Programme Index

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The News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by Jack de Mania and John Timpson Deputy editor
ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Editor MARSHALL STEWART
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50-8.0 Regional news. weather and programme news

Contributors

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

French for Beginners
Lesson 6: Le professeur arrive Written by RAYMOND ESCOFFEY (Radiovision)
10,45 Interlude
1&.47 Nous voici!
5: Une désagréable surprise Written by MICHEL DE LANTIVY (Third-year French)
11.1 Singing Together
Introduced by JOHN HUW DAVIES Produced by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 Springboard: At the Zoo Script by EDWARD BLISHEN
11.40 Drama Workshop 5: Pattern Breaking
Written by CHARLES SAVAGE and ALAN PENN
Presented by PETER PACEY

Contributors

Written By:
Raymond Escoffey
Written By:
Michel de Lantivy
Introduced By:
John Huw Davies
Produced By:
Douglas Coombes
Script By:
Edward Blishen
Written By:
Charles Savage
Presented By:
Peter Pacey

Joan Yorke presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature:
Your Money - earning, saving, and spending it
The cost of living index: who compiles it and can we believe it? WILLIAM DAVIS , financial expert and Editor of Punch, helps to provide the answers. Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
South West VHF: see Variations, cot 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Yorke
Unknown:
William Davis

The Earth is Green
2: The Border Forest
Script by ALAN C. JENKINS (Exploration Earth)
2.20 The Music Box by GORDON REYNOLDS
2.30 Making Your Name
'A Certificate for Life-Saving': short story by SID CHAPLIN (Speak)
2.40 Movement, Mime, and Music 2 for the 9-11-year-olds by GLYN HARRIS

Contributors

Script By:
Alan C. Jenkins
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Story By:
Sid Chaplin
Unknown:
Glyn Harris

Plague of Life or The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant by One Who has been ' almost worried to death '
A Victorian novel by THE BROTHERS MAYHEW abridged for radio in six parts by BRIAN MORRIS
Reader DAPHNE OXENFORD
Music composed and played by TREVOR HOLROYD Part 6
Produced by ALAN AYCKBOURN

Contributors

Reader:
Brian Morris
Reader:
Daphne Oxenford
Produced By:
Alan Ayckbourn

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 Steve Race
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

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

Written by ERIC MERRIMAN Knee-to-nose comedy starring Ronnie Corbett supported by HUGH PADDICK
JOSEPHINE TEWSON. GORDON CLYDE On the musical side: THE PATTERSONS and KEN MOULE AND HIS ORCHESTRA Produced by JOHN BROWELL

Contributors

Written By:
Eric Merriman
Unknown:
Ronnie Corbett
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Josephine Tewson.
Unknown:
Gordon Clyde
Unknown:
Ken Moule
Produced By:
John Browell

! A weekly quiz on music and general knowledge
Resident Panel
NAN WINTON , TED MOULT NEIL DURDEN-SMITH V
A team representing Hastings Question-master ALUN WILLIAMS Questions set and programme produced by MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS from White Rock Pavilion (Lower Hall), Hastings

Contributors

Unknown:
Nan Winton
Question-Master:
Alun Williams
Produced By:
Michael Tuke-Hastings

The Servant
HAROLD PINTER 'S screenplay from the novel by ROBIN MAUGHAM adapted for radio by GUY VAESEN ' I'm all alone - at the moment - and so I'll be needing a manservant, you see. I have seen a few chaps, but they didn'seem very suitable to me. somehow. What - you've had experience at this - kind of work? '
Produced by GUY VAESEN
(Donald Pleasence is in ' Tea Party' and 'The Basement' at the Duchess Theatre. London) (Getting The Servant to work on Radio: p 4. See also Radio 3, Thursday. 10.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Harold Pinter
Novel By:
Robin Maugham
Unknown:
Guy Vaesen
Produced By:
Guy Vaesen
Produced By:
Donald Pleasence
Tony:
Julian Holloway
Barrett:
Donald Pleasence
Susan:
Rosalind Shanks
Vera:
Gillian McCann
Woman:
Sonia Fraser
Lady Mountset:
Margot Boyd
Second woman:
Margot Boyd
Lord Mountset:
Peter Tuddenham
Man in pub:
Peter Tuddenham

The second of six programmes surveying different aspects of the many changes taking place in the British Theatre. 2: Changes in Acting
Harold Hobson talks to
JOHN RUSSELL TAYLOR
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Talks:
Harold Hobson
Unknown:
John Russell Taylor
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux

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