6.55 Weather: travel: programme news
7.10 Sunday Papers
7.15 Apna Hi Ghar Samajhlye for Asian listeners BBC Birmingham
7.45 Bells
7.50 The Shape of God
THE REV MICHAEL FREEMAN with a meditation for the first Sunday after Epiphany: Matthew 3. vv 13-17
7.55 Weather: travel: programme news
8.10 Sunday Papers
Religious news
Presenter Clive Jacobs Producer DAVID COOMES
tony BRITTON talks about the work of the Mental After Care Association, which offers support and rehabilitation through its homes and hostels to adults recovering from mental illness.
Donations by cheque or PO to[address removed]
8.55 Weather; travel; programme news
1.10 Sunday Papers
Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord,from the Church of St Chad, Bradford
Celebrant The Rev Philip Crowe
Mass Merbecke
Propers for Epiphany (English Hymnal 668)
Hymns: The sinless one to Jordan came (English Praise 23); Brightest and best (English Hymnal 41);
O worship the Lord In the beauty of holiness (English Hymnal 42)
Lessons: Isaiah 42, vv 1-7; St John I, vv 29-34
Organist R.W. Cawthron
BBC Manchester
Omnibus edition Producer
WILLIAM SMETHURST
Agricultural story editor ANTHONY PARKIN
BBC Birmingham
A series of seven programmes about the future of radio and television presented by George Scott
4: Radio for the Nineties
Richard Francis , Managin Director of BBC Radio, and Monica Sims ,
Controller of Radio 4. discuss some of the Implications of the recently published document BBC Radio for the Nineties and invite the views of callers onthephone-in.Dial
[number removed]- the lines are open from 10.15 am.
Producer JOCK GALLAGHER
Derek Cooper presents a topical analysis of the foodanddrinkscene: including how to spot the best wine buys - by joining an evening class. Producer JOY HATWOOD
12.55 Weather; programme news
Presenter Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
visits Hampshire where members of the Burghclere and Newtown Horticultural Society put their questions to Daphne Ledward
Geoffrey Smith and Dr Stefan Buczackl
Questlonmaster Ken Ford BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Wed 10.2 am)
The Justified Sinner A radio version by ALEXANDER REID Of the novel The Private
Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by JAMES HOGG with Benny Young as Robert Wrlnghim
Tom Watson as Gil-Martin and Stephen MacDonald as the Lecturer
' How strange! How like me he is! It's as if I was looking at my own reflection in a mirror.
Who can he be, I wonder? Directed by STEWART CONN BBC Scotland
long wave only
Arthur Negus and Bernard Price discuss your questions with Hugh Scully.
Producer SARAH PITT BBC Bristol
Questions to:
Talking About Antiques, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR long wave only
' All the earth - its plants and creatures - is recognisable (were It to vanish) by its nematodes.' From beer-mats to
Icebergs, from raw pork to root-knot, nematodes - or roundworms- surrounc us - and some of us surround nematodes! Jim Flegg and David McNamara lead Derek Jones on a radio nature trail through the microscope.
Producer ANNE BLAIR GOULD BBC Bristol
(Rptd: Thurs 9.30 am) long wave only
followed by travel; programme news ong wave only
The Intelligence Corps
Museum, women's cricket. wrestling, soups, a magnificent sports and community centre and the memories of a man who has spent a lifetime in public service are the ingredients which make up Brian Johnston 's visit to Ashford in Kent.
Producer ANTHONY SMITH BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Man 11.3 am) long wave only
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news long wave only
with PAULINE BUSHNELL
Last of six programmes ondialectsanaaccents.
The Way That You Say Itt Brian Redhead examines the results of a survey conducted by BBC Local Radio stations to find the top accent in England today.
Consultant MALCOLM PETY ? Producers ARTHUR wood and CHRISTOPHER STONE
The Museum of Alexandria
The museum in Alexandria was more than just a museum; it was the first science research laboratory in the world. It was founded in the ninth-century BC.
Euclid worked there, as did Hero of Alexandria
- who Invented the steam engine.
David Jones investigates the museum's track record and its fate.
Producer MARTIN GOLDMAN BBC Scotland
7.0 Travel: programme news
A series of Six light-hearted adventures starring
2: The Case of the Maltese Pearls
Written by GRANT EUSTACE Producer
PAUL MAYHEW-ARCHER
Frank Delaney presents the magazine programme for browsers and book-worms and talks to Rosemary Sutcllff, writer of historical novels for children.
Producer ANNE HOWELLS
Beethoven
AMADEUS STRING QUARTET NORBERT BRAININ (violin) SIEGMUND NISSEL (Violin) PETER SCHIDLOP (viola) MARTIN LOVETT (cello)
Quartet in B flat. Op 18, No 6
Quartet In c. Op 59, No 3 (Rasumovsky)
(First broadcast on R3)
by STELLA GIBBONS (1)
(Details: Friday 3.2 pm)
Ian Grimble reflects on the literature, religion and politics of Iran.
(Details: Thurs 11.3 am)
A series of 13 programmes
The Rev Stanley Brinkman reflects on his experience of private prayer. 11: The Mountain
Producer ROGER HUTCHINGS BBC Manchester
"We wrote this song during the riots... it's our alibi..."
Liverpool has more rock bands to the square mile than anywhere else in Britain. Pete Fulwell of Eternal Records talks to the musicians, managers, punters and promoters of the music that pops up like dandelions on a bombsite.
BBC Manchester
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude