Farming, food and countryside news, market trends and weather.
Producers MARTIN SMALL and ALLAN WRIGHT
A note from Religious Affairs Correspondent Rosemary Hartill
7.10 Today's Papers
Producer ALLAN WRIGHT BBC Birmingham
with Norman Tozer
8.10 Today's Papers
Presented by Tony Lewis The south coast stages two of the most intriguing Fourth Round FA Cup ties: Portsmouth play
Southampton while Cup favourites Liverpool travel to Brighton, the team that knocked them out of last year's competition.
England's cricketers are in Dunedin playing the second day of the match against Otago: DON MOSEY reports.
And the leading Snooker players are in action at the Wembley Conference Centre contesting the Benson and Hedges Masters tournament.
Producer DAVE GORDON
Introduced by Bernard Falk with help from SUSAN MARLING and ROBIN DEWHURST. taking a critical look at the holiday, travel and leisure scene. Producer
JENNY MALLINSON DUFF
Editor ROGER MACDONALD
Ian Hislop presents a personal review of the weekly magazines.
Producer DAVE MORLEY
Presenter Peter Riddell Producer MARGARET BUDY
New Every Morning, page 106: All creatures of our
God and King (BBC HB, 2); Psalm 23: Romans 6, vv
15-23: Lead us 0 Father in the paths of peace (BBC HB, 308)
with Margaret Howard
BBC correspondents talk about the countries they work in - the politics and the people.
Presented by Louise Botting
(Repeated: Mon 10.0 am)
A new series
The news of the last seven days examined by the people who write it, with searching questions put in a curious way by Simon Hoggart to Alan Coren ,
Julia Langdon and David Taylor
Written and compiled by JOHN LANGDON and JENNIE CAMPBELL Announcer
PETER DONALDSON
Producer JENNIE CAMPBELL (Repeated: Mon 6.30 pm)
Lord Marsh Helene Hayman Alastair Graham Julia Cleverdon from Diss, Norfolk
Chairman David Jacobs
Fine Company of Men by DAVE SHEASBY
Bernard's trip to the battlefields of Flanders is an annual ritual. He's prepared to introduce his student, Phil, to the event but not so pleased when a third party joins them.
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester
Geoff Watts reports
Presenter Derek Jones
Tips and techniques to help you save time and money if you do-it-yourself from:
Tony Wilkins Colin Sheffield Jack Widgery in response to questions from DIY enthusiasts at Ifield Community
School, Crawley, Sussex. In the Chair
Pamela Donald
Producer ROS COPLAND Editor JIM BLACK
A Radio News production by ADAM RAPHAEL
For disabled listeners. Presenter John Mills Editor MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence address:
BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 4WW Tel: [number removed]
(Mon-Fri 10.0 am-5.0 pm)
Presenter Barry Norman A weekly look at what is happening in the world of computers.
Producer TREVOR TAYLOR
(Softspot: The Chip Shop's Takeaway Service offering free computer programs is broadcast at 12.23* am on Saturdays, Sundays,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays) Factsheet available from The Chip Shop, BBC London [Postcode removed]
(Extended repeat: Tuesday
11.0pm VHF)
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news
with BRYAN MARTIN including
Sports Round-up
Occasionally over-animated conversation Musical interlude by JEREMY NICHOLAS
Producer MICHAEL EMBER
with Richard Baker Producer RAY ABBOTT
The Day of the Screech-owl
A play for radio by CARLO ARDITO from the novel by LEONARDO SCIASCIA
The age of technology had not yet reached Sicily in 1961. There were no sophisticated weather stations. They told the prevailing wind by wetting an index finger and sticking it up in the air. They relied on the swallow for signs of summer-and on the screech-owl for signs of impending death.
Directed by GLYN DEARMAN (Repeated: Mon 3.0pm)
Current and controversial issues are put on trial before Chairman Geoffrey Robertson and an audience of jurors. This week:
Health Services
'An expanding private health service would be detrimental to the nation's health'
Proposer Dr Peter Draper Opposer Dr Brian Lewis The two advocates will each call supporting witnesses to be questioned and cross-questioned and the jury will vote at the beginning and end of the trial.
Producer JOHN GETGOOD
Five women re-examine traditional spirituality with words and music. 4: Judith Jenner
Research JULIA BROSNAN Producer SUE DAVIES
Narrator
David Attenborough 5: Forest Acoustics
The leaves, twigs and trunks of trees, blades of grass, and leaf litter on the forest floor can affect an animal's call.
Peter Marler , Rockefeller University, New York,
Eugene Morton , National Zoological Park,
Washington DC, Haven Wiley , University of North Carolina, and John Krebs , University of Oxford, describe how animals overcome the constraints of the environment.
Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT BBC Bristol
by Anthony Smith
Takeaway Service
Barry Norman invites you to sample some Basicode computer software. Record the bleeps, feed them into your home computer and savour the programs.
