Music selected by Thelma Bailey and Michael Ford
BBC Birmingham. Stereo
Farming, food and countryside news, market trends, weather
Producers ALLAN WRIGHT , TIM FINNEY
Bernard Jackson talks to a religious figure about their faith.
7.10 Today's Papers
Ears of corn as big as saucers, strange shapes of cow, robots working in the fields.... these could be among the features of farming life in the next century. Descendants of the modern-day Archers help the On Your Farm team to unveil an everyday story of country folk in the year 2050.
Producer LIZ RIGBEY
(Rev re-broadcast Monday at 7.20pm)
with Rosemary Hartill
Mike Gilliam asks
Alan Titchmarsh about jobs in the garden this weekend.
8.10 Today's Papers (Broadcast at 7.10am)
Darkest mid-winter on the sporting scene. Sunshine from Tony Lewis , though.
Producer PETER GRIFFITHS
Bernard Falk presents a practical guide to the holiday, travel and leisure scene with help from Robin Dewhurst , Susan Marling and Patrick Stoddart.
Producer JENNY MALLINSON DUFF
David Bradbury presents a personal review of the weekly magazines.
Producer JOHN EDWARDS
Peter Riddell , Political Editor of The Financial Times, presents a personal review of a week in the parliamentary life of MPs and peers.
Producer SHEILA COOK
Ned Sherrin , studio guests, and contributions from
Angela Gordon of The Times
Robert Elms of The Face and Stephen Fry of No Fixed Abode Together they pick over some of the week's loose ends and decide which can be left hanging and which look like tying themselves, and us, in knots tomorrow. Including
Nigel Farrell with Farrell's Travels and Making Yourself Totally
Perfect - the Mat Coward course in self-improvement. Additional material from ALISTAIR BEATON
Producers IAN GARDHOUSE
SIMON SHAW and CATHIE MAHONEY
Reflections on life and politics abroad from the BBC's team of correspondents
Producer OLIVIA SELIGMAN
(Details on Monday at 10.0am)
Stereo (Details on Monday at & 30pm)
The Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart , mp
Michael Winner , Lord Marsh and Sir Denis Forman
Autumn Sunshine by WILLIAM TREVOR with and The prospect of seeing his estranged daughter helps Canon Moran to bear his recent bereavement. But the Canon's new-found j oy is very brief.
PHILIP HAMMOND (piano)
John Welsh. .. his whole performance a masterpiece of control and timing ...
(THE GUARDIAN)
... warmly atmospheric and sensitively questing production....
(IRISH PRESS)
Technical presentation by COLM FLANAGAN
Directed by ROBERT COOPER
BBC Northern Ireland (R)
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The Irish Cousins On the Hunt of Somerville and Ross
'The outstanding fact among women who live by their brains is friendship.'
A hundred years ago this week Edith Oenone Somerville met Violet Florence Martin. It was the beginning of the literary partnership of Somerville and Ross, best known for the Irish
RM stories, and of a remarkable friendship that lasted beyond death.
Narrator JENNI MILLS
Written and compiled by JENNI MILLS and MARY PRICE
Producer MARY PRICE. BBC Bristol (Re-broadcaston Wedat 11.0am)
Marghanita Laski follows
Rudyard Kipling 's travels and explores that world which is brought to life in his writings. 4: Africa
Read by JOSS ACKLAND ,
ARNOLD DIAMOND , GARARD GREEN .
HENRY STAMPER. JOHN STAMPER.
JOHN SAMSON , MARK ROLSTON ,
MONTY MODLYN. BOB COPPER .
JON STRICKLAND
Producer HELEN FRY (R)
Professor Laurie Taylor talks about three of his favourite humorous characters from fiction
Read by TIM PIGOTT SMITH
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY
BBC Bristol
(Re-broadcast on Tuesday at 9. 30pm)
Presented by Peter France
Stereo
with KATE MOON including Sports Round-up
In the fourth of six programmes Phil Smith listens to experiences of coping with quadriplegia. Producer GILLIAN HUSH
BBC Manchester (R)
by Anthony Smith (R)
Saturday evening conversation
Music by JEREMY NICHOLAS
Producer MICHAEL EMBER. Stereo
with Richard Baker
Producer JANE BEVAN. Stereo
Campari for the Fishes by TERESA COLLARD with When Clare glimpsed
Alan Bridgeman briefly on her way to Worcester, she knew something was wrong, but she was caught in the traffic and couldn't stop. But why was she so desperate to find him - and what was he doing?
Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING
Stereo (Re-broadcast on Mon at 3.0pm)
Dear Lord and Father of mankind (BBC HB 351); O taste and see (Vaughan Williams ); Acts 9, w 1-19; We sing the glorious conquest (EH 207). Stereo
Three guests, in conversation with Ted Harrison, voice their views.
Presented by Peter Evans
Ex-London taxi for sale.
15,000 genuine miles, VGC. Radio cassette, baby seat. Need something bigger for pram, etc. Hence E843
Ring Mantle Motors during show hours.... with Clive Mantle , Nick Wilton Steve Brown and Helen Lederer
Music by STEVE BROWN
Written by ARNOLD BROWN
STEVE BROWN. PAUL B. DAVIES JEREMY HARDY
HUNTER AND DOCHERTY, JOHN IRWIN HELEN LEDERER. PAUL MARTIN
HELEN MURRY , GEOFFREY PERKINS ROGER PLANER , SMITH AND KYAN NICK WILTON and the producer JAMIE RIX. Stereo
(Re-broadcast on Friday at 12.27pm)
('In One Ear' performed live each week at the Paris Studio, Lower Regent Street, London Wl. Doors open 11.0pm)
followed by an interlude
