Presenters Peter Hobday and Michael Stewart with Brian Redhead from the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in New Delhi, India
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Prayer for the Day
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by BRIAN PERKINS
7.25*. 8.25* Sport
7.45. Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
and good company with 55 minutes of lively conversation. Libby purves says ' Happy
Birthday ' to this week s special guest.
Producer PIPPA BURSTON
Something to Take Back by CELIA DALE
Read by Margot Boyd
Advent Calendar: Noah NEM, p 71; Thy kingdom come to O God (BBC HB 27); O come, ye servants of the Lord (Anthems for Choirs 1); Genesis 9, vv 8-19; Hills of the north, rejoice (BBC HB 33)
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such as ' Kiss-me-by-the-garden-gate ' for a pansy or ' Pollydishwasher for a woodiouse?
Names descriptive, collective, classical or colloquial have some very strange origins - none stranger than the common names of Pissabed ', Jack-by-the-hedge ' and Lady's looking-glass' ...
Presenter Denis Owen
Producer ANNE BLAIR GOULD BBC Bristol long wave only
Paul Heiney presents the latest news, advice and comments for consumers. Including an Action Special report on someone who s helping to tackle the problems of unemployment.
by DAVID BEATY (1)
Presenter Sir Robin Day with voices and topics in and behind the headlines
by the Labour Party
Introduced by Sue MacGregor including
Focus on the Nuclear Debate: the British position.
The Ladies of Lyndon by MARGARET KENNEDY abridged in 16 parts by DOREEN ESTALL Read by Anna Massey (1) It was generally believed that Agatha Cosks was a very nice girl and everyone was pleased when she became engaged to an entirely suitable young man - a baronet and wealthy ... (Music: Moeran's
Rhapsody No 3 for piano and orchestra) long wave only
The Investigators
A series of six plays 5:The Prodigal Sonby BERNARD KNIGHT
When a wealthy couple are visited bv a man claiming to be their long-lost son, the family have to discover whether or not he is an imposter.
Directed by ADRIAN MOURBY BBC Wales
The Song of Hiawatha Six extracts from the epic poem by HENRY
WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, chosen and read by Johnny Morris
3: Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
BBC Bristol
The Impossible Europeans?
RICHARD MAYNE explores and explodes some national cliches.
2: The Germans - Gods or Devils
The first in a series of four programmes in which Vincent Kane investigates the resilience of the human spirit and how some people are able to recover from the sort of disasters and traumas that most of us dread in our lives. Physical Trauma
Bob Champion who fought back from terminal cancer to ride the winner of the Grand National;
Arthur Rowlands , a policeman shot and blinded by a marauder 20 years ago; and Hazel Cook , who, after a road accident, has been left almost totally paralysed.
Series compiled and produced by JAN TAYLOR BBC Wales
How Green Was My Valley (13)
with Susannah Simons and Robert Williams
With PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report
First Semi-final 13: Wales
Welshpool High School v South
Colchester County High School for Girls
Questionmasters TIM
GUDGIN and PADDY FEENY Questions set by PAUL LIVESEY , NIGEL RICHARDSON and PADDY FEENY Producer
PAUL MAYHEW-ARCHER
(Repeated: Thurs 1.40 pm)
Presenter Roger Cook
Producer JOHN EDWARDS
Government and the Governed
Six talks by Sir Douglas Wass, GCB, Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury and Joint Head of the Home Civil Service until his retirement in spring this year.
4: Critical Opposition - Part of the Polity
Parliament the supreme assembly, supervising and controlling the executive government, is one of the hallowed visions bequeathed to us by Bagehot and Mill. Recent governments, however, have been largely free of the need to justify policy in detail. Since 1979, departmental select committees have been at work. Has Parliament's ability to supervise and control been improved? Should it be further helped by giving resources and staff to the Opposition?
(Repeated: Sunday, R3) The transcript of this lecture is in THE LISTENER published tomorrow.
Diane Keen presents a new musical in which pupils from Birmingham's ASTON MANOR SCHOOL follow the warp and the weft of the Bayeaux Tapestry in re-telling the story of the Battle of Hastings.
Music by MIKE SMITH
Lyrics by STEVE GOODMAN Producer ANN TENNANT
BBC Birmingham
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Nigel Lawson , mp, in conversation with Mary Goldring.
Producer TOM READ
Paul Allen presents tonight's edition, including interviews, news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer BRIAN BARFIELD
John Morgan reporting
The defeat of Charles Edward Stuart at
Culloden in 1746 was followed by 35 years of repression and control. The wearing of tartan was banned. George Hume explores the history of tartan from its repression to the worldwide boom it enjoys today.
Producer DAN MEIKLE (First broadcast on Radio Scotland)
Three stories by EDGAR ALLAN POE
1: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Read by James Aubrey Producer JAMES RUNCIE long wave only
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