Presented by Brian Redhead and Peter Hobday
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

Susan Marling airs your comments and pursues your complaints and queries about the BBC, its programmes and policies.
Send them to:
Feedback, BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 4WW
Producer JANET THOMAS

Reports from BBC correspondents around the world.
A Radio News production by ADAM RAPHAEL

And Man by WILLIAM SAROYAN
Read by Erroll MacKinnon

NEM, p 30; All praise to thee (BBC HB 401); Psalm 29; II Corinthians 8, vv 1-12;
God of mercy, God of grace (BBC HB 455). Stereo

Where in nature would you hear a squeaky pram, a buzz saw or a motor boat?
Michael Jordan delves into a library of improbable mechanical sounds from the world of natural history. Producer MEUNDA BARKER BBC Bristol

Presenter Pattie Coldwell

Presenter Brian Widlake

1.55 Listening Corner Let's Play It Again Presented by KENNETH SHANLEY Written and produced by MARY KALEMKERIAN
2.5 Let's Join In with SOUNDBOX The Red Musical Box by JEAN KENWARD
2.25 Sounds, Words and Movement The Miser's Christmas (2) Presenters JILL SHILLING and PAUL BURA
2.40 Listen! Journey through Badlidrempt (8)

Introduced from Cardiff by Noreen Bray
Photojournalist CHRIS GREGORY talks about her recent visit to Afghanistan and the women she met there. And PHIL RICKMAN reports on 'The Nightingale of Arrow' - the title given to the finest tenor in one valley on the borders of Wales.
Producer sesi MCCOMBIE. BBC Wales Bad Company (9)

The Nightrunners of Bengal (2) by JOHN MASTERS

Richard Mayne explores and explodes some national clich6s 4: The British: museum pieces Producer JULIAN HALE

A series of five programmes exploring current thinking in psychology 1: Creativity
Is Shakespeare's or Mozart's creativity different in kind, or only in degree, from yours or mine? And how far is creativity a question of inspiration and how far sheer hard work? Peter Evans introduces the topic, and chairs a discussion between Dr Edward de Bono , Liam Hudson , Professor of Psychology at Brunei University, and Dr Anthony Storr Producer DANIEL SNOWMAN
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Let the People Sing abridged by DEREK LOMASE Read by ENN REITEL
10: Lots of Things Happen on Saturday
Producer TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester

Presenters Gordon Clough and Susannah Simons continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55

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 ALANAH MARTIN , TOM BOSWELL and RICHARD HUDSON-EVANS Producer IRENE MALLIS
Editor ROGER MACDONALD

(Repeated: Monday 1.40 pm)

Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days
Producer JULIAN HALE

Rosemary Hartill reports on the week's proceedings in the General Synod, the Church of England's parliament. Producer CHRIS REES Stereo

The Rt Hon
Norman St John-Stevas , mp Ken Livingstone
Detta O'Cathain , economist and Carlton Duncan , headmaster tackle the questions raised by an audience from Bedford Chairman John Timpson Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol

Senator Jesse Helms ponders whether to take the foreign affairs chair, or continue to rally support for the tobacco growers. Show more

by Alistair Cooke

Michael Billington presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer DANIEL DODD

Some Do Not by FORD MADOX FORD abridged in 15 parts by NEVILLE TELLER
Read by HUGH BURDEN (10)
Producer MAURICE LEITCH

Presented by Richard Kershaw

An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with Bill Wallis, David Tate, Sally Grace and Jon Glover
Written by IAN BROWN, RICHARD QUICK, PAUL B. DAVIES, MARTIN BOOTH,
PETE SINCLAIR, STUART SILVER, DAVID COHEN, PETER HICKEY and others.
Producer PAUL SPENCER

followed by an interlude

Teenage Plays The Long Arm of the Law by MICHAEL MAYNARD