Presenters 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 BRYAN MARTIN
7.25, 8.25* Sport
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

and good company - 55 niinutes of conversation with people from all walks of life. Carl Davis says 'Happy Birthday' to this week's special guest
Julian Lloyd Webber. Producer PIPPA BURSTON

Bridie's Luck by FRANCES POWYS
Read by Angela Harding Producer GWYN RICHARDS BBC Birmingham

The Anointing at Bethany NEM, p 50; Be thou my guardian (BBC HB 135); My spirit longs for thee (Dowland); Mark 14, vv 1-19; O Jesu Christ , from thee began (EH 69)

Airways' shares? Will a new generation of Concordes in 25 years' time fly London-Sydney in two hours? By how much will air fares fall in real money terms into the 21st century? Who's next to go broke and who's next to make it big?
Reporter John Hosken Producer ADAM RAPHAEL

Vernon Handley puts aside his conductor's baton and looks out from his home in the woods above the Wye Valley in Gwent.
Producer JOHN Harrison BBC Bristol

Presenter Pattie Coldwell reports on topical issues and how they could affect you and your family.

by EDWARD BOYD (1)

Presenter
Michael Charlton

with Sue MacGregor Guest of the Week:
Dame Mary Donaldson. the first woman Lord Mayor of London
Variations on a Theme of Oscar Wilde's (3)

Inside Job by GRANT C. EUSTACE with Steve Hodson and David McAlister An English diplomat is found dead during a vital international conference. How can the other delegates be prevented from calling the meeting off? Enter
Simon Cochrane ,Insurance Investigator whose instincts tend to be right for the wrong reasons....
Directed by MARGARET ETALL

At the end of his
Evangelistic rallies, Billy Graham challenged people to show their commitment by getting up out of their seats and walking to the front. In this series, eight people who did just that, tell of the difference it made to them then ... and now.
Producer JOHN NEWBURY

Futility (8)

with Robert Williams and Susannah Simons

with PETER DONALDSON including
Financial Report

devised by TONY SHRYANE and EDWARD J. MASON John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden in the Chair Steve Race Questions by STEVE RACE Producer PETE ATKIN
(Repeated: Fri 12.27 pm)

(Repeated: Thurs 1.40 pm)

Do you need cast-iron boots to keep your foot firmly in the door? Should the small print be in invisible ink? How do you motivate yourself on wet Mondays?
Patrick Hannan provides some untypical guidance. Producer HERBERT WILLIAMS BBC Wales

Tom Vernon rides his bicycle from Exeter to Edinburgh; with an eye for the countryside and an ear for the people along the way.
V: The End of Ermine Street: Lincoln to York
Producer JENNY DE YONG

Each week Antony Hopkins explores a different musical work or topic, explaining his thoughts at the piano and illustrating them with records.
Producer PATRICK LAMBERT

This is what parents usually say when they hear their children have become involved with pop music. In this programme, young hopefuls and experienced performers talk about some of the pitfalls and pleasures of the music business.
Compiled and presented by Brian Fairman
Producer PETER FOZZARD

Sir John Gielgud
Acting is more than an occupation or a profession - for me it has been a life. Friends and colleagues who have worked with Sir John Gielgud in the theatre and films, pay tribute to the actor who celebrates his 80th birthday this week. Contributors include Lindsay Anderson Peggy Ashcroft Alan Bennett Dirk Bogarde Peter Brook
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies David Hare
Barbara Jefford Dudley Moore John Mortimer and Anthony Quayle
Producer ROLAND KEATING

I'm Not Complaining (8)

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