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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
Contributed by the BBC's Foreign News staff
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World
TREVOR SMITH 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 ALAN WATKINS †
Narrator PETER BARKER Producers KEVIN RUANE
MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATS

Contributors

Unknown:
Trevor Smith
Read By:
Jon Curle
Narrator:
Peter Barker
Producers:
Kevin Ruane
Unknown:
Martin Cox

10.30-11.0 VHF Open University: see column 2
10.30 Vient de parattre
Twenty lessons in spoken French 9: Beaucoup d'appelés
11.0 Wiedersehen in Ansburg
A course for those with some knowledge of German 9: Klaus am Empfang
11.30 Affluence and Inequality Ten programmes on the problems of the developing world 9: Aid and Trade
(Publications: page 15)

A general knowledge contest between schools in England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland.
Question-masters John Ellison and Tim Gudgin
First Round 8: West of England
Weymouth Grammar School v Bishop Fox's Girls' School, Taunton

(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Question-Master:
John Ellison
Question-Master:
Tim Gudgin
Questions set by:
Roy Smith
Producer:
Martin Fisher

A spontaneous discussion by LORD ROBENS
KATHARINE WHITEHORN DESMOND MORRIS BERNARD LEVIN
Chairman DAVID JACOBS Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from High Wycombe, Bucks (Friday's broadcast) ‡
Listeners' views for use in Any Answerst (next Thursday at 7 30 pm) should be addressed to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Katharine Whitehorn
Unknown:
Desmond Morris
Unknown:
Bernard Levin
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

The Stowaway
A radio play by STEPHEN MULRINE adapted from the novel by RONALD JOHNSTON with When a stowaway is discovered on board ss Gloriana as she leaves Piraeus, unexpected complications follow very quickly.
Producer EDDIE FRASER (from Glasgow)

Contributors

Play By:
Stephen Mulrine
Novel By:
Ronald Johnston
Producer:
Eddie Fraser
Captain Panton:
Teddy Johnson
Commander Miller:
Callum Mill
Stacey:
Clem Ashby
Diterides:
E J P MacE
Tumble:
Charles Kearney
McBride:
Ronald Bain
Jardine:
Roy Boutcher
Arturo:
Arthur Boland
Mander:
Peter Kelly

Introduced by Judith Chalmers
The Life I'd Like to Lead:
BA MASON
Rights and Obligations - 5: GERALD SANCTUARY on buying a a home
China and Mao: LEWIS MCLEOD talks of his experiences
Cookery Club: HAZEL EVANS and CLEMENT FREUD discuss roasting With JEAN METCALFE
The Woman who wrote Black Beauty: SUSAN chitty talks to ELISABETH BERESFORD about Anna Sewell
The Dreamer by WALTER MACKEN abridged by DOREEN ESTALL read by ALAN BARRY

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Talks:
Lewis McLeod
Unknown:
Hazel Evans
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Jean Metcalfe
Unknown:
Elisabeth Beresford
Unknown:
Anna Sewell
Unknown:
Walter MacKen
Abridged By:
Doreen Estall
Read By:
Alan Barry

presents
Director Norman Jewison recalling his Hollywood career with excerpts from some of his films including:
In the Heat of the Night
The Thomas Crown Affair and a preview of his latest production:
Fiddler on the Roof
Introduced by DAVID GEARY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Director:
Norman Jewison
Introduced By:
David Geary
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

NANCY wise makes a personal selection of items from the many broadcasts on BBC Radio and TV during the past seven days
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Research by JEAN STROUD
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON

Contributors

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

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 SIMON BRETT and DAVID HATCH
5.55 Weather: programme news

Contributors

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

We the Accused by ERNEST RAYMOND adapted by DENIS CONSTANDUROS
A classic story of love and murder. Place and time: London in the mid 1930s.
Producer MARTIN JENKINS † (Repeated: Monday. 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernest Raymond
Adapted By:
Denis Constanduros
Producer:
Martin Jenkins
Paul Pressett:
Peter Jeffrey
Myra Bawne:
Ann Bell
Mrs Pressett:
Pauline Letts
Annie:
Olwen Griffiths
Headmaster and Counsel for Defence:
William Fox
Briscoll:
Ronald Herdman
Mrs Briscoll:
Hazel Coppen
Dr Waterhall and Clerk of Court:
Martin Friend
Insp Boltro and Foreman of Jury:
Antony Higginson
PC:
Geoffrey Larder
Judge:
Lewis Stringer
Prison Governor:
Michael Burrell
A Warder:
Nigel Anthony
Hangman:
Edward Kelsey

A late-evening conversation in Which J. R. L. ANDERSON STANLEY COLLIER and THE REV ERIK ROUTLEY exchange thoughts, opinions. Ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Producer MICHAEL GREEN

Contributors

Unknown:
J. R. L. Anderson
Unknown:
Stanley Collier
Unknown:
Erik Routley
Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Producer:
Michael Green

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