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The world this morning introduced by Jack de Manlo and John Timpson
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50-8.9 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

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

French for Beginners
30: Colette et Jean a bicyclette Written by RAYMOND ESCOFFEY
(A Radiovision programme)
10.45 Interlude
10.47 Nous Void!
27: Planete 217. Episode 3: K9 + Dupuis = Rayon O? Written by MICHEL FAURE (Third-year French)
11.1 Singing Together (27) With JOHN Hmv DAVIES
11.29 Spring. board
Thunder and Lightning by SARAH EREIRA
11.40 Drama Workshop
' R.U.R. by KAREL CAPEK , with JEANNIE FISHER , DOUGLAS FISHER NOEL JOHNSON , MURRAY KASH
CORINNA MARLOWE , PETER PACEY
Music and special sounds created by MALCOLM CLARKE Of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Contributors

Written By:
Raymond Escoffey
Written By:
Michel Faure
Unknown:
John Hmv Davies
Unknown:
Karel Capek
Unknown:
Jeannie Fisher
Unknown:
Douglas Fisher
Unknown:
Noel Johnson
Unknown:
Murray Kash
Unknown:
Corinna Marlowe
Unknown:
Peter Pacey
Unknown:
Malcolm Clarke

Presented by Derek Cooper
Today: Your Money - earning, saving, and spending it
From School to Work: in a few weeks' time about a million school-leavers will hit the job market. What sort of career advice is the 15-16-year-old school-leaver getting? And how much will he know about the job he is going to fill?
An enquiry by GORDON SNELL
Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see column 2

Contributors

Presented By:
Derek Cooper
Unknown:
Gordon Snell

Look for Yourself 3: Guiding Light
Johnny Morris describes the Farne Islands and Grace Darling's lighthouse.
(Exploration Earth)

2.20 The Music Box by Gordon Reynolds with Mari Griffith

2.30 In the Fashion by Lesley Davies. (Speak)

2.40 Movement, Mime, and Music 2 for the 9-to-11-year-olds by Glyn Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Morris
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Unknown:
Mari Griffith
Unknown:
Lesley Davies
Unknown:
Glyn Harris

The novel by DAPHNE du MAURIER abridged in eight parts by GORDON GOW
Read by JILL BALCON
6: The Cottage in the Cove
' How could I come to you when I knew you were thinking about Rebecca? How could I ask you to love me when I knew you loved Rebecca still? ' Produced by PAMELA HOWE (from Bristol)

Contributors

Novel By:
Daphne du Maurier
Read By:
Jill Balcon
Produced By:
Pamela Howe

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
5.59-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

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

Radio spans the world to link the cities of Sydney, Wellington, Winnipeg and London in a general knowledge contest between schoolchildren in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.

London team: Michael Davies, Elizabeth Sharp, John Peet
Question-master John Ellison
Sydney team: Charles Maddison, Igor Nossar, Colleen Guray
Question-master John Dease
Questions set by Roy Smith

(Also broadcast on the networks of ABC Australia, NZBC New Zealand and CBC Canada)

Producers: In Sydney Hal Lashwood, in London Martin Fisher

Contributors

Question-Master (London):
John Ellison
Contestant (London):
Michael Davies
Contestant (London):
Elizabeth Sharp
Contestant (London):
John Peet
Question-Master (Sydney):
John Dease
Contestant (Sydney):
Charles Maddison
Contestant (Sydney):
Igor Nossar
Contestant (Sydney):
Colleen Guray
Questions set by:
Roy Smith
Producer (Sydney):
Hal Lashwood
Producer (London):
Martin Fisher

In which travellers on the Southern Region pass their time like Chaucer's pilgrims by telling stories.

This week: The Tale of the Sub Bank Manager
Written by Paul Jennings and told by William Mervyn to John Gabriel and Patrick Tull

followed by an interlude

Contributors

Writer:
Paul Jennings
Storyteller/[Actor]:
William Mervyn
[Actor]:
John Gabriel
[Actor]:
Patrick Tull
Producer:
David Hatch

adapted from his novel by WILLIAM TREVOR with Lynn Carson and Donal Donnelly
Mr Bird had given a home to a company of misfits. His death affects them all profoundly.
Produced by R. D. SMITH

Contributors

Novel By:
William Trevor
Unknown:
Mr Bird
Unknown:
R. D. Smith
Miss Gallelty:
Julia Lang
Mr Bird:
John Ruddock
Studdy:
Donal Donnelly
Barman:
John Dearth
Nurse Clock:
Lynn Carson
Clergyman:
Nigel Anthony
Major Eele:
Norman Claridge
Miss Clerricot:
Pauline Wynne
Mrs Slape:
Joyce Latham
Mr Obd:
Cosmo Pieterse
Josephine:
Jennifer Lee
Mr Sellwood:
Alan Lawrance
Mrs Le Tor:
Diana Olsson
TV Ad:
Nigel Anthony
TV Lawyer:
Ronald Herdman
Waitress:
Jane Knowles
Miss Gregory:
Jane Knowles
TV Female:
Elizabeth Proud

by JOHN MASTERS
Garard Green , as Patrick Taylor , begins the story, abridged in 25 episodes by DONALD BANCROFT
India 1946. With the British preparing to pull out after 300 years, change is coming to the sub-continent - change for the English, like Colonel Rodney Savage , for the Indians like Ranjit Kasel , and especially for those of mixed race-the Anglo-Indians - like Victoria Jones and Patrick Taylor. Produced by JOHN CARDY

Contributors

Unknown:
John Masters
Unknown:
Garard Green
Unknown:
Patrick Taylor
Unknown:
Colonel Rodney Savage
Unknown:
Ranjit Kasel
Unknown:
Victoria Jones
Unknown:
Patrick Taylor.
Produced By:
John Cardy

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