Presented from the South East by Joe Hull
A regional view of farming in the week ahead
with CANON FRANK WRIGHT BBC Manchester Stereo
Presented by Sue MacGregor and Peter Hobday
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With ROBERT FINIGAN
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN martin
7.25*, 8.25* Sport with GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
A look ahead with David Symonds
Written and read by James Cameron (1911-85) abridged in five parts by PATRICK MCENROE (1)
A tribute to one of the BBC's greatest journalists. Producer HELEN FRY (R)
A lively matching of wit and wisdom between some of the personalities who will be in the news this week
Producer IAN STRACHAN Stereo
A further selection of questions on personal finance put by visitors to last week's
Money Eighty Five show The panel:
Louise Botting
Vincent Duggleby
Christopher Gilchrist Philip Hardman
Money Box , BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 4WW
Humble Pie by JOHN G. MILLER
Read by John Westbrook
The young priest has been sent by his bishop for a rest-cure in the countryside of southern
France. But even there trouble awaits him in the shape of a pretty girl.
Producer MITCH RAPER
New Every Morning, page 114; New every morning is the love (BBC HB 408); Psalm 66; Jonah 1, w 1-13; For the gift of God the Spirit (Bp 19) Stereo
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners
Presented by Fleur Adcock Readers PENELOPE LEE and ANTHONY HYDE
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBCBristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
The only national radio programme for consumers, presented by John Howard Editor KEN VASS
The nationwide general knowledge contest for schools.
West Buckland School, Barnstaple v. Ilfracombe School
Questionmasters Tim Gudgin and Paddy Feeny
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 6.30pm)
Presented by Brian Widlake Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.55 Listening Comer This week: Town and Country Presented by HEDLl NlKLAUS Storyteller TREVOR HARRISON Today's story: A Quiet Night in the Country by BERNARD MACLAVERTY Script by MARY KALEMKERIAN BBC Birmingham
2.5 Playtime Birthdays Presenters SHIREEN SHAH and IAIN LAUCHLAN (Re-broadcast on Thurs at 10. 10am)
2.20 Introducing Science Unit 1, Programme 2 Finding the Way
2.40 Radio Shop A weekly review of educational material on sale
2.45 Radio Club With TOMMY BOYD Producer MARYA BURGESS (Re-broadcaston WedatU.45am)
Introduced by journalist and television producer Carol Sarler Why are newspapers dominated by men? Would a woman editor change the way news is presented? Are the prospects for women in this competitive world improving? Discussing these questions are Jo Foley , managing editor of The Mirror, and Jane Reed , managing editor of Eddie Shah 's new newspaper. They are joined by Felicity
Green, former associate editor of the Daily Express.
Serial: The Village by the Sea by ANITA DESAI abridged in seven episodes by JANET HICKSON
Read by Sam Dastor (7) (Music: Mayer's Sri Krishna) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
A Place of Safety by MICHAEL Z. LEWIN
Stereo
Presented by Nigel Andrews
Presented by Jon Silverman and Valerie Singleton continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55
With DAVID SYMONDS including Financial Report
Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 40pm)
A year ago today top men from Britain's leading banks spent the whole weekend in crisis talks at the Bank of England. Troubles at a minor bank threatened to bring down the leading bullion dealer
Johnson Matthey and disrupt the gold market. At the eleventh hour, support was agreed involving millions of taxpayers' funds.
Controversy over how this need arose won't die down. But was a rescue necessary?
John Roberts reports
Producer HEATHER PAYTON
In human beings, brain scans can reveal the areas of the nervous system that spring into action when we think. In rats, nerve transplants can bring back lost memories.
Georgina Ferry reports on these and other new developments in brain research, discussed at the European Neurosciences Association meeting held recently in Oxford.
Producer DEBORAH COHEN
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)
by Steve May
With Mike Gwilym as Alan
Nothing is ever simple for Alan: the anarchy of the world inevitably casts a comic shadow between him and his hopes. His new job doing census returns looks like a doddle, but of course life gets in the way.
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
(Stereo)
Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, film, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Producer KEVIN JACKSON Editor THOMAS SUTCLIFFE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
by EVELYN WAUGH abridged in ten parts by BARRY CAMPBELL Read by John Rye
A comic masterpiece about the life of a foreign correspondent in the imaginary East African republic of Ishmaelia in 1935. 1: The Stitch Service
Producer SHAUN MACLOUGHUN BBCBristol
Presented by David Sells Editor BLAIR THOMSON
MURRAY PERAHIA (piano)
Schubert Impromptu in A flat (D 899/4)
Schumann Papillons , Op 2
Chopin Prelude in D flat, Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop); Prelude in B flat minor, Op 28 No 16 records. Stereo
followed by an interlude
12.30 Deutsch fur die Oberstufe 1: Gruppe 47 and at 12.50 2: Carl Zuckmayer byMILOSPERBER Written and produced by AL WOLFF
