News, weather, papers and sport
The market reports. plus news front the Royal Smithfield Show
6.25 Shipping forecast long icave only
Presented by Brian Redhead and John Timpson including at
6.45* Prayer for the Day with FR VINCENT WHELAN
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
An ordinary talk show with some extraordinary people.
Producer IAN GARDHOUSE
NEM. page 75; All as God wills, who wisely heeds (BBC HB 1): Psalm 119, pt 1; Isaiah 7. vv 1-4. 10, 16 (av); Thou to whom the sick (BBC HB 383)
by DICK FRANCIS (11)
Popular classics on record, presented by Richard Baker
News. views and advice for consumers.
Presenters Sue Cook and George Luce
A selection of plays from the series
"Just Before Midnight"
"Interval" by J.C. Wilsher
with Eileen Atkins and Edward Woodward
(Repeat)
"Brainchild" by Josie Taylor
(Repeat)
12.55 Weather: programme news: long wave only
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines. Presented by Robin Day
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Guest of the Week:
Hannah Gordon , actress, and reader of the current Woman's Hour serial.
Cooking for Christmas: unusual ideas for your Christmas main dish provided by John Tovey.
Pets - What Shall We Have? 6: Fish and cage birds.
Sewing Club: Betty Foster helps solve the problems which arise in home fashion sewing and looks at developments in the industries which serve the needlewoman.
The Ginger Tree (5)
Story: A Piece of Knitting by JANE BARRY
Levanthal's Blues by DERRICK BUTTRESS with Cyril Shaps as Nat Levanthal
' My wife forgets what an artist I became ... I'm a man who once held the second alto chair in the greatest band this country produced. Now my brother-in-law employs me five afternoons a week in one of his squalid betting shops ... I'm a lousy bookie's clerk and they expect me to be grateful.
ROGER FLEETWOOD (saxophone)
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester 'Repeat)
from Lichfield Cathedral
Versicles and Responses (Ayleward)
Psalms 27, 28, 29 (Colonel Lemon, Hylton Stewart , Ambrose Porter )
Lessons: Isaiah 9, vv 2-7; Revelation 8
Canticles (Stanford in A) Anthem: Turn thee unto me (Boyce)
Organist and Master of the Choristers
JONATHAN REES-WILLIAMS Assistant organist PETER KING
BBC Birminoham
by Norman Levine
Read by Jon Glover
'We sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, and had a picnic. "You look better." I said, "don't take the pills." She brought out, from her trouser pocket some small red pills. "I put them in my mouth, but I don't swallow. If they find out I will be in trouble."'
The news magazine Presented by Susannah Simons and Robert Williams
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
A panel game devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
Dilys Powell and Barry Took challenge Anne Scott-James and Denis Norden
In the chair John Julius Norwich
BBC Birmingham
(Repeated: Fri 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: 1.40 pm)
A weekly investigation into accusations of unfairness, fraud and injustice.
Presented by Roger Cook
(Repeated: Thurs 9.5 am)
HELP! page 15
The African Condition 5: Patterns of Identity
Despite its size, Africa is highly fragmented. Five hundred million people are split up into more than 50 states. Ali Mazrui , Professor of Political Science at the Uni-. versity of Michigan, argues that this fragmentation is a handicap in Africa's struggle for social and material improvement. It also creates a security risk. Africa, he suggests, must transcend its ethnic, religious. linguistic, ideological and class divisions if it is to protect itself against external enemies and internal deviants. BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Sunday at 6.0 pm on Radio 3, and printed in THE LISTENER dated 6 December)
A lighthearted anthology of new words and old-time music, introduced by Peter Wheeler with Ronald Baddilcy Bob Grant and Kathleen Helme
Music-hall songs sung by TONY BATEMAN with TOM STEER (piano)
Producer KAY JAMIESON BBC Manchester
Presented by Peter Oppenheimer
Current events, attitudes and opinions, at home and abroad.
Reporter David Henshaw Producer MAX EASTERMAN Editor COLIN ADAMS BBC Manchester
A nightly review of books. films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Presented by Michael Oliver
Producer JOHN POWELL
9.59 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Six comedy plays 5: New Leaf
A Cab at the Door
3: Uncle Arthur and Aunt Lax long wave only
Radio 4's International Business Report; Market Trends long wave only
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
