Market prices and intelligence, the weather and what's new for farmers. Producers
LESLIE COTTINGTON , HERBERT DAYBELL and BRYAN PLATT
A note from Religious Affairs Correspondent Gerald Priestland
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A weekly review of the agricultural scene.
BBC Birmingham
7.40 Today's Papers
Norman Tozer with how to get best value for your hard-earned cash,
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Live from Silverstone, scene of today's British
Grand Prix. Desmond Lynam presents this magazine programme that features both sport and leisure. ofmotor racing's big day In this country, the programme goes behind the scenes and talks to the sport's big names.
Plus up-to-the-minute coverage of other events at home and abroad.
A Radio Sport and on┊ production
8.59 Continental Travel Information
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Clive Small reports on the Blacks of America among whom there is more confidence than ever before - also more money, more crime, more unemployment, and a conviction held by some that if they don't reach the Promised Land they have mainly themselves - their own apathy - to blame.
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Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with Hugo Young
Producer PETER ROBIN long wave only
Michael Watts reviews the weekly magazines.
Producer WALTER WALLICE long wave only
New Every Morning, page 62: My Father, for another night (BBC HB 407); Psalm 36; 2 Corinthians 1. VV 1-7 and v 11 (RSV); God of eternity. Lord of the ages (BBC HB 390)
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past week, Producer JOHN KNIGHT
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First Impressions
The poet Cliff Ashby presents the second of two selections of the poetry which fired his imagination in his formative years. Readers
John Franklyn-Robbins Frances Horovitz
Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester
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On Beinn an E6in (Mountain of the Bird) I came across heron footmarks in hardening snow at 2,800 ft. How high do herons fly?
The team answers your wildlife questions. Introduced by Derek Jones
Producer MOIRA MANN BBC Bristol
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Tony Bilbow
'Woody Allen said "There Is no Cod. And furthermore try getting a plumber on the weekend "
BBC Manchester
With Joan Bakewell testing her own advice on holiday, Maxwell Boyd takes over the radio travel agent's chair with advice on where to go and how to cut the cost. Producer JENNY MARSHALL Editor ROGER MACDONALD
says Cardew Robinson to Bernie Clifton Norman Collier and Tom Mennard
Pianist BRIAN FITZGERALD Producer MIKE CRAIG BBC Manchester
(First broadcast in 1977 on Radio 2)
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Teddy Taylor
Dennis Skinner , MP Erin Pizzey
Bernard Dineen
Chairman David Jacobs from South Elmsall, Pontefract, Yorkshire Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
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St Andrew in Wells
Malcolm Billings reports from Wells Cathedral, Somerset, with DR WAR-WICK RODWELL. whose excavation in the cathedral grounds is producing new evidence of Anglo-Saxon and medieval origins. Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
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Geoffrey Parkinson's autobiographical comedy tells the story of his early religious life and the love affair that ended it.
With Geoffrey Beevers as Geoffrey Parkinson
Mr Booth: It was easier to go about doing good in Biblical days. Where would you find a leper in Epsom?
Mrs Armitage: There are still lepers about.
Mr Booth: Not enough to keep Christians going full-time.
(First broadcast in 1974)
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Gillian Reynolds describes one pleasure of life.
Producer KAY JAMIESON
BBC Manchester long wave only
A magazine for and with disabled listeners.
Presenter Marilyn Alan Reporter KEVIN MULHERN
Citizens' Advice Bureau Phone-in: Monday 2.0-4.0 pm [number removed], ext 2531
Correspondence address:' BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW
Producer JANE WOOD
Editor MARLENE PEASE long wave only
What is your favourite music? Why does it move you and how did it sound to the listeners of its day? Edward Greenfield explores one of his favourite pieces: Walton's Violin Concerto. gramophone records
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by Anthony Smith
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Michael Billington Introduces a selection from the books, films, plays, music and other arts reviewed during the week. Editor ROSEMARY HART long wave only
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followed by Continental Travel Information
and his guests
Musical punctuations by JEREMY NICHOLAS
Producer HUGH PURCELL
Richard Baker offers a recipe of popular classics on records.
Producer RAY ABBOTT
(Revised rpt: Fri 9.5 am)
My Name is Linda a by BETTY PAUL
On the surface. Linda is a happily married young housewife. But there is a major problem in her life which she, most of all, refuses to come to terms with. She is a compulsive gambler - desperately scraping together enough money to bet with. And before long. she is in danger of losing more important things than money
Directed by CHERRY cookson (Repeated: Mon 3.5 pm)
Dr Glln Bennet
The Very Rev Alfred Jowett and Arthur Kaufman in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer GILLIAN nusa BBC Manchester
Evening prayers conducted by RONALD FARROW
Peter Ustinov reads extracts from his best-selling autobiography, adapted In eight parts by JACK SINGLETON
4: We were supposed to be Germans. Our duty was to try and capture Maidstone from the Home Guard - that civilian task-force of veterans and the infirm who were supposed to harass the Germans In case of landing and hold vital positions until better armed units of the army could be deployed.'
Producer ROSEMARY HART
In the Nick of Time by MICHAEL GILBERT
4 Do I take it one of your prisoners has escaped? '
' Yes indeed, Miss Lavender. and not just any prisoner. This one Is a murderer ... and worse.' Jim Selby JOHN in Directed by GERRY JONES
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
