Producers MARTIN SMALL and LESLIE COTTINGTON
A note on religious affairs from Daniel Counihan
6.55 Weather: travel; programme news
7.10 Today's Papers
Producer ANTHONY PARKIN BBC Birmingham
with Norman Tozer
7.55 Weather: travel; programme news
8.10 Today's Papers
The spotlight is again on cricket this week as Tony Lewis presents the programme which aims to get your sporting weekend off to the right start. The Second Test between
England and Pakistan at Lord's is featured, as well as some of the more offbeat stories in the sporting diary.
Producer DAVE cordon
Introduced by Bernard Falk. with help from
IAN LYON and SUSAN MARLING taking a critical look at the holiday, travel and leisure scene.
Including weather; travel; continental travel News at 9.0 Producer
JENNY MALLINSON DUFF
Editor ROGER MACDONALD (Bernard Folk presents
Sin on Saturday on BBCl tonight at 10.55 pm)
with Michael Watts
Producer colin LEWIS
The Agents
Bill Frost looks at the eternal bridesmaids of British politics.
Producer ELLIE UPDALE
New Every Morning, p 38; Ye servants of God (BBC iib 287); Psalm 24; Acts 24. vv 17-26 (NEB); Lift up your hearts! (BBC HB 326)
(Details: Mon 10.2 am)
(Details: Mon 6.30 pm)
12.55 Weather: programme news
Motion: Secret ballots should be compulsory before strike action
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
The Great Times
Crossword Conspiracy by KEN WIIITMORE
Jim is keen to help his firm meet their sales targets. His efforts are thwarted because nothing is allowed to interrupt the concentration of senior staff in their daily struggle with The Times crossword puzzle.
BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Tues 11.3 am)
Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care.
by J. R. R. TOLKIEN prepared for radio in 13 episodes by BRIAN SIBLEY
5: The Mirror of Galadriel With a terrible cry the Balrog fell forward. But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard's knees dragging him to the brink. Gandalf staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss. Fly. you fools! ' he cried, and was gone.
With HAYDN WOOD,
GRAHAM FAULKNER , DAVID MCALISTER , MARTYN READ, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT. MICHAEL SPICE and , JOHN WEBB
Singer DAVID JAMES
Music composed and conducted by STEPHEN OLIVER
Episode adapted by MICHAEL BAKEWELL Directed by PENNY LEICESTER
(Gerard Murphy is a member of the RSC) Music from the series
(record REH 415, cassette ZCR 415), from record shops
A magazine of special interest to disabled listeners.
Presenter John Mills
Editor MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence address : BBC, Broadcasting House. London WIA 4WW
Tel: [address removed]
On 18 August 1882, Sir
John Lubbock , mp for the University of London, finally persuaded
Parliament to pass the very first Ancient
Monuments Bill, designed to put an end to the continued destruction of our past.
In this centenary year.
Malcolm Billings looks at the story behind the Bill and the history of the In-pectorate of Ancient
Monuments,agovernment body dedicated to the preservation of our heritage.
Readers MICHAEL DEACON and MICHAEL GOLDIF Producer
CHRISTOPHER STONE
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; travel: programme news
with CHARLES COLVILE including Sports Round-up and continental travel
Dr Anthony Clare of the Institute of Psychiatry invites the playwright
Arnold Wesker to reflect on the major influences in his private and professional life.
Producer MICHAEL EMBER
with Richard Baker Producer RAY ABBOTT
(Repeated: Wed 11.3 am)
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
Lord Soper was there in the 20s: Ian Wallace tried law there in the 40s: and Tom Sharpe found enough material there in the 50s to write Porterhouse Blue. The trio return to relive their college days at Cambridge and to contribute to an hilarious entertainment presented by Clement Freud , and including excerpts from the 1982 Footlights Revue. with music by Telephone Bill and The Smooth Operators.
Producer JANE MARSHALL BBC Birmingham
Presenter Pauline Webb
Seven programmes about people who have made a dramatic change in their lives.
1: Dorothy and Martin Swan
Until two years ago
MARTIN SWAN was a civil servant in London and his wife Dorothy kept herself busy looking after two teenage children and a large town house. Now they have escaped the stresses of London and teenagers to run an amusement arcade in Swanage. Presenter
Margaret Horsfield
Producer JANE MARSHALL BBC Birmingham
In the first of six programmes. John Ebdon offers some oblique reflections on the interests, institutions and idiosyncrasies of his fellow countrymen.
Producer BRIAN COOK
Weather report: forecast followed by an interlude
