With THE REV JOHNSTON MCKAY Stereo
Presented by John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With MICHAEL PREST
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN MARTIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thoughtfor the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
Between the iceberg and the albatross there's a man with a beard and a notebook. Fergus Keeling and Lionel Kelleway meet Julian Hector , just back from Bird Island - a wildlife paradise in the icy South Atlantic.
And there are warmer moments, too, with a look at the most exciting natural history news. Producer GEORGE MONBIOT BBC Bristol
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
House Exchange by ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Read by Leon Sinden
This year the Gordons are again participating in a summer holiday house exchange scheme: 'People say "Think of the snags." But quite honestly we've yet to encounter any....' Producer DAVID JACKSON YOUNG BBC Scotland
reflecting the issues of the day. Introduced from Broadcasting House, London Stereo
Seven programmes compiled and presented by John Heath-Stubbs 4: Time Machines
Readers TIM PIGOTT-SMITH
STEPHEN THORNE and TESSA WORSLEY Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol
Presented by John Howard For Fact Sheet No 17, write to: You and Yours, BBC, Room 726, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA
Stereo
Presented by Sir Robin Day with news and topics in and behind the headlines
1.55 Listening Corner Today's story: The King's New Crown by SHEILA ARCHER (R)
2.5 The Song Tree The Fantastic Fish Tank Fantasy (1) Presented by HILARY JONES and SIMON MAYOR With PYEWACKETT Written and produced by BARRY GIBSON Stereo
2.20 Living Language The Adventures of Perseus (1) by LEON GARFIELD
2.40 Make Up Your Mind on topical issues This week: Food Additives Are they harmful? Presented by SUSIE GRANT Make Up Your Mind would like to hear your views To take part in the poll or for the broadcast notes, send an SAE (81 x 12) to: Make Up Your Mind, [address removed]
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor Today's edition comes from
Stoke-on-Trent on the opening day of the National Garden
Festival. This major festive and floral event has been created on a former industrial site in the heart of the Potteries, and promises to be the biggest event of its kind in Europe.
Sue MacGregor reports on the social and physical change this represents for the city.
Serial: How Was It For You (3) In My Natural Habit'at
Sun in a Shady Place by TREVOR BENTHAM
For Peggy, returning to Cape Town where she was born, the answers seem fairly clear. But she has a good deal to learn from the people who live there, particularly Lena, the Cape Coloured who used to be her nanny.
Directed by TIM SUTER. Stereo
Hunter Davies presents the good books programme Producer ANGELA HIND
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
(Revised broadcast of yesterday 's programme at 9. 45pm)
Presented by Susannah Simons and Robert Williams
continuedon VHFjFM5.50-5.55pm
With DAVID SYMONDS
Half an hour of reports from the BBC correspondents around the world including Financial Report
Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm) Written by HELEN LEADBEATER Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
A chance to air your views on some of the subjects raised in last week's Any Questions?
Introduced by John Timpson Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol
Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC. BristolBS82LR
A series of four programmes by Hugh O'Shaughnessy 1: The People
'We Mexicans play down our Spanish past and tend to idealise our Indian roots - it's a kind of split personality.' A visit to the cave-dwelling Tarahumara Indians, an afternoon at a rodeo, and an evening of mariachi music help to shed light on the enigmatic national character of the Mexicans. Producer MCK WEBB
A series of six programmes in which the tenor and opera producer Nigel Douglas talks about some of his favourite singers, with recordings. 3: Feodor Chaliapin
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
An assessment of a public figure or the story of a private individual
for disabled listeners.
Presented by John Mills Producer MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: BBC. Broadcasting House,
London WIA 4WW. Phone [number removed]Lines open from 10.0am to5.0pm
Presented by Paul Vaughan Producer RICHARD DUNN
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
Mr Wakefield 's Crusade (9)
Presented by Richard Kershaw
followed by an interlude
CSE English
12.30 Introducing 'Romeo and Juliet' By PAUL ASHTON (R) and at 12.50 Introducing Flora Thompson 's 'Lark Rise to Candleford' adapted by INDRANI GLEAVE (R)