with BOB JEFFERY. Stereo

Presented by John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With JEREMY BOWEN
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by clive ROSLIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

Peacock feathers may be unlucky in Western homes, but in the East they are prized as good luck charms. Mike Jordan fmds out how this may bring about the downfall of the rare green peacock.
And Fergus Keeling dodges dive-bombing gulls, rotten eggs and guano to report on how the boom in mountaineering is affecting both our nesting birds and rare plants.
Producer MILES BARTON. BBC Bristol
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)

The Hot Plate by SHEILA HARRIS
Read by Don Maclean
While appearing to be about their business, the team of kitchen porters responsible for the pristine appearance of the hotel's nerve centre hold their breath and cautiously eye the small but imposing figure throughout his examination of their excellent work....
'Donta forgeta to turn offa the hota plate,' directs the chef, while wagging his finger to the rhythm of his low but menacing tones.
Producer DIANE CULVERHOUSE BBC Birmingham

reflecting the issues of the day. Introduced from Broadcasting House, London Stereo

20th-century War Poetry
Six programmes compiled and presented by Andrew Motion 5: World War II, 1939-45: The Front Line
Readers RONALD PICKUP and NATASHA PYNE
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol Stereo

Presented by John Howard For details of this week's programmes, write for Fact Sheet No 25 to: [address removed]
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Stereo

Presented by Gordon Clough with news and topics in and behind the headlines

4: King Jolly Needs Help (R)

and Sue MacGregor 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 Village Doctor (6)
9 RECIPE TIMES: page 85

Footballers' Wives by HELEN KLUGER
The wives and girlfriends of the Rangers team gather round the poolside bar of an exclusive
Country Club hotel. But, as the hours to the Cup Final tick by, tempers fray and tension rises, particularly for Debbie, wife of Rangers' injury-prone striker.
Script editor TIM SUTER
Director JEREMY MORTIMER Stereo
(In association with Tight Assets Theatre Company)

Hunter Davies presents Radio 4's good books programme. Producer HELEN FRY
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)

(Revised broadcast of yesterday 's programme at 9. 45pm)

Presented by Robert Williams and Susannah Simons continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55pm

with EUGENE FRASER
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 CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC, Bristol BS82LR

'If you think of a museum, you think of a building that looks like a Greek temple with pillars outside, and when you walk in you lower your voice and tread quietly and look at things in cases. That's going!'
Robert Hewison investigates the changing face and policy of museums in the British Isles and talks to directors and curators about the problems they have to tackle in order to preserve the past and encourage visitors to look to the future.
The programme will be followed by a phone-in when listeners can put questions to the two studio guests, Sir Roy Strong ,
Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, and Professor Brian Morris , Chairman of the Museums and Galleries Commission.
The number to ring is [number removed].
Researcher KIRSTY LANG Producer ROSEMARY HART Lines open from 7.15pm
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A magazine of special interest to disabled listeners and their families, with countrywide news and views on all matters of concern to them.
Presented by John Mills Producer MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: BBC. Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW Phone [number removed]
Lines open from 10.0am to 5.0pm

continues his investigation of the BBC Sound Archives but, once again, comes to no serious conclusion. Producer ANGELA HIND

Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays. broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer JOHN POWELL
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4. 30pm)

Still Life (9)

Presented by David Sells
National and international news, background, analysis and comment

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.