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7.0 News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
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
8.0 News and more of Today
(including, in the Midlands and E Anglia, Regional Extra; and Today in the South and West introduced by DEREK JONES ) VHF East Anglia: see below
8.40 Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart
Introduced By:
Derek Jones

Butler Simpson
As butler at the Mansion House, York, WILLIAM SIMPSON has welcomed 37 Lord Mayors to the 18th-century residence in St Helen's Square. This year, which sees the celebrations marking the 1,900th anniversary of the city's founding, also sees the end of William Simpson 's years of formal service to the City of York.

Contributors

Unknown:
Butler Simpson
Unknown:
William Simpson
Unknown:
William Simpson

10.30 Voix de France: 2: Gaz de France
Compiled by GEOFFREY BRAITHWAITE
(Sixth form French)

10.50 A Corner for Music
by ALBERT CHATTERLEY. 2: Words

11.0 Deutsch fur die Oberstufe: Nachrichten und Neuigkeiten

11.20 Listening and Writing: Making Things New
NORMAN MACCAIG talks about poems that look freshly at everyday things

11.40 Prospect: Gainful Employment: what sort of job?
Compiled by GEOFFREY MORRIS Producer TOM BUTCHER

Contributors

Unknown:
Gaz de France.
Unknown:
Geoffrey Braithwaite
Music By:
Albert Chatterley.
Talks:
Norman MacCaig
Unknown:
Geoffrey Morris
Producer:
Tom Butcher

Today Joan Yorke presents Your Own Time
How to Make Friends?: where do you meet people nowadays, if you happen to be over 25 and single? Has the more permissive social climate alleviated this age-old problem? Nigel Murphy investigates.
VHF South West: see column 2

Contributors

Presenter:
Joan Yorke
Reporter:
Nigel Murphy

2.0 Let's Join In
The Bears on Hemlock
Mountain, by ALICE DAGLIESH
2.20 Art and Design
Chagall: readings by ANTHONY hall from Marc Chagall 's autobiography My Life, translated by DOROTHY WILLIAMS and arranged by JOAN GRIFFITHS
2.40 Guitar School. Introduced by MICHAEL JESSETT (4)

Contributors

Unknown:
Alice Dagliesh
Unknown:
Anthony Hall
Unknown:
Marc Chagall
Translated By:
Dorothy Williams
Arranged By:
Joan Griffiths
Introduced By:
Michael Jessett

Selected for Friday The Manipulator by DAVID CAMPTON with Violet Carson
Although confined to her bed, an old lady still manages to interfere with the lives of everybody in the village.
Producer ALFRED BRADLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
David Campton
Unknown:
Violet Carson
Producer:
Alfred Bradley
Auntie:
Violet Carson
Betty:
Kate Allitt
Louise:
Rosalie Williams
Miriam:
Eileen Derbyshire
Flo:
Joyce Adcock

The news magazine that sums up your day-and starts off your evening. Presented by William Hardcastle and Steve Race
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
William Hardcastle
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

NANCY WISE makes a personal selection of items from BBC Radio and TV
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Research by JEAN STROUD
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON (Shortened version: Sat. 4.30)

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Jean Stroud
Producer:
Phyllis Robinson

A spontaneous discussion by LADY BARNETT, COLIN WILSON PAUL FOOT. RUSSELL BRADDON Chairman DAVID JACOBS Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from the Victory Hall, Roche, Cornwall
Listeners' views for use in Any Answersf to Anv Answers?,
BBC, Bristol, BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Wilson
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

In this the sixth programme in Radio i's special occasional series on the Great Debate over Common Market entry the topics under scrutiny include
1: The effect of EEC membership on trade unions and industrial relations in the Six.
2: The main issues and present mood of the public in the other three applicant countries.
3: The domestic political climate in the light of yesterday's by-election at Macclesfield and on the eve of the two major political party conferences.
Producers MICHAEL EMBER and MARTIN COX

Contributors

Producers:
Michael Ember

DAVID JASON , BILL WALLIS NIGEL REES and - BILL MCGUFFIE at the piano look back at the week's news and illustrate the funny side Script by PETER SPENCE Producers DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Script By:
Peter Spence
Script By:
David Hatch
Script By:
Simon Brett

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