An interview with a prominent figure in the agricultural industry, followed by a five-day weather forecast for farmers
A meditation for the beginning of a new day
With THE REV ANDREW WYUE 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 EUGENE FRASER
7.25*, 8.25* Sport with JOHN INVERDALE
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JENNY ABRAMSKY
A look ahead with Edward Cole
Year 3
The Dragon personality - the carnival leader, flash, aggressive, inspiring and seductive....
A fiery crash through the BBC's Sound Archives with comments from two famous guest Dragons Producer ANDREW PARFITT
(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 9.30pm)
A lively matching of wit and wisdom between some of the personalities who will be in the news this week
Producer IAN STRACHAN. Stereo
A Question of Money
More questions on personal 1 finance put to the Money Box team by listeners in Bristol.
(Details on Saturday at 12 noon) c
The Travelling People by BRENDAN O' BYRNE
Read by Denys Hawthorne
A memory of two visitors - one a philosopher, and one the kind of man you would think twice before inviting in! Producer MITCH RAPER
New Every Morning, page 46; Let us with a gladsome mind (BBC HB 461); Psalm 47;
John 21, vv 1-14; God of grace (BBC HB 391) Stereo
Brian Johnston visits Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, hears a story of three people who were executed for a murder that was never committed and finds out about two unusual annual events - the Scuttlebrook Wake and Dovers Games.
Producer ANTHONY SMITH. BBC Bristol
Presented by Dannie Abse Readers ELIZABETH BELL and ANTHONY HYDE
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol. Stereo
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC, Bristol BS82LR
(The poetry of Dannie Abse in 'Bookshelf' Thursday at 4.5 pm)
Presented by Pattie Coldwell
A special report from this year's National Consumer Conference held at the weekend in Newcastle upon Tyne Editor PAT TAYLOR
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A series of unguarded observations by MICHAEL FRAYN Producer
PETE ATKIN. Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 6.30pm)
Presented by Brian Widlake Editor DEREK LEWIS
IRENE HANDL reads Grandma and Bopper Visit the Garden Centre by JANET SORENSEN
and Jenni Murray invite you to join them for an action-packed session of ideas and emotions; paradigms and practicalities: fellowship and fun; news and views - some of them your own. Serial: The Man of Property by JOHN GALSWORTHY abridged in 15 episodes by ANN REES JONES
Read by John Bennett (6) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
Wayfarers by DAVID HOPKINS Stereo
Presented by Sheridan Morley
Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton
Editor DEREK LEWIS continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55 pm
With PETER DONALDSON
Half an hour of reports from the BBC correspondents around the world including Financial Report
A panel game on food and drink Your convivial host Russell Davies
Maitres de teams
Paul Levy , Oz Clarke Resident vegetarian Denise Coffey
Guest gourmet Aileen Hall Toastmaster Robert Booth Questions set by CHRISTOPHER DRIVER and the producer
JONATHAN JAMES MOORE. Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm)
(Revised broadcast of Saturday at 7.15 am)
Presented by Peter Evans
What is happening in science? A weekly review of discoveries and developments from the world's leading laboratories Producer NICHOLAS MORGAN (Re-broadcast next Saturday)
Twopence to Cross the Mersey by HELEN FORRESTER dramatised by VALERIE WINDSOR
Helen Forrester 's autobiographical account of her family's experiences in Liverpool during the Depression.
Directed by CAROLINE SMITH BBC Manchester. Stereo
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)
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Sheridan Morley presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer KEVIN JACKSON Editor THOMAS SUTCLIFFE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
The Battle of Pollock's Crossing by J. L. CARR abridged in ten episodes by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by Keith Drinkel (6)
Presented by Richard Kershaw National and international news, background, analysis and comment
Editor BLAIR THOMSON
Radio 4's international business report; market trends
followed by an interlude VHF/FM joins at 12.10am