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7.10 South-East News
7.15 Today radio's breakfast-time magazine introduced by BRIAN JOHNSTON
7.45 Today's Papers
7.50 Ten to Eight
Surprises: BRIAN BOOBBYER
7.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Introduced By:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
Brian Boobbyer

Marsh] 9: Moscow (ii)
Written by VAUGHAN JAMES (Third-year Russian)
10.45 Nachrichten und Neuigkeiten
Written by HANS-JOACHIM NIMTZ (intermediate German)
11.0 Music Workshop 1 by WILLIAM MURPHY

Contributors

Written By:
Vaughan James
Written By:
Hans-Joachim Nimtz
Unknown:
William Murphy

Christ and Secular Man: the final programme in a series exploring the meaning of some traditional Christian Doctrines through poetry, literature, and secular experience. Written and narrated by DAVID JENKINS Extracts spoken by PETER DUCROW Produced by RALPH ROLLS
(Sixth Form series: Religion in its Contemporary Context)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jenkins
Spoken By:
Peter Ducrow
Produced By:
Ralph Rolls

on Charlton Heston , who talks about his Screen career with soundtrack illustrations from some of his best-known films
Written and introduced by PETER MATTHEWS
Produced by JOHN BROWELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlton Heston
Introduced By:
Peter Matthews
Produced By:
John Browell

Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow (1812). Written by ROBERT GITTINGS
(World History series)
2.20 A School Brass Band
Players from the Frederick Gent School play music by Purcell and Mozart and talk about their band
Edited and produced by DOUGLAS COOMBES. (Music Session One)
2.40 Austria - Tourism by ALEX HUNTER. (Geography)

Contributors

Written By:
Robert Gittings
Produced By:
Douglas Coombes.
Unknown:
Alex Hunter.

A family magazine introduced by KEN SYKORA and including: 125 years of the YMCA - and now?: DENNIS LOWER meets some of the members
Family Scribe: MOLLY WEIR as a little girl in Glasgow wrote letters for neighbours and kindred
Fur coats for men: TONY BLACK has some surprises when he looks at the coming fashions Your letters

Contributors

Unknown:
Molly Weir

The English Abroad
A series of six readings chosen and abridged by BARRY CAMPBELL 5: Gertrude Bell , taken from Gertrude Bell , her Personal Papers 1889-1914
Produced by R. D. SMITH

Contributors

Abridged By:
Barry Campbell
Abridged By:
Gertrude Bell
Unknown:
Gertrude Bell
Produced By:
R. D. Smith
Gertrude Bell:
Nicolette Bernard
Narrator:
Eugene Fraser

Adapted from his TV series by Richard Waring, starring Wendy Craig as Jennifer and Francis Matthews as Henry
Jennifer puts in a lot of subtle work to remind Henry of their Crystal Wedding Anniversary and then makes a discovery which causes her to do a bit of back pedalling - like crazy!
(Repeated: Sunday, 12.25 pm)

Contributors

Writer/adapter:
Richard Waring
Signature music by:
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer:
Trafford Whitelock
Jennifer:
Wendy Craig
Henry:
Francis Matthews
Mary:
Charlotte Mitchell
Trudi:
Roberta Tovey
Robin:
Hugo Keith-Johnston
Amanda:
Jill Riddick

Tittery: which one is itt A duel of words and wit between FYFE ROBERTSON FENELLA FIELDING
With DANNY BLANCHFLOWER and HUMPHREY LYTTELTON MICHAEL TRUBSHAWE
With NEMONE LETHBRIDGE Referee PETER HAIGH
' Call My Bluff ' devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman Produced by JOHN CASSELS

Contributors

Unknown:
Fyfe Robertson
Unknown:
Danny Blanchflower
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Unknown:
Michael Trubshawe
Unknown:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Mark Goodson
Unknown:
Bill Todman
Produced By:
John Cassels

RAF Coastal Command
In three days' time one of the oldest Commands in the RAF will disband under the Ministry of Defence plans for streamlining the Services.
Taking part in tonight's reminiscent programme
AIR MARSHAL SIR JOHN LAPSLEY AIR MARSHAL
SIR CHRISTOPHER FOXLEY-NORRIS MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE SIR JOHN SLESSOR SIR MAX AITKEN
JOHN CRUICKSHANK , VC HUGHIE GREEN and past and present members of Coastal Command Interviewers
ALAN PROTHEROE , JOHN EDWARDS Narrated and produced by BRIAN HOEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir John Lapsley
Unknown:
Sir John Slessor
Unknown:
Sir Max Aitken
Unknown:
John Cruickshank
Unknown:
Vc Hughie Green
Interviewers:
Alan Protheroe
Interviewers:
John Edwards
Produced By:
Brian Hoey

on Equal Rights for Women
Introduced by JAMES MOSSMAN
Mrs Barbara Castle is shortly to introduce a Bill asking for equal pay for women. But is this enough? What about discrimination and inequalities in the field of mortgages, jobs, education, and even in the social position of women? Produced by ALAN BURGESS

Contributors

Introduced By:
James Mossman
Introduced By:
Mrs Barbara Castle
Produced By:
Alan Burgess

The News
The background to the news and people in the news, followed by Listening Post in which WALTER TAPLIN introduces letters from today's postbag Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome. For either the weekday or Sunday edition send your letters to: Listening Post, BBC, Broadcasting House, London [Postcode removed]. For very late letters you can ring (OD-[number removed], extension 3030, and dictate your message

Contributors

Introduces:
Walter Taplin

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