Followed by a five-day Weather forecast.
Producers TIM FINNEY. DYLAN WINTER
With RHODRI PRYS JONES BBC Wales. Stereo
Presented by Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys
6.30, 7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News with SIMON GOMPERTZ
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by CLIVE ROSLIN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport With ANDY SMITH
7.45* Thought for the Day
A look ahead with Clive RosUn
goes into the BBC Sound
Archives in search of echoes of the past summer.
Producer ANNE HOWELLS
with Melvyn Bragg and guests Researcher JANE NUNNELEY
Producer MARINA SALANDY BROWN Stereo
Aoife by JOHN MAHER
Read by Brid Brennan Producer SHEILA FOX
from St George 's,
Brandon Hill , Bristol
With the JANE LILLEY SINGERS
Hymns: When to the world the Saviour came; Don't you know Anthem (canon): Help me,
0 Lord, extend thine arm, my soul is sick (Arne)
Presented by THE REV ERNEST REA BBC Bristol. Stereo
A special edition of poetry for children, read by members of SEVERN BEACH PRIMARY SCHOOL Introduced by Wendy Cope Producer SUSAN ROBERTS. BBC Bristol
Presented by John Howard Editor KEN VASS
A general musical knowledge quiz in three movements. Chairman Ned Sherrin First Round: Heat 3 Malcolm Youngs
(retired civil servant)
Albert Holmes (retired) Frank Banting (retired)
Programme devised by EDWARD COLE Questions set by IAN GILLIES and EDWARD COLE Producer RICHARD EDIS. Stereo
Presented by James Naughtie Editor MARTIN cox
1.55 Listening Corner This week: Autumn All Around Presented by SHEELAGH GILBEY and FRED HARRIS Today's story: Sparrow Flies Away by ROBERT FISKER Script by ANGELA GARNER Producer mary kalemkerian Stereo (R)
2.05 Playtime Brown Bear and the Rainbow Presented by JOANNE zorian and BEN THOMAS. Stereo (e)
2.20 Science Scope Communications (1) by STEVE ROBIN With FRED HARRIS and JULIE RICHMOND (e)
2.40 Whirligig Unit 1: Animal Corner TERRY NUTKINS shows how to care for pets at school and at home. 5: Fish (R) (e)
Money, marriage and motherhood, politics, places and people - Jenny Cuffe invites you to share the hour that highlights women's interests and colours men's thinking. Serial:
A Marriage Survival Guide (4) Editor CLARE SELERIEGREY
A play by PETER LING. Stereo
The Singing Man
Charles Causley considers his life and work in conversation with Damien Grant.
Presented by Valerie Singleton and Bill Frost
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.25 PM Letters
5.31 City News
Editor ROGER MOSEY continued on FM 5.50-5. 55
With CHARLOTTE GREEN including Financial Report
The Story of Radio Comedy The last programme of the series, with Russell Davies
The last of six conversations with Cliff Morgan and guests. Alistair Cooke
Broadcaster, journalist, every American's Englishman and everyone's voice of America. Producer PETER GRIFFITHS (R)
As a curtain-raiser to the festival, a cabaret of unparalleled good taste. Music, mirth and mayhem recorded live before a star-spangled audience - whipped up to a frenzy by Victor and Barry
With Miles and Millner, Steve Coogan, Warren Wills, Celia White, Lemn Sissay, Simon Munnery, Steve Elm, Jacey Stales, Helen Rommer, Joanna Kirton, Benjamin Zephaniah and Ian Targett
with music by Prisms
Producer CLIVE BRILL
BBC Manchester
(Stereo)
and at 9.10 Hurricane Dub
by Benjamin Zephaniah
with Norman Beaton as Samuel and Angela Wynter as Maxine
A year ago this week millions of people were kept awake one night as winds tore across southern England. Samuel and Maxine hold each other tight and listen to the storm. Is it war, is it Armageddon?
'Breeze blowin' hard, Breeze blowin' hard
Tings start move in de back yard.
Dis is a hurricane inna England!'
Original music composed and performed by DENNIS BOVELL
Technical presentation by ALICK HALE MUNRO and WILFREDO ACOSTA
Directed by JEREMY MORTIMER
(Stereo)
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How will director Frank Clarke follow up the success of his first film Letter to Brezhnev?
Paul Vaughan finds out in tonight's arts magazine which also reviews American author Joseph Heller 's new novel Picture This and turns the spotlight on the art critics. Producer CARROLL MOORE
Editor RICHARD BANNERMAN
Tiny Lies
Five stories by KATE PULUNGER Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel 1: The Flat Sitter
Producer ANNETTE OGDEN. Stereo
Presented by Richard Kershaw Editor BLAIR THOMSON
Sunday School
Ruel White reads his own story about the lifestyles and families of a vanload of black British children on their way to Sunday School.
Producer JOAN GRIFFITHS (R)
History: Using the Evidence History Mysteries Producer ELIZABETH CLEAVER Stereo (e) at 12.30 The Body in the Bog by DAVID WILLIAMS and at 12.50 King Arthur by MIKE WALKER
