With CLIVE LAWTON. Stereo

Presented by John Timpson and Chris Dunkley in London and Brian Redhead in Shanghai
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With JEREMY BOWEN
7.0,8.0 Today's News Read by cuve ROSLIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

Presented by Laurie Taylor Sound Choice: Ian Dury talks about his own listening
Review: Coming of Age (Radio 4 LW, 5 October, 4.0 pm) and City to City, Glasgow (Radio 1. 4 October, 2.0 pm)
Report: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Sarah Dunant analyses the radio voice
Start the Quiz with Richard Baker
Producer JENNY DANKS Editor SALLY THOMPSON
For comments and quiz answers write to: The Radio Programme, BBC, London W1A 4WW

Creative Failure by EWAN SMITH Read by Paul Young
As always at the start of a new session of his creative writing class, he was filled with enthusiasm. There was no saying who might be waiting for him.... a new Dostoevsky? Or Scotland's answer to Jackie Collins ?
Producer BRUCE YOUNG BBC Scotland

Introduced from Broadcasting House, London. Stereo

Howie Firth with legends that shed light on the past.
2: The Dancers under the Hill (First broadcast on BBC Radio Orkney)

Presented by John Howard For details of this week's programmes, write for Fact Sheet No 41 to: [address removed] Please enclose sae

Presented by Sir Robin Day

1.55 Listening Corner Today's story: The Little Car Helps a Baby by LEILA BERG. Stereo
2.5 The Song Tree A Gaggle of Music Games (4) Presented by HILARY JONES and SIMON MAYOR With PYEWACKETT Written by BARRY GIBSON Stereo (E)
2.20 Living Language The Indian in the Cupboard (3) by LYNNE REID BANKS adapted by ZOE BAILEY (E)
2.40 Newscast A current affairs series for schools and colleges Presented by LIBBY FAWBERT (E)

and Sue MacGregor
Life Among Lionesses: What's it like to be an accompanist to divas such as Kiri Te Kanawa, Sarah Walker and Elisabeth Soderstrom ?
Roger Vignoles tells
Sonia Beesley , and the singers give their side of the story. Serial:
Under the Red Robe (9)

by MICHAEL VOYSEY with and Essential loneliness brings together two reserved people in their 50s.
Is their relationship to be more than a mere 'brief encounter'? Directed by GRAHAM GAULD. Stereo

Susan Hill presents Radio 4's good books programme. Producer HELEN FRY

(Revised broadcast of yesterday 's programme at 9.45pm)

Presented by Robert Williams and Susannah Simons continued on VHFIFM5.50-5.55pm

with PAULINE BUSHNELL including Financial Report

Stereo

(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1.40pm) Written by GRAHAM HARVEY 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. BristolBS82LR

'We see our friends having children. Every month we wait and hope - we're living by the calendar.'
Infertility is a heartbreaking problem that affects as many as one in six couples.
Cheryl Armitage charts the hopes and disappointments of couples seeking and undergoing treatment for infertility.
Jenni Mills opens up a forum for childless couples to discuss the pressures they face, the causes of infertility and the availability of help. Also in the studio are Barbara Mostyn , infertility counsellor, and Chairwoman of the National Association for the Childless, and Robert Winston , a pioneer of infertility treatment, from Hammersmith Hospital, London.
Phone [number removed]from 6.0pm to 9.0 Producer SARAH ROWLANDS BBC Birmingham
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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: Does He Take Sugar?
BBC, London W1A 4WW
Phone [number removed]from 10.0am to
5.0pm, Monday to Friday

Presented by Paul Vaughan including interviews, news and reviews.
Producer JOHN POWELL

Hangover Square (9)

Presented by Richard Kershaw National and international news, background, analysis and comment

Radio 4's international business report; market trends

Howard Shelley plays two preludes and a serenade by Rachmaninov. records

followed by an interlude

Secondary Science: Energy Written and presented by DR MIKE FLOOD Producer JULIAN COLEMAN
12.301: 1: The Energy We Use (R) (E)
12.50 2: Energy Today (RV) (R)(E)