t.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters John Timpson and Brtan Redhead
6 .45* Prayer lor the Dots THE REV RICHARD HARRIES
7.0. 8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN martyn
7,30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
written and presented by Richard Stilsoe featuring
SIR UJEC BOCDIBT GILES T. HAIRCORD and LORD CIGAR-HEIST
8.57 Weather; travet
by Anthony Smith
A Radio News production by RICHARD ANTHONY BAKER
litM p 67; 0 Come, let us sing (BBC iiB 465); Psalm 119, pt 3; John 21, vv
15-25 (RSV); God of love and truth and beauty (BBC HB 273) long wave only
The Vitelli Madonna by MARK BOURKE
Read by Robert Rlctty
followed by travel
Current and controversial issues are put on trial before Chairman
Geoffrey Robertson and an audience of jurors in Broadcasting House. London.
Today's motion:
Shops Should be Free to
Open When They Wish Proposer
BarSne ess Trumplngton Opposer
Lord Allen of Fallowfield
Two advocates will each call supporting witnesses to be questioned and cross-questioned. The jury will vote at the beginning and end of the trial so that any swing of opinion may b* measured and a verdict Producers SHARON U-. and MAGGIE REWERN
Woadcost on Easter Day at 6.15 pm)
The yellowhammer is a startlingly bright yellow bird which sits on a bush calling' a-litUe-bit-ofbreadand-no-cheese . Jim Flegg turns to this open country bunting and its mysterious cousin - the corn bunting.
BBC Bristol
Presenter Jenni Mills
12.55 Weather; travel; programme news
Presenter Brian Widlake
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
Birmingham by Maureen Staffer Kile Delight Free as the breeze; climbing and diving; bobbing brightly in the sky on the end of a string ... it's all cause for celebration because the kite flying season is here again.
Burgled.': david lloyd joins the police as they investigate a burglary, to see how a crime prevention scheme is working in Birmingham. Producer
MARGARET HORSFIELD BBC Birmingham The Intruder (3)
The Woman's Hour Book,
16.50, from booksellers
followed by travel
To the Pier and Back Again by PETER LING with and The arrival of Lewis in the little seaside home of spinster sisters Kate and Celia soon creates what seems like an insoluble problem. But the solution when it comes seems ridiculously easy ... but hardly conventional and definitely not British!
Directed by david Johnston
on social archaeology
A six-part series on dialects and accents in England today.
2: A Manner of Speakinof What makes one dialect different from another? Brian Redhead explores some of the finer points with the help of BBC
Local Radio archives and other recordings made around the country.
Consultant MALCOLM PETYT Producers
CHRISTOPHER STONE and ARTIIUR wood
Z for Zachariah (4)
with Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough on VIIF until 5,55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
Halfan hour of reports from the BBC newsmen around the world including Financial Report
Clive Jacobs brings you stories behind the scenes in the world of travel and transport, and Tom Boswell tests the Rover 2000.
Producer geoff oobson Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: lion 1.40 p?n)
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days. Producer simon elmes
(Repeated: Sat 10.45 am)
A personal portrait in conversation, recollection and anecdote; an assessment of a public figure or the story of a private individual.
Lord Sleff of Brimpten
Professor Bernard Williams and Frederic Raphael tackle the issues raised by the audience at Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.
Chairman David Jacobs Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Sat 1.10 pm)
includes a review of The Nerd, a new play by Larry Shue starring Derek Griffiths at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; and a preview of the Orson Welles film season on BBC2. which includes Citizen Kane, The
Magnificent Ambersons and Chimes at Midnight. Presenter
Michael Billlngton Producer
CLARE SELERtE GREY
John Morgan reporting with voices and opinions from around the worM
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with Bill Wallis David Tate
Sheila Steafel and Jon Glover
Written by BOB sinfield ,
TONY SARCHET, JOHN LANGDON, JAMES LANDRU, PETER HICKEY, JOHN REVELL , DAVE DIXON , ANDREA SOLOMONS and others
Producer
PAUL MAYHEW-ARCHER
(Repealed, i'ul 5.25 pm)
The Awakening (5) long wave only
Radio 4's international business report; market trends long wave only
The last of a series of nightly rendezvous with records of the finest small groups of the last 40 years. Presented by Michael Bowen
Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol long wave only
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
