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6.32 Farming Today an East Anglian edition introduced by GORDON MOSLEY
6.50 Thought for the Week A Question of Work
THE REV ELSIE CHAMBERLAIN
6.55 Weather; programme news
Today'sTime: GTs7.0,8.0,9.0am
1.0, 6.0,11.0 pm
10.0 pm

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gordon Mosley
Unknown:
Elsie Chamberlain

7.10 South-East News
7.15 Today radio's breakfast-time look at life around the country and across the world introduced by BRIAN JOHNSTON
7.45 Today's Papers
7.50 Ten to Eight
Understanding Prayer THE REV JOHN DRURY
7.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Introduced By:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
John Drury

Frisch Begonnen ... German for Beginners. 6: Das Mittagessen. Written and produced by STEPHEN KANOCZ
(A radiovision programme recorded in collaboration with West German Radio)
9.45 British History
Decisive events: Tyndale's Bible. Written by JANE OLIVER

Contributors

Unknown:
Frisch Begonnen
Produced By:
Stephen Kanocz
Written By:
Jane Oliver

Allons-y! 6: II faut faire attention. Written by EMILE HARVEN (An audio-visual programme)
10.45 Interlude
10.47 Nous voici! 6: Le nouveau Pierre. Written by MICHEL DE LANTIVY
(Third-year French)
11.1 Singing Together introduced by WILLIAM APPLEBY Produced by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 Inquiry 1: Why work?
The first of five programmes on ' Getting and Spending ' presented by LEIGH CRUTCHLEY
11.40 Drama Workshop. Man and the Seasons: Fog - Guy Fawkes. Introduced by DEREK BOWSKILL

Contributors

Written By:
Emile Harven
Introduced By:
William Appleby
Produced By:
Douglas Coombes
Presented By:
Leigh Crutchley
Introduced By:
Derek Bowskill

Beryl Reid , Patricia Hayes in a new series by JENNIFER PHILLIPS 5: You loose on the swings
There is a fairground in the local park. To Madge and Lilian the call of adventure is irresistible.
Produced by KEITH WILLIAMS

Contributors

Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Unknown:
Jennifer Phillips
Produced By:
Keith Williams
Madge:
Beryl Reid
Lilian:
Patricia Hayes
Stallholder:
James McManus
Ghost trainattendant:
Robert Desmond
Gypsy Maud Rose:
Barbara Mitchell
Park attendant:
John Junkin

Disaster: 3: Earthquake
0515 hours 26 July 1963: Skopje devastated by earthquake. 1.200 people dead, 100,000 homeless. What happened in the earthquake? What happened during the vast international relief operation that followed?
Script by CARRY LYLE
(Exploration Earth)

2.20 The Music Box
by Gordon Reynolds
Produced by ALBERT CHATTERLEY

2.30 Learning to Listen: 2
Extracts from Backbone by Michael Rosen and A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney. Introduced by Bernard Newsome
(Speak series)

2.40 Movement, Mime, and Music 2
For the 9-11-year-olds by Glynn Harris

Contributors

Script By:
Carry Lyle
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Produced By:
Albert Chatterley
Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Unknown:
Shelagh Delaney.
Introduced By:
Bernard New
Unknown:
Glyn Harris

Boys and Girls -
Together or Apartt
' Problems concerned with discipline are more difficult to solve when the sexes are combined.'
' Discipline is easier in a mixed school.'
REGINALD DALE , Senior Lecturer in Education at University College, Swansea, has been involved in research into co-education for 20 years. He discusses some of his findings with WILLEM VAN DER EYKEN
Produced by JUDITH WALTON For publication see page 56

Contributors

Unknown:
Reginald Dale
Unknown:
Willem van Der Eyken
Produced By:
Judith Walton

A family magazine introduced by POLLY ELWES and including:
Hope for All who Enter: LESLIE SMITH visits a mental hospital
Painter of 2,700 Portraits: Philip de Laszlo was born 100 years ago. One of his sons. PATRICK, talks tO JACK SINGLETON about his father and his work
Any Sport in a Storm: PENNY LEDIGO couldn'care less who hits what how
Magical Cats: some musings by ERIC MAPLE

Contributors

Introduced By:
Polly Elwes
Unknown:
Leslie Smith
Unknown:
Philip de Laszlo
Unknown:
Jack Singleton
Unknown:
Eric Maple

The famous wartime escape story by ERIC WILLIAMS abridged for radio in ten instalments by NAN MACDONALD Reader JOHN BENNETT 4: The Tunnel in Danger
'With Philip Rowe as third man the tunnel makes slow but steady progress. Vaulting twice a day, and organised plans for the dispersal of the sand. Then - news of another tunnel in another part of the camp, and the ferrets pounce again! Peter, unable to do anything to prevent it, foresees all their months of labour going for nothing. The sand from their tunnel is bound to be discovered.'

Contributors

Story By:
Eric Williams
Reader:
John Bennett
Unknown:
Philip Rowe

A panel game controlled (!) by NICHOLAS PARSONS in which
KENNETH WILLIAMS , DEREK NIMMO CLEMENT FREUD , SHEILA HANCOCK try to talk for just a minute on this and that
Devised by IAN MESSITER
Produced by DAVID HATCH
(Pre-recorded at The Playhouse, Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2 Rptd: Thurs, 12 25) (Derek Nimmo is in ' Charlie Girl ' at the Adelphi Theatre; Sheila Hancock in ' 'So What About Love? ' at the Criterion Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
David Hatch
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock

Introduced by Jack Brymer played by the BBC NORTHERN
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader REGINALD STEAD conducted by CHRISTOPHER FRY including:
Humperdinck Overture: Hansel and Gretel
Weber Invitation to the Dance Tchaikovsky Overture-fantasia: Romeo and Juliet

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jack Brymer
Leader:
Reginald Stead
Conducted By:
Christopher Fry

by JOHN HALE
A routine government security investigation suddenly, almost by accident, intrudes on June Elliot 's untidy, up-and-down married life and disturbs her fierce loyalties ...
Produced by BRAN DON ACTON -BOND

Contributors

Unknown:
John Hale
Unknown:
June Elliot
Produced By:
Bran Don
June Elliot:
Jennie Linden
Jack Elliot:
Patrick Mower
Dennis Sage:
Eric Thompson
Somers:
John Harvey
Landlady:
Mollie Petrie
Passer-by:
Eileen Parker

HAMBURG CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by WILFRIED BÖTTCHER with MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (Organ) LOTHAR KOCH (oboe)
Handel Organ Concerto No 1, in G minor
Telemann Oboe Concerto in c minor gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Schneider
Oboe:
Lothar Koch

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