The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.

With Dr Haddon Willmer.

With Brian Redhead and John Humphrys In Brighton.
6.45 Business News
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Rev Dr Colin Morris

2: Frost and Folklore

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Producer Poppy Hughes
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Psalms. Part two. Read by Hannah Gordon.

Dervla Murphy and Norman Lewis join Jenni Murray to discuss the politics of travel writing.
Story: from The Quick by Agnes Rossi. Por details see yesterday)

This week Professor Anthony Clare talks to Ruth Rendell about the use of Psychology in her novels. Plus a special report on the fear of performing. Producer Nadine Grieve

With John Howard.

Peter Jones , Christopher Timothy and John Wells tell the stories. Listeners and chairman Tim Brooke-Taylor have to guess who's hoaxing. Producer Edward Taylor

With Nick Clarke and James Naughtie.

Adapted from traditional sources by David Calcutt.
A seal leaves the ocean and turns into a woman. Ishmael falls hopelessly in love. She agrees to marry him - on one condition...
Seal-woman's song by Sue Harris

with two young Icelandic musicians, violinist Sigrun Edvaldsdottir and baritone Sigurd Braga.
Producer Ray Abbott

In the Borders area frontiers spill over and one thing begins where another doesn't quite end. Joanna Buchan seeks out the extraordinary in people whose lives are rooted in this landscape of confusion.
Producer Noah Richler

Gill Pyrah with the pick of the week s books, including short stories by the actor and director Stephen Berkoff ; and Armistead Maupin 's bestselling Tales of the City are turned into television.
Producer Nicki Paxman (Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

by Gwyneth Hughes.
"She started talking about the ballet and her enthusiasm was catching, and before I knew where I was she was installed in the back bedroom and I was sewing ribbons onto my shoes." Read by Lesley Nicol. Producer Gillian Hush

with Chris Lowe and Linda Lewis.

Written and presented by Chris Kelly.
3: The Journalist. Starring Richard Griffiths. What was it about Rowland Bullerthat made him one of Chris Kelly 's personal heroes? With Brian Redhead , Derek Jameson , Donald Trelford , Brian Bowles , Owen Brenman , Sharon Meyer , Simon Greenall and Maggie Guess. Producer Harry Thompson

Reporter Mark Halliley.
Producer Lynne Jones

Peter Evans thumbs through this autumn's new popular scientific books. Producer Deborah Cohen

Tony Robinson presents a history of the quip factor in British political life from the Civil War to the present day. With the voices of John Sessions , Matthew Morgan , Peter Gunn and Gordon Reid. 6: A Surfeit of Autocues Producer Paul Schlesinger

News, views and information for people with a visual handicap. With Peter White. Producer Eleanor Garland
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(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)

Presented by Roger White.

with Alexander MacLeod in London and Robin Lustig in Brighton.

Part 7.

Andrew McAllister introduces the last in the present series, with poets Lavinia Greenlaw and Simon Armitage , who read from their latest collections - Night Photograph and Book of Matches. Producer Susan Roberts

"Reality doesn't exist unless it's on TV. Wanda Sanchez , who runs two of the public access channels in New York, doesn't watch television; she doesn't even like it. But in her hands rests the fate of hundreds of producers and presenters.
Reporter John Dryden. Producer Cathie Mahoney