direct from the Dairy Farming Event at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenter John Timpson With LIBBY PURVES
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV MICHAEL WALKER
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
by H. G. WELLS
9: Mr Hoopdriver : Knight-Errant. In which the hero fights a duel.
An immense variety of creatures - from cod to crickets, from cats to crows - are capable of producing sounds. But how do they make them? And why do they bother? Brian Lewis, Tony Hawkins and Joan Hall-Craggs discuss the whys and wherefores of animal talk.
Presenter Jeffery Boswall
BBC Bristol
The last in a series about the people who are winning against the odds.
12: William Curtis Ecolo gical Park
A derelict lorry park in the heart of London might not seem to be the ideal place to set aside for the study and enjoyment of nature. However, using voluntary effort and a very small budget a two-acre site near Tower Bridge has been transformed into a natural haven for plant and animal life.
Producer GEOFFREY HEWITT BBC Birmingham
NEM, p 75; God's law is perfect, and converts (BBC HB 456); Psalm 119. pt 2; Mark 11, vv 20-33 (RSV); God of mercy, God of grace (BBC HB 455)
Gentleman and Ladies (4)
Today Arthur Askey recalls Max Miller. Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
News, views and advice for consumers. Including JILL TODD and the BBC Shopping Basket
Presenter Jenni Mills
A general knowledge contest between schools in Great Britain.
Shawlands Academy, Glasgow v. Holy Cross High School, Hamilton
Questionmaster Tim Gudgin and Paddy Feeny
(Broadcast Tues 6.30pm)
Answers: The Mediterranean and Red Sea; The Minotaur; New Zealand [NB see below for the questions]
12.55 Weather; programme news
[Photo caption] Which two seas does the Suez Canal connect? Which Cretan monster had the head of a bull and the body of a man? Where do Maoris live?
If you know the answers then you're Top of the Form. Pit your wits against the teams: 12.27pm
Presenter Robin Day
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
with Sue MacGregor
Backyard USA: America isn't just New York. SONIA BEESLEY reports from deep in the heart of Texas.
Runes of Isms: FRANCES CAIRNCROSS discusses the relationship between inflation and unemployment. Talking Point: opinions and idea
Response: the third in a series on language and understanding by PROFESSOR RANDOLPH QUIRK. Mrs Miniver (2)
Story: Green Grobblop Goes to the Seaside by EUGENIE SUMMERFIELD
Second Time Around by DAVE SIMPSON with Ray Mort as Arthur Arthur Naylor has been unemployed for months and he's decided the time has come for desperate measures. He changes his clothes and lies about his age and experience. The trouble is if he gets the job, he'll have to live the lie . , .
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester
For people who live and work in the country - or would like to. Introduced by Jeanine McMullen
A series which looks at many aspects of country life, offers practical advice to smallholders, and hears from those who use their skills to make A Small Country Living. Producer SARAH PITT BBC Bristol
Oblige Me with a Loaf by DOROTHY K. HAYNES
Read by Sheila Donald
' It was the kind of shop that you see nowadays in Victorian museums; big brown canisters on the shelves, bags of potatoes on the floor, corned beef cut on marble slabs, and a cat asleep beside the fire.'
Producer PATRICK RAYNER BBC Scotland
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
You don't have to be in a traffic jam to enjoy this show. If you're listening at home, why not invite the neighbours round, sit behind one another, make sure the baby's crying, and pretend.
Richard Stllgoe introduces Roy Walker , Professor Stanley Unwin and Cosmotheka
Written by Richard STILGOE Musical director KEN FRITH
Producer MIKE CRAIG BBC Manchester
(Shortened repeat)
Written by JAMES ROBSON (Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
The fifth of seven programmes in which Alan Brownjohn examines the work of D. H. Lawrence. Today Alan discusses the ways in which Lawrence shows a fascination and profound reverence for animal life.
Readers ANTHONY HYDE and MARY JONES
Producer ALEC REID
City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra leader FELIX KOK
Philip Fowke (piano)
Opening concert of the Diamond Jubilee Season direct from the Town Hall, Birmingham Part 1
Janacek Sinfonietta
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3, in D minor
J. W. Lambert searches through the BBC Sound Archives and the pages of literature.
Part 2 Sibelius
Symphony No 5 in E flat, Op 82. BBC Birmingham
Oklahoma! returns to the West End after a gap of 30 years when James Hammerstein 's production transfers from the Hay-market, Leicester to the Palace Theatre, London.
Colin Ford discovers just how well this record-breaking musical has survived the test of time. Producer JOHN POWELL
Anthony Howard reports
Can You Forgive Her? (4)
International business report; market trends
with Laurie Macmillan
Those familiar tunes and melodies you don't often have a chance to hear. long wave only
Weather report; forecast long ware only followed by an interlude
