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Radio 4 fills you in on the political scene at home and abroad, starting with 9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
Contributed by the BBC's Foreign News Staff
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World
WALTER TAPLIN reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by JON CURLE
9.45 The Week in Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with ALAN WATKINS
Narrator Peter Barker Producers
PADDY O'KEEFFE MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATE

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter Taplin
Read By:
Jon Curle
Narrator:
Alan Watkins
Narrator:
Peter Barker
Producers:
Paddy O'Keeffe
Producers:
Martin Cox
Producers:
Bernard Tate

A nation-wide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete for this title
Second Round: featuring each week three winners from the first round of the contest
Chairman FRANKLIN ENGELMANN 1: London and Home Counties MRS SARAH HARRIS (London) magistrate
MRS MARGARET STEWART (Buckinghamshire)
PATRICK FERGUSON ( London) journalist
Including Beat the Brains in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants. Devised and written by John P. WYNN. Produced by JOHN FAWCETT WILSON
(Repeated: Friday. 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather ; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Sarah Harris
Unknown:
Mrs Margaret Stewart
Unknown:
Patrick Ferguson
Written By:
John P. Wynn.
Produced By:
John Fawcett Wilson

A spontaneous discussion by VIC FEATHER,
LORD STOKES LYNDA CHALKER , JULIAN PETTIFER Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from the Albright and Wilson Oldbury Recreation Club, Warley, Worcestershire

Contributors

Unknown:
Lord Stokes Lynda Chalker
Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

by TOM CARSON
In a gigantic business organisation like Amalgam most junior executives are just pawns in the game - except when they happen to have the same name the Managing Director
Produced bv JOHN SCOTNEY
(from Northern Ireland)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Carson
Unknown:
John Scotney
Anthony Palfreyman:
Peter Templar
Muriel:
Helen Madden
Herbie:
Peter Adair
Mr Bishop:
Maurice O'Callaghan
Sally:
Sarah Maxwell
Mr Palfreyman:
Ronald Ablett
Johnny Bates:
Wolsey Gracey
Mr McCalla:
Joe McPartland
Miss Jennings:
Roisin Donaghy

Introduced by Judith Chalmers
Mv Week: JILL KNIGHT MP
From Garrick to Redgrave: RICHARD FINDI. ATER talks tO KAY EVANS about his book on the great Shakespearean stars
Five Points of Women's Liberation-1: ANN OAKLEY and ANTHONY STORR discuss male and female roles
Entertainment Round-up The Fishing Boat Picture by ALAN SILLITOE abridged by DOREEN ESTALL read by STEPHEN THORNE

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Richard Findi.
Unknown:
Kay Evans
Unknown:
Ann Oakley
Unknown:
Anthony Storr
Unknown:
Alan Sillitoe
Abridged By:
Doreen Estall
Read By:
Stephen Thorne

presents Michael Caine in person and on screen in Get Carter and The Last Valley and Sir Frederick Ashton choreographer of The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Introduced by Tony Bilbow

Contributors

Presenter:
Tony Bilbow
Guest:
Michael Caine
Guest:
Sir Frederick Ashton
Writer:
Lyn Fairhurst
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

A thriller serial in seven parts by DAVID ELLIS with Frederick Jaeger and Peter Pratt
Part 4: ' I must have been out of my mind. I've been so damned anxious to put Roy and Eddie away I've done things that give me nightmares when I think about them.'
Produced by ROGER PINE
(Repeated: Tuesday, 3.30 pm)
5.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
David Ellis
Unknown:
Frederick Jaeger
Unknown:
Peter Pratt
Produced By:
Roger Pine
Counsel:
Martin Friend
SCOtt:
Frederick Jaeger
Maxwell:
Peter Pratt
Hardy:
Antony Higginson
Holland:
Roger Gale
Roy Flint:
Trevor Martin
Eddie Flint:
Michael Kilgarriff
Joyce Hardy:
Mary Quinn
Moss:
Kerry Francis
Fiemyng:
Patrick Tull

'tWiXt ISOBEL BARNETT
ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD and RICHARD MURDOCH. DAVID NIXON
Tune twisters from STEVE RACE In the chair ROY PLOMLEY Devised and written by IAN MESSITER
Produced by PETER TITHERADGE (Repeated: Thursday, 12.25pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Isobel Barnett
Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch.
Written By:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
Peter Titheradge

with Bernard Miles , Betty Marsden Written by HARRY IBBETSON based on the characters in the Larkin family saga by H. E. BATES
2: Wetting the Baby's Head
I Last Wednesday's broadcast)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Miles
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Written By:
Harry Ibbetson
Unknown:
H. E. Bates

by Lillian Hellman
starring Jill Bennett and Prunella Scales
"There's always been something wrong. Always - as long as I can remember. But I never knew it until all this happened."
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Author:
Lillian Hellman
Producer:
Christopher Venning
Mrs Mortar:
Betty Baskcomb
Peggy:
Nicola Jenkins
Catherine:
Rosalind Adams
Lois:
Jill Shilling
Evelyn:
Linette McMorrough
Helen:
Therese McMurray
Rosalie:
Jean Rogers
Mary Tilford:
Judy Bennett
Karen:
Prunella Scales
Martha:
Jill Bennett
Joe Cardin:
John Pullen
Agatha:
Betty Baskcomb
Mrs Tilford:
Margot Boyd
Grocery boy:
Richard Griffiths

A late-evening conversation in which
STUART HAMPSHIRE ANTHONY LEWIS and COLIN MCCLASHAN exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Produced by MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester)

Contributors

Unknown:
Stuart Hampshire
Unknown:
Anthony Lewis
Unknown:
Colin McClashan
Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Produced By:
Michael Green

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