Presented by John Timpson and Triona Holden
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
3: The Man of Blood
and an eclectic selection of conversationalists.
Producer PIPPA BURSTON. Stereo
A Matter of Attitude by USA TAYLOR
Read by Sandra Clark
NEM, p 17; Away in a manger
(BBC HB 43); Te Deum ; Luke 2, vv 21-35; Behold, the great Creator makes (BBC HB 44) Stereo
Stereo
Derek Robinson challenges some beliefs we take for granted. This week:
A Night to Mis-remember? Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
International Consumer Quiz The Final of the competition to find the top consumer broadcasting team from the four home countries.
Chairman Paul Heiney
by JON BEER with When ambitious Alan announces to the staffroom his plans to further his career, old Frank is moved to recount the Awful Tale of Alan's predecessor, whose vaulting ambition o'er leapt itself with horrible consequences.
Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS Stereo
Presented by Gordon Clough
Today's story: Andrew McAndrew and the Red Bike
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Guest of the Week:
Tony O'Reilly , former Irish
Rugby International and now President and Chief Executive of the Heinz corporation. Flush (3)
Ties of Loyalty by MELVILLE JONES with Hugh Burden as Henry Warburton
Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN BBC Bristol Stereo
Seven programmes in which
Norman MacCaig presents his personal choice of poetry. 1: Love
Readers ANTHONY HYDE and DIANA OLSSON
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol. Stereo
Come, Come, Ye Saints In the first of three programmes, Ian Bradley visits Salt Lake City. Utah, to meet some of the 330 members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and to examine the traditions that have made the choir a famous institution in America and beyond. Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
Just So Stories
3: How the Leopard got his Spots
Presented by Robert Williams and Susannah Simons continued on VHFjFM 5.50-5.55
With BRYAN MARTIN including Financial Report
Stereo
(Repeated: Thursday 1.40 pm)
Boat Show Special
On the eve of the 31st London International Boat Show,
Cliff Michelmore and his team preview the selection of craft, equipment and accessories on display at Earls Court. There's something for all water enthusiasts, with the biggest ever British sailboard exhibition, a watersports centre, and the Royal Navy with their display team. Producer CAROLINE ELLIOT
A series of four programmes. 1: Goring Hotel
'We do not have the assistance of large marketing consortia, but, as a family concern, we are able to treat our guests and staff as human beings.' There have been Gorings in Westminster since 1910, and today the Goring Hotel is one of the last bastions of private enterprise in London. Step inside.
Producer ANNE BROWN BBC Birmingham
(Details: Thursday 11.0 am)
A four-part series in which the veteran broadcaster reflects on a process that's still going on after 80 years.
1: Reading and WritingProducer JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham
Tippett at 80
'What happens in old age, if you're real, is some toughening. Compression is fundamental. I've been paring away all the time. But, in the work I've just finished, I've moved back into a more lyrical world again.'
Natalie Wheen presents a profile of the life and work of Sir Michael Tippett on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Others taking part include PROFESSOR IAN KEMP
ROBERT TEAR, MICHAEL VYNER ,
' DAVID MATTHEWS and PAUL CROSSLEY.
Producer JOHN BOUNDY
Empire of the Sun (3)
National and international news, background, analysis and comment.
Presented by Richard Fox
11.0 Headlines
Radio 4's international business report; market trends
Stereo
followed by an interlude
