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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
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 Manio
Introduced By:
John Timpson
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

French for Beginners
9: L'anniversaire de Monsieur Dupont
Written by RAYMOND ESCOFFEY (Radiovision)
10.45 Interlude
10.47 Nous voici! 8: L'idée de Dédé
Written by MAX BELLANCOURT (Third-year French)
11.1 Singing Together introduced by JOHN HUW DAVIES
11.20 The Mummers' Play - 1
Introduction to the play and the start of rehearsals
Script by JENYTH WORSLEY (Springboard)
11.40 Drama Workshop 8: Exploration (ii) Quest for Wealth
Written by CHARLES SAVAGE and ALAN PENN
Presented by PETER PACEY

Contributors

Written By:
Raymond Escoffey
Written By:
Max Bellancourt
Introduced By:
John Huw Davies
Script By:
Jenyth Worsley
Written By:
Charles Savage
Unknown:
Alan Penn
Presented By:
Peter Pacey

Derek Cooper presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature: Your Money
Running a Launderette - a safe and easy way of making a living? JEANINE MCMULLEN finds out.
Other topical items too. and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
South West VHF: see Variations, col 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Cooper
Unknown:
Jeanine McMullen

The Earth is Deserted 2: Man in the Arctic
Written and produced by GEOFFREY SHERLOCK
(Exploration Earth)
2.20 The Music Box by GORDON REYNOLDS
2.30 Learning the Ropes by LESLEY DAVIES , and ' To be a Gardener's Boy ' by EDWARD SEBLEY. (Speak)
2.40 Movement, Mime, and Music 2 for the 9-11-year-olds, by GLYN HARRIS

Contributors

Produced By:
Geoffrey Sherlock
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Unknown:
Lesley Davies
Unknown:
Edward Sebley.
Unknown:
Glyn Harris

Edgar and Charles by BARRY PEROWNE
There is much in the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Baudelaire to suggest that their affinity may have been based on an actual meeting. But where and when?

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Perowne
Unknown:
Edgar Allan Poe
Unknown:
Charles Baudelaire

Tales of Paris
Three novelettes by HONORE DE BALZAC
1: Colonel Chabert
Episode 3: The battle-lines are drawn up between the *onglost Chabert and his pretty wife over his right to his inheritance, but who will win? The last of three episodes read by DUNCAN CARSE
Adapted and produced by BRIAN MILLER (from Bristol)

Contributors

Read By:
Duncan Carse
Produced By:
Brian Miller

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
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

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

A weekly quiz on music and general knowledge
Resident Panel: NAN WINTON TED MOULT, NEIL DURDEN-SMITH 11 a team representing Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Question-master ALUN WILLIAMS Questions set and programme produced by MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS from The Shanklin Theatre. Shanklin, Isle of Wight

Contributors

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

by GILES COOPER
'One of the girls throws a dart and we go wherever the dart lands on the map ...'
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Unknown:
Giles Cooper
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
The Freewheelers: Basil:
Glyn Dearman
The Freewheelers: Mark:
Nigel Graham
The Freewheelers: Susan:
Valerie Kirkbright
The Freewheelers: Sonia:
Rosalind Thomas
The Freewheelers: Jeremy:
Gordon Gardner
The Freewheelers: Caroline:
Rosalind Shanks
The Chuffs: Traffic Warden.:
Andrew Sachs
Mrs Croom-Edwards:
Eva Stuart
Policeman:
Peter Marinker
Detective:
Malcolm Terris
The Judge:
Hamlyn Benson
The Crooks: Sid:
Leroy Lingwood
The Crooks: Mai CO:
Andrew Sachs

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