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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

Elgar at Malvern
MRS RICHARD POWELL WaS a close friend of Sir Edward Elgar and heard most of his important works from the composer's own hands before publication. She was also the ' Dorabella ' of the Enigma Variations ...
(From the BBC Sound Archives)
8.59 Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Edward Elgar

introduced by ROY HAY
FRANCES PERRY talks about hellebores; VICTORIA BRAY and ARTHUR BILLITT give advice on the control of honey fungus disease.
Week's Work: GEORGE GILLARD
Produced by GEORGE SIGSWORTH

Contributors

Introduced By:
Roy Hay
Talks:
Frances Perry
Unknown:
Victoria Bray
Unknown:
Arthur Billitt
Produced By:
George Sigsworth

introduced by JIM PESTRIDGE
Vehicle Repair Research: COUR-TENAY EDWARDS visits the British Insurance Association Centre at Thatcham, Berkshire
Cars on Test: ERIC TOBITT investigates the Car Test Unit of Motoring Which?
Car Radio: Advice on Buying and Fitting. 2 - Choosing the Aerial by RALPH STALLWORTHY
Produced by ARTHUR PHILLIPS together with topical news and at 12.23* the latest traffic report

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jim Pestridge
Unknown:
Tenay Edwards
Unknown:
Ralph Stallworthy
Produced By:
Arthur Phillips

A nation-wide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete for this title chairman FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
2: Home Counties
Richard GORDON , Hertfordshire Local Government Officer
DAVID GAMMON , Buckinghamshire schoolmaster
KENELM WINSLOW , Surrey retired Naval Officer
MICHAEL HELY , Kent, engineer including Beat the Brains in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants Devised and written by JOHN P. WYNN
Produced by JOAN CLARK
(Pre-recorded at the Paris, Lower Regent Street, London SW1. Rptd: Friday, 7.30 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Richard Gordon
Unknown:
David Gammon
Unknown:
Kenelm Winslow
Unknown:
Michael Hely
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
Joan Clark

A spontaneous discussion by LADY BARNETT
THE DEAN OF ST PAUL'S
ALASTAIR BURNET , DES WILSON Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from Poole General Hospital, Dorset

Contributors

Unknown:
Alastair Burnet
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

by PAM TICKELL
' I'm 42-all I thought I could look forward to was putting on a grandma's hat - then suddenly out of the blue somebody says would you like to have a go at something a bit more worthwhile. I'd be a daft ha'porth to turn it down.'
Produced by ALFRED BRADLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Pam Tickell
Produced By:
Alfred Bradley
Mary Pollard:
Jean Boht
Tom Pollard:
Leonard Fenton
Julie Pollard:
Sylvia Brayshay
Mr Jessop:
David Jackson
Colin Brown:
Brian Miller

Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
The Principles of Being Well Dressed: CLIVE
A European wife in Nigeria: starting a crafts centre-HILDA OGBE With WYN KNOWLES
Nothing Less Alas: RUTH ADAM , PETER PORTER , and IRENE THOMAS talk about the least alas thing they know
Bookshelf: The Lion and the Unicorn - VIRGINIA BROWNE-WILKINSON talks to SIR ARTHUR BRYANT about his new book

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Wyn Knowles
Unknown:
Ruth Adam
Unknown:
Peter Porter
Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Sir Arthur Bryant

A radio competition for bands Round 1 : Programme 3 Lindley Band conductor PETER WADSWORTH v
Markham and District Colliery Silver Prize Band conductor DON HENDY
Adjudicators MAJOR j. H. HOWE VILEM TAUSKY. FRANK WRIGHT Introduced by DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by WILLIAM RELTON

Contributors

Conductor:
Peter Wadsworth
Conductor:
Don Hendy
Unknown:
Major J. H. Howe
Unknown:
Vilem Tausky.
Unknown:
Frank Wright
Introduced By:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
William Relton

AMARYLLIS FLEMING (cello) RICHARD BAKER (narrator) BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conducted by ERIC WETHERELL Introduced by DOUGLAS SMITH Produced by ROBERT BOWMAN including
Offenbach Overture: La belle HSlene
Boellmann Variations symphoniques
John Dankworth Tom Sawyer's Saturday

Contributors

Narrator:
Richard Baker
Leader:
Arthur Leavins
Conducted By:
Eric Wetherell
Introduced By:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
Robert Bowman

by MICHAEL GILBERT with Maurice Denham
James Bolam , Anna Cropper
A man is found dead in circumstances which point to suicide; but was it suicide?
Produced by NESTA PAIN

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Gilbert
Unknown:
Maurice Denham
Unknown:
James Bolam
Unknown:
Anna Cropper
Produced By:
Nesta Pain
Batson:
Alan Barry
Gordon Loftus:
James Bolam
Laurie:
Anna Cropper
Insp Vigars:
Peter Tuddenham
Jessica:
Kathleen Helme
Bannister:
John Pullen
Naylor-Smith:
Maurice Denham
Applin:
Allan Cuthbertson
Leslie:
Nigel Anthony
Policeman:
Geoffrey Collins

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