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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
ANTHONY KING reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by DOUGLAS SMITH
9.45 The Week in Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with GEORGE GARDINER
Narrator STUART FORSYTH Producers KEVIN RUANE
HUGH PURCELL , MARTIN COX

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony King
Read By:
Douglas Smith
Narrator:
George Gardiner
Producers:
Kevin Ruane
Unknown:
Hugh Purcell

Chairman FRANKLIN ENGELMANN 2: Home Counties
MRS JEAN BOOTH (Hertfordshire) housewife
MARY ANN EBERT (Kent) MICHAEL HICKS (Surrey) marketing consultant
LEONARD WOODHURST (Essex) retired bank manager
Including ' Beat the Brains ' in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants. Devised and written by JOHN P. WYNN
Producer JOHN FAWCETT WILSON (Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Mary Ann Ebert
Unknown:
Michael Hicks
Unknown:
Leonard Woodhurst
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson

A spontaneous discussion by Sir Edwin Leather , Lord Stokes Lady Antonia Fraser Hugh Scanlon
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Halesowen, Worcestershire

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Edwin Leather
Unknown:
Hugh Scanlon
Unknown:
Chairman David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

by Ragan Butler

In the year 1694 Elizabeth Villiers finds herself in a situation of some danger. As mistress to King William she cannot afford to be discovered in any indiscretion, and covering the traces of her folly proves to be a difficult task.

(medium wave)

Contributors

Writer:
Ragan Butler
Producer:
Jane Graham
Sir James Ogilvy:
Philip Voss
Elizabeth Villiers:
Penelope Lee
Mrs Jones:
Katherine Parr
John Law:
Tom Watson
Mrs Lawrence:
Helen Bourne
Edward Wilson:
Madhav Sharma
Jeremy Turnell:
Geoffrey Beevers
Warder:
Douglas Blackwell
Prison Governor:
Lewis Stringer
Chief Justice Holt:
Martin Friend

Introduced by Judith Chalmers What the European papers say Guest: Nadine Beddington , Vice-President, RIBA
EntertainmentRound-up: JUDITH CHALMERS
What are we eating? - 5: DEREK COOPER on food substitutes
Horse Power: DAVID BELLAN looks at horses working in the motor age
Fiend and Friend by HAL PORTER abridged by DELIA PATON read by TRADER FAULKNER

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Nadine Beddington
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Derek Cooper
Unknown:
David Bellan
Unknown:
Hal Porter
Abridged By:
Delia Paton
Read By:
Trader Faulkner

presents a round-up of family entertainment including: Living Free, Bloomfield Something Big and Diamonds are Forever
Introduced by JOHN BENTLEY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Bentley
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

Windows on the Beach by A. R. RAWLINSON with Clive Morton
Alethea Charllon , Martin Jarvis John Baddeley
Geoffrey Matthews
A feud divides the families of Brancote Island for 50 years. Should the Island be preserved in its natural state, or be handed over to the developers?
Producer MARTIN JENKINS
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
A. R. Rawlinson
Unknown:
Clive Morton
Unknown:
Alethea Charllon
Unknown:
Martin Jarvis
Unknown:
John Baddeley
Unknown:
Geoffrey Matthews
Producer:
Martin Jenkins
Col Querrett:
Clive Morton
Padgett, his manservant:
Geoffrey Matthews
Mr Askew:
Martin Friend
Major Murrion:
William Fox
Ling, his manservant:
John Baddeley
Actor:
Mrs Murrion
Lora Murrion:
Alethea Charlton
Fenella Murrion:
Sheila Grant
Violet Murrion:
Stephanie Turner
Luke:
Martin Jarvis
Duncan:
David Timson
Guy:
Nigel Anthony
Dr Perry Granton:
William Eedle
Gordon:
Andrew Staines

A late-evening conversation in Which PAUL COLINVAUX. BASIL DE FERRANTI and PROFESSOR JAMES RING exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Producer MICHAEL GREEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Colinvaux.
Unknown:
Basil de Ferranti
Unknown:
James Ring
Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Producer:
Michael Green

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