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7.10 South-East News
7.15 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Produced by ANTHONY PARKIN
7.45 Today's Papers
7.50 Outlook reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
7.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Produced By:
Anthony Parkin

8.10 South-East News
8.15 From Our Own Correspondent
BBC Correspondents talk about the news, its background, and the people who make it
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
8.45 Today's Papers
8.50 Yesterday in Parliament
8.59 Weather

A weekly magazine introduced by JOHN STREET Autumn Colour
FRED WHITSEY , GEOFFREY SMITH , and DAVID MCCLINTOCK discuss shrubs and plants that will give colour in the garden at this time of year
GEORGE GILLARD gives advice on the week's work
Produced by GEORGE SIGSWORTH

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Street
Unknown:
Fred Whitsey
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
David McClintock
Unknown:
George Gillard
Produced By:
George Sigsworth

Capital Investment Appraisal
LESLIE SMITH talks to KEITH MACKRELL , a manager, Shell International; BRYAN MCSWINEY , administrator, St Thomas 's Hospital; ERIC osmond , director, Courtaulds Group; PETER MOODY, consultant, McKinsey and Co.
For publications see page 58

Contributors

Talks:
Leslie Smith
Unknown:
Keith MacKrell
Unknown:
Bryan McSwiney
Unknown:
St Thomas
Unknown:
Eric Osmond

visits Tring in Hertfordshire
Questions from an audience of local motorists are answered by LORD CHESHAM, Chairman of the British Road Federation and Vice-Chairman of the RAC
RT HON MRS MARGARET THATCHER , MP, the Opposition spokesman on Transport
MRS ELWYN REED , a qualified driving school instructor
JOHN MILES, Manager of the bsm High Performance Course Chairman BILL HARTLEY
Recorded in the Victoria Hall by arrangement with the Tring Road Safety Committee
Produced by JIM PESTRIDGE at 12.23* the latest traffic report

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Margaret Thatcher
Unknown:
Mrs Elwyn Reed
Unknown:
Bill Hartley
Produced By:
Jim Pestridge

MARGARET THATCHER, MP, PAUL JOHNSON, JOHN MACKINTOSH, MP, JOE HYMAN
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN
from Blackburn, Lanes

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Thatcher
Unknown:
Paul John Son
Unknown:
John MacKintosh
Unknown:
Joe Hyman
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

A trilogy of plays by A. R. RAWLINSON with Simon Lack
Bernard Horsfall , Joanna Wake This is the story of a journey. The time is the present. Each play stands on its own, and reveals the life and background of one of the ill-assorted trio of travellers As they progress along the Pilgrim's Way to Canterbury they discover something not only about each other but about themselves.
1: Old Berry
Other parts played by SEAN ARNOLD and LEONARD FENTON
Produced by KEITH WILLIAMS (Quite modern pilgrims: page 15)

Contributors

Unknown:
A. R. Rawlinson
Unknown:
Simon Lack
Unknown:
Bernard Horsfall
Unknown:
Joanna Wake
Played By:
Sean Arnold
Played By:
Leonard Fenton
Produced By:
Keith Williams
Old Berry:
Simon Lack
George:
Bernard Horsfall
Amanda:
Joanna Wake
The Canon:
John Richmond
Mrs Maston:
Beatrice Kane
Jim:
Jeremy Child
Berry's father:
Norman Claridge
Berry's mother:
Noel Dyson
Natasha:
Barbara Mitchell

Introduced by Marjorie Anderson

Hollywood housewife: Rachel Billington

Watchdog: for those who receive goods and services

Behind the Voice: Arthur Marshall talking about Arthur Marshall
A young look at Britain: from Ann Mallalieu, William Bloon, Nicolette Lee, and Nicholas Colchester.

Bookshelf: Arthur Calder-Marshall talks to Ruth Adam about his book Wish You Were Here, which is an appraisal of the art of Donald McGill of seaside postcard fame

A Kind of Magic: written and read by Mollie Harris. First of five excerpts

Contributors

Presenter:
Marjorie Anderson
Speaker:
Arthur Marshall
Speaker:
Nicolette Lee
Speaker:
Nicholas Colchester
Guest:
Arthur Calder-Marshall
Interviewer:
Ruth Adam
Narrator:
Mollie Harris

Dvorak Scherzo capriccioso LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by ISTVAN KERTESZ
4.13* Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op 44 GUARNERI QUARTET with ARTUR RUBINSTEIN (piano)
4.45* Arensky Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI
5.1* Rachmaninou Songs
0 cease thy singing, maiden fair; Spring waters; How this fair spot; Romance of the young gypsy
NICOLAI GEDDA (tenor) GERALD MOORE (piano)
5.11* Goldmark Symphony in E flat major (Rustic Wedding) NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA conducted by LEONARD BERNSTEIN gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Istvan Kertesz
Piano:
Artur Rubinstein
Conducted By:
Sir John Barbirolli
Tenor:
Nicolai Gedda
Piano:
Gerald Moore
Conducted By:
Leonard Bernstein

Geoffrey Brand conducts the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra leader
Reginald Stead in music for all the family.
Jeanette Sinclair (soprano), Christopher Mowat (trombone)
Introduced by Peter Stebbings
From the Queen's Hall, Widnes including music from "The Bartered Bride" (Smetana) and Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky), and movements from the Concertino for trombone and strings by Lars-Erik Larsson.

Contributors

Musicians:
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Geoffrey Brand
Leader:
Reginald Stead
Soprano:
Jeannette Sinclair
Trombone:
Christopher Mowat
Introduced By:
Peter Stebbings
Produced by:
David Richardson

Michael, Say Thank You A play by ADRIAN VALE based on TERENCE DE VERE WHITE'S novel The Remainderman
Against the background of the West Country city where he lives, Michael Whaley recalls the milestones of his adolescence, his mother's death, some curiously eccentric relatives, and the various incidents which beset his first faltering footsteps on the road to manhood. with MALCOLM HAYES , HILDA KRISEMAN GEOFFREY COLLINS , JOHN PULLEN Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL (Repeated: Monday, 3.15 pm)

Contributors

Play By:
Adrian Vale
Unknown:
Michael Whaley
Unknown:
Malcolm Hayes
Unknown:
Hilda Kriseman
Unknown:
Geoffrey Collins
Unknown:
John Pullen
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Michael Whaley, the man:
Garard Green
Michael, the boy:
Richard Everett
Uncle Hilary:
James Thomason
Aunt Aggie:
Kathleen Helme
Bradley, their son:
Peter Bartlett
Uncle Arthur:
Hector Ross
Mr Daunt:
Peter Pratt
Aunt Philippa:
Helen Lindsay
Sheila:
Patricia Gallimore
Charley:
Sean Arnold
Mr Batley:
Austin Trevor
Uncle Joe:
John Dearth

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