The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
with Rev Alun Evans.
Stereo
Presented by Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Professor
Charles Handy.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
with John Waite.
One of the ten most spoken languages is Malay - the mother tongue of the Malays and the national language of Malaysia and Indonesia. But before the Second
World War, fewer than ten per cent of Indonesians spoke it at home.
Ray Gosling investigates the past, present and future of Malay with Tengku Aziz , Eka Budienta and Dr Nigel Phillips. Producer Jenny Lo
Male bitterns can be identified from their distinctive booming calls, helping ornithologists to count their numbers and conserve Britain's 'most important breeding bird'. Presented by Fergus Keeling and Nick Davies. Producer John Ruthven
Reflecting on the concerns of the day. Stereo
Stereo (Omnibus edition on Saturday at 6.25pm)
Six playwrights in conversation with Rosemary Hartill about how their ideas and beliefs influence their work. 4: David Storey
Producer David Coomes. Stereo
A Present for Timothy David Mayo tells of an epic trek through Africa to deliver a china mug to an 11-year-old boy.
with John Howard.
Something about a Soldier Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch star with Warren Mitchell , Norma Ronald , David Nettheim and David Graham.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer , Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor. Producer Edward Taylor Stereo
with James Naughtie.
From Love Story to
Dynasty - Ali MacGraw tells Sylvia Horn how she revitalised her career. Serial: The Stand-in (6)
Michael Longley discusses Gorse Fires, his first collection of new poems for over ten years, and Nigel Forde talks to Ben Elton , who exposes the turbo-charged enemy of the environment in Gridlock, his new comic thriller. And what is the role of the writer in shaping society? Nigel Forde canvasses the views of novelists and politicians who write. Producer Sally Marmion
* TICKETS: Maya Angelou will present her choice of poetry and prose With Great Pleasure before a live audience in the Paris
Theatre on Wednesday 19 June at 7.30pm. To obtain tickets, telephone 0[number removed]
Paul Allen is at the new
Paines Plough production of Augustine which evokes the life of a young 'hysteric'; and Radio 3 celebrates the life and work of writer and producer Alfred Bradley. Producer Ariane Koek
with Frank Partridge and Hugh Sykes.
and Financial Report
Sharon and Thorkil assess their time together now it's nearing a close.
Five portraits of radio greats.
4: JB Priestley
His wartime Postscript broadcasts raised the nation's morale. A natural broadcaster, prolific novelist, essayist and playwright, the gruff outspoken Yorkshireman was also a shy mystic.
Ronald Eyre explores the multi-faceted John Boynton Priestley.
Producer Penny Lawrence. Stereo
Not in My Backyard
With housing needs set to grow in the 90s, David Walker asks why the government has not applied market principles to land use and development. Will it soon have to insist on building in somebody's backyard? Producer Frank Smith
Presented by Kati Whitaker.
For disabled listeners.
Producer Marlene Pease 0 PHONE: [number removed]
(Monday-Friday,
10.00am-5.00pm)
0 WRITE to: Does He Take
Sugar?, BBC. London WI A 1AA
Presented by Roger White. Stereo
Presented by Alexander MacLeod.
Stereo
Fludd by Hilary Mantel. Part 9.
The last in a series of four plays based on Maeve Binchy's ironic view of London life.
Lancaster Gate
An illicit weekend in London teaches Lisa some home truths about men.
Dramatised by Kate Binchy Director Eoin O'Callaghan Stereo
