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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
BRIAN CONNELL 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 ROBERT CARVEL
Narrator DAVID BROOMFIELD Producers KEVIN RUANE
MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATE

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Connell
Read By:
Jon Curle
Narrator:
Robert Carvel
Producers:
Kevin Ruane
Unknown:
Martin Cox

A general knowledge contest between schools in England. Scotland. Wales and N Ireland. Question-masters JOHN ELLISON and TIM GUDGIN First Round -6:
North of England
CHEADLE HULME SCHOOL, Cheshire v QUEEN ELIZABETH GRAMMAR SCHOOL,
Wakefield
Questions set by ROY SMITH Producer MARTIN FISHER
12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Question-Masters:
John Ellison
Question-Masters:
Tim Gudgin
Unknown:
Roy Smith
Producer:
Martin Fisher

A spontaneous discussion by SIR JACK LONGLAND
RT HON ENOCH POWELL , MP LADY ANTONIA FRASER
ROY HATTERSLEY , MP
Chairman DAVID JACOBS Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Stone, Staffordshire

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Jack Longland
Unknown:
Enoch Powell
Unknown:
Lady Antonia Fraser
Unknown:
Roy Hattersley
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

Letter from Tangier by BARBARA FOXE with Robert Urquhart as Richard Constance Chapman as Lena
'Why did I envy them? They guessed nothing about me, I was quite sure ... I told them tales of my adventures; I could have told them anything, and they would have believed it. Though why did I wish to please them? Why should I have cared? '
Producer BRIAN MILLER (from Bristol)

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Foxe
Unknown:
Robert Urquhart
Unknown:
Richard Constance Chapman
Producer:
Brian Miller
George:
Norman Tyrrell
Usherette:
Gillian Read
Julie:
Deborah Dallas
Dave:
Robin Browne

Introduced by Judith Chalmers
The Life I'd Like to Lead: ALAN MELVILLE
My Work in the English Probation Service: ROSHAN HORABIN Rights and Obligations - 3: GERALD SANCTUARY on the position of the employee
Entertainment Round-up: JUDITH CHALMERS
The Enemy by BRUCE JAYFRIEDMAN abridged by SALLY SKRIMSHIRE read by JOE MELIA

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Alan Melville
Unknown:
Gerald Sanctuary
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Bruce Jayfriedman
Abridged By:
Sally Skrimshire
Read By:
Joe Melia

looks at the various TV comedy series transferred to the screen with JOHN CLEESE , WARREN MITCHELL HARRY H. CORBETT
WILFRID BRAMBELL , NED SHERRIN and the Please Sir! crowd Introduced by DAVID CEARY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cleese
Unknown:
Warren Mitchell
Unknown:
Harry H. Corbett
Unknown:
Wilfrid Brambell
Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Introduced By:
David Ceary
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

The Importance of Being Earnest
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by OSCAR WILDE
Pianist ANNA BERENSKA
Producer BETTY DAVIES
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Oscar Wilde
Pianist:
Anna Berenska
Producer:
Betty Davies
Lady Bracknell:
Dorothy Lane
Algernon Moncrieff:
John Rye
Jack Worthing:
Peter Tuddenham
Gwendolen Fairfax:
Christine Finn
Cecily Cardew:
Pinkie Johnston
Miss Prism:
Hazel Coppen
Canon Chasuble:
Rolf Lefebvre
Lane:
Gerald Cross
Merriman:
Antony Higginson

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