With THE REV JOHN DA VIES. Stereo
Presented by John Humphrys and Brian Redhead
6.30, 7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With PETER DAY
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by SIMON VANCE
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thought for the Day
4: Cheesecake. Stereo
4: The Gooseberry Show
Presented by Sue Cook
Stealing rare birds' eggs, either for breeding or just the beauty of the egg, is a highly-organised business and nowadays the people who try to stop it have to be one step ahead of 'the nest-robbers'.
Karen Bradbury , from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Investigations Bureau, tells how her unit is trying to curb this threat to some of Britain s most spectacular birds. Producer TIM HAINES BBC Bristol
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)
The Life and Times of the Harmonica
This year the Hohner company celebrate their 130th birthday with the manufacture of the one billionth harmonica.
Nick Baker traces a history of the world's most successful musical instrument, a journey that takes him to a small town in the German Black Forest, the American vaudeville circuit in the 1920s, and way beyond to a historic moment in 1967, when a mouth organ, smuggled aboard an American spacecraft, was blown and sucked in space.
Producer ANDREW PARFITT. Stereo (R) revised
The Right Sort of Partner by ALICE WILSON
Read by Callum Mill
Producer DAVID JACKSON YOUNG BBC Scotland
Introduced from Broadcasting House, London Stereo
Remember My Name
It would be nice if
Steven Spielberg or someone just showed up and said, 'Hey, wanna be a movie star?' and I'd say, 'Sure'... but it doesn 't normally happen that way at all.
A montage documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of a school familiar the world over to viewers of the TV series Fame. After four years at New York's High School of Music and Performing Arts, the senior dance and music students pin their hopes on their final 'showcase' productions. Producer JUUE SIMMONS BBC Manchester Stereo (R)
In the fifth of his six-part series Martin Wainwright explores an unlikely twist in the history of collecting: butterflying as a cover for spying, a technique used at the turn of the century by Sir Robert Baden-Powell . founder of the boy scouts. Producer JENNY HARGREAVES
Help, advice and information about your consumer concerns Presented by John Howard
Stereo
Presented by Gordon Clough with news and topics in and behind the headlines
BEN BAZELL reads Mr Antonio and the Rainbow (R)
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Love Bugs!
Some scream at the sight of spiders and earwigs. But not at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where guests swarm from all over America to get a buzz from bees and fleas in their ears. Liz Roberts visits a zoo that's crawling with exotic interest.
Serial: Charters and Caldicott by STELLA BINGHAM abridged in 11 episodes by UOREEN ESTALL Read by Robin Bailey (11) (Music: Ravel's Five O'clock Foxtrot')
No Uncertain Terms by COLIN FINBOW with
Young Arden asks his teacher for help. But Tom is too busy with registers, marking and meetings. It's a rejection Arden will never forget. with the boys of WILLIAM ELLIS SCHOOL Directed by PETER KING Stereo
Brian Gear invites Simon Brett and Sarah Dunant to pick some paperbacks.
Producer PAMELA HOWE. BBC Bristol (Re-broadcast next Sunday)
(Revised broadcast of yesterday 's programme at 9.45pm)
Presented by Bill Frost and Nick Worrall continuedon VHFIFM 5.50-5.55
With PAULINE BUSHNELL including Financial Report
Stereo
(Re broadcast tomorrow at 1.40pm) Written by GRAHAM HARVEY Cast for the week:
BBC Pebble Mill
discovers how provincial papers reflected the lives of the people of Bath 100 years ago.
Readers VALERIE WINDSOR and GEOFFREY BANKS BBC Manchester
Robert Robinson presents his selection of the best of light verse, with the help of DIANA BISHOP. JOHN ROWE.
GARY WATSON and INSTANT SUNSHINE. Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester (R)
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]
Lines open from 10.0am to 5. Opm Monday to Friday
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The first of four programmes 1: Speedway The Great Split Runciman
In conversation with the sporting journalist Mitchell Dever , Peter Tinniswood recalls the life and times of 'the king of the dirt track', Split Runciman.
Producer ANDREW PARFITT
Natalie Wheen presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Producer ANNE WINDER
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.3Opm)
In Custody (9)
Presented by David Sells
National and international news, background, analysis and comment
Radio 4's international business report; market trends
followed by an interlude
