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7.10 On Your Farm has breakfast with Ralph Verney at Claydon House near Bletchley Introduced by ANTHONY PARKIN
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
7.50Weather; programme news
7.55 South-East News

Contributors

Unknown:
Ralph Verney
Introduced By:
Anthony Parkin

Deux Enquetes du commissaire Maigret
Two stories by GEORGES SIMENON , dramatised in 20 episodes by PAUL COUSTER for those who already know some French with PIERRE VALMER as Maigret
Le chien jaune, part 2
Introduced by KATIA ELLIS and LOUIS BLONCOURT
With LILA VALMERE GEORGES LAMBERT. MICHEL FAURE
Produced by ELSIE FERGUSON
(Rptd: Mon, 6.30 pm: Study)

11.0 Wiedersehen in Ansburg
16: Erika hat Handwerker
with ILSE SINGER, JORG SORENSEN ANGELIKA SAHLA, DAVID HADDA, PETER LAFAIRE
MICHAEL MELLINGER and WALTER HERTNER
Broadcast script and production by EDITH R. BAER
(Rptd: Wed 6.30 pm: Study)

11.30 Reading to Learn
An approach to critical reading 14: The Statistical Clock
GILBERT PHELPS rakes this phrase from Hard Times as a starting point for a discussion of the relationship between Dickens the reformer and Dickens the imaginative novelist.
(Last week's broadcast: Study) (For publications and associated NEC correspondence courses see page 62)

Contributors

Stories By:
Georges Simenon
Unknown:
Paul Couster
Unknown:
Pierre Valmer
Introduced By:
Katia Ellis
Unknown:
Valmere Georges Lambert.
Unknown:
Michel Faure
Produced By:
Elsie Ferguson
Unknown:
David Hadda
Unknown:
Peter Lafaire
Unknown:
Michael Mellinger
Unknown:
Walter Hertner
Production By:
Edith R. Baer

Introduced by BRIAN JOHNSTON
Latest news and prospects of all the day's big sporting events including County cricket scores and flashes from the grounds; Racing at Lingfield; Sumrie Golf Tournament at Harrogate; a preview of the Rugby League Championship Final; Twelve Nations Swimming Contest at Blackpool Produced by GEOFF DOBSON
(Sport on 2: 2.30 - 5.45 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Brian Johnston
Produced By:
Geoff Dobson

Chairman FRANKLIN ENGELMANN Round 2: featuring each week three winners from Round 1 6: Scotland
RONALD RAE, Dunbartonshire town clerk
CHARLES IRVINE, Angus seedsman
IAIN MATHESON
Ross and Cromarty retired surgeon
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
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Iain Matheson
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
Joan Clark

A spontaneous discussion by RT HON EMANUEL SHINWELL , MP ESMOND WRIGHT , MP LUDOVIC KENNEDY
JACQUELINE MACKENZIE
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from East Kilbride, Lanarks
Listeners' views for use in Any Answersf should be addressed to the BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR, marked Any Answers?

Contributors

Unknown:
Emanuel Shinwell
Unknown:
Esmond Wright
Unknown:
Ludovic Kennedy
Unknown:
Jacqueline MacKenzie
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

A play for radio by Richard Austin
with Terence Brady, Pauline Delaney, Donal Donnelly and Patrick McAlinney

Strange goings on at Ballimane: a cock that lays eggs, a revolutionary journalist bent on undermining the Church, a Bishop determined on a grant to repair his palace, a girl who just wants to get married...

(Patrick McAlinney is in 'Hadrian VII' at the Haymarket Theatre, London)

Contributors

Writer:
Richard Austin
Producer:
Susanna Capon
O'Dowd:
Terence Brady
Theresa:
Pauline Delaney
Marx Fenton:
Donal Donnelly
The Bishop of Ballimane:
Patrick McAlinney
Mary:
Kate Binchy
Fr Coran:
Alan Barry
Mr Keefer:
Harry Webster
Desmond:
Judy Bennett
Maureen:
Rosalind Shanks
Kevin:
Peter Mayock
Mrs O'Meara:
Peggy Marshall

Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Guest: Anthony Quayle , CBE
Single in 1970: FREDA COWELL , ANGELA HEYLIN and ANNE SHEARER talk to JUNE ROSE
Bookshelf: PAMELA GIBSON and TONY PARKER on his book The Frying Pan about a psychiatric prison
Wedding Anniversary: LYN MACDONALD
Jewish Cookery Club: EVELYN ROSE and LOUISE DAVIES with MOLLIE LEE
The Unbidden Guest by T. F. POWYS abridged by ANGELA JESSON read by MICHAEL FLANDERS

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Anthony Quayle
Unknown:
Freda Cowell
Unknown:
Angela Heylin
Unknown:
Anne Shearer
Unknown:
Pamela Gibson
Unknown:
Tony Parker
Unknown:
Lyn MacDonald
Unknown:
Louise Davies
Unknown:
Mollie Lee
Unknown:
T. F. Powys
Abridged By:
Angela Jesson
Read By:
Michael Flanders

A review of current trends and past influences in the cinema. TONY BILBOW looks at the wide variety of holiday entertainment on screen.
Written by LYN FAIRHURST Produced by BOBBY JAYE (Repeated: Wed, 7.30 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Bilbow
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Produced By:
Bobby Jaye

Danny Blanchflower and Wendy Craig play Jack de Manio and Anne Sharpley
Chairman Robin Ray who devised the game

Contributors

Panellist:
Danny Blanchflower
Panellist:
Wendy Craig
Panellist:
Jack de Manio
Panellist:
Anne Sharpley
Chairman/Devised by:
Robin Ray
Questions supplied by:
Peter Moore
Producer:
Edward Taylor

A look at life on the funnier side, as observed by Al Read
Guest singing stars THE KARLINS GEORGE BRADLEY
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Script by ronnie taylor
Produced by JOHN BROWELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Karlins George Bradley
Script By:
Ronnie Taylor
Produced By:
John Browell

by JOHN WILKIE with Charles Tingwell as Commander
Brean Clifton Jones as Ngomo Durand A powerful story set in another century, on another planet - but with relevance to earth, here and now ...
Produced by BRIAN MILLER (Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Wilkie
Unknown:
Charles Tingwell
Unknown:
Brean Clifton Jones
Unknown:
Ngomo Durand
Produced By:
Brian Miller
Jodi:
Ysanne Churchman
Suren:
Elizabeth Bell
Rani:
Geoffrey Collins
Verek:
Garard Green
Berosov:
Hal Jeayes
Myers:
Roy Hanlon
Perilli:
Gary Hop!

A late-evening conversation in which ENID MUMFORD
SIR GEOFFREY VICKERS , VC and WILL PAYNTER freely exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas, and prejudices With BRIAN REDHEAD
Produced by BRIAN BLAKE

Contributors

Unknown:
Enid Mumford
Unknown:
Sir Geoffrey Vickers
Produced By:
Brian Blake

Michael Barratt looks back at the week's news - and sees the funny side featuring
SEAN ARNOLD. ALAN BARRY
MALCOLM HAYES , BRIAN HEWLETT and William Rushton with next week's news
Script by PETER SPENCE
Produced by DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Barratt
Unknown:
Sean Arnold.
Unknown:
Alan Barry
Unknown:
Malcolm Hayes
Unknown:
Brian Hewlett
Unknown:
William Rushton
Script By:
Peter Spence
Produced By:
David Hatch
Produced By:
Simon Brett

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