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7.10 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
Four Days that Changed the World
Readings from The Living New Testament by Gerald Harper
7.55 Weather: programme news

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jack de Manio
Unknown:
Gerald Harper

Marsh.' 10: A Happy New Year! Written by VAUGHAN JAMES (Third-year Russian)
10.45 Wie ' Stille Nacht ' Entstand
Written by STEPHEN XANOCZ (Intermediate German)
11.0 Aladdin: a pantomime for schools radio by JAN HUMPHRIS and DAVID GRENVILLE
Produced by WILLIAM MURPHY (Music Workshop 1)

Contributors

Written By:
Vaughan James
Unknown:
Stille Nacht
Written By:
Stephen Xanocz
Unknown:
Jan Humphris
Unknown:
David Grenville
Produced By:
William Murphy

The Pillar of Fire: a programme of poetry and music reflecting the poet's vision of God through nature and in personal experience. The poems selected and the narration written by YVONNE REED. Narrator PETER DUCROW. Poems spoken by DIANA OLSSON , NIGEL ANTHONY , and CHARLES E. STIDWILL Produced by RALPH ROLLS
(Sixth form series: Religion in its Contemporary Context)

Contributors

Written By:
Yvonne Reed.
Narrator:
Peter Ducrow.
Spoken By:
Diana Olsson
Spoken By:
Nigel Anthony
Spoken By:
Charles E. Stidwill
Produced By:
Ralph Rolls

Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENÉE HOUSTON DEE ANNAN, ANNE CORFIELD ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD
In the chair ANONA WINN
Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SERLE (Repeated: Thursday, 7.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Corfield
Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Produced By:
Christopher Serle

Say 99: Dr Laennee (1781-1826) invents the stethoscope
Written by DUNCAN TAYLOR (World History series)
2.20 Music Session One
Concert of songs and music heard during the term
Produced by JENYTH WORSLEY
2.40 Portugal
The Fishing Industry by NIGEL MURPHY. (Geography)

Contributors

Written By:
Duncan Taylor
Produced By:
Jenyth Worsley
Unknown:
Nigel Murphy.

A family magazine introduced by TIM GUDGIN and including:
First Air Passenger to Australia - 1: ' CHUBBIE ' MILLER talks to JACK singleton about her adventurous flight with Bill Lancaster from Croydon to Port Darwin in 1927-8 St Lucia and the Christmas goat: L. HUGH NEWMAN describes his first visit to Finland over thirty years ago
The Fire, the Doll, and the Roubles: ROBERT RIETTY recalls the story of a Russian pogrom told him by his grandfather Your letters

Contributors

Introduced By:
Tim Gudgin
Unknown:
Jack Singleton
Unknown:
Bill Lancaster
Unknown:
L. Hugh Newman
Unknown:
Robert Rietty

Adapted from his TV series by Richard Waring, starring Wendy Craig as Jennifer and Francis Matthews as Henry
Jennifer sees Henry in animated conversation with a strange but very attractive woman ...

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
Bettina Marlowe:
Helen Lindsay
Secretary:
Anna Dawson

A duel of words and wit between
FYFE ROBERTSON
FENELLA FIELDING With JOHN EBDON and HUMPHREY LYTTELTON MICHAEL TRUBSHAWE With ISOBEL BARNETT Referee PETER HAIGH
' Call My Bluff ' devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman Produced by JOHN CASSELS

Contributors

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

BBC SCOTTISH
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader TOM ROWLETTE conducted by CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN
Rossini Overture: The Barber of Seville
Tchaikovsky Polonaise and Waltz (Eugene Onegin ) Grieg Holberg Suite
Sibelius Symphony No 5, in E flat major

Contributors

Leader:
Tom Rowlette
Conducted By:
Christopher Seaman
Unknown:
Eugene Onegin
Unknown:
Grieg Holberg

Third Time Lucky?
We failed in 1963 and 1967. Now Britain is once again trying to join the Common Market. What would it mean to us? What effect would Britain's entry have on the rest of the Community?
IAN MCINTYRE reports direct from The Hague, the scene of yesterday's and today's crucial summit meeting with the Common Market countries.
Produced by GEORGE FISCHER

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian McIntyre
Produced By:
George Fischer

The background to the news and people in the news, followed by Listening Post in which WALTER TAPLIN introduces letters from today's postbag 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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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