An interview with a prominent figure in the agricultural industry, followed by a five-day weather forecast for farmers Producers ALLAN WRIGHT andTMFINNEY

Presented by THE REV DR JOHN NEWTON
Producer JOHN NEWBURY. 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 DAVID SYMONDS
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With JOHN INVERDALE
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JULIAN HOLLAND

with Simon Vance

Year
The Tiger personality - powerful, passionate, rash and rebellious.... A prowl through the BBC Sound Archives and comments from guest Tigers Julie Walters and Kenneth Williams Producer ANDREW PARFITT
(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 9.30pm)
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Fifty-five minutes of lively conversation between the personalities in this week's news
Producer IAN STRACHAN. Stereo

Presented by Louise Botting
The programme with the latest news from the world of personal finance, covering investment, tax, pensions, insurance and a look at some particular money problems sent in by listeners
Details from: Money Box, Room 4099. BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW

You'll See Me on the Telly by BRENDAN O'BYRNE
Read by David Ashford
A happily married man gives a lift to a girl young enough to be his daughter. Curiosity about her leads slowly to obsession - and from there to catastrophe. Producer MITCH RAPER

New Every Morning, page 13; Come down, 0 Love divine
(BBC HB 149); Psalm 15; Luke 18, vv 18-30; Breathe on me, Breath of God (BBC HB 148). Stereo

Presented by Charles Tomlinson Readers ROSALIND SHANKS and GEOFFREY COLUNS
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBCBristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC, Bristol BS82LR

Presented by Pattie Coldwell The only national radio programme for consumers Editor KEN VASS

A History of Pantomime in seven parts
Narrated by Richard Briers 3: Burlesque and Breeches
The influence of burlesque on the pantomime and origins of 'Principal Boy' Performers
Robert Daws , Carol Hall
Peter Hayward , Michael Heath Carmen Lynn and Charles West 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 available fromBBCPublicationsandbooksellers)

Presented by Brian Widlake Editor DEREK LEWIS

1.55 Listening Corner Goes to Scotland Presented by HARRIET BUCHAN and BILLY RIDDOCH Today: The Big Drum Man by ANNE B. ENGLISH Script by FIONA MCGARRY Producer PAM WARDELL BBC Sectland
2.5 Playtime On the Farm Presented by IAIN LAUCHLAN and SUSANNA DAWSON (R) (Re-broadcast Thursday 10.10am)
2.20 Introducing Science Sciencescope
6: Grinding to a Halt
2.40 Topic Songbook (6) Stereo (R)
2.45 Radio Club TOMMY BOYD and the Radio Club team scour the country to find interesting items for all you Radio Club members.

Introduced by Jenni Murray More women than ever before are going it alone and proving adept at running small businesses. sonia BEESLEY meets some of the new entrepreneurs who have spotted a gap in the market and are plugging it successfully. Serial:
Three Scottish Short Stories by NAOMI MITCHISON abridged by JANET QUIGLEY Read by Jennifer Piercey
3: Should We Believe Postie?
(Music: Carpenter's Adventures in a Perambulator)
Editor SANDRA CHALMERS

Pure Angel by ERIC DOCHERTY Stereo

Presented by David Roper

Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton
continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55 pm

With CLIVE ROSLIN including Financial Report

Without hesitation, the least repetitious and most undeviating programme on radio with Kenneth Williams Derek Nimmo , Barry Cryer and Ian Hislop
In the thick, the Chair, and frequent confusion Nicholas Parsons
Devised by IAN MESSITER
Producer PETE ATKIN. Stereo

(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm)

The history of the British pig (Revised broadcast of Saturday 's programme at 7.15 am)

Presented by Peter Evans
A weekly review of discoveries and developments
Producer JULIAN BROWN
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)

by Alan Plater
The phrase "Well, goodnight then ..." usually indicates the end of an evening, but in this case it signals the start of an evening - and what an evening.
BBC Manchester. Stereo
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
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Christopher Cook presents tonight's edition which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer SIMON BROUGHTON Editor THOMAS SUTCLIFFE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)

But For Bunter by DAVID HUGHES abridged in ten parts by JOHN SCOTNEY
Read by Denis Lill (6)

Presented by Richard Kershaw Editor BLAIR THOMSON

followed by an interlude

Voix De France: French VI 1: Teachers' programme Compiled by GEOFFREY BRAITHWAITE