Farming, food and countryside news, market trends, weather

with FR MICHAEL HARDING
Stereo

Presented by Brian Redhead and John Humphrys
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With SIMON ROSE
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by EUGENE FRASER
7.25*, 8.25* Sport with GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament

In the days of television, where the sights and sounds of wild animals are brought into our very living rooms, do we still need zoos?
Fergus Keeling and Lionel kelleway investigate the conservation and welfare issues involved in the keeping of wild animals in captivity. Producer MILESBARTON
BBC Bristol

This Little Pig by RHODA WATSON fiead by Stella McCusker
The abandoned houses in a Belfast street are a playground for Adam and Martin, but their mother longs for a new home away from the derelict and gangerous area.
5?°aucer chris SPURR
BBC Northern Ireland

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

The Tompian clock ticks against the footsteps of the admiring visitors to The Vyne Lynn ten Kate talks to some National Trust stewards about what makes them appreciate their unique work surroundings. producer SUSAN SNAILUM (R)

Presented by John Howard For details of this week's programmes, write for Fact Sheet No 4 to: [address removed] Please enclose sae

Stereo

Presented by Sir Robin Day with news and topics in and behind the headlines

1.55 Listening Corner Today's story: MrCorkingdale and the Dentist Bird by WILLIAM RANKIN (R)
2.5 The Song Tree The Music Menagerie (2) Presented by HILARY JAMES and SIMON MAYOR With PYEWACKETT Written by BARRY GIBSON Stereo (e)
2.20 Living Language Monkey Against the White-bone Demon Adapted by TERRY JAMES (e)
2.40 Newscast A current affairs series for schools and colleges Presented by LIBBY FAWBERT (e)

Introduced by Sue MacGregor See How They Run Fighting Back
Shirley Williams and Joan Lestor both lost their seats in the last General Election. In the fifth and final part of her series looking at women prospective parliamentary candidates,
Sonia Beesley talks to these two prominent politicians about their bid to get back to Westminster.
Serial: The Beiderbecke Affair (4)

Return to Go by DAWN LOWE WATSON
Although Alan has been made redundant from his executive post, his wife is in a good job and he himself has work as a salesman. But an apparently trivial incident forces him to make a drastic reappraisal of his life.
Producer TIM SUTER Stereo

Susan Hill presents Radio 4's good books programme.
'I have a strange story to tell. Even now it is not easy for me to remember how much I did actually hear or see, and how much I imagined....'
The Way-Paver is a compelling new collection of short stories by Anne Devlin where dreams, humour and brutal reality intersect. Plus Cricket on the Hearth: some winter books on the summer game.

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

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

With BRIAN PERKINS
Half an hour of reports from the BBC correspondents around the world including Financial Report

Stereo

(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm) Written by TONY BAGLEY Cast for the week:
BBC Pebble Mill

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 BS8 2LR

Thirty years ago the Treaty of Rome 'determined to lay the foundations of an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe'. This series offers a perspective on the European Community today through portraits of Britain's fellow members.
2: Spain -A Change of Climate Spain is perhaps the European country which has changed most in the last two decades. But the incredible pace of change has resulted in a society of contrasts and contradictions where the modem lives side by side with the deep-rooted and traditional. In this programme Jeremy Harris explains the reality of modern Spain by talking to Spaniards from all walks of life - from the landless olive-pickers of the impoverished south to the Socialist Prime Minister,
Felipe Gonzalez , as well as to the King of All the Spaniards, Juan Carlos.
Producer MARIFI cmcoTE

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 Kati Whitaker Producer MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: Does He Take Sugar?
BBC. London W1A 4WW Phone [number removed]

Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer MARY SHARP

The Quarry (4)

Presented by Michael Vestey National and international news, background, analysis and comment

followed by an interlude

Radio Geography: Our Changing World
12.30 Energy Sources in East Asia Written and presented by RAY MILES and at 12.50 Rice Growing in Asia Written and presented by MICHAEL PICKSTOCK Producer GEOFFREY SHERLOCK (e)