A weekly review of the agricultural scene
Presented by Michael Pickstock Producer ALLAN WRIGHT BBC Pebble Mill
Hope Sealy in conversation with a special guest about a prayer which has inspired their life and faith.
Presented by John Humphrys and Jenni Murray
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.25* Sport With CHARLES COLVILE
7.30.8.30 News Summary
7.40*, 8.47* Today's Papers
7.45 In Perspective with JOHN NEWBURY, the BBC's
Religious Affairs Correspondent
8.35 Yesterday in Parliament Editor JENNY AHRAMSKY
Presented by Cliff Morgan
The old claret jug is up for grabs again: the 116th Open
Championship is being staged at Muirfield, courtesy of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.
Cliff is your host on the Firth of Forth.
Producer PETER GRIFFITHS
There's nothing quite like messing about in boats, so Bernard Falk takes to the water this week as the programme comes direct from the riverbank at Aynho in the heart of England. Travelling along the canal waterways of Britain is a very popular holiday. Susan Marling helps navigate the spots you can see on land as you travel through the watery network of Britain to discover parts of the country you thought had disappeared.
Producer HELEN ROBSON
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Ned Sherrin with studio guests, and regular and irregular contributions from the likes of Robert Elms, Craig Charles Victoria Mather and Stephen Fry. Plus the Occasional Diary of Mat Coward.
Additional material by ALISTAIR BEATON
Producers IAN GARDHOUSE and CATHIE MAHONEY
(Re-broadcast at 11. Opm)
Peter Riddell. Political Editor of the Financial Times, presents a personal review of a week in the life of MPs and peers. Producer SHEILA COOK
Reflections on life and politics abroad
Producer DAVID POWELL
(Details on Monday at 10.0am)
A quiz about quotations and a chance to hear the most quotable remarks ever made about guests Lord Deedes Lord Elwyn-Jones
Peter Kellner and Brian Clover Devised, written and presented by Nigel Rees
Quotations read by RONALD FLETCHER
Producer JO BUNTING. Stereo
(Re-broadcast on Monday at a 30pm)
The Rt Hon Douglas Hurd , mp, The Rt Hon Shirley Williams , Paul Boateng , mp and Professor Ted Wragg
Gillian Reynolds and guests travel through Turkey with Start the Week, to South
America with Woman's Hour, and to the Orient with The Food Programme, as they discuss the need to get away from it all. Producers LUCY LUNT and PIPPA BURSTON
The Somebody by BLOKE MODISANE with and After 30 years on Robben Island Kei Amatola, the hero of black South Africa, comes home to New Sophiatown. Then the statue in the township square is defaced. Is this a symbolic attack on the people's leader?
Have they lost faith in his policy of non-violence? And what of Kalamazoo, who will stop at nothing to become a Somebody? Directed by JEREMY MORTIMER Stereo
Presented by Jeremy Cherfas
Why do elephants have wrinkly skin? Were our immediate ancestors more ape-like than we previously thought?
with Bill Wallis , David Tate Sally Grace and Jon Glover
with SIMON VANCE including Sports Round-up
Saturday evening conversation inspired by current public and private preoccupations Music by INSTANT SUNSHINE
Producer MICHAEL EMBER. Stereo
A Touch of Daniel by PETER TINNISWOOD
Young Carter Brandon struggles for love in a world preoccupied with Cheshire cheese, individual trifles, dominoes, outbreaks of wireworm and vests; where strong women fight grimly to keep their hold on a matriarchal society and where the only person who really understands Carter is his baby cousin, Daniel.
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester Stereo (R)
Richard Baker presents a selection of words and music on record, reviving old favourites, introducing the less familiar and including some recent releases.
Producer JUDITH ROLES. Stereo
A Fatal Inversion by RUTH RENDELL writing as BARBARA VINE abridged in 14 parts by NEVILLE TELLER
Read by Lewis Fiander 4: The Two Skeletons Producer PAMELA HOWE BBCBristol
A reading, a hymn and reflection led by Frank Topping Stereo
I've enjoyed every single day since I came here. It's 's a fantastic life.
Keith Allan goes to Edinburgh to continue his enquiry into the traditional craft of the keeper and meets George Smith , the stage-door keeper at the King's Theatre.
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
Bernard Braden ambles through the world of transatlantic humour This week
To Whom It May Concern Written by KEN ENGLUND
STEPHEN LEACOCK. GROUCHO MARX WILL ROGERS and MARK TWAIN Producer EDWARD TAYLOR Stereo
(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 12.25pm)
(This morning's programme with at least 2.5per cent extra)
followed by an interlude
