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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
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.5* Weather; programme news
7.55 South-East News

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jack de Manio
Introduced By:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Alastair Osborne
Unknown:
Editor Marshall Stewart

Richard Baker and Ken Sykorn
Zena Skinner , Gordon Clyde George Luce and who knows who take a lively look round and meet some of the people for whom this is a special week. Produced by SUSAN ERLBECK
DENNIS LOWER. JACK SINGLETON

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Baker
Unknown:
Ken Sykorn
Unknown:
Zena Skinner
Unknown:
Gordon Clyde
Unknown:
George Luce
Produced By:
Susan Erlbeck
Unknown:
Jack Singleton

Edited by NAOMI LEWIS from the translations of EDWARD LANE and SIR RICHARD BURTON
Read by John Westbrook
1: In which Sheherazade beguiles the waking hour on the. first of a Thousand and One Nights, and tells the story of The Magic Horse.
Produced by DAVID GEARY

Contributors

Edited By:
Naomi Lewis
Edited By:
Sir Richard Burton
Read By:
John Westbrook
Produced By:
David Geary

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 David Jessel and Derek Cooper
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 Weather; programme news
5.55 South-East News

Contributors

Presented By:
David Jessel
Presented By:
Derek Cooper
Unknown:
Derek Lewis
Unknown:
Editor Andrew Boyle

A lighthearted look at life in which Al airs the views of the silent majority on the subject of The Traffic Problem Vocal reflections by JULIE ROGERS
Musical illustrations by MAX HARRIS AND HIS
AMAZING DANCING BAND
Written by RONNIE TAYLOR Produced by JOHN BROWELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Julie Rogers
Illustrations By:
Max Harris
Written By:
Ronnie Taylor
Produced By:
John Browell

from the novel
A Beauty for Inspector West' by JOHN CREASEY dramatised as a serial in seven parts by MAURICE TRAVERS
The case of the strangled Beauty Queens takes a new twist as the murderer tries a different method. There is a crack in Turnbull's ego. 5: Murder, Sweet Murder
Produced by JOHN BROWELL (Repeated: Tuesday, 3.30 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Creasey
Unknown:
Maurice Travers
Produced By:
John Browell
Chief Inspector Roger West:
Patrick Allen
his wife Janet:
Sarah Lawson
WESTWOOD:
Det-Insp Turnbull Patrick
Sgt Dalby:
George Layton
Gina Howard:
Jan Edwards
Mrs Howard:
Laurel Mather
TalbOt:
Michael McClain
Dickerson:
Garard Green
Osborn:
John Forrest

The game that turns the pages of show biz history with TONY BRITTON , ERIC ROBINSON
DORIS HARE , PETER BUTTERWORTH Chairman JACK WATSON
See if you can beat the panel in identifying the sounds and voices from the past. How about ' This is Funf speaking ' or ' Can I do you now, sir? ' Can you tell Geraldo from Ambrose? Have a go anyway.
But even if you can'beat them, join them as they gossip about the show business personalities mentioned in the programme.
Programme devised and compiled by DENIS GIFFORD Produced by JOHN DYAS

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Britton
Unknown:
Eric Robinson
Unknown:
Doris Hare
Unknown:
Peter Butterworth
Unknown:
Jack Watson
Unknown:
Denis Gifford
Produced By:
John Dyas

by RAY LAWLER adapted for radio by JOY HOLLYER
Australian sugar-cane workers come to Melbourne for a gigantic spree during their five-month lay-off. Every year on his return to the city Roo brings Olive a doll.
But this is the 17th summer he's come back to her, and the 17th doll he's brought. And over 17 years people change ...
Production by FRANK ZEPPLE An ABC production

Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Lawler
Radio By:
Joy Hollyer
Production By:
Frank Zepple
Olive:
June Salter
ROO:
Nigel Lovell
Pearl:
Margaret Christenson
Emma:
Neva Carr Glyn
Bubba:
Lola Brooks
Barney:
James Condon
Dowd:
Mark Kelly

1: Economic Policy
What ought to be the priorities of the new Government in the forthcoming session?
WILLIAM M. CLARKE , Editorial Consultant to The Banker, gives his views to ROBERT WILLIAMS.
Produced by ELIZABETH SMITH

Contributors

Unknown:
William M. Clarke
Unknown:
Robert Williams.
Produced By:
Elizabeth Smith

by Dorothy Eden abridged by Mollie Hardwick
Read by Diana Olsson

Where is Willa? Is it true that she has eloped with a mysterious Swede? Her last letter to her cousin Grace was signed: ' Wilhelmina.' That could mean only one thing - a cry for help.
(First of ten instalments)

Contributors

Author:
Dorothy Eden
Abridged by:
Mollie Hardwick
Reader:
Diana Olsson
Producer:
John Cardy

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