The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.

With Anna Ford and Sue MacGregor.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament Editor Jon Barton
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Disgusted and delighted listeners have their say in Chris Dunkley 's letters programme.
Producer Alison Vernon Smith Repeated Sunday 6.15pm
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Today's news from 50 years ago.
The government announces a plan to employ up to 100,000 foreign workers in Britain's coal mines in an effort to increase production. For details see Monday

In a special edition from the Cottier Theatre, Glasgow, Ruth Wishart celebrates Scottish women in literature.
Serial: Every Man for Himself (10). For details see Monday

Presented by Joanna Pinnock. Producer Simon Roberts Repeated Sunday 8.00pm
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Charlotte Smith presents reports on consumer and social affairs. Editor Chris Burns
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From the best bacon to bargain bubblies - Derek Cooper puts the food business through the grinder. Producer Sheila Dillon
Revised 7.20pm

With Nick Clarke. Editor Kevin Marsh

Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm

By AJ Cronin , dramatised in four parts by Herbert Williams. With
James Macpherson as Andrew Manson and Kelly Hunter as Christine. 4: Storming the Castle
Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm

With Laurie Taylor and guests.

Tim Marlow reports on the German photographer August Sander as an exhibition of his work opens, and reviews the Tennessee Williams play Camino Real at Stratford. Producer Adrian Washbourne

By Graham Chan , read by David Tse. Horrified that their eldest son has forsaken his community for an English wife, a Chinese family close ranks and are made to confront their identity in a new land.
Producer Lisa Osborne

With Kevin Boucquet and Nigel Wrench. Editor Kevin Marsh
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More weekend pursuits and passions revealed by David Stafford. Producer David Prest

David is asked the impossible.
Written by Louise Page. Director David Ian Neville. Editor Vanessa Whitbum Repeated Monday 1.40pm
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Frank Delaney presents his selection of extracts from BBC radio and television over the past seven days. Producer Richard Bannerman
Repeated Sunday 3.30pm. PHONE: (0171)
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Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion.
Producer Nick Utechin
Repeated tomorrow 1.10pm

Presented by Marcel Berlins. With the recent explosion in claims for medical negligence, Sallie Davies asks whether there is a fairer and cheaper way of compensating the victims of doctors' and health workers' mistakes.
Producer Simon Coates

John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth, retires after a lifetime in the public eye.

Alistair Cooke with another slice of Americana.
Repeated Sunday 9.15am

Lynne Walker talks to Sir Georg Solti as he celebrates 50 years in the recording industry. Solti has worked with every major orchestra and made records ever since stereo was first possible, from his famous Ring Cycle - the first on-stereo record - through the operas of Strauss and the symphonies of Mahler.
Repeated from Saturday 7.20pm

With Roger Hearing. Editor Anne Koch

By Paul Theroux. (5) For details see Monday

The topical comedy sketch show, with Sally Grace , Dave Lamb , Joanna Monro and Jon Glover.
Producer Maria Esposito
Repeated tomorrow 6.25pm

Patrick Hannan and his guests take a sceptical look at the week's events. Producer Hilary Green

The final part of Nik Cohn 's short story. For details see yesterday