6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
with John Timpson in Blackpool for the CORservative Party Conference and Brian Redhead in London
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV FRANK WRIGHT
7.0 8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
Bead by IAN HOLM (6)
Sewing
Are you having trouble with tailoring, or problems handling modern fabrics? If you're just about to take up sewing, do you need advice on a suitable sewing machine?
Or help on how to adapt commercial paper patterns to your requirements?
Betty Foster , fashion and sewing consultant joins Jill Burridge to answer your questions. A word in time saves nine! produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
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The BBC's home corres-pondents and reporters talk about the stories and the people behind the news.
Producer JOSHUA ROZENBURG long wave only
NEM, p 122; Give me the wings of faith to rise (BBC HB 229); Canticle 10; Wisdom of Solomon 10, vv 15-17 and 11, vv 1-5, 10-13 (rsv); O what their joy (BBCHB252)
Read by JUNE BARRIE 7) long wave only
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The Last Visit by RAYMUND FITZSIMONS
An old and sick nun in strict order receives a visit from her sister. Both women know, in spite of their protestations and daydreams, that this is the last time they will see each other in this world.
Directed by GRAHAM GAULD long wave only
2: Turning a New Leaf
The world is looking for new resources. Vegetation can already be turned into motor fuel. Chemical 'plants' are being devised to provide new materials. There is even a synthetic leaf designed to harness solar energy, but such progress brings problems in its wake. Another step on the road towards 2000.
Reporter George Luce Producer JOHN EDWARDS long wave only
Presenters Sue Cook and Andy Price
12.55 Weather: programme news: long wave only
Presenter Brian Widlakt
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
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with Jill Cochrane
In Training: ANN HEYNO finds out about the beauty business.
Reading Your Letters.
Changing the Law on Abortion: what are the issues? MAUREEN GALVIN investigates.
The Compleat Bachelor (5) long wave only
Story: Young Hedgehog and his Own Private Pathway by VERA RUSHBROOKE
by HENRY JAMES adapted in six parts by BETTY DAVIES , part 6 with Maureen O'Brien Piunella Scales EdBishop and Ian Richardson as the Narrator
Olive Chancellor lias rushed Verena to the solitude of a house in Cape Cod in the hope of protecting her from the attentions of Basil Ransom. However, Basil's determination is even greater than hers.
Directed by KAY PATRICK
Forthcoming drama
A Human Condition by RHYS DAVIES
Read by Sion Probert
'''Look, old boy", George attempted male understanding. " We think you'd better not go with us. We will see to everything."
"What! " Mr Arnold pan-ted Better not go! Me! Me!
" You are drunk " pronounced Miriam in icy rage. " You are blind drunk. It's shameful."
with Gordon Clough and Robert Williams
5.50Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
(Full details: Thurs 12.27)
( Repeated: Wed at 1.40)
. He understands every word I say ' may soon be applied not just to small furry animals. but to computers, too. And asking a machine to diagnose your disease, or to tell you the price of a kilo of apples - and getting a sensible answer - will become commonplace. In the second of two programmes Peter Evans examines the advancing technology of speech recognition, and askswhatlifewillbe like with machines that hang on our every word. Research BEBORAH COHEN Producer GEOFF DEEHAN
A magazine of special interest to the visually handicapped.
Today's edition Includes an investigation into the case for issuing blind people with free radio/ cassette recorders instead of wireless sets; and presents one man's view on coping with retirement when you can't see.
Presenters Jane Finnis and Peter White
Producer THENA HESHEL
A fresh look at the musical presented by Denis Quilley
With BLAIN FAIRMAH and ALAN TILVERN
11: The American Dream or How to Go to Bed in a Slum and Wake Up in The White House
Written by ALISTAIR BEATON with additional material by SARAH DUNANT
Producer MARTIN FISHER
The second of six talks In which the novelist Joseph Hone describes his recent travels through Spain and Portugal.
2: Do You Remember an Inn, Mirandat
To the Spanish Pyrenees and the postage stamp Shangri-la of Adorra; then higher still to the isolated valley of Aran, lost in the summer snows. Hilaire Belloc was here 70 years ago - and a girl called Miranda. Does their magic still exist? Producer joy HATwOOD)
A nightly review of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Presented by Michael Oliver
Producer JOHN BOUNDY
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Requests the Pleasure of your company for listening to some of her favourite records.
Producer RONALD COOR
The Drowned World O2) long wave only
Radio 4's International Business Report; Market Trends long wave only
An entertainment on gramophone records, presented b) Peter Clayton
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
