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

Contributors

Producer:
Anthony Parkin

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
MICHAEL UNDERHILL reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by DAVID BROOMFIELD
9.45 Conference Special
The Labour Party Conference
Delegates and observers look back at the week's events in Brighton and discuss the likely impact of the Conference's decisions and deliberations on the Labour Party's policies and strategy over the next year and beyond.
Presenter ANTHONY KING
Narrator PETER BARKER
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
MARTIN COX and BERNARD TATE

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Underhill
Read By:
David Broomfield
Narrator:
Anthony King

10.30-12.0 VHF Open University: see column 5
10.30 Vient de parattre
20 lessons in spoken French 1: Premiere reunion
11.0 Wiedersehen in Ansburg
20 lessons in colloquial German 1: Ursula jahrt Ski
11.30 Affluence and Inequality Ten programmes on the problems of the developing world. 1: The Widening Gap
(Publications: page 15)

A weekly quiz on music and general knowledge with the Services in Cyprus and Malta.
Panel: Nan Winton, Ted Moult, Neil Durden-Smith
v Army, Malta: Major Ian Mackenzie, Executive Officer John Penrice, Captain Chris Hann, Warrant Officer Stan Garner
Questionmaster Alun Williams
Questions set and programme produced by Michael Tuke-Hastings
(Repeated: Friday 6.15 pm)

12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Nan Winton
Unknown:
John Penrice
Unknown:
Captain Chris Hann
Unknown:
Stan Garner
Question-Master:
Alun Williams
Produced By:
Michael Tuke-Hastings

A spontaneous discussion by THE RT HON
ANTHONY WEDGWOOD BENN , MP EDWARD TAYLOR , MP
JACK DE MANIO , SYLVIA SYMS Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Rayleigh, Essex

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
Unknown:
Edward Taylor
Unknown:
Jack de Manio
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

The Reckoning A play for radio by JOHN KIRKMORRIS
Ken Bryant finds ithat there are more valuable prizes in life than winning a steeple-chase.
Commentator......GEOFFREY BEEVERS Other parts DOUGLAS BLACKWELL and DAVID GOODERSON
Producer ARCHIE CAMPBELL

Contributors

Unknown:
John Kirkmorris
Unknown:
Ken Bryant
Unknown:
Douglas Blackwell
Unknown:
David Gooderson
Producer:
Archie Campbell
Ken Bryant:
Sean Barrett
Ann Webber, owner of acountry pub.:
Olwen .Griffiths
Harry, a smart operator:
William Eedle
Cornelia, his girlfriend:
Geraldine Moffatt
Miss Napier, a customer:
Betty Baskcomb
Hotchkiss, an ex-bookmaker:
John Ruddock
Riggs, a jockey:
John Samson

Introduced by Judith Chalmers
My Week: ELISABETH BERESFORD
Entertainment Round-up: JUDITH CHALMERS
The Moon 's a Balloon: DAVID NIVEN on his autobiography
This is Bias: an exercise in manipulation
Modus Operandi by MICHAEL GILBERT abridged by EVANGELINE BANKS read by DENIS MCCARTHY

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Elisabeth Beresford
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
The Moon
Unknown:
David Niven
Unknown:
Michael Gilbert
Abridged By:
Evangeline Banks
Read By:
Denis McCarthy

presents
A round-up of releases including The Go-Between starring ALAN BATES and JULIE CHRISTIE. and VINCENT PRICE as The Abominable Dr Phibes.
Introduced by DAVID GEARY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Bates
Unknown:
Julie Christie.
Introduced By:
David Geary
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

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

Contributors

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

The Diamond Jubilee 1897
With PETER REEVES , JOHN GOWER PAT WHITMORE , CHARLES YOUNG MUSIC-HALL SINGERS directed by CHARLES YOUNG Orchestra conducted by ALFREID RALSTON
Chairman Roy Hudd
Written by CHARLES CHILTON Producers CHARLES CHILTON and RICHARD WILLCOX
(Roy Hudd is in Danny La Rue at the Palace ' at the Palace Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Reeves
Unknown:
John Gower
Unknown:
Pat Whitmore
Directed By:
Charles Young
Conducted By:
Alfreid Ralston
Unknown:
Roy Hudd
Written By:
Charles Chilton
Producers:
Charles Chilton
Producers:
Richard Willcox
Unknown:
Roy Hudd
Unknown:
Danny La Rue

Adapted for radio by Matthew Walters from the novel by Colin Watson

'I think the police ought to be looking for someone who might have been sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit.' 'Well that ought to be a lot easier in Chalmsbury than looking for all the people who haven't been sent to prison for crimes they did commit.'
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Author:
Colin Watson
Adapted by:
Matthew Walters
Producer:
Harry Catlin
Sgt Worple:
Edward Kelsey
Cllr Pointer:
Godfrey Kenton
Stan Biggadyke:
Ronald Herdman
Mr Hoole:
Malcolm Hayes
Mrs Courtney-Snell:
Yvette Rees
Mr Grope:
Antony Higginson
Mr Kebble:
Rolf Lefebvre
Leonard:
Brian Hewlett
Ch Insp Larch:
Michael Kilgarriff
Harding:
Ronald Herdman
Mulvaney:
Sean Barrett
Cllr Linnet:
Sean Barrett
Chief Constable:
William Fox
Ch Insp Purbright:
John Pullen
Mr Payne:
James Thomason
Coroner:
Ronald Herdman
Mrs Biggadyke:
Yvette Rees
Hilda Larch:
Sheila Grant
Mrs Pointer/Mrs Crispin:
Betty Baskcomb

A late-evening conversation in which
DR HENRY MILLER , GILLIAN TINDALL and PROFESSOR DAVID WIGGINS exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Producer MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Henry Miller
Unknown:
Gillian Tindall
Unknown:
Professor David Wiggins

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