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Three Men in Nepal
ROGER CATCHPOLE, DAVID MC-PHERSON, and JOHN PEARCE talk to ROSEMARY HART about their work with 500 Tibetan refugees, building a new home

Contributors

Unknown:
John Pearce
Unknown:
Rosemary Hart

The Lawn Tennis
Championships
Commentary by MAURICE EDELSTON and MAX ROBERTSON from the Centre Court and No. 1 Court, with summaries and comments by ALF CHAVE and TONY MOTTRAM
Results and latest news from the other courts given by BASIL CURTIS
From the All England Lawn Tennis Club

Contributors

Commentary By:
Maurice Edelston
Commentary By:
Max Robertson
Unknown:
Alf Chave
Unknown:
Tony Mottram

A family magazine introduced by TIM GUDGIN and including: tThe Story of Jodrell Bank: SIR
BERNARD LovELL tells David Wilson how it happened and what it does
Cruet 6d.: URSULA BLOOM talks to Jack Singleton about seaside holidays sixty years ago fLooking at Books: suggestions by BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE
Bringing Home the Prize:
MARY ANDERSON recalls winning a potted plant on a windy night

Contributors

Introduced By:
Tim Gudgin
Unknown:
Bernard Lovell
Unknown:
David Wilson
Unknown:
Jack Singleton
Unknown:
Mary Anderson

Griff and Tommy
The book by John Griffiths arranged as a reading in four parts
4: Tommy in Trouble
It was Griff who introduced Tommy to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He had picked out the book from the shelves of the library at the Welfare Hall, and from then on Tommy lived in another world adventuring with Tom Sawyer on the Mississippi!
Reader, JOHN DARRAN
Arranged for radio and produced by Evelyn Williams

Contributors

Book By:
John Griffiths
Unknown:
Tom Sawyer.
Unknown:
Tom Sawyer
Reader:
John Darran
Produced By:
Evelyn Williams

Tonight's evening paper of the air
Reports from the region's news studios and from Scotland Yard -Sportsdesk-Postscript with MICHAEL BROOKE-Stop Press Introduced by Tim GUDGIN Produced by the South-East news unit

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Brooke-Stop
Introduced By:
Tim Gudgin

A musical quiz devised by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane
DAVID FRANKLIN and FRANK MUIR challenge
JAN WALLACE and DENIS NORDEN
In the chair, STEVE RACE
Graham Dalley at the keyboard

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
David Franklin
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Jan Wallace
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Steve Race
Unknown:
Graham Dalley

by Ian Rodger
The American War of Independence. Scotsmen and Hessians were sent to help fight the Englishmen's battles. It was not a war to their liking—but war was their trade.
Cast:
Produced by JOHN TYDEMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Rodger
Produced By:
John Tydeman
Captain McKay:
Denys Hawthorne
TorQuil:
Tom Watson
Hamish:
Henry Stamper
Sheila Macleod:
Dorothy Bibby
General Ctinton:
Geoffrey Wincott
General Howe:
Peter Williams
Simon Knowles:
Rolf Lefebvre
Martha Johnson:
Margaret Robertson
Caleb Johnson:
Antony Viccars
John Johnson:
Nicholas Edmett
David:
Jon Croft
Calum:
Andrew Robertson
Donald:
Paul Young
Sgt McHugh:
John Graham
Maj Beamish:
Anthony Jackson
Von Schaik:
Ian Thompson

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
GILES PLAYFAIR introduces this edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome
For very late letters you can ring [number removed]and dictate your message

Contributors

Introduces:
Giles Playfair

Nightclimfaer by JON MANCHIP WHITE abridged by Neville Teller
Read by DUNCAN CARSE
Produced by John Cardy
First of fifteen instalments
Twenty years ago he had been a wily young undergraduate. Now the past was catching up with him. Someone knew about the escapades of his youth. Someone wanted him to repeat the most dangerous of those escapades and was willing to pay him handsomely to do so. Someone with a motive.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jon Manchip
Abridged By:
Neville Teller
Read By:
Duncan Carse
Produced By:
John Cardy

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