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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
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

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

The Penny Programme - 17 Presented by STUART HENRY and PETER PACEY
Written by ALEXANDER GUYAN
9.55 The WorM of Work - 8 Arranged and introduced by STUART FORSYTHE

Contributors

Presented By:
Stuart Henry
Presented By:
Peter Pacey
Written By:
Alexander Guyan

French for Beginners
21: L'arrivle de tante Marie Written by RAYMOND ESCOFFEY (Radiovision)
10.45 Interlude
10.47 Nous Void!
18: Préparatifs de depart
Written by MICHELINE SOUADET (Third-year French)
11.1 Singing Together
Introduced by JOHN HUW DAVIES
11.20 Springboard. Trawlermen Script by PADDY FEENY
11.40 Drama Workshop - 8 Written by JOHN SCADDING with PETER PACEY and ROSALIND ELLIOT

Contributors

Unknown:
Marie Written
Written By:
Micheline Souadet
Introduced By:
John Huw Davies
Script By:
Paddy Feeny
Written By:
John Scadding
Unknown:
Peter Pacey
Unknown:
Rosalind Elliot

Nancy Wise presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Today's main feature:
Your Money - earning, saving and spending it
Moving House: ANNE CATCHPOLE meets customers and contractors, looks at the bill, and tries to find solutions to some of the headaches.
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see col 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Catchpole

9: Austria - Europa Bridge Script by NORMAN TURNER
(Exploration Earth)
2.20 The Music Box by GORDON REYNOLDS with MARI GRIFFITH
2.30 Getting Around. Poems about the effect of the motorcar on our lives. (Speak)
2.40 Movement, Mime, and Music 2 by GLYN HARRIS

Contributors

Script By:
Norman Turner
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Unknown:
Mari Griffith
Music By:
Glyn Harris

A Myth Retold by c. S. LEWIS abridged for radio in six parts by SIMONA PAKENHAM
Read by PAULINE LETTS
Part 6: 'I saw why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer. Till that word can be dug out of us why should they hear the babble we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces.'
Produced by ROGER PINE

Contributors

Unknown:
S. Lewis
Unknown:
Simona Pakenham
Read By:
Pauline Letts
Produced By:
Roger Pine

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 Nicholas Woolley and Roger Cook
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Nicholas Woolley
Presented By:
Roger Cook
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker also featuring
TERENCE BRADY and PAULINE YATES with GORDON LANGFORD at the piano
The lines are contributed by CHRIS ALLEN , J. H. B. PEEL
ALLAN SCOTT and CHRIS BRYANT PETER SPENCE , GERALD WILEY Produced by JOHN FAWCETT WILSON
(Repeated: Friday, 11.15 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Unknown:
Terence Brady
Unknown:
Pauline Yates
Unknown:
Gordon Langford
Unknown:
Chris Allen
Unknown:
J. H. B. Peel
Unknown:
Allan Scott
Unknown:
Chris Bryant
Unknown:
Peter Spence
Unknown:
Gerald Wiley
Produced By:
John Fawcett Wilson

or The Famous Legend of the Calydonian Boar Hunt by CHRISTINE FURNIVAL
The Legend: The Queen of Calydon, Althea, because of her incestuous relationship with her brother Plexippus, incurs the hatred of her son Meleager. When Meleager was born The Fates gave Althea the power of life and death over him. Oeneus, the King, has arranged a great feast to celebrate the hunting of the Calydonian boar. During the hunt Meleager kills Plexippus. Althea has to decide whether or not to destroy her son. The Royal Family: All other songs sung by JOHN THEOCHARIS
The music composed and conducted by CHRISTOS PITTAS
Produced by MARTIN JENKINS (Campaigning Rosalie: page 5)
9.59 Weather

Contributors

Sung By:
John Theocharis
Conducted By:
Christos Pittas
Produced By:
Martin Jenkins
Oeneus, the King:
Stephen Murray
Althea, the Queen:
Rosalie Crutchley
Meleager, their son:
Nigel Lambert
Cleo, his wife:
Angela Pleasence
Plexippus:
Julian Glover
Iphiclus:
John Rye
Evippus:
Trevor Martin
The Fates: Lachesis:
Betty Baskcomb
The Fates: Clotho:
Elizabeth Proud
The Fates: Atropos:
Jo Manning Wilson
The Heroes: Atalanta:
Elizabeth Proud
The Heroes: Bucephfalus:
Clifford Norcate
The Court: Damon:
Martin Friend
The Court: Xanthe:
Jane Jordan Rogers
The Court: Moppa:
Rosalind Adams
A herdsman:
Antony Higginson
A Messenger:
Antony Higginson
A Midwife:
Jo Manning Wilson
The Woman Singer:
Betty Baskcomb

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