6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presented by John Timpson with LIBBY PURVES
6.45* Prayer for the Day With THE REV BROOKE LANE
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by JOHN MARSH
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
by AMBROSE BIERCE
Read by Robert Lang
Producer MAURICE LEITCH
plus Angela Rippon
Dr Anthony Clare , Frank Delaney , Fran Morrison in Edinburgh, and Gerry Monte in Cardiff.
Musical contributions by ALAN CLARE
Producer MICHAEL EMBER long wave only
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NEM, p 42; 0 dearest Lord, thy sacred head (BBC HB 358); Psalm 122; 1 Peter 5, vv 1-14 (NEB); Rejoice, 0 people (BBC HB 181)
The Covenant by PAUL R. HYDE
Read by Michael Elder
Producer PATRICK RAYNER BBC Scotland long wave only
San Francisco has the ability to assume the shape of dreams-whether it be the founding of a great opera company, the building of a dazzling museum devoted to the exploration of human perception, or an exciting theatre group.
Michael Oliver , on a visit to ' Everybody's Favourite City ', takes time to share these dreams with those who have made them come true. Producer
JOHN POWELL (Revised rpt) long wave only
Story: Mrs McMuddle 's Bicycle by MOIRA HERITAGE long wave only
The BBC Shopping Basket Presenters Nancy Wise and Bill Breckon
(First broadcast Last Aug)
12.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only
Presented by Brian Widlake
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
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Introduced by June Knox Mawer
The Happy Returns Of: DAVID ATTENBOROUGH Who chooses his favourite place, book and music. Reading Your Letters. Talking Point.
Other People's Children: KEVIN RUANE from Moscow. Mirage by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM long wave only
An invitation to a concert to join Helen Palmer who visited the 8-13-year-olds who are members of Britain's newest and youngest orchestra.
The inaugural concert of the National Children's Orchestra, organised and conducted by VIVIENNE PRICE, was held last year in Eastbourne.
Producer PETER ESTALL
This Football Larkl by JULIA JONES
MUM: We should've stamped on it from the word go, your dad should never have bought you football boots for your birthday. I said to him ... I said ... Dad, no girl of seven needs football boots.
Directed by MICHAEL ROLFE BBC Birmingham
(First broadcast in 1977)
Today's window-gazer Is Bill Oddie who casts his eyes over. among other things, the birds of Hampstead.
BBC Bristol
The Europeans (9)
with Robert Williams and Susannah Simons
5.59 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
First Impressions
The poet Charles Causley presents the first of two selections of the poetry which fired his imagination in his formative years. Readers
John Franklyn-Kobblns and Frances Horovitz Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester
Introduced by David Jacobs
Producer CAROLE STONE
Vivaldi Concerto In D, for lute and strings (RV 93)
JULIAN BREAM , MONTEVERDI ORCHESTRA, conducted by JOHN ELIOT GARDINER
Dowland Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
JULIAN BREAM (lute)
A group of Spanish songs VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES GERALD MOORE (piano)
Debussy Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
Albeniz Castilla (Soguidillas) : JULIAN BREAM
JOHN WILLIAMS (guitars)
8.40* During the Interval Archive recordings of the artists talking about their music-making,
8.50* Part 2
Cimarosa Overture: The Secret Marriage
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by DANIEL BARENBOIM
Scarlatti Sonata In A minor (Kk 175)
JOHN WILLIAMS (guitar) Two songs of Andalusia VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES ARS MUS1CAE OF BARCELONA
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
JOHN WILLIAMS (guitar)
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by DANIEL BARENBOIM : records
Brian Redhead sets the scene for Radio 4's Election Night.
A partly political broadcast on behalf of the voter, live from London.
Take Your Pick
Roy Hudd declares the jokes as and when they happen with the help of David Jason, Chris Emmett and Janet Brown, Brian Johnston and Bill Frindall provide live commentary on the commentators.
As the Polls close, Brian Redhead and the studio team discuss the first predictions for the night ahead with News; weather
A partly political broadcast on behalf of the voter, live from the Paris Studio, London, Open the Box Peter Cook with the help of Alan Coren Richard Ingrams and William Rushton gives a run-down of the campaign, Producers ALAN NIXON and GEOFFREY PERKINS
Brian Redhead brings you the Election programme which puts results first; live declarations from key constituencies; important voting figures from the marginals; who wins in every seat
Anthony King , Professor of Government, Essex University, and Robert Carvel , Political Editor of the London Evening Standard, with the help of the BBC computer, analyse results; predict trends; discuss the consequences. Reporters bring you a running commentary on the race for the first result.
Former candidates describe the nail-biting atmosphere of the count as they watch the ballot papers pile up.
BBC Correspondents report from the world's capitals on how people abroad anticipate the result.
Lord Armstrong, former Head of the Civil Service, describes how Whitehall prepares for a new Government.
Chris Baur , an assistant editor of The Scotsman in Glasgow and Dr Kenneth Morgan in Cardiff, comment on crucial results from Scotland and Wales. Leading politicians of all parties including The Rt Hon William Whitelaw. The Rt Hon Harold Lever, Eric Heffer. Barney Hey- hoe and Lord Avebury join the studio team live. Reporters at the Party Headquarters talk to the people who have most at stake on the outcome.
First reactions from a working men's club in South Wales, a car factory production line in the Midlands and a students' party at Glasgow University.
A co-production with Radio News, Current Affairs, Outside Broadcasts, BBC Regions and BBC Local/ Radio Stations. Executive producer
ANNE SLOMAN
