Producers
LESLIE COTTINGTON and BRYAN PLATT
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presented by Brian Redhead in Birmingham for the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry, with LIBBY PURVES in London including at
6.45* Prayer /or the Day With FATHER ERIC DOYLE
7.8, 8.8 Today's News Read by COLIN DORAN
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
Home Crafts
Two experts answer any queries you may have on 'making things' about the home. Ron Kidd , designer and craftsman in wood, can help you make all sorts of furniture - from coffee tables and shelves, to fitted units - and advise on the tools to buy, woods to choose, and the finishing touches. Laye Andrew can help you with a comprehensive range of crafts, such as book-binding, dyeing, leatherwork, jewellery, pottery and weaving. In the chair
Barbara Myers Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Lines open from 8.0 am long wave only
long wave only
Producer LIZ SHEEHY long wave only
NEM, p 89; God is our refuge (BBC HB 454); Psalm 130; Genesis 6, vv 5-8, 13-22 (AV); 0 happy band of pilgrims (BBC HB 335)
by JOHN BUCHAN (2) long wave only
long wave only
A Barrow Load of Light by NICK MCCARTY
' They all know my grandad. 1
' Jack, he's dead now. The stories are done with. All these things. They're lovely, romantic names. But they're buried like him.'
Directed by MARK JONES long wave only
The waves of modern technology are sweeping us towards the turn of the century. What can we make of these new tools which are coming to hand? How will they shape our lives7
Reporter George Luce Producer JOHN EDWARDS long wave only
Presenters Sue Cook and George Luce
12.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only
Presented by Robin Day
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Talking Point: opinions and ideas....
Emergencies: how to cope if you're not trained. 1: Burglary...
Letters from Ummie (2): BRENDA KIDMAN reads from five years' correspondence with an old Indian friend.
The Age of Innocence (6) long wave only
Story: Hooligan Beaky and the Sticky Green Paint by ANNE WELLINGTON
Part 4
The Girl Next Door by NORMAN LEVINE
Read by Jon Glover
with Robert Williams and Susannah Simons
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
(Details: Thurs 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: Wed 1.40 pm)
During the 50 years that The Week in Westminster has been on the air. British politicians and broadcasters have developed a remarkable and unique relationship. Occasionally, as at the time of the Suez crisis in 1956, this has almost amounted to open warfare. Robert Carvel has been tracing the ups and downs of what he calls ' the odd couple ', with the help of those involved, including the Home Secretary, The Rt Hon William Whitelaw , MP, and the BBC's Director-General, Ian Trethowan. Producer CAROLINE MILLINGTON
Presented by Jane Finnis and Peter White
This week's edition includes a visit to the Strathclyde Resource Centre for the Blind: and reviews some new tactile alarm clocks.
Producer THENA HESUEL
(To check on information or comment on issues, phone [number removed]alter the broadcast)
5: Lisbon - Sweet Winds
In the fifth of six talks about his travels in Iberia, novelist Joseph Hone arrives in Lisbon - magic capital on the Tagus. He finds a city of the south wind; of immense good manners and slightly shabby charm, where the people survive happily amidst all kinds of spicy intimacies.
with Michael Oliver. Producer RICHARD BANNERMAN
Douglas Stuart reporting
by C.S. Forester. Adapted for radio by Val Gielgud
BBC Manchester
Nightmare Abbey (2) long wave only
with John Roberts from the CBI Conference, Birmingham: long wave only
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
