Presented by John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With ROGER PARRY
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.20* Your Letters
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
Exploring
How do you find your way, build a bivouac, identify poisonous food and repel insects? What do you do if you fall sick or into a ravine? How do you protect yourself against extreme heat or wild animals? Two adventurers answer your questions:
Christina Dodwell , who has journeyed extensively in Africa, Thailand and Papua New Guinea, and Robin Hanbury-
Tenison, who made the first land crossing of South America at its widest point, has explored extensively in Indonesia and is a gold medallist of the Royal Geographical Society.
Sue MacGregor is in the Chair. Produced by the Woman's 's Hour unit Lines open from 8.0 0 am
Illuminations by NAN WOODHOUSE
Read by Lesley Nicol
'I thought we'd go for the switch-on, then we'd get the lights and a bit of a show as well. Dad had just got his clock for long service and it struck me it would be right to take him along as a little treat.'
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
NEM, p 17; Be near us, Holy
Trinity (BBC HB 165); Canticle 2; Romans I, vv 13-25; Bright the vision that delighted (BBC HB 269). Stereo
'This morning I discovered the perfect imprint of an owl on my windowpane - complete with a look of surprise on its face! Can you explain?'
Derek Jones and a team of naturalists answer some of your more 'pressing' Wildlife questions.
Producer MELINDA BARKER BBC Bristol
Presented by Paul Heiney
A nationwide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete to become this year's Brain of Britain. First Round: South
Chairman Robert Robinson
Alan Glencross
(retired librarian) Dr David Griffin
(research chemist)
Brian Parsons (teacher) Tim Devis (statistician)
Including Beat the Brains
Programme devised by JOHN P WYNN Questions set by LAN GILLIES Producer RICHARD EDIS
1.55 Listening Corner 2: Andrew McAndrew and Grandad's Bluebells
2.0-2.30 Par Etapes French Graded Objectives (2) by DEREK UTLEY
1: Finding Your Way About and at 2.15
2: Shopping for a Picnic and Souvenirs
2.30-3.0 English for Examinations (14-17) Communication (Are you receiving me?) 1: Finding Out
2.30 Based on interviews Presented by BRIAN REDHEAD Written by TONY PENMAN ProducerAL AL WOLFF
2.45 Dramatised version by CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL Producer colin SMITH
Introduced by Sue MacGregor The Dummy's Keyboard: JULIA EISNER looks at the Victorian equivalent of hi-fi still popular today - the pianola. The Summer of the Barshinskeys Part 2 (7)
The Family Man by ANDREW LIND
Matt Wanderpast discovers that there aren't any easy answers to the question 'What's in a name?' and lands himself and his wife in a rather tricky situation.
Directed by JANE MORGAN Stereo
A 90th Birthday Tribute
The Cup Final referee in 1934, former Secretary of the Football Association, and past President of FIFA, the world governing-body, Sir Stanley Rous has been at the forefront of world football for over 50 years. In his 90th year, he still sees over a hundred matches a season and has firm views on the state of the modern game. Bryon Butler leads the birthday celebrations with the help of Sir Matt Busby , Sir Stanley Matthews and Sir Walter Winterbottom. Producer AUDREY ADAMS
.HEAR THIS! page 16
A Night to Remember 7: 'Save one life!'
Presented by Robert Williams and Carole West continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55
With PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report
5: Scale Points
Major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad
Reporter Roisin McAuley
Producer ROGER HUTCHINGS Editor BRIAN WALKER BBC Manchester
Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care. Producer JULIAN BROWN
Words and music for St George's Day with Michael Pennington and Rod Beacham Music by George Deacon and Isobel Deacon Producers ALEC REID and MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol Stereo
Presented by Peter White Producer THENA HESHEL
Listeners can phone with enquiries and comments relating to the programme on [number removed]1 (Lines open 8.30-10.0 pm)
Book, £2.95, from [address removed]
by Anthony Smith
Presented by Paul Allen
Producer RICHARD BANNERMAN
A Moveable Feast
5: Markedfor Death
Presented by Alexander MacLeod
11.0 Headlines on VHFIFMuntilll.O
From Coping to Confidence Parents The fourth of six programmes about students with learning difficulties now moving on from special schools to colleges of further education. Presented by MAUREEN GALVIN Resource pack available from: [address removed]
followed by an interlude VHF/FM joins at 12. 10
