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With SYLVIA SANDS Stereo

Presented by John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With PETER DAY
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by BRIAN PERKINS
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35*Your Letters

5: William and the Prize Cat

Martin Luther King was assassinated 20 years ago this week. Gordon Clough travelled to King's home city of Atlanta to talk to his four children about life in pursuit of their father's 'dream'.
Today, Gordon Clough talks to Martin Luther King 's youngest son, Dexter, who works in the media industry. Stereo

BBC correspondents report from around the world. Producer CAROLE LACEY

A season of morning stories for Easter
The Other Woman by FRANK BARRIE
Home wrecker? Whore? Hardly. An old lady looks back and remembers a life spent in the worst sort of servitude - being 'the other woman' in a selfish man's life.
Read by Thora Hird

NEM, p 46; On the wings of living light (Bp 71); Psalm 33, vv 1-12;
I Corinthians 15, vv 1-11; I know that my redeemer lives (bp 33) Stereo

Britain has an enviable record for the brilliance of its original scientific research, but now large sections of the scientific community say that a spending squeeze is causing serious damage.

Is basic research under threat? Should efforts be directed at more commercial projects? How can the economic potential of scientists best be exploited?
Presented by David Wheeler
(R)

The children's book programme Penelope Lively talks to Russell Hoban , author of over 50 books for children including The
Mouse and His Child, widely acclaimed as one of the great classic children's books. Producer SALLY FELDMAN

The only daily consumer programme on network radio. Presented by John Howard For information about this week's s programme, write for Factsheet No 14 to: [address removed]. Please send sae

Derek Cooper tackles the farmer, the manufacturer, the politician, the scientist, the caterer and the customer in his weekly defence of pure food at a fair price.
Producer VANESSA HARRISON

Presented by Brian Widlake with news and topics in and behind the headlines

Today's story: Wriggly Worm Unlucky Day Stereo (R)

from Manchester
The programme that highlights women's interests and colours men's thinking.
Presenter Helen Boaden
Serial: Dangerous in Love (4)

by N. J. WARBURTON with When 14-year-old Fleur is researching the Second World War for school history, she decides to ask her remote and crusty neighbour for his personal memories. But Mr Hammond's reminiscences are not what she expects.
Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS (R) A sympathetic portrait of an essentially unsympathetic man: and the late Patrick Troughton , in his last performance, made a beautiful job of the prickly Mr Hammond. GUARDlAN

Supermarkets and chain stores may dominate the high street, but some small businesses still survive.
John Waite reports on the nous and know-how, the personality and perspicacity, which enable five particular shops to thrive in a highly competitive market place. 4: A Boutique in Barnsley: Pollyanna
Run by Rita Britton
Producer SALLY THOMPSON (R)

Presented by Gordon Clough and Frances Coverdale
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.25 PM Letters
5.31 City News continued on FM 5. 50-5. 55

With PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report

Tom Boswell puts the extra spark into the Going Places charabanc, expertly steered by Clive Jacobs with a little extra direction from Alanah Martin. Producer IRENE MALUS

Written by ROB GITTINS Cast for the week:
BBC Pebble Mill

Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes.
Producer HELEN FRY. Stereo

The Rt Hon Cecil Parkinson , mp, Secretary of State for Energy The Rt Hon Tony Benn , mp Ann Leslie , journalist and Jonathon Porritt , Director, Friends of the Earth tackle the issues raised in Sellafield, Cumbria
Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby Producer CAROLE STONE. BBC Bristol (Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1. 10pm) Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Michael Elliott presents a personal view of the week's newspapers and talks to the people behind the headlines. Producer VALERIE SANDERSON

Replying to listeners who have been unable to pick up on an intended humorous tone. Show more

by Alistair Cooke

Prima Maria
Maria Ewing , the American-born soprano described as 'the most interesting singing actress on the stage', tonight makes her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in the title role of Strauss's Salome.
'Marvellously outrageous' was what the critics said of her performance in Los Angeles.
Sonia Beesley presents a profile of the singer to mark tonight's occasion.
Producer ANNE HOWELLS

Leaving Home written and read in ten parts by Garrison Keillor
10: Goodbye to the Lake Producer MAURICE LEITCH

Presented by David Sells

The weekly satire show that's performed before the ink dries on the script.
With Bill Wallis , David Tate and Sally Grace
Written by MARK BURTON
JOHN O-FARRELL , PAUL B. DAVIES MIKE COLEMAN. BILL MATTHEWS ROBERT LINFORD , MAX HANDLEY GED PARSONS. PETER HICKEY DAVID BADDIEL. ROB NEWMAN
ALISON RENSHAW. SIMON BULLIVANT MARK BRISENDEN and others Producer BILL DARE. Stereo