with the Rev Hugh White.

Presented by Sue MacGregor and Chris Lowe.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rev Dr Donald English.

The Little Farm by H E Bates. Final part.

Chris Dunkley of the Financial Times airs your letters and comments on BBC programmes and policy. Producer John Watkins
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BBC. Broadcasting House. London W A 1 AA

BBC correspondents at home and abroad report on one of the main British or foreign topics in this week's news.
Producers Carole Lacey and Howard Rogers

The Man with the Red Beard by Edgar Wallace.
Read by Edwin Richfield. Producer Nigel Bryant

Introit: Celebrate, the King Is Alive; The Strife Is O'er (Vulpius, BBC HB 114); 1 Corinthians 15, vv 44b-57; Christ Is Risen (C Rolinson);
Love's Redeeming Work Is Done (Savannah). Director of Music Shaun Islip. stereo

Four programmes reflecting personal views of the elements. 2: Air
'In normal life one isn't actually aware of the air unless it's full of smoke or somebody's perfume or there's some ghastly smell in it. But in the Arctic you're aware of your breathing because it's so cold.'
(Robert Swann )
Impressions of their chosen element from a polar explorer, an astronaut, an astronomer, balloonists, a birdwatcher, kite flyers, a weather forecaster and members of the Red Arrows aerobatic team.
Producer Rosemary Hart. Stereo (Repeated Sunday at 10.15pm;

In the third of four programmes, Paul Hyland continues his journey up the River Congo, into Joseph Conrad 's Heart of Darkness.
Producer Alec Reid

A special series, over the next six Fridays, on care in the community.
With Debbie Thrower.

Six million people in the UK are looking after a friend or relative who is mentally or physically disabled, ill or frail. The Community Care Act, which comes into force this week, sets out how care in the community is to be organised in the future. The You and Yours team looks at what community care means to those involved and how it has developed over the years.

Helpline: free and confidential advice and information available on [number removed] - open from 12.00 until 7.00pm every Friday of the series

Factsheet: available free by sending a SAE to: [address removed]
Health: page 11

with Derek Cooper. Producers Sheila Dillon and Marie Helly

from Cardiff.
Introduced by Gail Foley. Serial: Birth Marks (4)

The Absentee
A two-part adaptation of Maria Edgeworth 's novel. 1: Lady Clonbrony, determined to be accepted by fashionable London society, has sunk her family into debt to a moneylender. She wants her son to make a good marriage, but his affections are not to be bought.
Stereo

The topical discussion show in which Patrick
Hannan and his guests take a sceptical look at the week's events.
Producer Richard Thomas

Natalie Wheen talks to artists who depict the ills of society in a new exhibition Shocks to the System; and singer
Benjamin Luxon reveals his approach to Schubert's last major song-cycle, Winterreise.
Producer Julian May. Stereo

with Wendy Austin and Hugh Sykes.

and Financial Report

The transport magazine programme presented by Janet Trewin , including a new cabin simulator that tests out a crew with fire, turbulence and evacuation.
Producer Jill Thomas

Written by Simon Frith

with Margaret Howard. Producer Mark Savage. Stereo

The panel includes:
Virginia Bottomley,
MP, Minister for Health; Howard Davies ,
Controller, the Audit
Commission for England and Wales;
Jack Dromey , National
Officer, the Transport and General Workers Union.
From Baildon, West Yorkshire. Chairman
Jonathan Dimbleby. Producer Nick Utechin

with Sheena MacDonald.
Producer Andy Denwood

How CNN's constant Gulf War coverage has led to a post war malaise amongst some of the viewing public.

Stereo

by Alistair Cooke.

with Richard Kershaw.
Stereo

Barbellion: An Epilogue Jeremy Nicholas talks to W N P Barbellion's daughter and cousin and scotches the notion that The Journal of Disappointed Man was forged. Stereo

A look back at the week's news with Sally Grace and Jon Glover.
Producer Armando lannucci
Stereo (Rptd tomorrow 5.25pm;

with Heather Payton. Stereo

Part 5. Stereo