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 PAUL OESTREICHER BBC Birmingham. Stereo
Presented by Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With GREG WOOD
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by CLIVE ROSLIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COL VILE
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JENNY ABRAMSKY
A look ahead with Carol Bolt
(Details 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 VICTOR LEWIS SMITH Stereo
Presented by Louise Botting
The programme that keeps you in touch with what's happening in the field of personal savings, investment, mortgages, insurance, social security and the financial problems of everyday life. Details from:
Money Box, Room 4099,
BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 4WW
A Story of Don Juan by V. S. PRITCHETI
Read by Martin Jarvis
Don Juan 's host, a grieving widower, hopes to get his own back on behalf of all the wronged husbands of Seville. But can the great seducer be so easily thwarted?
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER (R)
New Every Morning, page 5; 0 king enthroned on high
(BBC HB 158); Psalm 47; Hebrews 1, vv 1-10; Blessed Jesus, at thy word (BBC HB 257). Stereo
A stuffed lion called Wallace and a mechanical chicken greet Brian Johnston when he visits Saffron Walden in Essex!
Rich in relics from the medieval saffron trade, the town now takes a hi-tech lead in the very different worlds of printing and sport.
Producer JILL MARSHALL. BBC Bristol
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners
Presented by Kingsley Amis Readers RICHARD PASCO and BARBARA LEIGH-HUNT
ProducerMARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol. Stereo
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC. Bristol BS82LR
The only national radio programme for consumers
Presented by Pattie Coldwell Editor PAT TAYLOR
Departures by CHRIS CURRY Stereo
(Full details tomorrow at 6.30pm)
Presented by Brian Widlake with news and topics in and behind the headlines Editor DEREK LEWIS
WILLIERUSHTON reads King Jolly and the Winsome Witch Stories by SARAH MORCOM 1: King Jolly and the Sunny Spell Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN (R)
Introduced by Jenni Murray Serial: The Village Doctor by SHEILA KAYESMITH abridged in 12 episodes by JANET HICKSON
Read by Geoffrey Beevers (3) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
Charity at Home by DAVE SIMPSON
Stereo
Presented by Nigel Andrews
Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton Editor DEREK LEWIS continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55 pm
with PAULINE BUSHNELL including Financial Report
The news of the last seven days gone into in a questionable way by four of the greatest intellects in journalism, plus Barry Took. Private Eye Editor Richard Ingrams
Punch supremo Alan Coren and their special guests gird their loins for battle once more in a contest of minds to see who knows more about all those little stories at the bottom of page 7 of the Daily Telegraph. Wntten and compiled byJOHNLANGDON and the producer HARRY THOMPSON 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)
by ANTOINE 0 FLATHARTA
As a boy, Brendan used to receive old Superman comics from his cousin David in America. The comics stopped arriving after David's untimely death. Now, 12 years later, Brendan is spending the summer with David's parents in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where he uncovers the horrific circumstances surrounding his cousin's death.
Producer ROBERT COOPER BBC Manchester Stereo
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)
Presented by ProducerPeter Kemp CARROLL MOORE Editor THOMAS SUTCUFFE
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
Still Life by RICHARD COBB abridged in 12 episodes byjOHNSCOTNEY
Read by Cyril Luckham (6)
Presented by David Sells
National and international news, background, analysis and comment
Editor BLAIR THOMSON
Radio 4's international business report; market trends
followed by an interlude
This week: programmes affected by transmitter breakdown earlier in the term may be re-broadcast.
