with Brian Redhead and Peter Hobday
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Prayer for the Day
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
8.50* Your Letters
Colin Semper confronts producers and management with your criticisms and comments about BBC radio and TV.
(Repeated: Sun 6.15 pm)
Presented by Peter Evans
What is happening in science?
A weekly review of discoveries and developments from the world's leading laboratories.
The Long and the Short and the Ball
Written and read by Brian Glanville
Jesus Attracts Criticism from the Authorities
NEM. p 58, Dear Lord and Father of mankind (BBC HB 351); 0 blessed Jesu (Bach); Mark 3, vv 1-12; And art thou come
(Congregational Praise 169) long wave only
Jeritza had an overwhelming personality. You couldn't resist it. When she came on the stage, everyone else disappeared.
(KURT HERBERT ADLER )
Maria Jeritza , the operatic soprano who died in 1982, was everything a story-book prima donna should be; glamorous, temperamental and controversial. Puccini and Strauss adored her, as did thousands of opera goers. Many of her leading tenors dreaded her. Nigel Douglas talks to friends, family and colleagues, including Kurt Herbert Adler, Beverly Sills and Sir Rudolf Bing.
Producer CATHY WEARING long wave only
From plates, horns and hairs to webs, warts and nails, skin not only keeps the outside out and the inside in, it can be home for mites, ticks and fleas, a nursery for toadspawn and a wardrobe of disguises for the chameleon.
Mike Stoddart finds out that beauty is skin deep after all.
Producer MELINDA BARKER BBC Bristol long wave only
Consumer news, information and advice with John Howard
Norman Tozer looks for the best buys among textured paint Editor KEN VASS
Full details of this week's programmes on Fact Sheet 44; send a sae to [address removed]
Presenter Brian Widlake
Introduced from Bristol by Jenni Murray
The Bride Wore Wellies: JENNY STEWART talks to West Country farmers' wives to find out how their role has changed over the last 50 years.
Inside a Georgian Kitchen: DIANE SHELLEY visits a new kitchen museum in Bath's Royal Crescent.
Producer JENNI MILLS BBC Bristol
The Birds Fall Down (2) long wave only
The Story of a Simple Soul by H. c. WELLS dramatised in five parts by MICHELENE WANDOR Music by ILONA SEKACZ with Paul Daneman Mark Straker Nigel Anthony Michael Jenner and John Rye
4: Kipps Finds the Course of True Love a Little Muddy
Directed by MARTIN JENKINS
Abroad Thoughts from Home
Miles Kington, at loose in South America, discovers why Peruvian cars have two windscreens but no wipers and rescues the state railways with his penknife.
(Revised repeat)
A series of seven programmes presented by Geoffrey Stern 5:The Falklands
Eduardo Crawley ,
Managing Editor of Latin American Newsletters, outlines the 1982 Falklands conflict and discusses some of the implications with series presenter GEOFFREY STERN Producer DANIEL SNOWMAN
The Marsh Lions (4)
with Gordon Clough and Robert Williams
with BRIAN PERKINS including
Financial Report
with Clive Jacobs bringing you the stories behind the scenes in the world of travel and transport with help from TOM BOSWELL
ALANAH MARTIN and RICHARD HUDSON-EVANS Producer IRENE MALLIS
Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Mon 1.40 pm)
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days. Producer JULIAN HALE
(Repeated: Sat 10.45 am)
A personal portrait
Sir Alfred Sherman
Professor Brian Griffiths Paul Boateng
The Rev Myra Blyth from Loughton, Essex Chairman David Jacobs Producer MARY PRICE BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Sat 1.10 pm)
Sheridan Morley presents tonight's edition, including interviews, news and reviews of films. books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Producer DANIEL DODD
The Lost
Stradivarius (5)
News, background comment and analysis
long wave only
long wave only
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with Bill Wallis ,
David Tate , Sally Grace and Jon Glover
Written by IAN BROWN. JAMES HENDRIE. RICHARD
QUICK. JOHN LANGDON.
PAUL B. DAVIES . MARTIN BOOTH . ALAN WHITING , PETER HICKEY and others Producer
PAUL SPENCER
(Repeated: Sat 5.25 pm) long wave only
