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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
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World
Colin VALDAR reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by DOUGLAS SMITH
9.45 The Week in Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with IAN WALLER
Narrator Peter Barker
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE MARTIN COX, BERNARD TATE

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Valdar
Read By:
Douglas Smith

Incontri in Italia
1: Programmi per le vacanze
(Rptd: Tuesday, 6.30 pm, R3)
11.0 Starting German: Reisebiiro Atlas
27: Ein kurzes Wiedersehen
(LastTuesday's broadcast: R3)
11.30 Reading to Learn 18: A Common Culture?
(Publications: page 14)

Contributors

Unknown:
Reisebiiro Atlas

Introduced by JOHN MOTSON
Latest news and prospects of a big day's sport including: Lawn Tennis from the Queen's Club, London, and from Eastbourne; Cricket - the Second Test v Pakistan at =Lord's, plus three county matches: Racing from Ascot Heath; Rugby Union - the Lions in New Zealand; Golf - the Carrolls International Tournament from Eire; Athletics from Craigavon. Produced by JOHN HASLAM (Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Motson
Produced By:
John Haslam

Chairman FRANKLIN ENGELMANN Second Round: featuring each week three winners from the first round of the contest 9: Northern Ireland
DERMOT WILSON (Belfast) bacteriologist
ROY ALCORN (Belfast) schoolmaster
RALPH BOWLES (Co Down) quantity surveyor
DAVID MCKEE (Belfast): physicist Including Beat the Brains 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:
Dermot Wilson
Unknown:
Ralph Bowles
Unknown:
David McKee
Written By:
John P. Wynn.
Produced By:
John Fawcett Wilson

by SAMUEL SELVON freely adapted from the novel The Obeahman by ismith KHAN with Charles Hyatt , Valerie Murray and Gordon Woolford
A story of love and magic in Trinidad at carnival-time.
Other parts FRANK SINGUINEAU MONA HAMMOND , KEN GAJADHAR Music by RUSSELL HENDERSON BAND
Produced by BETTY DAVIES

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Selvon
Unknown:
Charles Hyatt
Unknown:
Valerie Murray
Unknown:
Gordon Woolford
Unknown:
Frank Singuineau
Unknown:
Mona Hammond
Unknown:
Ken Gajadhar
Music By:
Russell Henderson
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Hop and Drop:
Charles Hyatt
Zumpi:
Gordon Woolford
Zolda:
Valerie Murray
Massahood:
Tommy Eytle
Joseph:
Cedric Scott

Introduced by Judith Chalmers
My Week: KATIE BOYLE
Entertainment Round-up: JUDITH CHALMERS takes a look at what is happening in the world of entertainment
Seven Days to write a Book: GEORGES SIMENON talks to WILLA PETSCHEK
Vanishing Cowslips, Dwindling Buttercups: how serious is the threat to our wild flowers?: JEAN GOODMAN investigates.
The Brighton Belle by FRANCIS KING abridged by EVELYN THOMAS read by PETER BARTLETT

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Katie Boyle
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Talks:
Georges Simenon
Unknown:
Jean Goodman
Unknown:
Francis King
Abridged By:
Evelyn Thomas
Read By:
Peter Bartlett

presents
Robert Wise. the director of The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and the latest science-fiction story The Andromeda Strain.
Introduced by TONY BILBOW Written by LYN FAIRHURST Produced by BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Wise.
Introduced By:
Tony Bilbow
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Produced By:
Bobby Jaye

The novel by GAVIN LYALL adapted as an eight-part- serial by BETTY DAVIES with Edward Woodward and Toby Robins Part 5:Elizabeth
In which Bert Kemp finds an old gun - and a new friend.
Produced by BETTY DAVIES
(John Gabriel is in ' Abelard and Heloise ' at Wyndham's Theatre, London)
5.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Novel By:
Gavin Lyall
Unknown:
Betty Davies
Unknown:
Edward Woodward
Unknown:
Bert Kemp
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Bert Kemp:
Edward Woodward
Elizabeth Whitley:
Toby Robins
Dona Margarita:
Sheila Grant
Carlos McGregor:
Henry Stamper
Edwin Harper:
Harry Towb
Faggioni:
John Gabriel
Alfredo:
David Valla

'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, 12.25 pm)

Contributors

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

Anatomy of a Murder by RONALD TRAVER adapted by BARRY CAMPBELL
The detailed, highly dramatic preparation and presentation of the defence case in a particularly complex American murder trial where the personalities of the participants play as large a part as the machinery of the law. with Produced by ROGER PINE
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Traver
Adapted By:
Barry Campbell
Produced By:
Roger Pine
Paul Biegler:
Cyril Shaps
Laura Manion:
Diana Olsson
Frederick Manion:
Peter Marinker
Maida:
Elizabeth Proud
Parnell McCarthy:
James Dyrenforth
Alphonse Paquette:
John Rye
Mitchell Lodewick:
Nigel Lambert
Judge Weaver:
Edward Kelsey
Claude Dancer:
Geoffrey Matthews
YateS:
Ronald Herdman
Mary Pilant:
Ann Bomann
Julian Durgo:
Sean Arnold
Dr Smith:
Blain Fairman
Dr Harcourt Gregory:
Michael Kilgarriff
Duane Miller:
Ronald Herdman

A late evening conversation in which
BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGER DR STANLEY COHEN and PROFESSOR HARRY STREET exchange thoughts, opinions. ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Produced by STANLEY WILLIAMSON (from Manchester)

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Produced By:
Stanley Williamson

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