A regional view of farming in the week
Presented from the South West by Robin Hicks BBC Bristol
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters John Timpson and Wendy Jones
6.45* Prayer for the Day With MARK WILLIAMSON
S.55, 7.55 Weather forecast
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by EUGENE FRASER
7.25', 8.25* Sport !
7.30, 8.30 News headlines j
7.45' Thought for the Dau Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
A look ahead with Kate Moon
again tries to set the record straight with the help of BBC Sound Archives.
who invites you to meet some of the names who are hitting the headlines this week.
Kenneth Robinson adds his own brand of humour.
Producer JENNY DANKS
Her First Ball by KATHERINE MANSFIELD
Read by Elizabeth Proud Producer MITCH RAPER
NEM, p 118; The advent of our King (BBC HB 39); Psalm 46; Isaiah 46, vv 3-13 (NEB); On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (BBC HB 38)
followed by travel
Brian Johnston visits Papworth Village Settlement in Cambridgeshire. Founded originally to rehabilitate tuberculosis sufferers, it now helps handicapped people and their families. Its hospital, now part of the National Health
Service, is world-famous as a centre for heart transplant operations.
Producer ANTHONY SMITH BBC Bristol
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners.
Presented by P. J. Kavanagh
Readers PETER JEFFREY and FRANCES HOROVITZ Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol Requests to:
Poetry Pleaset, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
News, views and advice for consumers
Presenter Bill Breckon Editor JOHN GETGOOD
'To me, if you live in New York or any other big city, you're Jewish. It doesn't matter even if you're a Catholic. If you live in Butte, Montana, you're going to be goyish even if you're Jewish. Evaporated milk is goyish even if the Jews invented it. Spam is goyish and rye bread is Jewish.' (LENNY BRUCE)
In the last of two programmes. Rabbi Hugo Gryn examines the integration of Jewish humour into American life and finds out how a new generation of Jews - both here and in the States - have found a voice for their anger and self pity in a potent new humour.
12.55 Weather; travel; programme news
Presenter Brian Wtdlake with views and topics in and behind the headlines
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
Introduced by sue MacGregor will include during the week some Talking Point discussions, Your Letters and other topics. Among these today:
The Auto-Angels: DOUGLAS MOUNCE meets an unusual stunt team.
Party Pieces: The most unlikely people do the most surprising ' turns ' and some of them can be heard this week. Today ANNE JONES
A Traveller in Time (13) Editor WYN KNOWLES
Anastasia by MARCELLE MAURETTE
The third of six programmes about the facts and fallacies of dieting.
David Ponting helps us to face Christmas fare fairly and squarely.
Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
The Sweet Dove Died (6)
Presenters Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
with BRYAN MARTIN including Financial Report
(Repeated; Tues 1.40 pm)
(Revised rpt o/ 9.5 am)
Puss In Boots
A strictly adult version of the well-known nursery story, dramatised for radio by ANGELA CARTER from her own short story. In which Puss makes his Master make his Mistress with and a delectable piece of fluff
Directed by GLYN DEARMAN
Who achieved ' fame ' in the eyes of millions of young viewers; who won a controversial award for a novel; who won an Oscar for his final performance; who found riding a bicycle less easy than riding a horse; who caught cold waiting for wedding bells?
How many of the television and radio programmes, books, plays and films that made the news over the past year can you recall?
Sheridan Morley invites you to test your memory and pit your wits against two teams of broadcasters
Paul Vaughan ,
Brian Matthew , Sue MacGregor and Gillian Reynolds ,
Louis Allen and Rob Buckman. Devised and produced by RICHARD DUNN and ROSEMARY HART
with Alexander MacLeod and voices and opinions from around the world Editor KEN GOUDIE
Presented by Peter Evans
What is happening in science? A weekly review of discoveries and developments from the world's leading laboratories.
Producer GEOFF DEEHAN
Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour by R. S. SURTEES abridged in 13 parts by ARCIIIE CAMPBELL Read by JOHN FRANKLYN-ROBBINS (6) Producer MAURICE LEITCH (John Franklyn-Robbins is a member of the RSC)
Radio 4's international business report; market trends
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
