Presented from Scotland by Charlie Allan
A regional view of farming in the week ahead BBC Scotland
Presenters John Tlmpson and Peter Hobday t.M, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
8.45* Prayer for the Day
7.0. 8.0 Today's News ReadbyHarrietcass
7.25*. 8.26* Sport
7.46* Thought for the Day Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
A took ahead with Susan Ras
continues his investigations of the BBC Sound Archives but once again cornea to no serious conclusions.
(Repeated: Fri 11.45 pm)
Famous faces and new voices meet for a not entirely serious talk about subjects that interest them and may surprise
Producer IAN STRACHAN
Alice Buchan and the Order of the Boot by FRED URQUHART
Read by Fraser Kerr Producer MITCH FLAPER
Advent Calendar:
Prophecies of Isaiah
NEM. p 42; Lo! He comes with cloudsdescending(BBChb38); Adam lay ybounden (Carols for ChoirsU,3),Isaiah40,vy111, Wake, 0 wake! for night is flying (BBC HB 40)
Brian Johnston vislta Oxford Street, one of London's most famous streets.
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners. Presented by P. J. Kavanagh
Readers PETER JEFFREY and BONNIE HURREN Compiled by MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol Requests to:
Poetry Please! BBC Bristol-
Bristol BS8 2LR
John Howard with the latest news and advice for consumers and a sympathetic ear for your telephone comments on [number removed]Editor KEN VASS
A record of the day-to-day village life in Stackton Tressel ofDrEvadneHingeand
Dame Hilda Bracket
A Lot of Tulle and a Little Imagination and guest appearance by TIMOTHY BATESON
ScriptGERALDmOW
Producer JOHN DYAS
(First broadcast on Radio 2)
Presenter Brian Wldlake with views and topics in and behind the headlines Editor DEREK LEWIS
Introduced by Sue MacGregor including during the week some Talking Point discussions. Your Letters and other topics.
Among these today:
In the Mood...: DIL1,Y BARLOW samples the delights of tea dancingattheWaldorfHotel, the Co-op in Enfield and the 'Pump Room' at Bath and band leader Joe Loss recalls the genuine article.
The Ladies of Lyndon (14) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
by Daphne du Maurier
(Broadcast Sat 8.30 pm)
What is it that make a some of us persist against all odds? Nigel Rees has been talking to six people who just won't give up.
2: Nic ap Glyn of the International Language (IDO) Society of Great Britain
The Shepherd by FREDERICK FORSYTH
Abridged in three ports by MADGE HART
Read by Tony Britton (1)
A Christmas ghost story set on an aircraft over the North Sea and on a disused airfield in East Anglia.
Producer JOHN CARDY
with Valerie Singleton and Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS +
with CLIVE ROSLIN with half-an-hour of reporta from the BBC newsmen around the world including Financial Report
(Repeated: Tues 1.40 pm)
Ten years ago tonight, leading Citybankersandthemanagers of multi-million pound investment funds held a secret all-night meeting in the Bank of England. They had to prevent a panic which would have led to the collapse of Britain's entire financial system.
The rescue mission - The Lifeboat - to stem 'the contagion of fear' was to cost £1,500millionduringastock market craah bigger than Wall Street's in 1929 Written and narrated by JOHN ROBERTS
Producer JIM GRAY
A rock cartoon for radio by Nick and Tony Bicat
With David
A story told in the music of its time.
Good evening, friends.
Welcome to a tour of my life.
Stately home and gracious wife.
Ray Harris is at the end of the financial road. His self-made property empire in ruins, he blows what's left on an enormous party and package holiday. Where Now?
With SUSAN BEAGLEY STEVE HODSON. JILL LIDSTONE , WENDY MURRAY. JIM REID. THERESA STREATFEILD, PATIENCE TOMLINSON and EVELYN TUBS
Musical director TONY BRITTEN
Technical presentation by DAVID GREENWOOD and ANTHONY PUGH
Directed by MICHAEL HEFFERNAN
Orwell's England
There is something distinctive and recognisable in English civilisation.... it is somehow bound up with solid breakfasts and gloomy Sundays, smoky towns and winding roads, green fields and red pillarboxes. It haa a flavour of its own.
Jeffrey Richards explores George Orwell 's complex relationship with England, Englishcultureandthe
English class system, with contributions from
BERNARD CRICK. BENNY GREEN. RICHARD HOGGART. PETER STEAD and Alan Doble as Orwell Producer BRIAN BARFIELD Editor ROSEMARY HART
with Alexander MacLeod and voices and opinions from aroundtheworld
Editor ALASTAIROSBORNE
Presented by Peter Evans
What is happening in science? A weekly review of discoveries and developments from the world's leading laboratories. Producer JULIANBROWN
Ask Mamma
11: Going to Cover long wave only
Radio 4'8 international business report: market trends long wave only
