News, weather, papers and sport
A regional view of farming in the week ahead.
Presented from Wales by Gerry Monte BBC Wales
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Presenters John Timpson and Libby Purves
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV DR JOHN NEWTON
7.0. 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.30.8.30 News headlines
7.45' Thought for the Day
A look ahead with Laurie Macmillan
continues his investigations of the BBC Sound Archives but once again comes to no serious conclusion.
(Repeated: Fri 11.45 pm)
The live talk programme which takes its own distinctive look at some of the topics and personalities this coming week.
Producer PETER ESTALL
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NEM.p122: The Saviour died but rose again (BBC HR 497); Canticle 10;
Genesis 4. vv 1-15 (rsv); Jersualem. my happy home (BBC HB 247) long wave only
The Jar by LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Translated and read by Robert Rietty
A tale of a wine-jar - of how it was broken - and what happened to the man who came to mend it. Producer MITCH RAPER
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Brian Johnston visits Blair Alholl
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Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners
Presented by Dannie Abse Readers WILLIAM SQUIRE and FRANCES HOROVITZ Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Fri 4.5 pm)-long wave only Requests to:
Poetry Please!
BBC Bristol, BS8 2LR
News, views and advice for consumers.
Presenter Bill Breckon Editor DAVID HARDING
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit by P. G. WODEHOUSE starring
Michael HorderB as Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster with James Villiers as ' Stilton' Cheesewright Vivian Pickles as Aunt Dahlia and Liza Goddard as Lady Florence Craye 2: Ephraim Gadsby , Jailbird
Magistrate ......... DAVID TATE Adapted in six parts by RICHARD USBORNE
Producer DAVID HATCH
(First broadcast in 1979)
12.55 Weather: programme news
Presenter Brian Widlake with voices and topics in and behind the headlines Editor DEREK LEWIS
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor , including during the week some
Talking Point discussions, your Letters and other topics.
Among these today
Dear Father Christmas: LYN MACDONALD and LIONEL BLUE suggest some cookery books.
Trarels in Papua New Guinea (1): CHRISTINA DODWELL starts her journey.
Secret Places by JANICE ELLIOTT abridged in ten parts by JANET HICKSON
Read by FLEUR CHANDER (5) Editor WYN KNOWLES long wave only
by Alick Rowe
What is it like to be disliked for a living?
A six-part series about people whose jobs bring them directly or indirectly into confrontation with the world at large.
5:Brian Daniels, RefereeProducer JOHN STANLEY BBC Birmingham
The Moonspinners by MARY STEWART abridged in 11 parts by BARRY CAMPBELL
Read by FRANCES JEATER (11)
Producer DAVID JOHNSTON
Presenters Peter Ruff and Gordon Clough on VHF until 5.55
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Half-an-hour of reports from the BBC newsmen around the world including Financial Report
(Repeated: Tues 1.40 pm)
(Revised repeat of 9.5 am)
The House of Learning by MARTYN WADE with Freddie Jones as Sir Francis Bacon Nigel Hawthorne as Rawley Mary Wimbush as Lady Alice William Nighy as Robert The celebrated 17thcentury writer, philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon was considered to be a man of great brilliance and invention. Or was he? This ' reconstruction ' of the last few months of his life seems to indicate that Sir Francis was not beyond getting a little help from his friends - namely his over-worked and underpaid secretary. his long-suffering wife, a rather confused visiting Spanish dignitary, not to mention a young and naive chicken farmer ...
Directed by CHERRY COOKSON
(Repeated; Sun 2.30 pm)
Children's Books
Paul Vaughan discusses the latest books for children in a pre-
Christmas round-up with Brian Alderson. children's book critic of The Times; and Marina Warner, author and critic. Producer
RICHARD BANNERMAN
Editor ROSEMARY HART
with Alexander MacLeod and voices and opinions from around the world Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Presented by Peter Evans
What is happening in science?
A weekly review of discoveries and developments from the world's leading laboratories.
The Magic Glass
Written and abridged in nine parts by ANNE SMITH
Read by Eileen MacCallum 1: A Star is Born!
' " I see you've got a new horse here! " Aye, a fine mare.
' Stella ' we cry her." Helluva fancy name for a cuddy! "
" No really. Ye see. she's got a white star on her brow there - go round and have a gander, she'll no shy. ' Stella ' means tar ' ye see ... " '
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Weather report: forecast followed by an interlude
