Farming, food and countryside news, market trends, weather

With JOHN MORGAN Stereo

Presented by Peter Hobday and Chris Lowe
6 30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News with PETER DAY
7 00, 8.00 Today s News Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COL VILE
7 45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
8.50* Your Letters

Christopher Dunkley , of the Financial Times, airs your complaints, queries and comments about the BBC, its programmes and policies.
Producer MARINA SALANDY-BROWN (Re-broadcast next Sunday)
Send uour comments to: Feedback, BBC. London WIA 4WW
0 RADIO TIMES LETTERS: page 98

BBC correspondents report from around the world. Producer ADAM RAPHAEL

Indian Red by L. A. G. STRONG
Read by David Ashford Producer MITCH RAPER

NEM, pi 10; Love divine, all loves excelling (BBC hb 328);
Benedictus; James 3, v 13 to 4, v 7; Lord of all hopefulness (BBC HB 309) Stereo

The children's book programme introduced by Penelope Lively. Do children's books adequately reflect our multi-racial society? Writer and broadcaster
Farrukh Dhondy and Judith Elkins. from Birmingham Polytechnic's School of Librarianship, discuss the need for more black and Asian characters, and the dangers of dictating to authors.
Producer SALLY FELDMAN

John Howard with the latest news and advice for consumers For information about this week's programme, write for Factsheet No 42: [address removed]. Please send sae

Derek Cooper with his weekly defence of pure food at a fair price.
Producer VANESSA HARRISON

Presented by Brian Widlake

1.55 Listening Corner Let s Play it Again Presented by SHEELAGH GILBEY and FRED HARRIS Script by ANGELA GARNER Stereo (R)
2.05 Let's Join In with Soundbox The Ugly Duckling by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN adapted by JEAN MCKENZIE Stereo (e)
2.25 The Song Tree Huff and Puff (5) Presented by HILARY JAMES and SIMON MAYOR With PYEWACKETT Written by BARRY GIBSON Stereo (e)
2.40 Country Dancing Stage 3 Presented by JOHN TETHER (5) (RXe)

Introduced from Bristol by Jenni Mills
"Array'd - a half-angelic sight
In vests of pure baptismal white,
The mother to the font doth bring
The little helpless, nameless thing"
Jenny Stuart looks into the controversy that surrounds christenings.
BBC Bristol
Story: "Another Marvellous Thing": 2: Frank and Billy

Charles Crossley believes he has the power to 'shout' people to death, to split their souls into pieces. During a country cricket match between the patients of the lunatic asylum where he resides and the local villagers, he tells the story of his magical power and the effect it had on a local couple, Richard and Rachel, who inadvisedly invited him to their home.
Stereo (R)

A six-part series recalling life and work on the English canal systems.
3: A Working Life
'One thing that always crabbed us - even during the war we weren't recognised. Boatmen to me always seemed to be the lowest of the low.'
Interviews collected and presented by Arthur Wood. Producer FRAN ACHESON (R)

Presented by Bill Frost and Frances Coverdale continued on VHFIFM 5.50-5.55

With DAVID SYMONDS 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 JENNY MALLINSON DUFF

(Re-broadcast next Monday)
Written by GILLIAN RICHMOND Cast for the week:
BBC Pebble Mill

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

Jean Denton , Deputy
Chairman, Black Country Development Corporation
Bill Jordan, President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union
Michael Winner, film producer/ director
Germaine Greer , author from Oldbury, West Midlands Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol

What caused the global stock market to crash on 19th October 1987, how are ordinary people affected, and how does it compare with the Wall Street Crash of October 1929?

Makers of law, legal practitioners and those who serve the administration of justice all contribute to this topical weekly magazine about issues thrown up by the Courts and by Parliament.
Presented by John Eidinow Producer ANTHONY MONCRIEFF

by Alistair Cooke

Behind 'A Simple Man' Director/choreographer
Gillian Lynne and composer
Carl Davis have joined forces to create A Simple Man, a dance portrait for television of the life and work ofL. S. Lowry. Phil Korbel followed the work's progress from the rehearsal rooms of the Northern Ballet
Company to the BBCtv studios in Manchester.
Producer PETER EVERETT

Tarka the Otter (5)

Presented by Richard Kershaw

A satirical view of the week's news with Bill Wallis
David Tate , Sally Grace and Jon Glover
Written by RICHARD QUICK STEVE PUNT . MIKE COLEMAN
ALISON RENSHAW. PETE SINCLAIR KEVIN MANDRY. GED PARSONS BILL MATTHEWS. MAX HANDLEY MARK BURTON. JOHN O'FARRELL
ROBERT LINFORD. LES PETERS ROWLEY PETER HICKEY and others
Producer jo BUNTING. Stereo

followed by an interlude

Geography: Our Changing World
12.30 China and World Trade Written and narrated by KEITH HINDELL and at 12.50 Tourism Written and narrated by MARY CHERRY. Producer GEOFFREY SHERLOCK (R) (e)