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RUTH BRANDON takes a light-hearted look at the way headlines have altered in both content and style over the last sixty years
She illustrates how papers have managed to preserve their individual character, as portrayed in their headlines.
The Times: ANDREW TIMOTHY
The Daily Express: DAVID BRIERLEY
Produced by Christie Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Brandon
Unknown:
Andrew Timothy
Produced By:
Christie Davies

Maugham, the Storyteller
Jane adapted for radio by LIANE AUKIN
The fourth of a series of plays based on the short stories of W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM with Carleton Hobbs
Nicolette Bernard and Mary Wimbush
'When anyone is very positive in an opinion, it is only human nature to wish him proved wrong ... In this instance she who was proved right might have been happier proved wrong.'
Somerset Maugham. Carleton HOBBS
Produced by RONALD MASON followed by an interlude

Contributors

Unknown:
Liane Aukin
Stories Of:
W. Somerset Maugham
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Unknown:
Nicolette Bernard
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Produced By:
Ronald Mason
Marion Towers:
Nicolette Bernard
Jane Fowler:
Mary Wimbush
Gilbert Napier:
David Bhierley
Brine:
James Thomason

from St. Davids Cathedral within the Octave of the Feast of St. David, Patron Saint of Wales
Responses (Byrd)
Psalm 132 (Wulford Dawes )
Lesson: Ecclesiasticus 50, vv. 4-24 Office Hymn: Urbs beata (E.H.
169: Tune, Mode ii)
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
(Stanford in C)
Lesson: St. Matthew 25, vv. 14-23 Creed, Responses (Byrd), Collects Anthem: Iustorum animae
(.Stanford)
Prayers
Hymn: 0 Dduw, moliannwn di a'r gan (Tune, St. Stephens
Organ: Halleluja, Gott zu loben
(Max Reger )
Director of Music, PETER BOORMAN
Sub Organist, Rosalyn Charles

Contributors

Unknown:
Wulford Dawes
Unknown:
Max Reger
Music:
Peter Boorman
Organist:
Rosalyn Charles

A family magazine introduced by Tim GUDGlN and including:
From Paris with love: SACHA DISTEL , the French singing star, talks to Anne Catchpole about himself and his career
Knotty Problems: LESLIE SMITH visits the Forest Products Research Laboratory at Princes Risborough
Training is essential: BOB THORPE on his efforts to become Britain's top high-jumper Garden lore for March from FRED Loads

Contributors

Introduced By:
Tim Gudgln
Unknown:
Sacha Distel
Unknown:
Anne Catchpole
Unknown:
Leslie Smith
Unknown:
Bob Thorpe

The House of the Seven Flies by Victor Canning adapted in five parts by HOWARD JONES
3: Gateway on Krabbensplaat
' You're ahead of me so far, Mr. Furse, but you can'shake me off. I can wait. Oh yes, I can wait.'
Produced by ROGER PINE

Contributors

Unknown:
Victor Canning
Unknown:
Howard Jones
Produced By:
Roger Pine
Edward Furse:
Michael Spice
Constanta:
Stephanie Gathercole
Anselm Dekker:
Denis McCarthy
Ninus:
Rohner Wilfridcarter
Jan Beukleman:
John Wyse
Cockney old man:
Ralph Truman

Peter Ustinov was recently installed as the first Rector of the University of Dundee
During a break in the proceedings, in conversation with JOHN GRAY he talked of many things-mainly of universities and the theatre
Broadcast in University Notebook
(Radio 4: Scotland) on December 21, 1868

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Ustinov
Unknown:
John Gray

Mind the Doors!
† NIGEL MURPHY explores the new Victoria Line tube which is being added to the network of London's underground system, and unearths ghosts, an unknown river, and some surprising construction techniques like freezing the soil before drilling.
See page 42

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Murphy

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More