Farming, food and countryside news, market trends, weather
With CANON JOHN GUNSTONE 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 BRIAN PERKINS
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With CHARLES COLVILE
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
Due to popular demand, another chance to wallow in childhood musical memories from the early children's record request programme Children's Favourites, conducted by Jeremy Nicholas.
With contributions from Max Bygraves, Danny Kaye, Roy Rogers, Shirley Abicair, Beauty the Talking Budgerigar and the Obernkirchen Children's Choir (of course)
(R)
Britain's land-living wildlife is well known, but what lurks in the waters around our shores? Fergus Keeling and Lionel Kelleway find out what is happening to wildlife on dry land. Sue Hiscock reports from Rockall and St Kilda. Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
Introduced from Broadcasting House, London. Stereo
The French Connection (2)
Michael Shea , as ex-Press
Secretary to HM The Queen, knows about newspapers - but not necessarily those from the day he was born.
In the start of this new series, he scans the dailies for the events and extravaganzas of 10 May 1938, picking out stories that range from monsters to
Mussolini, and talks for the first time about his role in what he calls 'the happiness game'. Presenter Larry Harris Producer KATHRYN MOORE BBC Pebble Mill
Bruce Sandison talks with Christopher Lowell about
Lochindorb on the Dava Moor.
Presented by John Waite
Heavy Weather by P. G. WODEHOUSE (1)
Presented by Nick Worrall
Friends Poems read by MICHAEL ROSEN Stereo (R)
In the programme that celebrates women's achievements, Jenni Murray meets Linda Martin , Britain's leading woman fencer, who is preparing for the Olympics. Serial: The Healing Art (11)
A holiday romance by Catherine Lucy Czerkawska
with Petra Markham as Marianne and Arturo Venegas as Manuel
'A good man is hard to find,' maintains Marianne. While on holiday in the Canaries she finds such a man, Manuel. But can they, over a fortnight, get to the truth of who they are, or what they want?
(Stereo)
Brian Gear invites
Mary Cadogan and Brian Sibley to pick some paperbacks.
Producer PAMELA HOWE. BBC Bristol
(Revised re-broadcast of yesterday 's programme at 9.45pm)
Presented by Frances Coverdale and Robert Williams
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.20 Golf: the Open
5.25 PM Letters
5.31 City News continued on FM 5.50-5.55
With PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report
Stereo
Written by MARY CUTLER Cast for the week:
BBC Pebble Mill
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 1.40pm)
Introduced by Caroline Parsons Producer LAURIE MASON. BBC Bristol Send your letters to: Any Answers? BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Too Good to Be True
The economy is growing more quickly than at any time since the 'Barber boom' of the early
70s. Productivity goes on rising, profits are up and investment is recovering strongly.
But has the economy really turned the corner? Are the old dragons finally slain? Can the miracle last?
Presented by Stuart Simon Producer DAVID HABAKKUK
Presented by Kati Whitaker Producer MARLENE PEASE
Correspondence and enquiries to: Does He Take Sugar?
BBC. London W1A 1AA Phone [number removed]
Lines open from 10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Prabhu Guptara visits
Stratford-upon-Avon for the new production of The Tempest by Nicholas Hytner for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Producer KATE WHITEHEAD
And So Did I (7) Stereo
Presented by David Sells
National and international news, background, analysis and comment.
Radio 4's international business report, market trends
James Naughtie presents reaction to the first by-election of this Parliament. Analysis of the voting by David Butler of Nuffield College, Oxford;
BBC political correspondent Mike Baker reports from the constituency; and leading politicians comment on the implications of the result. Producer MARGARET HILL LW only until 12.10
