6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenter Brian Redhead With LIBBY PURVES including at
6.45* Prayer for the Day With THE REV MICHAEL SMITH
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
An ordinary talk show with some extraordinary people. Including The Week So Far by Russell Davies
Producer IAN GARDHOUSE long wave only
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Indoor Gardening : page 13
nem, pi; 0 greatly blessed the people are (BBC HB 469); Psalm 3; John 11. v 55 to 12, v 8 (AV); Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty (BBC HB 169)
Wings Over Wales (3) long wave only
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with Richard Baker
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News, views and advice for consumers
Presenters Nancy Wise and Bill Breckon
A selection of plays from the series Just Before Midnight
Lally Bowers and Nigel Stock in Thank You for Your Support
by MARTYN READ
From Laetitia Plum.
'Dear Sir, I should be much obliged if you would send me: one pair of your surgical stockings plus your Oo-la-la from France.'
Directed by PETER KING
The Siege
by PETER TlNNISWOOD
'We have a slight problem on our hands here. It seems your husband has barricaded himself in the marital home, refuses to come out and is now taking pot shots at all and sundry. We want you to talk to him.' 'Oh dear....'
Directed by TONY CLIFF
BBC Manchester
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
Guest of the Week:
Carmen Callil , publisher and Managing Director of Virago Press
Saving in the High Street: (3) The Trustee Savings Banks.
East of the Wall: ANNE MACNAMARA reports on a ,trip behind the Iron
Curtain.
' Which ' Way's Best? TONY BARNFIELD investigates the Consumers' Association.
Daughters of the Vicar (2) long wave only
Story: Rub-a-Dub-Dub by MARY FROST
The Balloons byVERNA ALEXANDER
Paris 1808. A crowd waits eagerly to witness an unprecedented event. The urbane De GrandprS and his young antagonist, Le Pique, climb into their respective hot air balloons in order to resolve their differences.
Music devised and performed by STEPHEN DEUTSCH , BARRY GUY and DONALD ELLMAN
Directed by LIANE AUKIN
from Salisbury Cathedral Responses (Reading)
Psalms: 27-29 (Hopkins, Camidge, Garrett)
Canticles (Wood in F: Collegium Regale)
Readings: Genesis 32, vv 3-30; Galatians 6. vv 1-18 Anthem: 0 God, thou hast cast us out (Purcell) Choir directed by COLIN WALSH
Organ scholar ADRIAN LUCAS BBC Bristol
The Night of the Tiger bv STEPHEN KING
Read by Jon Glover
Producer FRANCES DONNELLY
Presented by Susannah Simons and Robert Williams
5.5t Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
A musical quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SIIRYANE
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden
In the Chair Steve Race Questions compiled by STEVE RACE. Executive producer BOBBY JAYE
(Repeated: Fri 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: Thurs 1.40 pm)
Action Desk Edition
In which the Checkpoint team takes on bureaucracy and business to solve listeners' problems, Presented by Vincent Kane
(Repeated: Thurs 9.5 am)
HELP! page 16
In the first of two programmes, Dr Christopher Andrew describes the evolution of the British Secret Service. 1: 1900-1918
How Ray Raymond unmasked the Beccles spy-ring, how ' C ' lost his leg, and how Captain Payne-Best outfoxed the wily Hun with pigeons, balloons and knitting-patterns. Producer
PETER EVERETT BBC
Manchester
JOAN SUTHERLAND (soprano) sings songs by Grieg and Delibes with the NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA, conducted by Richard BONYNGE : record
The Rt Hon Sir Keith Joseph. MP, Secretary of State for Industry, in conversation with Mary Gold-ring
Producer DAVID MORTON
Presenter Richard Cork Producer ANNE WINDER
Rory MacPherson reports
A nine-part series introduced by Jeremy Siepmann.4: The Maestro
Producer ARTHUR JOHNSON
(gramophone records)
The Siege of KrishnapurO) long wave onty
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Weather report: forecast long wave only followed by an Interlude
