The daily bulletin of rural current affairs. Producers Sue Broom and Steve Punter
with the Rev John Davis.
with John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
Including:
6.45 Business News
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With Dr Pauline Webb.
With Melvyn Bragg.
Christmas literature, music, rituals and religion - John Walsh , Marina Warner , Bel Mooney and others in festive conversation.
Producer Marina Salandy-Brown Stereo
Kings. The seventh of eight parts read from the Authorised Version by Paul Daneman.
Abridged by Alan England Director Alan Drury
Throw your chicken legs in the air, get out your lute, weave a little gold and take a trip to Tudor England with Sylvia Horn. Serial: Deep Sleep by Frances Fyfield. The final episode read by Jan Francis. Abridged by Doreen Estall Music: Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie
Vincent Duggleby and a panel of experts sort through the Money Box postbag.
Producer Ann Gilmartin
Presented by John Howard. Editor Ken Vass
The musical panel game.
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden.
In the chair Steve Race. Producer Richard Edis. Stereo
Presented by Roger Hearing. Editor Roger Mosey
A Woman of No Importance
Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis play the leading roles in this new production of Oscar Wilde 's social comedy.
Violin Alexander Balanescu.
Adapted and directed by Adrian Bean. Stereo (London Assurance, Christmas Day 2.00pm)
Tim, Tim, Mike and Will have a quiet Christmas Day - apart from the exploding rabbit, of course. Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth , Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer Lissa Evans. Stereo
Paul Vaughan sifts through the seasonal entertainment on radio and television, with interjections from today's musical guests.
Producer Belinda Sample. Stereo
Swirsky Rejoices
An African Christmas in the 1950s, as recalled in five stories by Christopher Hope. The small town of Badminton welcomes a restless chemist called Nathan Swirsky. 1: Avanti!
"He arrived wearing a deadly moustache. And he came from the direction of the dynamite factory...." Producer Duncan Minshull
Presented by Valerie Singleton and Wendy Austin. Editor Kevin Marsh
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Stereo
Eddie impresses a special guest.
Presented by Derek Cooper.
Roxana Daniel Defoe 's story of a beautiful adventuress who rises from poverty to become the mistress of King Charles II.
Alison Steadman plays Roxana, a woman who finds fulfilment is not always to be found in fame and prosperity.
Dramatised by Alan England Director Philip Martin. Stereo
Presented by Roger White. Stereo
Presented by Robin Lustig.
Editor Margaret Budy. Stereo
Walden by Henry David Thoreau. The fourth of seven parts read by William Hootkins. Abridged by Alistair Wilson Producer Peter Kavanagh
The Radio Active team with the final selection of their past triumphs. Stereo
Peter Skellern talks to
Robin Ray about certain moments in music which send a shiver down his spine.
Producer Andrew Mussett Stereo
