Farming, food and countryside news, market trends, weather

With MICHAEL WALKER Stereo

Presented by Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With PETER DAY
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by EUGENE FRASER
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thoughtfor the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
8.50* Your Letters

A year in the life of an English village.
In the eighth of 12 monthly talks, Wilfred De'Ath reports on November in Corby Glen, Lincolnshire. BBC Manchester

BBC correspondents report from around the world. Producer ADAM RAPHAEL
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)

The Dress by SUSAN V. HORNER
Read by Margaret Ward Producer SHEILA FOX

NEM, p 42; To mercy, pity, peace, and love (bp 91); Psalm 85, w
8-14; Thessalonians 5, w 12-24; Jesus, Lord, we look to thee (BBC HB 374). Stereo

The children's book programme presented by Penelope Lively.
From Beatrix Potter to Maurice Sendak , Jill Burridge explores the art of book illustration with the help of Quentin Blake , Anthony Browne and Shirley Hughes.
Producer SALLY FELDMAN

John Howard with the latest news and advice for consumers For information about this week's programme, writefor Factsheet No 45: [address removed] please send sae

Food on the Dole
Derek Cooper hears from three unemployed families who are feeding themselves cheaply and well and enjoying the experience of creating good food in their unwanted leisure time; among them, the Carroll family from London.
Producer VANESSA HARRISON (Re-broadcast next Monday)

Presented by Brian Widlake

1.55 Listening Corner Today's story: Mrs Lather's Laundry by ALLAN AHLBERG. Stereo (R)
2.05 Let's Join In with Soundbox Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by CATHERINE STORR (R) (e)
2.25 The Song Tree Huff and Puff (7) Presented by HILARY JAMES and SIMON MAYOR with PYEWACKETT Written by BARRY GIBSON. Stereo (e)
2.40 Country Dancing Stage 3 Presenter JOHN TETHER (7) (R) (e)

Introduced from Manchester by Julie Carter
What are the ethics of compulsory AIDS testing? If a result is positive, have partners and children the right to know? Julie examines these and other ethical issues with a group of theologians, lawyers, doctors and moral philosophers from the new Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at
Manchester University. She also hears about the centre's input into the national conference 'Caring for AIDS' which opens today. Producer JENNIFER HOLDEN BBC Manchester
Serial: Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. FORSTER abridged in nine episodes by ANN REES-JONES
Read by Robert Powell (9)
(Music: Elgar's Sonata for violin and piano)

by V.S. PRITCHETT (3) Stereo

Presented by Bill Frost and Valerie Singleton continued on VHFIFM 5.50-5.55

With PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report

Clive Jacobs and the team monitor the world of travel. Producer IRENE MALLIS

(Re-broadcast next Monday) Written by TONY BAGLEY
BBC Pebble Mill

with Margaret Howard
Producer JULIAN HALE. Stereo (Re-broadcast next Sunday)

John Newbury, the BBC's Religious Affairs
Correspondent, reports on the debates from this week's meeting in London of the Church of England's governing body, the General Synod. Producer CAROLINE DONNE

The panel includes
The Rt Hon Norman Lamont , mp. Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Tim Clement-Jones ,
Chairman of the Liberal Party from Buckingham
Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 10pm)

As the ripples still rebound following Black Monday, it's time for the British to take seriously the economic uncertainties, and for the US to agree cuts in the federal deficit.

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

by Alistair Cooke
(Re-broadcast next Sunday)

Children's Books
With the Christmas deadline approaching, Chris Powling picks out good new writing for children with the help of author Jill Paton-Walsh and Pat Triggs. editor of Books for
Keeps, and looks ahead to the Beatrix Potter exhibition opening at the Tate Gallery next Friday.
Producer RICHARD BANNERMAN (Re-broadcast next Monday)

The Child in Time by IAN MCEWAN , abridged in ten episodes by DAVID BUCK
Read by Norman Jones (10) Producer STUART KERR
(Starting on Monday: 'The End of the Affair' by Graham Greene )

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 UNFORD , LES PETERS ROWLEY
, PETER HICKEY and others Producer PAUL SPENCER. Stereo
(Re-broadcast tomorrow 5.25pm L W)

followed by an interlude

French E: Horizons de France 5: Les Loisirs compiled by TONY STAPLES Stereo (e)