(long wave only)
Market prices and intelligence, the weather, and what's new for farmers.
A note from our Religious Affairs Correspondent, Gerald Priestland.
6.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only
A weekly review of the agricultural scene.
Producer Anthony PARKIN BBC Birmingham
7.40 Today's Papers
Norman Tozer with how to get the best value for your hard-earned cash.
7.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only
Ian Archer presents « magazine programme that includes, in rugby, the opening day of the Five Nations' Championship and news of the England cricket team in Tasmania. A Radio Sport and OB production
Move Over Dad, It's Our Turn
BBC Education Correspondent David Smeeton presents a two-part look at the attitudes of the world's young, people in this Year of the Child,
1: The Nations of the East - whither traditional respect?
A Radio News production by RICHARD ANTHONY BAKER
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with Matthew Coady
Producer PETER ROBINS
Anthony Howard reviews the weekly magazines.
Producer WALTER WALLICH
New Every Morning, p 110, Jesus, Lord, we look to thee (BBC HB 374); Psalm 119; pt 7; I Corinthians 13, vv 1-13 (AV); Lord Christ, who on thy heart didst bear (BBC nB 380)
June Knox-Mawer presents her selection.
Light Verse
The 12th of 13 programmes introduced by Kingsley Amis in which he selects poems from The New Oxford Book of Light Verse.
(Kingsley Amis in Kaleidoscope on Fri, 9.30 pm)
Why do the eyes of some animals glow red in the dark and others green? The team answers your wildlife questions. Introduced by Derek Jones Producer MOIRA MANN BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Mon at 10.5 am)
with Fritz Spiegl
BBC Manchester
with Joan Bakewell
The travel programme that takes you 'behind those giossy brochures to make -sure your holiday lives up to its promise. Producer GEOFF DOBSON
Editor ROGER MACDONALD
says Cardew Robinson to Tom Mennard, Jan Harding and Mike Newman
KEN FRITH (piano)
Producer MIKE CRAIG
BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Tues 10.30 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news: Iong wave only
A spontaneous discussion by Michael Barrett
Sally Oppenheim , MP Bernard Dineen Tom McNally
Chairman David Jacobs Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
Frank Delaney introduces the magazine programme about the books you read, borrow and buy, both new and old, from classics to comics.
Producer HELEN FRY
A Bitter Almond by DAVID SIMPSON
' Dad thinks once I've got my degree it will be easy. I've applied for eight jobs already and got nothing. I tell you he's got no idea.'
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester
(First broadcast in 1979)
Presenter Marilyn Alan
With the participation of the disabled themselves. Does He Take Sugar? seeks to give practical advice to disabled listeners in all relevant fields. Editor MARLENE PEASE
A Fresh Look at the Musical
Presented by Denis Quilley Part 2, Programme 4
The British Musical or How Anything They Can Do We Can Do Worse with DAVID TATE and MALCOLM GERARD
Additional material by SARAH DUNANT
Written by ALISTAIR BEATON Producer MARTIN FISHER
We all have niggling Httle questions in the corners of our minds that we mean to follow up some day.... s when we have the time. Now you can unload your query on to Neil Landor and let the BBC Reference Library and other experts find the answer for you.
Producer DENYS GUEROULT Questions, on postcards, to: Enquire Within, BBC, London [Postcode removed]
Michael Billlngton introduces a selection from the books, films, plays, music and other arts reviewed during the past week. Editor ROSEMARY HART
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
and Ms guests
Musical punctuations by INSTANT SUNSHINE
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)
Vendetta for a Judge by JAMES FOLLETT with Bernard Horsfall Mary Law
Roger Hammond and Freda Dowie
I'm going to ruin that judge's We just as he's ruined ours. I don't know how, but I'll think of something. After all, I've got plenty of time, haven't I? Plenty of time. Nine years.'
Plenty of time for a prisoner with an obsession and sufficient enterprise to prepare the ground for total war
Directed by MARGARET ETALL
In his selection of poetry and prose Max Wall , with the help Of BRUCE BEEBY and HEATHER BELL , presents extracts from stage plays in which he has starred in recent years, including, of course, The Entertainer.
Producer ALEC REID
An evening meditation led by FRANK TOPPING
Nigel Douglas presents recordings of singers for whom, as a singer himself, he has particular affection and regard. 10: Alexander Kipnis
A series of plays for late-night listening.
Leavings by ROSE TREMAIN with Colin Blakely as Dr Paul Mattheson
' My darling Cherry....' I've begun it then. On surgery note-paper. It has my name at the top of the page. In case one day you forgot it and wanted to say it out loud. Dr Paul Mattheson. Out loud in front of a mirror. watching your lips moving, thinking, thank God. after all our years, side-by-side in bed. face to face, he could manage his little exit so quietly, so absolutely without fuss, without even making a sound.'
Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN
Weather report; forecast followed by an Interlude
