With THE REV LAN GREGORY BBC Manchester. Stereo
Presented by Brian Redhead and John Timpson
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIGAN
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
Bill Breckon , with the help of Tom Tickell , looks at the pros and cons of buying a new house. Producer HELEN ROBSON
Editor ROGER MACDONALD
Fiddler Crab by GERALD BLANK Read by Blain Fairman
The priest was always giving Timmy a roasting ... he must think I'm some kind of eejit, thought Timmy scornfully. Producer DIANE CULVERHOUSE BBC Birmingham
introduced from Broadcasting House. London. Stereo
links up with the Radio 1 Drug Alert campaign and looks at how parents can help children who are drug-users or at risk. Presented by Pattie Coldwell
Stereo
Presented by Sir Robin Day
1.55 Listening Comer Rain Rain Go to Spain by BERNARD MACLAVERTY
2.5 The Song Tree
4: The Big Bell Was Tapped On. and the Word Given, GO! Presented by HILARY JONES and SIMON MAYOR with PYEWACKETT Written and produced by BARRY GIBSON. Stereo
2.20 Living Language Terry On the Fence (3) by BERNARD ASHLEY adapted by ZOE BAILEY
2.40 Newscast What's Wrong with Britain? (2) Presented by FIONA GUTHRIE
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
As BBC1's Crimewatch series returns today on the crest of its latest 13 million viewing figures. Jenny Cuffe investigates the phenomenon of policing by television.
Serial: Underfoot in Show Business
8: Owl and Piglet on Broadway
The Colliers' Cathedral by ROBIN BROOKS
The bizarre adventures of a poor young coal miner seeking fame and fortune some time in the last century.
Directed by DAVID JOHNSTON (R) Stereo
Hunter Davies presents Radio 4's good books programme. Producer FRAN ACHESON
(Rev broadcast of yesterday 's programme at 9.45pm)
Presented by Susannah Simons and Robert Williams
continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55
With BRIAN PERKINS including Financial Report
Written by SIMON FRITH Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm)
Introduced by John Timpson Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC. Bristol BS82LR
3: The Sharp End
The agencies of the United Nations are generally considered to be the UN at its best. In the third of four programmes to mark the 40th anniversary of the UN
Alexander MacLeod considers the work of these bodies'at the sharp end', in tackling drought and famine in Africa, eliminating disease, saving children from death by dehydration, and bringing hope to refugees.
Producer TOM READ
A BBC World Service production
A Guide to America in Primetime
2: Calling the Tune
'The history of television is the history of moving choice away from the people controlling the networks to the individual consumer.'
The network bosses are fighting the cable and video revolution with primetime schedules designed to attract the large audiences their advertisers want. The programmes they decide America will see are the programmes that go on sale to the rest of the world.
Russell Davies considers the global impact of American TV with the help of British programme buyers
Michael Grade , Paul Fox and Leslie Halliwell
Producer JULIE SIMMONS BBC Manchester
Frank Holland takes Marjorie Lofthouse on a musical tour of his pianola collection at the museum which is his home - a disused church in Brentford.
BBC Birmingham
Presented by John Mills Editor MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: BBC, Broadcasting House London WIA 4WW
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Presented by Paul Vaughan Producer BRIAN BARFIELD
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
Scoop
9: The Banquet
Presented by Richard Kershaw
by Anthony Smith (R)
followed by an interlude
12.30 Microtechnology Why Integrate? and at 12.50 Logic (rv)
