with THE REV PATRICIA MCKEE Stereo

Presented by Peter Hobday and Diana Goodman
6.30,7.30,8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With BOB FINIGAN
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
8.50* Your Letters

The last in the present series Chris Dunkley airs your comments and pursues your complaints and queries about BBC programmes and policies. Send them to: Feedback,
BBC. Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW
Producer JOHN EDWARDS

BBC correspondents report from around the world. Producer ADAM RAPHAEL

Off-side by SEAN LINDEY
Read by Peter Craze
Peter doesn't even like football. But he went to the match because his hero, Greg, was going. And now he's alone - and in trouble.
Producer MITCH RAPER

Readings: Psalm 41; John 13, vv2-15 Stereo

'The gentle, languid movements of the creature changing his position are like those of a person reclining in a hot bath, who occasionally moves his body and limbs to renew and get the full benefit of the luxurious sensation.'
P. J. Kavanagh reads w H. HUDSON 'S account of meeting a pair of adders. BBC Bristol (R)

Down to Earth
Derek Cooper takes a look at organic food. It's free from chemicals, but how can you tell? As more and more people turn towards natural produce, Sheila Dillon examines the claims. Producer VANESSA HARRISON

Featuring
The Further Continuing More
Exciting Adventures of Captain Invisible And His Trusty
Side-Kick The See Thru' Kid. Introducing Transparo The Invisible Goldfish.
Starring Christopher Barrie Nick Maloney , Nick Wilton Written by ROB GRANT and DOUG NAYLOR
Producer ALAN NIXON Stereo. (R) Revised

Presented by Brian Widlake

1.55 Listening Corner Today: Giant Boomshanks and The Thunderstorm by SARAH MORCOM Script written and produced by MARYKALEMKERIAN
2.5 Let's Join In The Sea Maiden by JEAN KENWARD (R)
2.25 Listen and Read Radio Thin King Stories The Cross Old Man by SHEILA MCCULLAGH
2.40 Listen! Armada Rock by CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL
10: Time is Running Out (R)

Introduced from Birmingham by Marjorie Lofthouse
Curb crawling in a Birmingham suburb caused such distress and anger among the residents that they've taken to the streets each night to discourage soliciting and prostitution in the area.
MARGARET HORSFIELD reports On the situation a year after the night-time patrol first started. Producer ANN TENNANT BBC Birmingham Serial:
Stories by Women Writers (3) Habit by MARJORIE BARNARD

by ALESSANDRO MANZONI
A tale of 17th-century Milan translated and dramatised in four parts by R. B. AMOS
Narrated by Richard Bebb
2: The Angel of Death
Prevented from marrying by the evil Don Rodrigo who plans to abduct Lucia and murder Renzo, the young couple seek sanctuary. But their troubles, it seems, have only just begun.
Other parts played by GRAHAM BLOCKEY. BERNARD BROWN
CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS , ADRIAN EGAN
RONALD HERDMAN. DAVID SINCLAIR ALAN THOMPSON and HADYN WOOD Directed by JOHN CARDY. Stereo

Roy Hudd laughs at the news with June Whitfield, Chris Emmett and THE HUDDUNERS. Stereo

Presented by Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough continued on VHF/FM 5.50-5.55pm

with HARRIET CASS including Financial Report

Clive Jacobs and the team monitor the movements in the world of travel and transport. This week Tom Boswell tests the new Ford Transit Producer IRENE MALLIS

(Re-broodcaston Monday at 1.40pm)

Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from last week's BBC radio and television programmes.
Producer FRAN ACHESON. Stereo

Nigel Rees examines what the newspapers have been talking about this week.
Producer EMILY BUCHANAN

John Moore , mp
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Brian MacArthur ,
Editor, Today newspaper Geoffrey Robinson. mp
Polly Toynbee , columnist,
The Guardian tackle the issues raised by the audience in Blewbury, Oxfordshire. Chairman John Timpson
Producer CAROLE STONE. BBC Bristol

Time to reconsider that smug, cliched view of the cultured city of Los Angeles. Show more

by Alistair Cooke

After Abolition
On 1 April hundreds of arts' organisations face the first day of a new regime. On that day the six Metropolitan Counties and the GLC will be abolished and arts groups will have to go elsewhere for much of their money.
Paul Allen looks at some of the problems they face and presents a live discussion with politicians, administrators and artists about life after abolition. Producer SIMON BROUGHTON

A Perfect Spy (5)

Presented by Sally Hardcastle

with Bill Wallis , David Tate Sally Grace and Jon Glover Written by MARTIN BOOTH .
PAUL B. DAVIES. RICHARD QUICK. STUART SILVER. PETE SINCLAIR , IAN BROWN. DAVID COHEN ,
PETER HICKEY , JOHN MORRISH , ALISON RENSHAW and others Producer HARRY THOMPSON

followed by an interlude

12.30 Radio Geography: Our Changing World Lough Erne
12.50 Living Language Timeslip