Presented from the North by Ken Ford
A regional view of farming in the week ahead.
BBC Manchester
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters John Timpson and Peter Hobday
6.4S. Prayer for the Day With RABBI LIONEL BLUE
6.55. 7.55 Weather forecast
7.0. 8.0 Today's News Read by HARRIET CASS
7.251, 8.25*. Sport
7.30, 8.30 News Summary 7.n. Thought for the Day Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
A look ahead with Laurie Macmillan
discovers that in the BBC Sound Archives the British holiday lives.
Producer ANNE HOWELLS
Unpredictable and lively conversation from the personalities who will be in the news this week. Producer JENNY DANKS
The Ice Bear by BETTY BURTON
Read by Mary Wimbush Producer Mitch RAPER
nem, p 25: The eternal gifts of Christ the King (BBC HB 234); Psalm j:
I Kings 19. vv 9-18 (rsv); Rise up, 0 men of God! <BBC HB 364)
followed by travel
Brian Johnston joins In the fun at the beginning of the holiday season when he takes to the beach at Sandown and Shanklln on the Isle of Wight. While there he meets a dinosaur, learns how to look after 700 deckchatrs and sends a postcard home.
Producermaryprice BBC Bristol
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners.
Presented by Norman MacCaig
Readers Fulton Mackay and Bonnie Hurren
BBC Bristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! [address removed]
Pattie Coldwell with the latest news, advice and information for consumers.
If you have comments. queries or suggestions, ring [number removed]after
11.0 am
Editor joiin cetcooo
Johnny Morris recalls some of the people. places and happenings in a quarter of a century of jaunting.
The first of ten programmes: Mexico Producer Brian patten BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Tues 10.30 pm)
11.55 Weather: travel; programme news
Presenter Brian Wldlake with views and topics in and behind the headlines Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Some Talking Point discussions. Your Letters and other topics.
Among these today:
The Roots of Romance: RAY BARRON explores the earliest stories of love. Pastoral (3)
Editor WYN knowles
Save the Whale by ciinis CURRY
Competitors representing more than 30 different countries from all parts of the world have been taking part during the past week in this unique annual folk festival.
Ian Skidmore presents some of the highlights in his account of this year's Eisteddfod which ended yesterday.
Producers dewi smith and dave simmonds BBC Wales
Judgement Day (6)
Presenters Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton Editor DEREK LEWIS on VHF until 5.55
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5.55 Weather: programme news
with BRYAN MARTIN
Half-an-hour of reports from the BBC newsmen around the world including Financial Report
Written by JOHN FLETCHER Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
David Ryall looks back with affection at his alma mater, examining the booklet of advice once handed out to each graduate: The RADA Graduates' Keepsake and Counsellor.
Reader JOHN GABRIEL
Producer BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol
James Fox in Oblomov the novel by IVAN GONCHAROV dramatised by MATTHEW WALTERS from the translation by ANN DUNNIGAN with and St Petersburg. 1 May 1850. The landowner Oblomov lies in bed pondering the great question of life: should he get up? And what on earth would he do if he did get up?
DAVE WATTS (piano) Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS
includes reviews of Pay Any Price, the Radio 4 serialisation of Ted Allbeury 's thriller about the mystery surrounding the death of President
Kennedy, starring Barry Foster and Michael J. Shannon : and Masquerade '. a major exhibition tracing the origins of the Masked Ball and its influence on 18thcentury social life. at the Museum of London.
Presenter Richard Mayne Producer
RICHARD BANNERMAN
Editor ROSEMARY HART
with Simon Winchester Editor KEN COUDIE
Presenter Peter Evans What is happening In science?
Producer JULIAN BROWN
The Pavilion on the Links by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON abridged In five parts by NEVILLE TELLER
Read by Iain Cuthbertson (1)
' My name Is Cassllis -
Frank Cassills. I lead the life of a vagabond for my own good pleasure. I am one of Northmour's oldest friends: and three nights ago, when I addressed him on these links, he stabbed me in the shoulder with a knife.
I have not many friends, nor am I very susceptible to friendship: but no man shall drive me from a place by terror.'
Producer MAURICE LEITCH long wave only
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Weather report; forecast long u'are only followed by an interlude
