takes a break from its county-by-county tour of Britain to report on Australian agriculture.
Producer ALLAN WRIGHT BBC Pebble Mill
with Hope Sealy
Presented by Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor
7.00, 8.00 Today's News Read by CLIVE ROSLIN
7.20* Letters
7.25* Sport
7.30,8.30 News Summary
7.40*, 8.47* Today's Papers
7.45* In Perspective
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament Editor PHILIP HARDING
In Cardiff, against the Barbarians, the Australian Rugby stars have their last chance to shine. Have they lived up to expectations?
Cliff Morgan reflects on all the activity of a sporting weekend. Producer PETER GRIFFITHS
with Bernard Falk and Nigel Coombs
Producer HELEN ROBSON
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Ned Sherrin , live guests, and contributions from the likes of Robert Elms and Victoria Mather
Producers IAN GARDHOUSE
JANE BERTHOUD and CHARLIE BUNCE Don 't miss the one and only chance to take part in the Loose Ends
Christmas Survival Guide, live on Saturday 17 December.
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Andrew Marr , Political Editor of The Scotsman, presents a personal view of a week in the life of MPs and peers. Producer DENNIS SEWELL
Producer HOWARD ROGERS
Presented by Louise Botting
Every week Money Box reports on the latest developments in the fields of investment, insurance, mortgages, social security and tax, and helps to sort out the type of financial problems that crop up in everyone's life.
Producer FRANCES MACDONALD
Topical interrogation with Private Eye's 's Richard Ingrams and Ian Hislop , the Listener's Alan Coren and the BBC's own Kate Adie.
Barry Took asks the questions. Written and compiled by JOHN LANGDON and producer BILL DARE. Stereo
Baroness Blackstone Mary Baker
Paul Foot and David Willetts
Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby
The life of Charles Dickens - reflected in his own writings, the words of his family and friends, and the characters who people his novels.
Compiled in seven parts by MICHAEL BAKEWELL with 3: So Young - So Beautiful ― So Good
Other parts played by ALAN DUDLEY. DAVID GOODLAND.
POLLY JAMES , PETER MARINKER.
EMILY RICHARD and STEPHEN TOMPKINSON Researcher MELISSA BAKEWELL Directed by ROSEMARY HART Stereo (R)
The children's book programme introduced by Penelope Lively. Jill Paton Walsh and Jan Needle debate the merits of literary prizes and review some recent winners.
by NAOMI MAY adapted by PETER KING with and Anthea is used to having her own way. When her brother's wife arrives from America, she feels her position in the family home is threatened, but she will use any device to ensure that the threat is defeated.
Music composed and played by DAVID CHILTON and NICK RUSSELL-PA VIER
Directed by PETER KING. Stereo
Sue MacGregor talks with the Welsh poet Gillian Clarke about her life and work.
A satirical view of the week's news with Sally Grace David Tate , Bill Wallis and Royce Mills
With CATRIONA YOUNG including Sports Round-Up
Omnibus edition by MARCIA KAHAN and RONA MUNRO Directed by DAVID HITCHINSON Series editor MARILYN IMRIE Stereo
with Robert Robinson
Saturday-evening conversation inspired by current public and private preoccupations. Music by DILLIE KEANE
Producer MICHAEL EMBER. Stereo
The King's Commissar by DUNCAN KYLE dramatised by NEVILLE TELLER with and
Hillyard Cleef is the most respectable merchant bank in London, but could it be that its founder perpetrated one of the great crimes of the 20th century - the massacre of the Imperial Russian royal family in 1918? Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS. Stereo
with Richard Baker
Producer JANE BEVAN. Stereo
led by Geoffrey Brown. Stereo
The Great Forest of Caledon Scotland's pine forest once covered much of the highlands, but today only a few scattered wild woods survive. Great efforts are now being made to protect what remains and to help some poorer areas to regain their former glory. Michael Scott reports. Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
A light-hearted anthology from writers largely new to radio. Poems by JEAN BAKER
SONYA CUSHEN , JANET DUBE
SAMANTHA KELLY.
GODFREY PRIESTLEY and HELEN RUSSELL Prose by LEONARD BARRAS
SUE RILSTONE and HILARY PALMER Readers JULIE HIGGINSON
BARBARA MARTEN. ANN RYE and PETER WHEELER
Song written and performed by MERVYN STUTTER
Producer LAN STRACHAN BBC Manchester. Stereo
Stereo
(Details on Wednesday at 7.45pm)
by JAMES HENDRIE and IAN BROWN As the new craze of acid house music sweeps the country, corrupting youth and threatening the very fabric of society, the Dial 'M'for Pizza team do lots of jokes about it.
With Robert Bathurst , Brenda Blethyn , Mike Grady
Jonathan Kydd and Enn Reitel Producer DAVID TYLER Stereo
