Followed by a five-day weather forecast
Producers TIM FINNEY and DYLAN WINTER
With JOHN SNELLING. Stereo
Presented by Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor
6.30. 7.30.8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by DAVID SYMONDS
7.25*, 8.25* Olympic Sportsdesk with GARRY RICHARDSON in Seoul and CHARLES COLVILE in London
7.45* Thought for the Day
A look ahead with Harriet Cass
by CHRISTABEL BIELENBERG abridged in ten parts by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by Ann Morrish (6) Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol (R) revised
with Melvyn Bragg
Researcher JANE NUNNELEY
Producer MARINA SALANDY BROWN Stereo
Jeanine McMullen with the last in the present series
Producer MARY PRICE . BBC Bristol
by Ian MacGill
Read by Paul Copley
from St George 's Church, Belfast led by THE REV DR BERT TOSH With the MOSSGROVE SINGERS Praise my soul (BBC HB 15);
Jesu, the very thought of thee (Vittoria); Jeremiah 1, vv 4-10, 17-19; 0 for a closer walk with God (BBC HB 333)
BBC Northern Ireland
Presented by Andrew Motion Readers ANDREW SACHS and BARBARA JEFPOKD
Producer SUSAN ROBERTS. BBC Bristol
Presented by John Howard Editor KEN VASS
A panel game devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
Dilys Powell and Frank Muir challenge Victoria Glendinning and Denis Norden
In the Chair Michael O'Donnell
(Stereo)
Presented by James Naughtie Editor MARTIN cox
1.55 Listening Corner This week: Tail- Waggers Presented by SANDRA KERR and IAIN LAUCHLAN Today's story: Arthur by AMANDA GRAHAM Script by VALERIE MCCARTHY Producer MARY HAYDON. Stereo
2.05 Playtime Harvest Red Presented by JANET PALMER and NIGEL MAKIN Producer SARA STRANGE. Stereo (e) (Repeatedon Friday at 11.20am FM)
2.20 Science Scope Sounds Alright by FRED HARRIS With FRED HARRIS and JULIE RICHMOND Producer JULIAN COLEMAN. Stereo (e)
2.40 Whirligig Unit 1: Animal Corner TERRY NUTKINS shows how to care for pets at school and at home. 1: Rodents Producer MARSHALL CORWIN (R) (e)
Money, marriage and motherhood, politics, places and people - Jenni Murray and guests invite you to share the hour that highlights women's interests and colours their thinking. Serial: Jane Eyre (15)
Editor CLARE SELERIE-GREY
A play by ADAM PETERSON Stereo
Bernard Jackson explores the world of the last white Jews of Cochin, Southern India.
Producer FRANCES GUMLEY (R)
MOMI
Mark Steyn visits the Museum of the Moving Image.
Presented by Gordon Clough and Robert Williams
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.20 Olympic Report
5.25 PM Letters &.31 City News
Editor ROGER MOSEY continued on FM 5.50-5.55
With PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report
The Story of Radio Comedy with Russell Davies
A series of six conversations with Cliff Morgan and guests
2: Sir Antony Jay - a partner in the successful script-writing team which created the award-winning television comedy series Yes, Minister and Ves, Prime Minister.
Producer PETER GRIFFITHS. Stereo (R)
by ALEXANDER TARASOV RODYONOV dramatised by PETER THOMSON with and 1918: the Russian Civil War. A ballerina is arrested and brought to Zudin, head of the local Cheka - the Bolshevik secret police. He ought to have her shot but takes pity on her with fateful consequences.
Tarasov-Rodyonov was himself arrested in 1937 and disappeared into Stalin's death camps. Chocolate was used in evidence against him.
Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS
One of this country's leading chamber ensembles take the opportunity to remove their tail-coats, loosen their bow-ties and display the lighter side of their repertoire.
Producer RICHARD edis. Stereo
The sculptor Henry Moore is the subject of a new exhibition at the Royal Academy. Michael Oliver includes it in tonight's programme, which also discusses the new novel by David Lodge. Nice Work. Producer JOHN BOUNDY
Editor RICHARD HANNERMAN
The Iron Staircase by GEORGES SIMENON translated by ElLEEN ELLENBOGEN abridged in ten episodes by ANDREW SIMPSON
Read by Struan Rodger (1)
In the shop downstairs Louise telephones, as she had once telephoned him before
Guillaume died. In the room at the top of the iron staircase Etienne lies and listens. Will he too die .. ?
Producer MAURICE LEITCH
Presented by Richard Kershaw. with a special report by Peter Hill from the SDP Conference in Torquay. Editor BLAIR THOMSON
FMjoins at 12.10
English Resources Jane Austen (RV) Written and produced by PETER FuZZAiiD. Stereo (R) (e) and at 12.50 Introducing Thomas Hardy (rv) by JESSICA JAMES Producer COLIN SMITH. Stereo (R) (e)
