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7.10 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Produced by ANTHONY PARKIN (from Birmingham)
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
7.50-8.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

Produced By:
Anthony Parkin

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
NORMAN HUNT 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 IAN WALLER
Narrator David Broomfield Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATE

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Hunt
Read By:
Jon Curle
Unknown:
Ian Waller
Narrator:
David Broomfield
Narrator:
Paddy O'Keeffe
Producers:
Martin Cox
Producers:
Bernard Tate

Incontri in Italia
3: II vecchio cameriere
10.30-12.0 VHF Open University: see column 2
11.0 Starting German: Reisebiiro Atlas
29: Klaus kommt zu spilt
11.30 Reading to Learn 20: Looking Ahead
(Publications: see page 10)

Contributors

Unknown:
Reisebiiro Atlas

Introduced by PETER JONES
Latest news and prospects of a big day's sport including: Finals day at Wimbledon The Lions in New Zealand Racing from Sandown Park Henley Royal Regatta
Cricket from Canterbury, Taunton and Worcester
Produced by JACOB DE VRIES (Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Jones
Produced By:
Jacob de Vries

A nation-wide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete for this title
Chairman FRANKLIN ENGELMANN Semi-Final (2)
FRANK BLAKESLEY (Chester) civil servant
FRED MORGAN (Northumberland) insurance official
DAVID FERGUS (West Lothian) schoolmaster
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)
12.55Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Written By:
John P. Wynn.
Produced By:
John Fawcett Wilson

A spontaneous discussion by MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE
LADY ANTONIA FRASER
BARONESS STOCKS
PETER HALL
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from Bourne End, Bucks,

Contributors

Unknown:
Malcolm Muggeridge
Unknown:
Lady Antonia Fraser
Unknown:
Baroness Stocks
Unknown:
Peter Hall
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

by LAURENCE MCDERMOTT Anthony Bate as Herbert Heginbottom with JOHN RUDDOCK as the Tramp
I Major 'Eginbottom, 28 Nor-West Area Punitive Corps, reporting and recording. 15th of 5th. 1980.... Town Nor-West 17 ... trying to establish contact with 'Eadquarters or any unit ... 'Eadquarters or any unit please respond ... over.'
Mouth organ ALFIE KAHN
Produced by HARRY CATLIN

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence McDermott
Unknown:
Anthony Bate
Unknown:
Herbert Heginbottom
Unknown:
John Ruddock
Produced By:
Harry Catlin

Introduced by Judith Chalmers
My Week: FANNY CRADOCK
Entertainment Round-Up: JUDITH CHALMERS takes a look at what is happening in the world of entertainment
Eating Out in Britain: advice from SIR ALEXANDER GLEN , Chairman of the British Tourist Authority
A House to Visit - 1: MOLLIE HARDWICK at Hughenden Manor Who That Up There' by GWYN THOMAS abridged by ANN THOMAS read by ALARIC cotter

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Sir Alexander Glen
Unknown:
Mollie Hardwick
Abridged By:
Ann Thomas
Read By:
Alaric Cotter

presents
Dustin Hoffman - personally speaking and on screen in The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, John and Mary, and his latest role as Little Big Man.
Introduced by TONY BILBOW Written by LYN FAIRHURST Produced by BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Unknown:
Dustin Hoffman
Introduced By:
Tony Bilbow
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Produced By:
Bobby Jaye

The novel by GAVIN lyali . adapted as an eight-part serial by BETTY DAVIES with Edward Woodward and Toby Robins
7: The Elusive Captain Parker Who is Captain Parker? Bert and Elizabeth find the answer - an answer that threatens their lives.
Produced by BETTY DAVIES
(Repeated: Tuesday, 3.30 pm)
5.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Novel By:
Gavin Lyali
Unknown:
Betty Davies
Unknown:
Edward Woodward
Unknown:
Toby Robins
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Bert Kemp:
Edward Woodward
Carlos McGregor:
Henry Stamper
Elizabeth Whitley:
Toby Robins
Dona Margarita:
Sheila Grant

'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
Unknown:
David Nixon
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
12: Pop Pops the Questions Charley ana Mariette's new bungalow is just about completed - without, of course. proper planning consent from the Council, who send a bull. dozer to knock the new building down. But Pop Larkin can manage a bulldozer anytime.

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Miles
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Written By:
Harry Ibbetson

by AUBREY FEIST
1804. With Bonaparte's Grand Army encamped on the cliffs of Boulogne, and England in danger of imminent invasion, the quiet Sussex village of Southdean becomes the unlikely setting for espionage, treason and betrayal. with Stephen Thorne and Patricia Gallimore
Produced by ROGER PINE (Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
(Alexander John is in ' Vivat! Vivat Regina! ' at the Piccadilly Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Aubrey Feist
Unknown:
Stephen Thorne
Unknown:
Patricia Gallimore
Produced By:
Roger Pine
Unknown:
Alexander John
Captain Ireton:
Stephen Thorne
Anne Truscott:
Patricia Gallimore
Corinthia Truscott:
Elizabeth Proud
Pierre de Corval:
Ronald Forfar
Sir John Sadier:
Alexander John
Betsy:
Carole Potter
Mr Pitt:
Leslie Heritage
Mr Wicks:
James Taylor
Cornet Brown:
Roger Gale
Lieutenant Pringle:
John Samson

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