Presented from Northern Ireland by Ian Harvey BBC Northern Ireland
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters John Tlmpson and Wendy Jones
6.45* Prayer for the Day
With METROPOLITAN ANTHONY Archbishop of Sourozh
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by colin doran
7 30 8 30 News headlines 7 .45* ' Thought for the Da" Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
A look ahead with . Christopher Slade
again tries to set the record straight with the help of the BBC Sound
Archives.m)
(Repeated; Fr, 11.45 pm)
8.57 Weather; travel
Unpredictable conversation from the people who will be in the news this week. Uncalled. for appearance by Kenneth Robinson.
Producer PETER ESTALL
Roy Hay talks about gardens open this summer in aid of The Gardeners' Royal
Benevolent Society and The Royal Gardeners' Orphan Fund,
Booklet, Gardens to Visit, 40p from booksellers, or 60p by post from: Gardeners' Sunday[address removed]
nem, p 54; Holy Spirit truth divine (BBC liB 155); Psalm 126; Deuteronomy 5, vv 1-11 (rsv); Come. Holy Ghost (BBC HB 508) long wave onlu
The White Stallion by JOHN MILLER
Read by Scan Barrett Producer mitch raper
followed by travel
Presented by Charles Tomlinson
Readers JOHN CARSON and SUSAN DOWDALL
Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol
Presenter Jenni Mills Editor JOHN getgood
John Peel invites you to share his enjoyment in recalling the words. music and people that have tickled his sense of humour.
Producer BRIAN COOK
12.55 Weather; travel: programme news
Presenter Brian Widtake
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
Introduced by Sue MacGregor including during the week some Talking Point discussions. Your Letters and other topics.
Among these today
Food from Abroad: ALICE SALMON cooks a typical dish from Gibraltar.
The Best Things in Life: (3) Water. Brenda KIDMAN samples the 1982 vintage of Adam's Ale. The Intruder by GILLIAN TINDALL abridged in 12 parts by ELIZABETH BRADBURY Read by AMANDA MURRAY (4)
Editor WYN KNOWLES
The Woman's Hour Book, £6.50, from booksellers
by Angela Eaton
with Miriam Margolyes as Aimeem, Jill Balcon as Kadine Jennet, David March as Kizia Agasi and Steve Hodson as Kapi Aga
'It is better to live under the wing of the fly than to sleep in the grave...' (A saying of Islam)
(Broadcast Sat 8.0 pm)
A celebration of Christy Brown , the Irish writer who died last autumn. Severely crippled from birth, he became a best-selling author and poet. His family and friends talk to Libby Purves.
Producer JOHN SKRINE
Z for Zachariah (5)
Presenters Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
including Financial Report
(Repeated: Tues 1.40 pm)
(Reuised repeat of 9.5 am)
Immortal Bite by MALCOLM QUANTRILL
' His biting is immortal: those that do die of it do seldom or never recover.'
(ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA,
Act V, Scene 11)
Mrs Bee is a wealthy old lady and the owner of a considerable estate. When news of her approaching death reaches the family, most of them gather like hovering vultures. Her son, Michael, has just been made redundant, and sees a possible inheritance as a good way out of his situation. Directed by ian COTTERELL (Repeated: Sun 2.30 pm)
Two Ladies of Athens
includes Play for
Tomorrow on BBC1,
Tuesdays, at 9.25 pm, a series conceived to produce six individual views of life at various times within the next 25 years: and The Grass is Singing, a new film version of Doris Lessing 's novel starring Karen Black.
Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer john BOUNDY Editor ROSEMARY HART
with Alexander MacLeod Editor KEN goudie
Presented by Peter Evans Producer deborah COHEN
The Awakening (6) long wave only
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Weather report; forecast long wave only followed by an interlude