Farming, food and countryside news, market trends, weather

With CANON JOHN HUGHES Stereo

Presented by John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor
6 30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News with PETER DAY
7 0,8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
8.50* Your Letters

Robert Powell reads some favourite tales told in verse. This week: The Pied Piper of Hamelin by ROBERT BROWNING Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol

BBC correspondents report from around the world. Producer ADAM RAPHAEL

Homecoming by ROBERT FARRINGTON
Read by Garard Green
The elephant is growing old - too old to rule the herd, as the younger bulls grow more arrogant. Only one desire remains, and, as night falls, he sets off on a final quest. Producer MITCH RAPER

NEM, p 93; The royal banners forward go (BBC HB 91); Psalm 119, vv 17-24; Mark 12, vv 13-17; We sing the praise of him who died (BBC HB 95). Stereo

Peter White claims that his introduction to road safety and politics was simultaneous. As a totally blind 4-year-old on a tricycle, he ran over a local councillor canvasing for votes, but this was not the only incident which led neighbours to declare that Peter and his blind brother should be kept locked up at home for safety.
But as he describes in the first of three talks, he was determined to enjoy life to the full.

Derek Cooper tackles the farmer, the manufacturer, the politician, the scientist, the caterer and the customer in his weekly defence of pure food at a fair price.
Producer VANESSA HARRISON

6: The Old Dunkirk Spirit

Presented by Brian Widlake with news and topics in and behind the headlines

1.55 Listening Corner Let's Play it Again Presented by FRED HARRIS Stereo
2.5 Let's Join In The Three Mohammeds A Tunisian folktale (e)
2.25 Instruments of the Orchestra 4: String Family Stereo (e)
2.40 Listen! Dangerous Holiday (9) by ROB GITTINS (e)

Introduced from Birmingham by Marjorie Lofthouse
On the eve of his retirement The Rt Rev Hugh Montefiore looks back at his career as Bishop of Birmingham. And Jean Holden finds out about the training and dedication needed to make a 'modern missionary'. Producer LUCY LUNT BBC Pebble Mill Serial:
The Accidental Tourist (3)

by Charles Dickens.
Dramatised in ten episodes by Betty Davies.
'Somehow or other, that amiable and worthy orphan, Jonas Chuzzlewit, had become part of the mystery of Mr Nadgett's existence. Mr Nadgett took an interest in his lightest proceedings; and it never flagged or wavered.'
(Stereo)

A Welshman in London

Presented by Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55 pm

With SIMON VANCE
Half an hour of reports from the BBC correspondents around the world including Financial Report

Clive Jacobs and the team monitor the movements in the worlds of travel and transport and examine the implications for you the customer.
Producer IRENE MALLIS

(Re-broadcast next Monday)

Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days.
Producer JULIAN HALE

David Blunkett , leader, Sheffield City Council David Alton , mp
Elizabeth Peacock , mp and Roland Long , industrialist, member CBI Council from Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Chairman John Timpson Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol

The last in the present series of the topical weekly magazine about issues thrown up by the Courts and by Parliament.
Presented by Joshua Rozenberg Producer ANTHONY MONCRIEFF

Gorbachev's new era of glasnost could foster better Soviet-US understanding. Show more

by Alistair Cooke

Based on Fact
Historical plays on television and in the theatre often lead to controversy. Why do writers choose factual stories? Is recent history where the main characters may still be alive a suitable subject for dramatic treatment? How successful are such works as plays?
David Wheeler reports. Producer ANNE WINDER
(Re-broadcast next Monday)
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Victory (5)

Presented by David Sells

A satirical review of the past week's news and events with Bill Wallis , David Tate Sally Grace and Jon Glover Written by MARTIN BOOTH
PAUL B. DAVIES . STUART SILVER RICHARD QUICK. STEVE PUNT
MIKE COLEMAN , ALISON RENSHAW PETER HICKEY , PETE SINCLAIR KEVIN MANDRY. GED PARSONS MAX HANDLEY. BILL MATTHEWS and others
Producer DAN PATTERSON

followed by an interlude

Graphicacy: Symbols, Shapes and Spaces The last four episodes of Liftoff Ardua, a journey into space by IVAN GOLLOP and JOHANNAH BALL Stereo (e)