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7.19 South-East News
7.15 Today radio's breakfast-time magazine introduced by JACK DE MANIO
7.45 Today's Papers
7.50 Ten to Eight
GYPSY SMITH (from the BBC Sound Archives: 1947)
Introduced by HAROLD ROGERS
7.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jack de Manio
Introduced By:
Harold Rogers

Base 12 Numbers
JAMES HAWTHORNE explains why Base 12 numbers would be ordinary digits up to ten, followed by new symbols for eleven and twelve (Mathematics series)
9.55 Movement and Music 1 by PENNY whittam

Contributors

Unknown:
James Hawthorne

Der 20. Juli 1944 written by H. f. garten (German for Sixth Forms)
10.50 Music Workshop 2
Follow-up: musical activities arising out of the series written and produced by WILLIAM MURPHY
11.0 Time and Tune
Introduced by JOHN CAMBURN
Journey to the Lands of the Midnight Sun
3: Voyaging northwards written by JOHN EDWARDS Edited and produced by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 Life on the Land by MARGERY MORRIS
Narrator BARRY FOSTER Producer DAVID LYTTLE (Man series)
11.40 North Downs: Pilgrim's Way compiled by PHILIP HOLLAND (Geography series)

Contributors

Written By:
H. F. Garten
Produced By:
William Murphy
Introduced By:
John Camburn
Written By:
John Edwards
Produced By:
Douglas Coombes
Narrator:
Margery Morris
Narrator:
Barry Foster
Producer:
David Lyttle
Unknown:
Philip Holland

A medical magazine introduced by JOAN YORKE and including:
Tips for Hospital Visitors: from MARY vvhittow, a ward sister
Specialist in the Studio: an ophthalmologist answers listeners' questions on eyes
Produced by thena heshel

Contributors

Introduced By:
Joan Yorke
Produced By:
Thena Heshel

Homer's Odyssey retold by KENNETH CAVANDER 2: Aiolos and Circe
Produced by Richard WORTLEY (Living Language)
2.20 Poetry Corner The large creatures
Including.... a dragon with jaws flaming red, who sits at my elbow and toasts my bread Produced by ANITA HEWETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Cavander
Produced By:
Richard Wortley
Produced By:
Anita Hewett
Narrator:
Michael Smee
Odysseus:
Barry Foster
Circe:
June Tobin

A family magazine introduced by KEN SYKORA and including:
At Your Invitation: ROY HAY , gardening expert, who has been chosen by listeners as this month's guest, answers your questions
The Watchers on the Shore: CORAL HADDON talks to some of the men in the Coastguard Service whose main concern is the saving of lives on sea or land around our coasts Date 'n' Apple: ZENA SKINNER gives a recipe for chutney Your letters

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Hay
Unknown:
Zena Skinner

by SIR WALTER SCOTT abridged for radio in eight parts read by bryden MURDOCH 4: The Journey
Quentin was to escort the Ladies of Croye to the little court of the Bishop of LiSge, in the safest and most secret manner possible
Produced by GORDON EMSLIE

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Walter Scott
Read By:
Bryden Murdoch
Produced By:
Gordon Emslie

A third programme on the regiments of the British Army which have lost their old identity by amalgamation into a new large regiment or by disbandment
Lt-General Sir Brian Horrocks recalls these regiments by their regimental marches, their histories, and their traditions
Singer Leslie fyson Piano HUBERT DAWKES
Produced by FRANCIS DILLON

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Brian Horrocks
Singer:
Leslie Fyson
Piano:
Hubert Dawkes
Produced By:
Francis Dillon

Introduced by KENNETH ALLSOP
DEE WELLS on a new biography Casanova by John Masters DAVID daiches on Charles Dickens 1812-1870, a centenary volume edited by E. W. F. Tomlin
CHARLES DOUGLAS-HOME reviews new novels including The Green Man by Kingsley Amis and other new books
Produced by ALAN haydock

Contributors

Introduced By:
Kenneth Allsop
Introduced By:
Dee Wells
Edited By:
E. W. F. Tomlin
Edited By:
Charles Douglas-Home
Produced By:
Alan Haydock

The background to the news and people in the news, followed by Listening Post in which John Anthony introduces letters from today's postbag For either the weekday or Sunday edition, send your letters to: Listening Post, [address removed]. For very late letters you can ring [number removed], extension 3030, and dictate your message

Contributors

Presenter (Listening Post):
John Anthony

by ANTHONY BARKER , just returned from a year's teaching at the University of Wisconsin 4: USA has never lost a war Those who talked of victory in Vietnam now hope for peace with honour. A handful of Doves still call for withdrawal. Perhaps most Americans wonder just how they got into it, and how they can get out without fixing the word ' surrender ' on their President

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Barker

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