A live interview with John Hearth , Chief Executive of the Royal Agricultural
Society of England, to coincide with the opening of Britain's biggest farm shop window - the Royal Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
Followed by a five-minute weather forecast for farmers. Producers ALLAN WRIGHT andTMFINNEY
With THE REV BARRY MORGAN BBC Wales. Stereo
Presented by Sue MacGregor and Peter Hobday
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With GREG WOOD
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.25*,8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thoughtfor the Day Editor JENNY ABRAMSKY
A look ahead with Clive RosUn
goes into the Sound Archives to contemplate current affairs and future events with the benefit of hindsight.
Producer HELEN FRY
(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 VICTOR LEWIS SMITH Stereo
Presented by Louise Botting
The programme with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Money Box keeps a watching brief on your money problems, including pensions, tax, social security and investment in general. Details from:
Money Box, Room 4099
BBC. Broadcasting House London W14 4WW
The Deception
Written and read by Robert Rietty
A story based on an old
Japanese legend - but with the timeless themes of love, deception, and the pitfalls of marriage!
Producer MITCH RAPER
New Every Morning, page 62; Give to our God immortal praise (BBC HB 6); Psalm 4;
Genesis 22, yv 1-14; God moves in a mysterious way (BBC HB 8) Stereo
Brian Johnston visits Consett in Durham and discovers that the town is in good heart and recovering well from the shock of the closure of the steelworks a few years ago.
Producer ANTHONY SMITH BBC Bristol
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners
Presented by Kingsley Amis Readers RICHARD PASCO and BARBARA LEIGH HUNT
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol Stereo
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR
The only national radio programme for consumers
Presented by Pattie Coldwell Editor PAT TAYLOR
Museum Pieces by DAVID LUCK
'It's a magnificent piece of sculpture. I'm particularly impressed by the figure in the middle. It doesn't matter where you stand, his eyes seem to follow you around the room.'
Directed by ALFRED BRADLEY BBC Manchester Stereo
Presented by Brian Widlake with news and topics in and behind the headlines Editor DEREK LEWIS
Stories from Piggery Green by VALERIE WILDING Read by TREVOR HARRISON Today: Here Comes Piper! Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN
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 Village Doctor by SHEILA KAYESMITH abridged in 12 episodes by JANET HICKSON
Read by Geoffrey Beevers (8) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
0 FEATURE: page 82
Generations by MERVYN JONES Stereo
Presented by David Roper
Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton Editor DEREK LEWIS continuedon VHFI/M5.50-5.55 pm
with LAURIE MACMILLAN Half an hour of reports from the BBC correspondents around the world including Financial Report
The last seven days put in an extremely questionable way.
Julian Critchley , mp, joins forces with Punch's sprightly young supremo Alan Coren , while elderly retiring Editor of Private Eye Richard Ingrams is assisted by his wee Scottish sidekick
Angela Gordon of The Observer in a joint attempt to unravel the news. Only Barry Took stands between the two teams and the correct answers.
Compiled by JOHN LANGDON and tne 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 Jo Heaton
When Ann Baker returns to her convent school at the start of term, she is behaving very oddly. She seems to be playing some sort of childish game with a friend by letter - but then the game turns nasty.
Stereo
"You have the opportunity of surrendering your persona when you play music. You have to hang your ego on the peg when you go into the pit."
Sir Colin Davis leaves the Royal Opera House this season after 15 years with the company. As he prepares for his final production, Fidelio, he reflects with Paul Vaughan on the opera world, the standing of orchestras and his philosophy of music.
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
Still Life by RICHARD COBB abridged in 12 episodes by JOHN SCOTNEY
Read by Cyril Luckham (11)
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
