Producers TIM FINNEY and REBECCA POW
A meditation for the beginning of a new day
With MICHAEL GLANVILLE SMITH BBC Pebble Mill. Stereo
Presented by Peter Hobday and Chris Lowe
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIG AN
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.25* 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thoughtfor the Day
A look ahead with Gigi Callander.
returns to the BBC Sound Archives for seasonal refreshment.
Producer ANNE HOWELLS
(Re-broadcast on Thursday at 9.30pm)
and studio guests, indulging in some lively speculation on the week ahead.
Producers ELAINE BEDELL and IAN GARDHOUSE. Stereo
Presented by Louise Botting
A Dying Wish by JOHN HUNT
Read by Dermot Crowley Producer SHEILA FOX
led by JOHN STUART ROBERTS BBC Wales. Stereo
Presented by Michael Ffinch Readers RONALD PICKUP and JUNE BARRIE Producer
MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Presented by Susan Rae Editor KEN VASS
If you are concerned about health, education. housing or financial matters, or if you are the victim of incompetent or unhelpful traders or authorities, write to: [address removed]
For information about this week's 's programme, write for Factsheet No 43 (please send sae)
In this brand-new theatre quiz, Sheila Hancock 's guests hear an Armenian version of Hamlet and a budgie's version of Julius Caesar , and also reveal their most ridiculous, absurd or disastrous moments on the boards.
With Keith Barron
Moira Lister , Martin Jarvis and Denise Coffey
Researchers JENNY BAYNES and BRIAN HAYWARD
Producer BILL DARE. Stereo
Presented by Brian Widlake
1.55 Listening Corner This week: What Shall I Wear Today? Presented by FRED HARRIS UNA STUBBS reads You 71 Soon Grow Into Them, Titch by PAT HUTCHINS Script written by KATE ORGAN Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN Stereo (R)
2.05 Playtime Let's Go to the Market Presented by SANDRA KERR and LOUIS ROBINSON Stereo (e) (Re-broadcast on Friday at 11.20am VHF/FM)
2.20 Science Scope 5: Life Cycles Stereo (R) (e)
2.40 Whirligig Unit 1: Animal Corner TERRY NUTKINS shows how to care for pets at school and at home. 5: Fish (e)
Introduced by Jenni Murray
Ilona Sekacz , composer for the stage, talks about the role of music in theatre. Story:
Another Marvellous Thing
Eight stories by LAURIE COLWIN abridged by DELIA PATON
Read by Shelley Thompson and Lyndon Brook 3: French Movie
Editor CLARE SELERIE-GRAY
by WILLIAM POULSON Stereo
What poor woman is ever taught that she should have a higher design than to get her a husband?
MARY ASTELL, 1666-1731
Tony Seaton pieces together the life story of this remarkable early feminist.
With Ann Aris as Mary Astell
BBC Manchester (R)
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 of L. S. Lowry.
Phil Korbel followed the work's progress from the rehearsal rooms of the Northern Ballet
Company, to the BBCtv studios in Manchester. Stereo
('A Simple Man' is on 6 November on BBC2)
Presented by Valerie Singleton and Bill Frost
Editor DEREK LEWIS continued on VHFIFM 5.50-5.55
With DAVID SYMONDS including Financial Report
Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 40pm)
Presented by Derek Cooper
(Revised re-broadcast of last Friday's programme)
by ANNE DEVLIN
Finn, a young woman in her early 30s, is curiously withdrawn. Someone or something in her past has caused her to lock away her mind to protect herself from pain. When Henry Kirk , a beautiful, vulnerable, young man enters her life she finds that he has a strange power over her. As he unlocks her mind her terrible secret begins to unfold - he can give her time but can he save her? Directed by SUSAN HOGG BBC Northern Ireland Stereo (R)
There's more to whistling than meets the ear. Johnny Morris has discovered a dangerous world of demons, storms and sudden death. He tells of the amazing whistling language of the Canary Islanders of La Gomera, and reveals how whistling came between him and his childhood sweetheart. Producer BRIAN KING BBC Pebble Mill (R)
Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, and news and reviews of films, books, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer JOHN GOUDIE Editor ANNE WINDER
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 4.30pm)
Tarka the Otter by HENRY WILLIAMSON abridged in ten parts by ANDREW SIMPSON Read by David Davis (6)
Presented by Michael Vestey Editor BLAIR THOMSON
Radio 4's international business report; market trends
followed by an interlude
Geography: Our Changing World
12.30 Perceptions of China Written and narrated by ASTLEY JONES Producer GEOFFREY SHERLOCK (R) (e) (Slide Resource Pack available) and at 12.50 Population Written and narrated by GEOFFREY SHERLOCK Producer DAN GARRETT (R) (e)
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