Presented from the North West by Charlie Guest of Radio Cumbria
with John Stacy-Marks BBC Wales
Presented by Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News with SIMON ROSE
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by CLIVE ROSLIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
with Susan Rae
continues his investigations of the BBC Sound Archives but once again comes to no serious conclusions.
Producer ANGELA HIND
(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 9.30pm)
Lively conversation between the personalities in this week's news
Producer IAN STRACHAN Stereo
Presented by Louise Botting
The programme that keeps you in touch with what's happening in the field of personal savings, investment, mortgages, insurance, social security and the financial problems of everyday life.
Don't forget The 1985-6 Unit Trust Investor of the Year competition, closing date 1 November.
Details from: Money Box, BBC. Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW
Home from Home by GRAHAM EDWARDS
Read by Sion Probert
Moving house is always an upset. But for the little boy, the journey to Kent is like a trip to outer space - hostile and full of danger.
Producer MITCH RAPER
Reading: Genesis 1
Hymns: Immortal, invisible
(BBC HB 10); We give immortal praise; Lead us Heavenly Father (BBC HB 307) BBC Wales
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners
Presented by Fleur Adcock Readers PENELOPE LEE and ANTHONY HYDE
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR
Presented by John Howard Editor KEN VASS
The nationwide general knowledge contest for schools. First Round
8: Wales Monkton House School, Cardiff v Oakdale School, Oakdale,
Blackwood Questionmasters
Tim Gudgin and Paddy Feeny Questions set by NIGEL RICHARDSON and DAVID SELF Producer GRAHAM FROST
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 6.30pm)
Presented by Brian Widlake Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.55 Listening Corner This week: It's 's Hallowe 'en! Presented by SHEELAGH GILBEY Storyteller WILLIE RUSHTON Today's story: 'King Jolly and the Broomstick' by SARAH MORCOM Script by LEE PRESSMAN
2.5 Playtime Friends Presenters LOLA YOUNG and ANDREW BRANCH (Re-broadcast on Thurs at 10.10am)
2.20 Introducing Science Unit 2, Programme 1 I'm Hungry
2.40 Radio Shop A weekly review of educational material on sale For information ring [number removed]
2.45 Radio Club TOMMY BOYD and the Radio Club team scour the country to find interesting items for all you Radio Club members (Re-broadcaston Wedat 11.45am)
Introduced by Anne Nightingale All Rapped Up!
Rapping, reggae, toasting, hip-hop - they're all part of black culture, but usually associated with male performers. LYNN
ARMSTRONG talks to some women claiming a slice of the action. Serial: The Bonsai Tree byMEIRACHAND
Read by Heather Bell (3)
Adam Rising by HOWARD W AKELING
Stereo
Robert Hewison presents today's edition which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, film, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton
continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55
With DAVID HITCHINSON including Financial Report
The questions that matter about the stories that matter, put to the people that matter - Richard Ingrams. Alan Coren ,
Anne Diamond and Henry Blofeld - by the questionmaster who sometimes matters a bit, Barry Took
Written and compiled by JOHN LANGDON and the producer HARRY THOMPSON
Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1.40pm)
When bubonic plague reached the Derbyshire village of Eyam in 1665, it struck with a vengeance. But instead of running away. the villagers stayed put in self-imposed quarantine to prevent the pestilence spreading. Nearly all of them died ... Phil Smith examines the story of their heroism - and its ultimate irony. Producer Liz Jensen BBC Birmingham
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.5pm) HEAR THIS! page 26
How do volcanoes erupt under water? What enables life to exist at pressures a thousand times greater than the air we live in? And why are many oceanographers forsaking their ships and taking to space to learn more about the world's seas? Peter Evans talks to scientists at the Scripps
Institute of Oceanography in California about these and other deep-sea problems.
Producer MILES BARTON
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)
Deceptions by FREDERICK BRADNUM with Phyllida Nash as Felicity and George Baker as George Felicity and George are meeting for the first time. It is an arranged meeting, but for what purpose? And which one is practising a deception on the other? Or are they both playing the same game?
Directed by GRAHAM GAULD
(Rebroadcast next Sunday). Stereo
David Roper presents tonight's edition which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, film, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer SIMON BROUGHTON Editor THOMAS SUTCLIFFE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by MAYA ANGELOU abridged in ten parts by JANE MARSHALL
Read by Carmen Munro (6) Producer VANESSA WHITBURN BBC Birmingham
Presented by David Sells Editor BLAIR THOMSON
followed by an interlude
