6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters John Timpson and Peter Hobday
6.45 Prayer for the Day With DOM ROBERT GIBBON 'S
6.55. 7.55 Weather forecast
7.0. 8.0 Today's News with PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.20* Your Letters
7.25*. 8.25' Sport
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.57 Weather; travel Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
Your chance to ask senior politicians about their parties' policies and their campaign promises. Sir Robin Day is in the Chair to ensure fair play.
Lines open from 8.0 am A simultaneous broadcast with BBCl
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A Useless Object by SHIRLAW J. RODGERS Read by Phil McCall
It might have been a candle snuffer, but it wasn't. " What I can't understand," he whispered, "is why it took the geraniums." ' Producer JOHN ARNOTT BBC Scotland long wave only
NEM, p 54; Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove
(BBC HB 150); Psalm 126; Acts 2, vv 22-33 (RSv)
Breathe on me. breath of God (BBC HB 148)
followed by travel long wave only
The Rocking Chair by GREGORY DAY
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Ian Armstrong , Michael Clegg and Tony Tynan attend the Ashington Festival in Northumberland to answer wildlife questions. Presented by Derek Jones Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Sat 3.5 pm) long wave only
Paul Heiney and Pattie Coldwell with the latest news for consumers.
The You and Yourephone lines are open from 11.0 Ring [number removed]
Editor LESLIE ROBINSON
(Details: Thurs 6.30 pm)
12.55 Weather: travel; programme news
Presenter Sir Robin Day Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
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with Sue MaeGregor
Going it Alone (6): SONIA BEESLEY Investigates the work of some small
Industries thriving on tne banks of the River Perrett, Somerset.
Who Can f Turn To! (7)
JOCELYN RYDER-SMITH looks at Gamblers Anonymous and Alcoholics
Anonymous...
The King's General (14) long wave only
The Dragon in Heaven by MIKE WALKER , with Jack is a deserter from Cromwell's army. He arrives at a lonely farmstead where the farmer has also gone away to fight. The farmer's wife lets him help on the farm - then the farmer returns.... with music directed by TERENCE ALLBRIGHT and played by PAUL JAMES and CLIFF STAPLETON
.. , a play whose strong, strange presence seemed almost too bigfora quiet midweek afternoon. Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNINC
Homily Against Excess of Apparel in Men
Peter McEnery reads extracts from Queen Elizabeth I's book of Sermons and Homilies. 1562.
Producer GWYN RICHARDS BBC Birmingham
In January, Britain's leading Evangelist, Canon David Watson, was told that he had cancer. Nick Page talked to him about his own reaction to his illness and his understanding of a divine purpose In it.
Easy Money by w. w. JACOBS abridgedandreadby Manning Wilson
No man ought to marry afore he's 50," says old Ginger. But some men are more In need of protection at that ripe old age than others are at 21.
with Robert Williams and Valerie Singleton Editor DEREK LEWIS ' on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
Including Financial Report
Anthony Holden brings insights from the worlds ofshowbiz,arts,books, media, inu ic, Politics-producers JULIAN HALE and ROSEMARY ATKINS
(Repeated: Wed 1.40 pm)
Tom Vcrnon confronts producers and management with your criticism, and comments about BBC radio and tv.
Major issues, changing attitudes, Important events at home and abroad.
Reporter Stuart Simon
Producer MAX EASTERMAN Editor DAVID TAYLOR BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Wed 4.10 pm)
Presenter Marian Foster The voices are those of people whose pastime is to sing in a choir and the harmony is found in music new and old, sacred and secular. popular and serious.
The READING PHOENIX CHOIR, conductor NORMAN MORRIS. With CLIVE WATERMAN at the piano, progress from 0 no John, no ' via some spirituals and a seaside visit to the ' Rhythm of life' .
Producer IAN CARSON BBC Bristol
For people with a visual handicap
Presenter Ian MacRae Producer THENA HESHEL
includes reviews of Walking on Walter, a comedy by Claire Luckham about a disastrous sponsored walk, at the Liverpool Playhouse; also The
London Contemporary Dance Theatre and the work of their Artistic Director Robert Cohan
Presenter Michael Oliver Producer
RICHARD BVNNERMAN
with Stephen Milligan
Nigel Rees invites
Peter Jones , Irma Kurtz Julian Mitchell and Gay Search to share their favourite quotations and Identify some others...
Quotations read by RONALD FLETCHER producer ALAN NIXON
The Hooligan Nights (5) long wave only
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Extracts from the day's major speeches recorded at campaign meetings. Presenter John Hosken
Weather report; forecast long wave only followed by an interlude
