News, weather, papers and sport
Farming, food and countryside news, market trends and weather
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Brian Redhead at the Labour Party Conference: John Timpson In London
6.45* proycr for the Day With THE REV LESLIE STOKES
6.55,7.55 Weather forecast
7.0. 8.0 Today's News Read by BRIAN PERKINS
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
3: The Mote
8.57 Weather; travel
including Libby Purves ' birthday guest.
Producer IAN GARDHOUSE
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long wave only
Retribution by II. R. F. KEATING
Read by Sheila Mitchell long wave only
NEM, p 75; The Son of God goes forth to war (BBC hb 235); Psalm 119, part 2; Luke 7, vv 24-35 (NEB);
Blessed Jesus, at thy word (BBC HB 257)
followed by travel long wave only
long wave only
Presenter Bill Breckon
by R. D. WINGFIELD (5)
12.55 Weather: travel; programme news
Presenter Peter Hobday with voices and topics in and behind the headlines
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
long wave only
Introduced by Toni Arthur including
Guest of the Week:
Janet Johnstone , Director of the British Section of Amnesty International. More Gadgets: DAPHNE METLAND demonstrates the pressure cooker. Sergeant Nice (3) long wave.only
A High-Pitched Squeak by SHEILA HODGSON with Alec Corby is as high-powered a PR man as you could wish for. Nothing and no one can throw him - until the bats fly Into his life!
Directed by DAVID JOHNSTON
Seven programmes In which Frederick Woods presents poems drawn from the rich tradition of English folk song. 3: Murders and Black Beetles
Readers RUSSELL DIXON and MALCOLM IIEBDEN
Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester
Norfolk farmer
David Richardson draws breath after harvest and explains why there is so much te be done on his arable farm at the start of another farming year.
Two on a Tower (8)
Presenters Robert Williams and Paul Burden on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
With LALRIE MACMILLAN including Financial Report
Devised by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden
In the Chair Steve Race
(Repeated: Fri 12.27 pm)
Written by ALAN BOWER
(Repeated: Thurs 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
Walter Gabriel
CHRIS CITTINS
BBC Birmingham
Second of four programmes
Lest We Forget
' I received injuries which wrecked my life,' said a young Welsh Guardsman who lost three limbs in the Caterham pub bombing in 1975. Brenda Kidman discovers the discrepancies surrounding compensation for soldiers grievously injured by IRA terrorist attacks.
Producer DIANA STENSON BBC Manchester
When Hong Kong Comes to Britain
Many Chinese who live in Britain have come from
Hong Kong. Most of them work in restaurants. Rose Heatley finds out how they live, work and enjoy themselves, how far they preserve Chinese ways and links with home - and what happens when they visit Hong Kong.
Producer JOAN GRIFFITHS
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
Fran Landesman, songwriter and poet
with Arnold Brown, John Cooper Clarke, Frances de la Tour
Musical arrangements by Matthew Freeman (piano) Don Lawson (drums) John Priseman (bass) and singer Jill Martin
(Stereo) (Repeat)
Last of a five-part series with Finlay J. Macdonald The Golf Course
How the village of Scarastavore got a golf course and how the wily crofters made the gentry pay dearly for It.
Producer LESLIE ROBINSON
includes reviews of On the Black Hill, Bruce Chatwin's novel about twin brothers who for 80 years are totally dependent on each other, sharing one life; and an interview with the guitarist Julian Bream. Presenter Paul Allen
Producer PIIILIP JORDAN
9.59 Weather
with Alexander McLeod
One Hour to Burkiss Way starring Jo Kendall
Nigel Rees , Chris Emmett Fred Harris
Written by DAVID RENWICK and ANDREW MARSHALL
Producer JOHN LLOYD <Rpt)
The Ballad of Peckham Rye (3). long wave only
long wave only
with Edward Cole long wave only
Weather report; forecast long wave only followed by an interlude
