Today's story is "But where is the Green Parrot?" by Thomas and Wanda Zacharias

Although officially abolished, the caste system has not ceased to exert a strong influence on Indian social life. It is not a problem of colour, race nor even of class. It is far subtler and harder to pin down, as Louis Malle discovers as soon as he starts to ask those awkward questions about caste that Indians are reluctant to answer. For the Hindu, division into castes is like a law of nature, a logical expression of his vision of the Universe. Castes are religious boundaries that run through heads and through hearts but not along the ground; they are those invisible frontiers of the mind that to India are so natural and to the West so incomprehensible.

(This week's recipe: page 12)

Leader David McCallum
and featuring Keith Michell
and The Roy Gunson Dancers

(Keith Michell is in 'Abelard and Heloise' at Wyndham's Theatre, London)

Europa returns tonight for its fourth season of looking at the world through the eyes of other countries' television. Stations like ORTF Paris, SFB Berlin and TSS Moscow all contribute to Europa - a glimpse of how other nations look at world affairs.
Introduced by Derek Hart

This year the people of the Lake District celebrated the bicentenary of their most famous son, William Wordsworth. They remembered him in verse, with the world premiere of his one and only play and with 27,000 daffodils.