With JOHN STACY MARKS BBC Wales
Presented by Peter Hobday and Brian Redhead
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIGAN
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by HARRIET CASS
7.25*, 8.25* Sport with CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thoughtfor the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
8.50* Your Letters
with Richard Baker
(Revised broadcast of Saturday's programme at 7.45pm)
A four-part series in which the veteran broadcaster reflects on a process that's still going on after 80 years.
3:Reading Books
Producer JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham (R)
BBC correspondents report from around the world
A Radio News production by ADAM RAPHAEL
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 3. 0pm)
The Statues A parable by DELMORE SCHWARTZ
Read by Robert Rietty New York in winter - and snow is falling. But what snow - and what an effect on the life of a great city.
Producer MITCH RAPER
Reading: Revelations 21, vv 1-7 Hymns: New every morning (BBC HB 408); R'wyn gweld o bell; Jesus shall reign
(BBC HB 460) BBC Wales. Stereo
In Search of the Aye-aye
The Aye-aye of Madagascar is one of the rarest and strangest animals in the world - who better to search for it than Douglas Adams , author of The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
Producer TIM GROUT SMITH BBC Bristol
Presented by Pattie Coldwell For Fact Sheet No 44. write to: You and Yours. BBC, Room 726 Broadcasting House London WIA 1AA
presents....
Weedi, Needi,
Greedi Written and performed by Mark Arden as Cartilage the Valet Lee Cornes as Simon the Gladiator Mark Elliott as Caesar the Emperor Stephen Frost as Coach Producer JAMIE RIX
Stereo
Presented by Brian Widlake
1.55 Listening Corner King Jolly and the Fireworks
2.5 Let's Join In The Old Woman and the Four Noises by JAMES REEVES
2.25 Listen and Read Radio Thin King (25) by DEREK FARMER
2.40 Listen! Journey through Badlidrempt (5)
The White House looks to its laurels this week when the Treasures of Britain go on display in Washington. Among them will be Sue MacGregor introducing Woman's Hour direct from the city which has been described as 'the capital of the world'.
Serial: The Bonsai Tree (7)
by CHARLOTTE BRONTE dramatised in six parts by BETTY DAVIES
5: Louis Moore
Caroline's discovery that Mrs Pryor is her mother gives her strength in her illness. Shirley appears about to accept a proposal. Mrs Pryor/Mrs Sympson
Directed by KAY PATRICK BBC Manchester
Stereo
Roy Hudd laughs at the news with Chris Emmett Alison Steadman and The Huddliners
Stereo
Presented by Gordon Clough and Susannah Simons
continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55
With BRIAN PERKINS including Financial Report
Clive Jacobs and the team go to Japan to visit one of the world's premier motor shows in Tokyo and to sample a new combined passenger-freight air service from Britain.
Tom Boswell test-drives the new Isuzu Piazza which will be available here early next year. Producer IRENE MALUS
Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Re-broadcast on Monday at 40pm)
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days.
Producer JULIAN HALE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 10.30am) Stereo
Makers of law. legal practitioners and those who serve the administration of justice all contribute to this topical weekly magazine about issues thrown up by the courts and by parliament.
Presented by Joshua Rozenberg Producer ANTHONY MONCRIEFF
(Re-broadcast on Sunday at 8.5pm)
Air Vice Marshal
Stewart Menaul , defence consultant
Mary Goldring , broadcaster and journalist
Monsignor Bruce Kent , Vice-President CND Jean Rook , journalist tackle the issues raised by the audience in Stanmore, Middlesex
Chairman John Timpson
ProducerCAROLE STONE . BBC Bristol (Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 10 pm)
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
US labour unions
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Labour unions lose power as disputes are settled by agreement rather than coercion. Show more
by Alistair Cooke
(Re-broadcast on Sunday at 9.15 am)
Michael Billington presents tonight's edition which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, film, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Producer CARROLL MOORE (Re-broadcast on Monday)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by MAYA ANGELOU abridged in ten parts by JANE MARSHALL
Read by Carmen Munroe (10) Producer VANESSA WHITBURN BBC Birmingham
(Starting on Monday: Plain or Ringlets by R.S. Surtees)
Presented by Richard Kershaw
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with Bill Wallis
David Tate. Sally Grace and Jon Glover Written by RICHARD QUICK . PAUL B DAVIES STUART SILVER MARTIN BOOTH IAN BROWN. JAMES HENDRIE
PETE SINCLAIR , STEVE PUNT . DAVID COHEN. PETER HICKEY and others Producer PAUL MAYHEW ARCHER
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 5.25 pm) Stereo
followed by an interlude