An interview with a leader of the agricultural industry, followed by a five-day weather forecast for farmers
Producers ALLAN WRIGHT and TIM FINNEY
With CANON DAVID PARTRIDGE Stereo
Presented by Sue MacGregor and Peter Hobday
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With SIMON ROSE
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by CHARLOTTE GREEN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With JOHN INVERDALE
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JUULAN HOLLAND
with Peter Donaldson
meanders down some meaningful culs-de-sac in the BBC Sound Archives. Producer ANNE HOWELLS
(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 9.30pm)
Fifty-five minutes of unpredictable and lively conversation from the personalities who will be in the news this week. Producer IAN STRACHAN Stereo
Presented by Louise Botting
The programme with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Money Box keeps a watching brief on your money Problems, including pensions, tax. social security and investment in general.
Details from: Money Box, Room 4099 BBC, Broadcasting House London W1A 4WW
The Abdication:
A Modem Fairy Story by JANET GOLDFINCH
Read by Mary Wimbush
The Queen had found suitable princes for all ten of her daughters. Now, if her only son took over from his Dad and dealt with kingly pursuits like rescuing damsels, she might have time for herself. What should she do?
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
New Every Morning, page 9; (BBC hb 408); Psalm 27, part 1; Genesis 37, w 2b-ll; I to the hills will lift mine eyes (BBC HB 459). Stereo
Presented by Charles Tomlinson
Readers ROSALIND SHANKS and GEOFFREY COLLINS
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBCBristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC, Bristol BS82LR
Presented by Pattie Coldwell Editor KEN VASS
A History of Pantomime in seven parts
Narrated by Richard Briers 1: The Life and Death of Harlequin in which pantomime's roots are traced to the Continent, and its birthplace to a square in Georgian London. Performers: Robert Daws
Brenda Longman Charles West and Pit Band and Singers under the musical direction of COLIN SELL
Written and compiled by GERALD FROW
Series conceived by JOHN DYAS
Producer JONATHAN JAMES-MOORE Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 6.30pm) (Book, same title, £12.95 from BBC Publications and booksellers)
Presented by Brian Widlake Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.55 Listening Corner Something Old, Something New Songs and rhymes with SANDRA KERR and TONY AITKEN Today: Rise and Shine Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN BBC Birmingham
2.5 Playtime At the Circus Presenters tim MUNRO and LOLA YOUNG (R) (Re-broadcast on Thurs at 10.10am)
2.20 Introducing Science Sciencescope
4: Rolling Around
2.40 Topic Songbook (4) Stereo (R)
2.45 Radio Club timmy MALLETT and the Radio Club team scour the country to find interesting items for all you Radio Club members. (Re-broadcast on Wedat 11.45am)
Introduced by Jenni Murray
Fair's Fair!: or is it?
ANDREA ADAMS finds out whether blondes have more fun - and investigates the best way to become one!
Serial: The Reason Why by CECIL WOODHAM SMITH abridged in 15 parts by PAT MCLOUGHUN
Read by Robert Powell (8) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
Campari for the Fishes by TERESA COLLARD Stereo
Presented by Nigel Andrews
Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton
continued on VHFjFM5.50-5.55pm
With BRYAN MARTIN including Financial Report
Without hesitation, the least repetitious and most undeviating programme on radio with Kenneth Williams
Peter Jones , Clement Freud and William Franklyn
In the thick, the Chair, and frequent confusion Nicholas Parsons
Devised by IAN MESSITER
Producer PETE ATKIN. Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm)
(Revised re-broadcast of Saturday at
7.15 am)
Why do it yourself when you can get a bug to do it for you?
Alun Lewis explores the world of biotechnology - a world where bacteria are used to produce foods, plastics, drugs and detergents; where enzymes become biosensors and genes are created on request. Producer MARTIN RUBACH
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)
Old-Tyme Disco by BRUCE STEWART with Faraday edits a communist weekly in a small office over a disco where favourites from the 50s are played on an electric organ. Within the same 24 hours, figures from his past reappear to haunt him: Fr Culper with whom he once conducted public debates, and his ex-wife Laura.
Electric organist ANDREW CHRISTIE Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHUN Stereo
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
Michael Oliver presents today's edition which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, film, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Producer RICHARD DUNN Editor THOMAS SUTCLIFFE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
Wind, Sand and Stars by ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY abridged in ten parts byjOYOSBORNE
Read by John Bennett (6)
Presented by Richard Kershaw Editor BLAIR THOMSON
followed by an interlude
Secondary Science The Mole Concept Presented by FRED HARRIS (R) and at 12.50 Uniformly Accelerated Motion Presented by NIGEL GRAHAM (R) Producer ARTHUR VIALLS
