An interview with a prominent figure in the agricultural industry, followed by a five-day weather forecast for farmers and growers.
Producer TIM FINNEY

With THE RT REV GORDON BATES BBC Manchester. Stereo

Presented by Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor
6 30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIGAN
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day

A look ahead with Brian Perkins

goes into the BBC Sound Archives to contemplate current affairs and future events with the benefit of hindsight.

(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 9.30pm)

Presented by Louise Botting
The programme that keeps you in touch with what's happening in the field of personal savings and focuses on the financial problems of everyday life.

The Orchid Man by NICKY SINGER
Read by Natasha Pyne Producer SHEILA FOX

from St George 's Parish Church, Belfast
Led by THE REV NOEL BATTYE Hymns (BBC HB): Lead us heavenly Father, lead us (307); 0 for a closer walk with God (333); King of glory, King of Peace(325)
BBC Northern Ireland

Presented by Fleur Adcock Readers BARBARA JEFFORD and GEOFFREY COLLINS
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBCBristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Presented by Susan Rae

5: Here in the Western World
Stereo (Details tomorrow at 6.30pm)

Presented by Brian Widlake Editor DEREK LEWIS

1.55 Listening Comer This week: Do, Do. What Can I Do? Presented by JANE HARDY and ROY CASTLE Today's story: Whistle for Willie by EZRA JACK KEATS Script by GRANT CATHRO Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN Stereo
2.5 Playtime Spin and Turn Presented by TONY AITKEN and JOANNE zorian. Stereo (e) (Re-broadcast on Friday at
11.20am VHF'FM)
2.20 Introducing Science Extra Computers at Work Message and Memory by JULIAN COLEMAN Producer JULIAN COLEMAN (R) (e)
2.40 Pictures in Your Mind (Stories) A Wind from Nowhere by NICHOLAS STUART GREY adapted for radio by PADDY BECHELY (R) (e)

Introduced by Jenni Murray Sudan Update: in the Red Sea
Hills some of the money that was raised last year is being used to set up women's centres. Tessa Shaw has been back to talk to Nicola Kibble , the Red Cross worker, to report on her progress.
Serial: With O'Leary in the Grave by KEVIN FITZGERALD abridged in 11 episodes by PAT MCLOUGHLIN
Read by Joseph O'Conor (8) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS

The Kingston File by STEVE GALLAGHER
Stereo

Nine artists have been creating three-dimensional works at major public sites all over Britain - the only requirement being that they relate to the place. David Roper reports.

Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton Editor DEREK LEWIS continuedon VHFIFM 5.50-5.55

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)

The last in a series of four programmes in which women whose fathers were leading figures of their day talk to June Knox-Mawer about their relationship and reveal the private side of these public men. Air Commandant Dame Jean Conan Doyle, daughter of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes and leading public figure of his day.
(Re-broadcast on Friday at 4.5pm)
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by Don Haworth
with
Sixty years ago on 21 May 1927, Charles Lindbergh, a 25-year-old American airmail pilot, made the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris, a feat of courage and determination that made him for a decade the most famous man in the world.
(Stereo)

The re-emergence of Richard Nixon into public life after Watergate, and the dubious behaviour of some officials within the current Reagan administration.

Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer MIKE GREENWOOD Editor ANNE WINDER
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)

A Cure for Serpents by the DUKE OF PIRAJNO abridged in ten parts by JANE MAYS
Read by Julian Glover (6)

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

Radio 4's international business report; market trends

followed by an interlude

Biotechnology
12.30 What is Biotechnology? Taking part: IRENA OLEJNIKOVNA of the London Centre for Biotechnology; ANNE RIGGS of the University of Surrey; ANGELA MCFARLANE. Head of Biology, Margaret Dane School. Stereo (e) and at 12.50 Protein Manufacture (RV) The story of the development and manufacture of mycoprotein Presented by uz WICKHAM Written by TIM HAINES Producer PETER WARD. Stereo (e)