News, weather, papers and sport
countryside news, market trends and weather Farming, food and 6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters Brian Redhead and John Timpson
6.45* Prayer for the Day with DR FRED MILSON
6.55, 7.55 Weather forecast 7 0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
7 30 8 30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35' Yesterday in Parliament
8.57 Weather: travel
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Tony Soper , David Streeter and Peter Ferns go shopping for the best of natural history books you might like to give - or receive - this Christmas. Introduced by Peter France producer JOHN HARRISON BBCBristol
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Tips and techniques to save time and money if you do-it-yourself, from
Tony Wilkins , Editor of DIY magazine. Jane Sheard. from Good Housekeeping,
Alan Coreless. Crown Paints Training Manager. in response to Questions from guests on the Retirement Planning holiday at Pontin's South Devon Holiday Centre
In the Chair Bill Breckon Producer CLIVE RICHE Editor JiM BLACK
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putting on the Style by BRENDA LANGMEAD
Read by Kate Bincny
'The bald one ... It had suddenly seemed
Impossible to sit back and smile under that label for the rest of his life. It wasn't fair to the rest of him - the parts that were still pulling their weight.'
Producer JANE MARSHALL long wave only
NEM, p 5; All creatures of our God and King
(BBC HB 2); Psalm 19, vv
1.11; Luke 18. vv 18-30
(NEB): Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord (bp 81)
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Let Nell Landor , together with his specialist experts and the help of the BBC Reference Library, sort out your queries.
Producer KATE FENTON
Questions, on a postcard please, to: Enquire
Within, BBC Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW long wave only
with PATRICIA WENZ and the BBC Shopping Basket Presenter Jenni Mills
A general knowledge contest between schools in Great Britain.
Seaford Head School, Seaford v. Fearnhill School, Letchworth
Questionmasters Tim Gudgin, Paddy Feeny
12.55 Weather: travel; programme news
Presenter Sir Robin Day
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with Sue MacGregor
Santa's Book List - on Children's Books: SUSAN HILL and JAN
PIENKOWSKI discuss their selection of books with BARBARA MYERS. Palette Talk:
JOHN FITZMAURICE MILLS talks about landscape. The Hidden Face (2) long wave only
Some Corner of a Dyfed Sky by JOHN GEORGE
Sylvia returns to the place where, a year ago, her only son was drowned. '... you knew I'd come back ... I couldn't leave you.... all on your own in the sea ... don't cry ... of course I'll stay ... forever.'
Directed by GERRY JONES
RAY BARRON reflects on encounters with four people who tried to make the leap from the Third World to the West. 3: Sunil the Nepali
Sagittarius Rising (4)
with Robert Williams and Gordon Clough on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
With BRIAN PERKINS including Financial Report
Written by MARY CUTLER (Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
Fritz Splegl looks forward to the music in tonight's BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra concert from Cardiff.
leader DESMOND BRADLEY conducted by Paavo Berglund direct from
St David's Hall. Cardiff
Moura Lympany (piano) Part 1
Dukas Scherzo (The
Sorcerer's Apprentice) Tchaikovsky Piano
Concerto No 1, In B flat minor
A chance to air your views on some of the subjects raised in last week's Any Questions? Introduced by David Jacobs
Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Part 2 Dvorak
Symphony No 9, in E minor (From the New World)
BBC Wales
includes reviews of a major exhibition at the National Gallery, Van Dyck in England, with a new book on the artist by Christopher Brown, Deputy Keeper of the Gallery; and a season of six television plays by Alan Bennett on BBC2.
Presenter Paul Vaughan
John Morgan reporting
Turtle Diary (9) long wave only
Radio 4's international business report; market trends long wave only
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
