George Macpherson traces the history of the Farmers Club in London's far-from-rural Whitehall.
Followed by a five-day weather forecast for farmers and growers.
Producer TIM FINNEY
A meditation for the beginning of the new day
With ROSEMARY FOXCROFT. Stereo
Presented by John Humphrys and Peter Hobday
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With MARTIN CRASS
7.00, 8.00 Today's News Read by HARRIET CASS
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
A look ahead with Brian Perkins.
in shorts, in a T-shirt, and in the BBC Sound Archives, suggests that it's not just the good ideas that get taken up.
Producer NIGEL ACHESON
with Melvyn Bragg and guests. Researcher JANE NUNNELEY
Producer MARINA SALANDY BROWN Stereo
Rita by MARY ROSE CALLAGHAN. Read by Brid Brennan Producer SHEILA FOX
The earth was dark; Malachai 3. vv 1-5; Jubilate everybody. BBC Wales
Extensive development is changing the face of Horsham in West Sussex, but it still retains its country market-town atmosphere; and it's the choice of Christopher Martin-Jenkins , the BBC's Cricket
Correspondent, for the second of his visits Down Your Way. Producer ANTHONY SMITH BBC Bristol
Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners.
Presenter John Fuller. Readers MARTIN JARVIS and JUNE BARRIE.
Producer MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol. Stereo
Requests to: Poetry Please! BBC, Bristol BS82LR
The only daily consumer programme on network radio. Presented by John Waite. Editor KEN VASS
If you are concerned about health, education, housing or financial matters, or if you are the victim of incompetent or unhelpful traders or authorities, write to: You and Yours, BBC London W1A 1AA
Gordon Clough and Louis Allen - linked by the miracle which is wireless - preside over a further programme of cerebral callisthenics and aerobics for the frontal lobes ...
Irene Thomas and Eric Korn challenge Robert Kernohan and Richard Demarco. Researcher BERNICE COUPE Producer ALASTAIR WILSON BBC Manchester
Presented by James Naughtie Editor MARTIN cox
Willie Rushton reads King Jolly Goes Christmas Shopping by SARAH MORCOM. Producer MARY KALEMKERIAN Stereo (R)
Poets, painters and pirates, pioneers, politicians and princesses - Jenni Murray and guests invite you to join the daily forum for women.
Serial: Sheep's Clothing (8) Editor CLARE SELERIE-GREY
A play by saki. Stereo
Jeremy Harding reports on a recent visit to this front-line African state, where a simple matter like repairing a short rail link is a huge achievement in the face of years of South African-funded insurgency.
Our Other Mother Tongues There is a variety in new writing in Britain extending beyond form and subject to language itself; plays are produced in Gloucestershire dialect, novels in Scots and poems in Caribbean Nation language.
Joyce McMillan investigates this re-assertion of languages other than standard English.
Presented by Valerie Singleton and Gordon Clough
5.00,5.30 News Summary
5.25 PM Letters Letters to: PM. BBC London WIA 1AA
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5.31 City News
Editor ROGER MOSEY continued on FM5.50-5.55
With BRYAN MARTIN including Financial Report
Stereo
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Derek Cooper 's weekly defence of pure food at a fair price.
by JONATHAN SMITH.
Stephen is 16. His parents are divorced and he is 'underachieving'. In fact he is pretty certain that his school's parents' evening is going to be a fiasco.
Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN BBC Bristol Stereo
A series of four programmes presented by Margaret Howard. 3: The 15th Duke of Hamilton (and 12th of Brandon),
Scotland's premier peer, has been a jet pilot and instructor, motor racing and test driver, engineer and inventor.
Producer GRAHAM TAYAR (R)
The distinguished Spanish actress and director Nuria Espert saw her second opening night in quick succession at the Royal Opera House last
Thursday. This time it was her production of Verdi's Rigoletto. Last week also saw the return to the theatre of Mike Leigh, author of Abigail's Party, with his new play Smelling a Rat. Presenter Natalie Wheen Producer JOHN GOUDIE
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (11)
Presented by Richard Kershaw National and international news. background, analysis and comment
Editor BLAIR THOMSON
Radio 4's international business report; market trends.
Deutsches Magazin Programmes 1-4 Presented by KATI WHITAKER. Compiled and produced by RICHARD SMITH. Stereo (e)
