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6.32 Farming Today an East Anglian edition introduced by GORDON MOSLEY
6.50 Thought for the Week Meditations for Lent on The Lord's Prayer (iii) CANON ROY MCKAY
6.55 Weather; programme news
Today's Time GTS 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 am
1.0, 6.0, 11.0 pm Big Ben 10.0 pm

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gordon Mosley
Unknown:
Canon Roy McKay

7.10 South-East News
7.15 Today presented by JACK DE MANIO
Thirty minutes of what Britain is getting up to this morning - and what's happening abroad
7.45 Today's Papers
7.50 Ten to Eight The Religious Life introduced by HAROLD ROGERS 7 55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Jack de Manio
Introduced By:
Harold Rogers

Frisch Begonnen...: 18: In Nurnberg
German for Beginners
(A radiovision programme recorded in collaboration with West German Radio)

9.45 British History: Decisive Events: Bessemer and Steel

Contributors

Writer/Producer (Frisch Begonnen...):
Stephen Kanocz
Script (British History):
Henry Marshall

Allons-y!
18: Furet a le nez trop long Written by EMILE HARVEN
(An audio visual programme)
10.45 Interlude
10.47 Nous Voici !
18: Préparatifs de depart
Written by MICHELINE SOUADET (Third-year French)
11.1 Singing Together
Introduced by WILLIAM APPLEBY Produced by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 Inquiry
A Criminal Background: third of five programmes on Law and Order
Written and presented by ALAN FISHER
Edited by SIMON CLEMENTS
11.40 Drama Workshop Man and the Seasons 8: A legend of Spring
Introduced by DEREK BOWSKILL With the MICHAEL GARRICK TRIO

Contributors

Written By:
Emile Harven
Unknown:
Nous Voici
Written By:
Micheline Souadet
Introduced By:
William Appleby
Produced By:
Douglas Coombes
Presented By:
Alan Fisher
Edited By:
Simon Clements
Introduced By:
Derek Bowskill
Unknown:
Michael Garrick

by THOMAS HARDY abridged as a serial in eight parts by NAN MACDONALD read by GABRIEL WOOLF 5: The Dragoons Leave Overcombe
In which Anne Garland turns a cold shoulder on Trumpet-Major John Loveday , is chased across country by the amorous Festus Derriman , and falls into the arms of the Trumpet-Major's brother.
Produced by JOHN CARDY

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Nan MacDonald
Read By:
Gabriel Woolf
Unknown:
Anne Garland
Unknown:
Major John Loveday
Unknown:
Festus Derriman
Produced By:
John Cardy

Made in Britain: 1: Wheat from East Anglia
Script by Gordon Mosley
Series edited and produced by Geoffrey Sherlock
(Exploration Earth)

2.20 The Music Box
by Gordon Reynolds
Produced by ALBERT CHATTERLEY

2.30 Making Things
Poems: 'Whatever man makes' by D.H. Lawrence, and 'The Carpenter' by Clifford Dyment. Short story: 'The Shepherd's Daughter' by William Saroyan (Speak series)

2.40 Movement, Mime and Music 2
by GLYN HARRIS
for the 9-11-year-olds

Contributors

Script By:
Gordon Mosley
Produced By:
Geoffrey Sherlock
Produced By:
Albert Chatterley
Unknown:
D. H. Lawrence
Unknown:
Clifford Dyment
Unknown:
William Saroyan
Unknown:
Glyn Harris

Back Into the Light by JAMES CAREY adapted by PETER COTES with Michael Turner and Bloke Modisane
' God almighty! What the hell's that? ... sounded like a rock fall and not far away, either. Let's get out of here - and fast ... Get back. man. The bloody roof's coming down.'

Contributors

Unknown:
James Carey
Adapted By:
Peter Cotes
Unknown:
Michael Turner
Unknown:
Bloke Modisane

Introduced from the South and West by JEREMY CARRAD
Monkeys and Leonard Williams : HYLDA BAMBER meets the man who has been described as 1 ethologist-pbilosopher
Chips on their Shoulders?: KEN BLAKESON interviews waiters and customers in Brighton restaurants
John Wesley 's Nephew: BRIAN GEAR talks about Samuel Wes ley-Methodist by birth, Roman Catholic by conversion, and composer of Anglican church music

Contributors

Unknown:
Leonard Williams
Unknown:
Hylda Bamber
Unknown:
John Wesley
Unknown:
Samuel Wes

by WILKIE COLLINS abridged for radio in 10 episodes by NEVILLE TELLER 6: Return of the Indianswith DAPHNE OXENFORD as Miss Drusilla Clack and GEOFFREY BANKS as Matthew Bruff who relates the events
The Indians reappear, as shadowy and mysterious in their intentions as ever. Are they connected with the Moonstone's disappearance? Mr Bruff. the lawyer, believes he has the answer.
Produced by HERBERT SMITH

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilkie Collins
Unknown:
Daphne Oxenford
Unknown:
Matthew Bruff
Unknown:
Mr Bruff.
Produced By:
Herbert Smith

A panel game controlled(!) by Nicholas Parsons in which
Kenneth Williams , Derek Nimmo Clement Freud. Andree Melly try to talk for just a minute on this and that
Devised by IAN MESSITER Produced bv SIMON BRETT
(Repeated: Thursday, 12.25 pm) (Derek Nimmo is in ' Charlie Girl ' at the Adelphi Theatre. London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Clement Freud.
Unknown:
Andree Melly
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Unknown:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo

by JOHN B. KEANE with Niall Toibin
' I watched this field for 40 years and my father before me. This is a sweet little field this.... an independent little field that wants eatin'.'
Adapted and produced by DAVID A. TURNER

Contributors

Unknown:
John B. Keane
Unknown:
Niall Toibin
Produced By:
David A. Turner
Leamy:
Brian Cullen
The Bird O'Donnell:
Louis Rolston
Mick Flanagan:
Maurice O'Callaghan
Maggie Butler:
Irene Bingham
Maimie:
Catherine Gibson
'The Bull' McCabe:
Niall Tóibin
Tadhg:
Patrick Brannigan
The Sergeant:
Michael Duffy
William Dee:
Sam McCready
'Dandy' McCabe:
William Hunter
Mrs McCabe:
Sheila McGibbon
Father Murphy:
J. J Murphy
The Bishop:
John McBride

by JEROME K. JEROME abridged by DONALD BANCROFT
John Baddeley reads the first of ten instalments
A holiday? Just the three of them? It's easy for George-he's a bachelor. But Harris and J. have wives to placate. The idea will have to be broached oh,so diplomatically. Produced by JOHN CARDY

Contributors

Unknown:
Jerome K. Jerome
Abridged By:
Donald Bancroft
Abridged By:
John Baddeley
Produced By:
John Cardy

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