with Peter Hobday and Brian Redhead
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6 45* Prayer for the Day
1.0, 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
Harry Soan concludes his reflections on how he has used his life since he gave up farming 18 years ago. Producer JANE MARSHALL
BBC Birmingham
A radio news production by ADAM RAPHAEL
Nine Lives by STELLA WHITELAW
Read by Elizabeth Proud
NEM, p 17; Lord enthroned (BBC HB 206); Psalm 8; Hebrews 1, vv 1-14; Ye servants of the Lord (BBC HB 372)
'The Faroe Islands are the crucible of a unique experiment: a family organised as a self-governing nation.'
Ian Grimble , revisiting these remote north
Atlantic islands after half a lifetime, reports on the remarkable progress of the experiment.
Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester
Carry on Magpie!
Since the new neighbours moved in there have been such goings on! Nest-sharing, wife-swapping, egg-stealing - and the noise!
Michael Clegg presents an everday story of magpie folk, the rapidly rising stars of suburbia.
Producer ANNE BLAIR GOULD BBC Bristol
Pattie Coldwell introduces the first of a new Called to Account series, in which representatives of trades and professions deal with your queries and criticisms.
This week - the builders with Bill Hilton , National Director of the Federation of Master Builders
If you have any comments or questions, write to You and Yours, 'Builders', Room 4099, BBC,
Broadcasting House, London W\A 4WW
Presenter
Brian Widlake
Introduced from Glasgow by Mary Marquis Special Guest:
Viscountess Stansgate talks about her life and interests to MARY MARQUIS. A Star is Born: MIKE SHAW with some of the best entries to Radio Scotland's National Primary Schools Radio Competition.
DR VERNON COLEMAN offers advice on child ailments. JIMMY MACK talks to
JEAN PIERRE GLAYROUSE , a confectioner from
Bordeaux practising his art in the unlikely surroundings of a West Highland village.
Producer MIKE SHAW BBC Scotland
My Life and Times (5)
by CHARLES DICKENS (6)
Seven variations on the theme of love, written and presented by P. J. Kavanagh 5: Love Light-hearted
Reader DENYS HAWTHORNE Producer
MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol
Three programmes
2: Sport and the Media
Are newspapers, radio and television too preoccupied with 'sports news' to the exclusion of consideration of some of the wider aspects of sport? Can they be held responsible for the spread of the win-at-all-costs attitudes associated with the professional game? Why do some sports receive extensive media coverage while others are largely ignored?
Russell Davies assesses how the media reflect the current sporting scene. Producer FRANK WARWICK
Time After Time (7)
with Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough
with BRIAN PERKINS including
Financial Report
with Clive Jacobs
Behind the scenes in the world of travel and transport with help from ALANAH MARTIN. TOM BOSWELL and RICHARD
HUDSON-EVANS
Producer HELEN ROBSON Editor ROGER MACDONALD
with Margaret Howard Producer KATE FENTON
A personal portrait
Esther Rantzen The Rt Hon Roy Hattersley , mp
Professor John Honey , Head of the School of Education, Leicester Polytechnic
Charles Moore , Editor of The Spectator tackle the questions raised by an audience in Uppingham,
Leicestershire
Chairman David Jacobs Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Alistair Cooke's weekly talk on American life, history and politics.
by Alistair Cooke
with Michael Billington Producer CARROLL MOORE
Naples 44 by NORMAN LEWIS abridged in ten parts by MARY BENSON
Read by JOHN ROWE (10) Producer
CHRISTOPHER VENNING (Starting on Monday: 'Against the Stream' by James Hanley )
Headlines, national, international and financial news, background analysis and comment
long wave only
long wave only
with Bill Wallis David Tate and Sally Grace Written by IAN BROWN. JAMES HENDRIE.
RICHARD QUICK.
JOHN LANGDON , PAUL B. DAVIES.
MARTIN BOOTH. ALAN WHITING.
PETE SINCLAIR. STEVE PUNT. PETER HICKEY and others Producer PAUL SPENCER (Repeated: Sat 5.25 pm) long wave only
