An interview with a prominent figure in the agricultural industry, followed by a five-day weather forecast for farmers Producers ALLAN WRIGHT and TIM FINNEY
A meditation for the beginning of a new day with PAULOESTREICHER
Presented by Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIGAN
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.25*. 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JENNY ABRAMSKY
A look ahead with Peter Jefferson
satisfies his sense of adventure by exploring the BBC Sound Archives.
Producer FRAN ACHESON
(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 JENNY DANKS. Stereo
A Question of Money
More questions on personal finance put to the Money Box team by listeners in Leeds
by M.R. James
Read by James Aubrey
A classic ghost story by a master of the genre. "Something is lying in the empty room of the inn - and that 'something' is enough to give young Mr Thomson a fright he never forgets."
New Every Morning, page 89; Be thou my guardian and my guide (BBC HB 135); Psalm 67; Ephesians 3, vv 14-21; Have faith in God, my heart (BP 28) Stereo
Presented by Dannie Abse Readers ANTHONY HYDE and ELIZABETH BELL
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol
Presented by Pattie Coldwell Editor PAT TAYLOR
A series of five comedies
1: Split-level Detached
Joyce and Arnold's new house, complete with low-level, four-piece suite, is almost finished. There's only one cloud on the horizon, Joyce's brother Leslie, and the discovery he's made about the very late Gladys Leatherbottom. ...
BBC Manchester
Stereo
Feature: page 93
Presented by Brian Widlake Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.55 Listening Corner This week: Mending, Mixing and Fixing Presented by SANDRA KERR and TONY AITKEN Storyteller BILL PATERSON Today's story: Andrew McAndrew and Grandad Bluebells by BERNARD MACLAVERTY Script by LEE PRESSMAN Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN Stereo (R)
2.5 Playtime Moving: Round and Round Presented by ANDREW BRANCH and SHIREEN SHAH (R) (Re-broadcast on Thurs at 10.10 am)
2.20 Introducing Science Unit 2, Programme 3 Light and Lighthouses (RV) (R)
2.40 Introducing Science Extra Junior Electronics Electronics at Work (RV) (R)
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: Sisters by Rite by JOAN LINGARD abridged in 1 episodes by ELIZABETH BRADBURY
Read by Frances Tomelty (4) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
The Town that Helped Itself by KEN WHITMORE. Stereo
Presented by Robert Hewison
Presented by Gordon Clough and Phil Longman Editor DEREK LEWIS
With BRYAN MARTIN
Half an hour of reports from the BBC correspondents around the world including Financial Report
The news of the last seven days picked at, digested and commented upon by the guzzler of Punch, Alan Coren , and the Private Eye nibbler Ian Hislop. Guest gourmets are Punch's
David Taylor and The Mirror's Julia Langdon
Your head waiter is Barry Took Compiled by JOHN LANGDON and the producer HARRY THOMPSON Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm)
(Revised broadcast of Saturday at 7.15am)
Presented by Peter Evans
What is happening in science? A weekly review of discoveries and developments from the world's leading laboratories Producer GEOFF DEEHAN
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)
A Personal Affair by LESLEY DAVIES with Julia Ford as Lyn and Neil Dudgeon as Tony Young love can lead to young sex, and to every parent's nightmare. However close your relationship with your daughter may be, she may well choose not to confide in you about what is. after all, a very personal affair.
Directed by PENNY GOLD . Stereo (Re-broadcast next Saturday)
David Roper presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer JOHN POWELL
Editor THOMAS SUTCLIFFE
Under the Net by IRIS MURDOCH abridged in ten episodes by JANE MAYS
Read by Stephen Rea (6)
Presented by David Sells
National and international news, background, analysis and comment
Editor BLAIR THOMSON
followed by an interlude
Radio History: A-level Tudor Government Written and presented by DR DAVID STARKEY Producer ELIZABETH CLEAVER