An interview with a prominent figure in the agricultural industry, followed by a five-day weather forecast for farmers and growers
Producer TIM FINNEY
A meditation
With BISHOP JOSEPH DEVINE BBC Scotland. Stereo
Presented by Sue MacGregor and Peter Hobday
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIGAN
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by CHARLOTTE GREEN
7.25*. 8.25* Sport
With JOHN INVERDALE
7.45* Thought for the Day
with Peter Jefferson
by the Labour Party
Sir Robin Day introduces your questions to the party politicians seeking your votes. Lines open from 8.0am
A simultaneous broadcast with BBC1
40 FEATURE: page 3
Presented by Louise Botting Bewildered by banks?
Incensed by insurance? Mystified by mortgages? Struggling with shares?
The Money Box team is here to help.
Picturegoer and Mrs Barrett by KEN HOARE
Read by Geoffrey Collins Producer SHEILA FOX
from Punshon Memorial Methodist Church, Bournemouth
Led by THE REV ERNEST REA with the choir of the BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Hymns: Prayer of St Francis; Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost (sop 507); Anthem: For the beauty of the earth
Reading (Good News): John 16, vv 4-11
BBC Bristol
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners
Presented by Fleur Adcock Readers BARBARA JEFFORD and GEOFFERY COLLINS producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol. Stereo
Reauests to: Poetry Please! BBC, BristolBS82LR
The only national radio programme for consumers Presented by Susan Rae Editor KEN VASS
A trivia game based on the rules of cricket
Umpire Brian Johnston Team captains
Tim Rice , Willie Rushton Spinners Michael Aspel and Robin Bailey
Statisticians PETER HICKEY and MALCOLM WILLIAMSON
Groundsman PAUL SPENCER. Stereo (Re-broadcast tomorrow at 6. 30 pm)
Presented by Brian Widlake with news and topics in and behind the headlines Editor DEREK LEWIS
by the SDP/Liberal Alliance
1.55 Listening Comer This week: Splish, Splash, Splosh Presented by JOE DUNLOP Storyteller JANE HARDY Today's story: Jack in a Boat by DIETER SCHUBERT Script by JOE DUNLOP Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN Stereo (R)
2.5 Playtime Wet and Dry Presented by SANDRA KERR and BEN THOMAS Stereo (e) (Re-broadcast on Friday at
11.20am VHFIFM)
2.20 Introducing Science Extra Computers at Work The Work Game Parts 1 and 2 by JULIAN COLEMAN (R) (e)
2.40 Pictures in Your Mind (Stories) The Guarded Fleece A Greek legend retold by ALARIC COTTER (R)(e)
Introduced by Sarah Dunant Take millions of bacteria reproducing every 20 minutes, place in a warm atmosphere and allow to simmer. According to chiropodist Lyn Cheeter that is one recipe for ensuring a particularly pungent pair of pedestrian parts. Smelly feet - do you suffer from them?
Andrea Adams offers advice.
Serial: Duplicate Keys by JANE SMILEY abridged in 11 episodes byPATMCLOUGHLIN
Read by Shelley Thompson (9) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
Death's Head Berlin byjACKGERSON Stereo
Women Who Write
Why are 'women writers' identified by gender while male authors never are? Feminist or romantic - what do women write and how does being labelled by their sex alter their ideas? Margaret Walters reports as the Feminist Book Fortnight gets under way.
Presented by Gordon Clough and Valerie Singleton Editor DEREK LEWIS continuedon VHFIFM5.5D-5.55
With BRIAN PERKINS including Financial Report
Without hesitation, the least repetitious and most undeviating programme on radio with Kenneth Williams Peter Jones , Barry Cryer and Tim Rice
In the thick, the Chair, and frequent confusion Nicholas Parsons
Devised by LAN MESSITER Producer PETE ATKIN Stereo (R)
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1.40pm)
John Waite returns with his team of investigators.
Mothers and Shadows by OLWEN WYMARK adapted from the novel by MARTA TRABA with Argentina - Uruguay - late
1970s: Dolores and Irene have nothing in common, except that they live in the land of the disappeared ones. Their story reflects the fear and anger experienced by the thousands of mothers who live and watch their loved ones die in this incomprehensible world of terror. other parts played by STEPHEN TOMPUN , ANN RYE
JONQUILLE CHANTREY
Directed by SUSAN HOGG BBC Manchester Stereo
(Re-broadcast nert Saturday)
Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer JOHN BOUNDY Editor ANNE WINDER
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4. 30pm)
The Memoirs of Mipsie by MARY DUNN
Read by Margot Boyd (6) (R)
Presented by Richard Kershaw Editor BLAIR THOMSON
Extracts from the major political speeches of the day from constituencies round the country
Radio 4's international business report; market trends
followed by an interlude
Radio History - A-level Cromwell and the Crown Narrated by DR JOHN MORRILL
