The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
With Martin Palmer.
With Peter Hobday in London and John Humphrys at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
6.45 Business News
725, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Rabbi Lionel Blue.
Peter Jeffrey reads from David Atkins 's autobiography on the vissicitudes of being an English apple farmer. 1: ToatLodge and Tulkns.
Abridged in three parts by Maggie Ollerenshaw Producer Martin Jenkins
Melvyn Bragg and guests with lively and stimulating conversation. Producer Mary Sharp
halms. David Suchet reads the first of eight selections from the Authorised Version.
Introduced by John Eaton. Abridged by Geoffrey Beevers Director Martin Jenkins
What makes some little boys grow up into anti-social monsters? Journalist Angela Phillips discusses the subject with Jenni Murray.
Story: from The Quick by Agnes Rossi. Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie
[number removed]with Vincent Duggleby. Producer Frances MacDonald LINES OPEN from 10.00am
with John Howard. Editor Ken Vass
The London team, Irene Thomas and Eric Korn , take on the North, represented by Paul Barker and Margaret Lesser. Questionmasters are Gordon Clough and Tony Quinton.
Producer Julia Shaw
with Nick Clarke and James Naughtie.
A dramatisation of his own chilling novel by Christopher Priest.
As Richard fights to get his memory back after a bad accident. Susan reintroduces him to the strangely plausible and intriguing world of "The Glamour" - and Niall...
Professor Margaret Boden of Sussex University talks to Barbara Myers about her life and how she became interested in artificial intelligence. Producer Deborah Cohen
He directed Shaft and photographed Malcolm X and Muhammad All: now aged 81 Gordon Parks discusses his wide-ranging career with Robert Dawson Scott , who also reviews the life, legend and music of Huddie Ledbetter - alias
Leadbelly,9.15pm)
Producer Razia Iqbal (Revised repeat at 9,15pm)
by Frank Coilymore.
"I read on avidly, and, as I did so, I could hardly believe the evidence of my own eyes ..."
Read by Gareth Armstrong. Producer Joanna Green
with Chris Lowe and Linda Lewis.
Chairman Barry Took quizzes Richard Ingrams , Alan Coren and guests.
with Derek Cooper.
by David Howard.
When Jack bumps into Tod, an ex-army buddy from the Falklands War, it seems to be a coincidence. But is it? And what exactly is the well-paid job that Tod offers him in his "organisation"?
Director Richard Wortley
After three years of retirement with his wife still working, Alf Walker reflects on the disturbing consequences of her joining him.
Producer Gillian Hush
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
Presented by Roger White.
with Richard Kershaw in London and Robin Lustig at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. Editor Anne Koch
by William Mcllvanney. Tom Watson reads the sixth of ten episodes. Abridged by Trevor Royle Producer Hamish Wilson
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Written by Douglas Adams , with the assistance of John Lloyd.
Fit the Fifth. Arthur Dent and his companions have been cornered by two humane cops who, nevertheless, have left them in a certain death situation.
Producer Geoffrey Perkins (First broadcast in 1978)
3: The Benny Goodman Sextet was formed on the spot when Goodman found himself playing with electric guitarist Charlie Christian in August 1939 ... Geoffrey Smith continues the story of their career.
Producer Derek Drescher (First broadcast on Radio 3)
