goes to Dyfed, Wales, an area which made the headlines in 1984 when dairy farmers rebeUed over milk quotas. It's also an area noted for the production of lamb, early potatoes and farmhouse cheeses. Producer ALLAN WRIGHT BBC Pebble Mill
Hope Sealy in conversation with a special guest about a prayer which has inspired their life and faith.
Presented by Peter Hobday and Jennie Bond.
7.00,8.00 Today's News Read by BRIAN PERKINS
7.20* Letters
7.25* Sport
With ANDY SMITH
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
Into the festive month, with early morning sporting news and comment from Cliff Morgan.
Producer PETER GRIFFITHS
with Bernard Falk and Nigel Coombs
Producer HELEN ROBSON
with Ned Sherrin
Richard Jobson , Emma Freud and Craig Charles
0 Live on 'Loose Ends on 17 December, Radio s first-ever multiple-choice adventure on how to survive Christmas.
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with Peter Jenkins , Associate Editor of The Independent. Producer DENNIS SEWELL
Producer HOWARD ROGERS
Presented by Louise Botting. Producer FRANCES MACDONALD
with Richard Ingrams and Alan Coren
Chairman Barry Took Written and compiled by JOHN LANGDON and producer BILL DARE. Stereo
Roland Long
Teresa Gorman , mp Claire Books
Joe Ashton , mp
Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby
-the Worst of Times
The life of Charles Dickens compiled in seven parts by MICHAEL BAKEWELL with 4: No Time to Breathe
Other parts played by GWEN CHERRELL.
ZELAH CLARKE SIMON CUFF . ALAN DUDLEY
POLLY JAMES , JOAN MATHESON
EMILY RICHARD and EVA STUART Researcher MELISSA BAKEWELL Directed by ROSEMARY HART Stereo (R)
The children's book programme introduced by Penelope Lively. Honour Wilson, who has just returned from the USSR, has been talking to Russian writers and publishers, and to James Riordan , Professor of Russian at Bradford University.
A play by JANE COLES with Pamela Stephenson as Diana.
Growing up in Australia in the 50s proves to be a turbulent business for the adolescent Diana.
STUART HUTCHINSON (piano) Technical presentation by CAROL MCSHANE and ROGER DANES Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS Stereo
The first of three programmes. New education laws aim to introduce testing for 7,11- and 14-year-olds. But what do children of these age groups think of themselves, their lives and the world around them? Nick Baker investigates. 1: Seven Is Heaven
Producer CATHY DRYSDALE (R)
British film producer
Jeremy Thomas talks with Sue MacGregor about his life and work.
with Sally Grace
David Tate , Bill Wallis and Royce Mills.
With JENNY LANE. including Sports Round-Up
Omnibus edition by RONA MUNRO and MARK POWER. Directed by DAVID HITCHINSON Series editor MARILYN IMRIE Stereo
with Robert Robinson.
Saturday-evening conversation, inspired by current public and private preoccupations.
Music by INSTANT SUNSHINE .
Producer MICHAEL EMBER. Stereo
For unto Us by NAN WOODHOUSE
As a mother and housewife
Kate dreads Christmas, but this year it's an even more frightening prospect. Her father-in-law's coming and will expect turkey when the family's gone vegetarian, and she'll have to share a bed with her unmarried sister who's expecting a baby over the festive season. And she still hasn't found out who the father is.
Directed by TONY CLIFF
Richard Baker presents a mid-evening miscellany of words and music.
Producer JANE BEVAN. Stereo
A reading, a hymn and a reflection led by Richard Harries. Stereo
Sincerely Yours
The correspondence of PAUL M. DUKE and STEPHANIE GRANT abridged by JOHN BURROWS In 1948 Paul M. Duke from
Akron, Ohio, and Stephanie Grant from Surrey became pen-pals. Over a 12-month period they exchanged 180 letters before Paul came to London for the first time in the spring of 1949... Readers MICHAEL FITZPATRICK and BRENDA BLETHYN Producer ED THOMASON
A light-hearted anthology from writers largely new to radio. Readers EMMA GARNER CLARKE. BARBARA MARTEN. ANN RYE and PETER WHEELER.
Song written and performed by MERVYN STUTTER
Producer IAN STRACHAN BBC Manchester. Stereo
Stereo
(Details on Wednesday at 7.45pm)
Live from the London
Palladium, some ghastly rubbish or other, so why not listen to Mike Grady , Jonathan Kydd plus special guests serving up their own particular brand of pizza fun instead? Written by JAMES HENDRIE and IAN BROWN Producer DAVID TYLER. Stereo