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The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by Jack de Manio and John Timpson
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 Weather; programme news
7.55 South-East News

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jack de Manio
Introduced By:
John Timpson

Foreign Correspondent
A BBC correspondent talks on a topic of interest and importance in the immediate past, present, or future
11.0 Why do Things Move? by HARRY ARMSTRONG (Junior Science)
11.20 Movement and Music I byPENNY WHITTAM
The story of Noah, to the music of Scarlatti, arranged by PAMELA KENWAY
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.55 am)
11.40 Contemporary History
5: The Independence of Ghana Written by KAYE WHITEMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Armstrong
Unknown:
Penny Whittam
Arranged By:
Pamela Kenway
Written By:
Kaye Whiteman

Music Workshop 2
Written and produced by WILLIAM MURPHY
2.20 Poetry and Jazz Uncertainties
VERNON SCANNELL introduces some poems to music by THE MICHAEL GARRICK TRIO With DIANA OLSSON and STEPHEN THORNE
Produced by STUART EVANS (Books, Plays, Poems)
2.45 Mapping a Hedge by JEAN CONRAN (Nature)

Contributors

Produced By:
William Murphy
Introduces:
Vernon Scannell
Unknown:
Michael Garrick
Unknown:
Diana Olsson
Unknown:
Stephen Thorne
Produced By:
Stuart Evans
Unknown:
Jean Conran

by PETER FERGUSON with John Baddeley
Chester despises the power of advertising and, to prove it. organises a big campaign. with CAROL SNAPE , FRANK WOODFIELD and ROGER MILNER
Produced by ANTHONY CORNISH

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Ferguson
Unknown:
John Baddeley
Unknown:
Carol Snape
Unknown:
Frank Woodfield
Unknown:
Roger Milner
Produced By:
Anthony Cornish
Chester:
John Baddeley
Mrs Chester:
Anne Cullen
Burstowe:
George Woolley
John:
John Bott
Colonel:
Brian Kent
Weston:
Jack Holloway
Sgt Weaver:
Alex Johnston

The thriller by KEITH ROBERTS abridged in six parts by NEVILLE TELLER read by FRANK DUNCAN 3: Capture
The sea - that is where Bill and Jane think they can find safety. But will they ever be allowed to reach the coast?

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Roberts
Unknown:
Neville Teller
Read By:
Frank Duncan

The news magazine that sums up your day - and starts off your evening including the latest news, the evening press, what's on tonight, the City, and the people and talking points of the day. Presented by William Hardcastle and Steve Race
5.50 Weather; programme news
5.55 South-East News

Contributors

Presented By:
William Hardcastle
Presented By:
Steve Race

Jimmy Clitheroe in Good for Money with PETER SINCLAIR
PATRICIA BURKE , DANNY ROSS DIANA DAY , TONY MELODY
BRIAN TRUEMAN , COLIN EDWYNN Written by JAMES CASEY and FRANK ROSCOE
Produced by JAMES CASEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Clitheroe
Unknown:
Peter Sinclair
Unknown:
Patricia Burke
Unknown:
Danny Ross
Unknown:
Diana Day
Unknown:
Tony Melody
Unknown:
Brian Trueman
Unknown:
Colin Edwynn
Written By:
James Casey
Written By:
Frank Roscoe
Produced By:
James Casey

(Repeated: Thursday, 1.30 pm)

Contributors

Writer:
Edward J. Mason
Daniel Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Lilian Nicholson:
Elizabeth Marlowe
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Christine Johnson:
Lesley Saweard
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Carol Tregorran:
Anne Cullen
John Tregorran:
Philip Morant
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Jack Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Mrs Perkins:
Pauline Seville
Harry Cobb:
Charles Leno
Nora Salt:
Julia Mark
Brigadier Winstanley:
Anthony Godfrey
Ralph Bellamy:
Jack Holloway

A comedy for radio by Frederick Treves
with June Whitfield, Frederick Treves and Leonard Fenton
Produced by Betty Davies
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Writer:
Frederick Treves
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Everett:
Peter Pratt
Violet:
Pauline Letts
Jane Slipper:
June Whitfield
Roger Slipper:
Frederick Treves
James Slipper:
J Bennett
Henry Slipper:
David Richardson
Walter Tasker:
Peter Tuddenham
Enid Tasker:
Madi Hedd
Mrs Willing:
Kathleen Helme
Rose Willing:
Margot Boyd
Kennelmaid:
Jan Edwards
Sergeant:
Alan Barry

A special edition of the weekly programme about books and writers, including
J.B. Priestley, who will be proposing the Immortal Memory at the Dickens centenary banquet in London next Monday
Angus Wilson, who has written one of the many new books about Dickens, The World of Charles Dickens and Monica Dickens, the novelist's great-granddaughter, discussing the character of Dickens as remembered by members of her family
Introduced by Alan Haydock
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.45 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
J. B. Priestley
Unknown:
Angus Wilson
Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Introduced By:
Alan Haydock

A weekly look at the present plight and the future shape of town and country
Compiled and introduced by NICHOLAS TAYLOR
Universities - what kind of Community?
In recent controversies on the new university campuses, many traditional assumptions about university life have been challenged. Some of the buildings and residential facilities recently provided have been hotly criticised.
The programme includes
DAVID ALLFORD of Yorke Rosen-berg Mardall, the architects of Warwick University, in discussion with students and staff: c. F. CARTER , Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University; PETER SHEPHEARD , architect-planner of Lancaster University; and DR JOAN BROTHERS , joint author of a forthcoming report on student residence.
Produced by LEONIE COHN
(Postponed from 20 May)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Nicholas Taylor
Unknown:
David Allford
Unknown:
F. Carter
Unknown:
Peter Shepheard
Unknown:
Dr Joan Brothers
Produced By:
Leonie Cohn

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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