker offers a recipe of popular classics on records; the mixture leavened occasionally by the unfamiliar, with the added ingredient of listeners' requests.
Producer RAY ABBOTT
(Revised rpt: Fri 9.5 am)
Prunella Scales and Anna Massey in Against All Natural
Instincts by JOAN LOCK
' When the women patrols and Women Police Service began listening to cases in court - as part of their training - the magistrate was furious. He said it was against all natural instincts and they were " suffering from some sort of moral obliquity" - whatever that was.'
November 1978 is the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Metropolitan Women Police. In this play, the author-herself an ex-wpc - tells the story of the personality clashes between the leaders of rival groups struggling for recognition during their voluntary efforts throughout the First World War. (For cast see Mon 3.5 pm)
Eva Figes , Antony Hopkins Professor John B. Mays in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
Evening prayers led by MICHAEL SHOESMITH BBC Birmingham
Nigel Douglas presents recordings of singers for whom. as a singer himself. he has particular affection and regard.
2: Kirsten Flagstad
by Tom Stoppard
It starts with a simple taxi ride - simple, that is. until Dominic realises he is a little short of ready cash...
Weather report; forecast followed by an interude