Producers
LESLIE COTTINGTON , MARTIN SMALL
with Gerald Priestland
6.55 Weather: travel: programme news
7.10 Today's Papers
Producer ANTHONY PARKIN BBC Birmingham
7.55 Weather: travel; programme news
8.10 Today's Papers
with Tony Lewis
Cup Football: could this be a Boy's Own Wembley? A win by CHELSEA over the holders, SPURS, in the FA Cup Sixth Round this afternoon, would leave just one First Division side in the competition. Tennis: GERALD WILLIAMS reports from Rome on Britain's Davis Cup prospects in this afternoon's doubles rubber against Italy. Rugby Union: Ireland have to take a back seat today while ENGLAND play WALES at Twickenham and SCOTLAND face FRANCE at Murrayfleld.
A Radio Sport and OB production
8.57 Weather; travel
This week the programme goes to a carnival. The Masked Ball of the Dead Rat Is Ostend's answer to Mardi Gras.
Bernard Falk and the team will be there the morning before, out on the streets of this ' queen of resorts ' getting Into the carnival spirit.
Producer JENNY MARSHALL Editor ROGER MACDONALD
Michael Watts takes a look at the weekly magazines, their views on the news and the special interests they reflect.
Producer GAVIN CAMPBELL
Elinor Goodman views the past week.
Producer JOSHUA ROZENBERG
New Every Morning, p 50: 0 Spirit of the living God (BBC HB 159); Psalm 89; Colossians 3, vv 1-15
(bsv); Of all the Spirit's gifts to me (bp 70)
BBC correspondents throughout the world talkaboutthecountries they work in - the politics and the people. Editor PADDY O'KEEFFE
Book (same title), £6.50 from booksellers
Presented by Vincent Duggleby
The programme that keeps you in touch with what's happening in the field of personal savings and the financial problems of everyday life. A Financial World Tonight production
A panel game whose unruly members are occasionally kept in disorder by the Chairman Nicholas Parsons and in which
Kenneth Williams Clement Freud Barry Cryer and Libby Purvcs endeavour to prevent each other talking for just a minute.
Devised by IAN MESSlTER Producer PETE ATKIN
(Repeated: Mon 6.30 pm)
12.55 Weather: programme news
Johnny Morris
NorrisMcWhirter
Professor Brian Morris and Sue Slipman from Lampeter. Dyfcd
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
A Nice Day Out by ANNE WESTBROOKE
It's easy to feel lonely and unoccupied when you're retired. Arthur has found somewhere to go. to get him out of the house, but not many people would share his idea of ' a nice day out'.
Directed by MARGARET ETALL
A history in 26 parts in the words of those who have made the history. 8: The Long Blockade The typical seafaring experience of the Age of Nelsonwasnotbattles like Trafalgar, but the endlessdailyendurance of maintaining command of the seas through 20 yearsofcontinuous blockade. And the great Unknown Warrior of this story is Admiral
Collingwood. with Readers
NIGEL LAMBERT
CORDON GOSTELOW . ANTHONY HALL . MALCOLM TERRIS
RONALD BADDILEY ,
RONALD HERDMAN , LEONARD MAGUIRE TIMOTHY BATESON. DAVID MARCH , GARARD GREEN
ROBERT TROTTER. ROBERT LANG , MICIIAEL GOLDIE
KATHLEEN HELM , CAROLE BOYD Consultant and presenter Piers Mackesy. Fellow of Pembroke College. Oxford Series composed and directed by MICHAEL MASON. in collaboration with the National Maritime Museum.
Book (same title) £5.95 paperback, £9.95 hardback from booksellers
A magazine of special Interest to disabled listeners and their families, with countrywide news and views on all matters of concern to them.
Presenter Kevin Mulhern Editor MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence address: BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 4WW
Tel: [number removed]
Gill Pyrah talks to novelist Beryl Bainbridge about the extent to which her life is reflected in her writing.
Extracts from her work read by SHIRLEY COOKLIN Producer JENNY DE YONG
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: travel; programme news
including Sports Round-Up
Amiably competitive conversation.
Music by INSTANT SUNSHINE Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Richard Baker presents a blend of musical entertainment on record mixing the well-loved with the less familiar and occasionally including the spoken word.
Producer ANDREW MUSSETT
Sarah and Annie - 1910 by SANDRA FREEMAN with At the beginning of the century in a small
Nottinghamshire village, the two daughters of a poor mining family dream of their futures.
They have very different Ideals and ambitions - Annie wants a husband and her own family. Sarah holds more liberated views and is frightened of being trapped. What does the future hold for them? Directed by CHERRY COOKSON
from the book by Wendy Murray
Music, lyrics and musical direction by Colin Sell
A cautionary tale that follows the path of an actress from drama school through her first job in a repertory theatre. Taking part Liz Bagley, Malcom Bullivant, Kevin Elyot, Sue Jones-Davies, Fiona Mathieson, Wendy Murray, Annie Tyson, Gary Yershon
Producer Richard WILLCOX
Words and music for late evening by Leslie Mitchell
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Heather McKenzle and Harold Rlley in conversation with Brian Redhead
Producer CILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
The last of ten talks in which Ray Gosling tells the story of his travels overland to the East. Never Mind
Series producer JOY HATWOOD
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude