Farming, food and countryside news, market trends and weather.
A meditation for the beginning of a new day.
Presented by Brian Redhead and John Timpson
6.30,7.30,8.30
News Summary
6.45* Business News With ROGER PARRY
7.0,8.0
Today's News
Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COL VILE
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
Deep within the Arctic Circle, the frozen mass of Beaufort Sea is the hunting-ground of the polar bear. Now, this hostile and empty icescape is the scene of a new search.... for oil.
Margaret Horsfield visits the exploration rig Kulluk and meets the men who survive in temperatures of minus 30°c in the hope of striking it rich. Producer JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham
Coming Home by ROSE CLARK
Read by Alan Devereux 'A land fit for heroes? It's lies, all lies.'
Producer GWYN RICHARDS BBC Birmingham
reflecting the issues of the day introduced from Broadcasting House. Stereo
'The Peak District is a fine example of a National Park that could be greatly improved by some industrial estates, a couple of dozen multi-storey car parks, and a nuclear power plant!'
Part 2 of Barry Pilton 's unheroic encounter with Britain's most arduous walk, the Pennine Way. Read by David Roper
Presented by Pattie Coldwell
6: Mr Right
Presented by Gordon Clough
1.55 Listening Corner Today's story: Alex's Outing by MARY DICKINSON
2.5 The Music Box Written and presented by MICHAEL BURNETT and SANDRA KERR
2.20 Living Language Street Festival Poetry compiled by MORAG STYLES
2.40 Health Education My Body: A Packet of 20 by EDWARD KELSEY
Introduced by Sue MacGregor The Poet and his Day Job (1) CHRIS ELDON LEE talks tO JOHN CURRY who as well as being a poet is a Mersey pilot.
No Comebacks and Other Stories
4: Money with Menaces
by Peter Liney
with Martin Jarvis as Roger, Rosalind Ayres as Melanie, Helena Breck as Vicky, Trevor Nichols as David and Garard Green as Arthur
Roger sits firmly, but uncomfortably, upon the fence. He can see all the sides to all the important issues, but has no firm views about any of them. Then a visit from Vicky forces him to shift his posture - just a bit.
(Stereo)
Neil Landor answers your queries and quibbles.
Questions, on a postcard please to: Enquire Within, BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA
Producer ANNE BLAIR GOULD
Dead Man Leading (4)
Presented by Robert Williams and Susannah Simons continuedon VHF/FM 5.50-5.55
With BRYAN MARTIN including Financial Report
Stereo
Written by MARGARET PHELAN
BBC Birmingham
A chance to air your views on some of the subjects raised in last week's Any Questions?
Introduced by John Timpson Producer CAROLE STONE BBCBristol
Send your letters to:
Any Answers? BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Twenty-one years ago the UK Continental Shelf Act made exploitation of the North Sea possible. Ten years ago the first oil was produced from the Argyll field. Brian Redhead investigates the development of the oil and gas resources with leading oilmen, politicians and analysts. Did successive governments really control the huge oil barons? Have the benefits really come to Britain? When will the bubble burst? Reporter John Forsyth Producers JOHN FORSYTH and LESLIE ROBINSON
W HELPLINES: page 93
Thomas Hardy
An occasional series of first-hand recollections of 20th-century writers from the BBC Sound Archives.
Tonight Hardy's later years are recalled by Cynthia Asquith
Robert Graves. Leonard Woolf and others.
Reader Martin Friend
Producer COLIN SMITH
A magazine of special interest to disabled listeners and their families, with countrywide news and views on all matters of concern to them.
Presented by John Mills Editor MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: BBC. Broadcasting House, London W1A4WW
Phone [number removed](10.0 am-5.0 pm)
goes into the Sound Archives.
Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer CARROLL MOORE
My Uncle Silas
7: The Shooting Party
Presenter Alexander MacLeod
11.0 Headlines onVHFjFMuntilll.O
Groundswell The environment programme looks at Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Scottish Salmon
followed by an interlude
Voix de France: French VI Compiled by PAMELA TAYLOR
12.30 26: Lafamille en France and at 12.50
27: Une villefrancaise: Liboume
