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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 Manio and John Timpson
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 Manio
Introduced By:
John Timpson

La France Aujourd'hui 5: Toujours de service
Written by ARIEL DAIGRE
Produced by RAYMOND ESCOFFEY
10.45 Foreign Correspondent
Each week, an examination in depth of a major and current issue in international affairs.
Introduced by GRAHAM TAYAR
11.0 Inquiry
Unit 1: Self and Others 5: Taking Action
Written bv FRED HOOPER
(for the 15-16 age group)
11.20 Discovery
The Unseen World
2: Fleming discovers Penicillin by JO MANTON
11.40 Contemporary History 5: Munich
Compiled by PHILIP HOLLAND

Contributors

Written By:
Ariel Daigre
Produced By:
Raymond Escoffey
Introduced By:
Graham Tayar
Unknown:
Fred Hooper
Unknown:
Jo Manton
Unknown:
Philip Holland

Joan Yorke presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature: Your Rights and Responsibilities
Income Tax Arrears: what powers has the Collector of Taxes? ARTHUR COATES of the College of Law explains.
Other topical items, too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
South West VIIF: see Variations, col 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Yorke
Unknown:
Arthur Coates

Movement, Mime, and Music 1 by JAMES DODDING
2.20 Goodbye to All That by ROBERT GRAVES
Part 2: adapted and produced by ELIZABETH ORNBO
(Books, Plays, Poems)
2.45 Tracks and Signs by LESLEY GOULD (Nature)

Contributors

Music By:
James Dodding
Produced By:
Elizabeth Ornbo
Unknown:
Lesley Gould

Stranger at the Gate A play for radio by WILLIAM INGRAM with Meredith Edwards and William Ingram
'I could just be looking for the conventional ending, of course. Beloved kith and kin gathered round the death bed. Confessions and prayers, and forgiveness at the last. Couldn'it turn out to be something as corny and simple as that? '
Children's choir trained and conducted by EDWENA EVANS Organist BRIAN DEE
Produced by BETTY DAVIES

Contributors

Unknown:
William Ingram
Unknown:
Meredith Edwards
Unknown:
William Ingram
Conducted By:
Edwena Evans
Organist:
Brian Dee
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Mostyn Roberts:
Meredith Edwards
Dr Marsh:
Windsor Davies
Iestyn Roberts:
William Ingram
Sarah Roberts:
Christine Pollon
Cass Roberts:
Elizabeth Morgan
Councillor:
John Dearth
Station Porter:
Talfryn Thomas

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
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
William Hardcastle
Presented By:
Steve Race

Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENEE HOUSTON
RT HON BARBARA CASTLE, MP ANTHEA ASKEY , BUNTY JAMES In the chair ANONA WINN Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SERLE (Repeated: Friday. 12.25 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthea Askey
Produced By:
Christopher Serle

Towards My Neighbour by JEFFREY SEGAL
Robert and Marion's neighbour is literally driving them from their house with her constant complaints. But an accident one night gives them a clue to her odd behaviour.
Produced bv JANE GRAHAM
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeffrey Segal
Unknown:
Jane Graham
Robert Sadler:
John Ringham
Marion Sadler:
Aline Waites
Mrs Lidd:
Diana Bishop
Mr Lidd:
Edward Kelsey
Mrs Portugal:
Natalie Kent
Doctor:
Godfrey Kenton
Social worker:
Madi Hedd

with MAGNUS MAGNUSSON who looks at Wildlife Crisis by The Duke of Edinburgh and James Fisher
ROBERT GRAVES reads poems from his new collection written since 1968
HUGH TREVOR-ROPER reviews Sir Walter Scott , the Great Unknown. Edgar Johnson 's important biography is published tomorrow
MARGARET LANE on the Leavises' new study of Dickens the Novelist and other new books including Russell Remembered, a personal sketch of Bertrand Russell by Rupert Crawshay -Williams
Produced by JOCELYN FERGUSON (Repeated: Thursday, 3.45 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Magnus Magnusson
Unknown:
James Fisher
Unknown:
Robert Graves
Unknown:
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Unknown:
Walter Scott
Unknown:
Edgar Johnson
Unknown:
Margaret Lane
Unknown:
Bertrand Russell
Unknown:
Rupert Crawshay
Produced By:
Jocelyn Ferguson

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