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7.0 News
The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
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)
8.40 Today's Papers

Contributors

Presenter:
John Timpson
Presenter:
Robert Robinson

10.30 Marsh! 17: In Central Asia written by VAUGHAN JAMES (Third-year Russian)
10.45 Intermediate German Doktor Faustus adapted by ROLF RICHARDS
11.0 Movement and Music 1 by PENNY WHITTAM
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.55 am)
11.20 Music Club presented by GARY TAYLOR
11.40 Religion in its
Contemporary Context
LESLIE SMITH talks to people about ' The Meaning of Love

Contributors

Adapted By:
Rolf Richards
Presented By:
Gary Taylor
Talks:
Leslie Smith

A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons in which Kenneth Williams
Clement Freud , Peter Jones
Juno Alexander try to talk for just a minute on this and that Devised by IAN MESSITER Producer SIMON BRETT
(Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, information and news for your area

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Juno Alexander
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
Simon Brett

2.0 Peoples of the World
North Africa, by PAUL ALLEN
2.20 Geography. China: population, by GEOFFREY SHILLINGLAW
2.40 Stories and Rhymes (7-9)
' Frog March ' by MICHAEL GIBSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Geoffrey Shillinglaw
Unknown:
Michael Gibson

by HUGH WALPOLE
Book 3: The Fortress
Adapted for radio In two episodes by CONSTANCE cox 1: Madam Paris
Special effects prepared by DAVID FLEMING-WILLIAMS
Theme music by PAUL FERRIS Producer TREVOR HILL
(Eighth of 12 instalments: Sunday's broadcast)

Contributors

Music By:
Paul Ferris
Producer:
Trevor Hill
Judith, who also narrates the story:
Rosalie Crutchley
Jennifer Herries:
Sonia Elliman
Cousin Walter:
Geoffrey Banks
Agnes, his wife:
Ann Aris
Uhland, his son:
Paul Webster
Elizabeth, Walter's daughter:
Merle Kessler
John Herries, Jennifer's son:
John Daglish
Adam, Judith's son:
Bernard Horsfall
Will Herries, Walter's father:
Ronald Harvi
Cousin Sylvia:
Cynthia Michaelis
Caesar Craft:
Graham Tennant
Mr Golightly:
Graham Tennant
Margaret Craft:
Rosalie Williams
Mrs Winstanley:
Audrey Mendes
Mrs Golightly:
Ella Atkinson

'twixt Isobel Barnett
Eleanor Summerfield and Richard Murdoch , David Nixon Tune-twisters from STEVE rack In the chair ROY PLOMLEY Devised and written by IAN MESSITER
Producer PETER TITHERADGE

Contributors

Unknown:
Isobel Barnett
Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
David Nixon
Written By:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
Peter Titheradge

Ring Robin Day to put your question in person to
Et Ron Margaret Thatcher. mp. Secretary of State for Education and Science
To promote a maximum flow of questions [number removed](16 lines) will take them from 6.0 pm onward as well as while the programme is on the air. Producer WALTER WALLICH
(Face to face with the ' Icy ' Mrs Thatcher : page 9)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ron Margaret Thatcher.
Producer:
Walter Wallich
Unknown:
Mrs Thatcher

A series of five Royal Scandals 3: The Girl from Bowl and Pin Alley
The story of The Duke of York and Mary Ann Clarke: a radio script based on his book By Royal Appointment by PAUL BERRY with and Mary Ann Clarke came a long way from the Alley to become mistress of The Grand Old Duke of York - and a bothersome one, too!
Producer R. D. SMITH

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Berry
Producer:
R. D. Smith
Mrs Clarke:
Ann Firbank
Narrator:
Nicolette Bernard
Singer/Reader:
Michael Harbour
Col Wardle:
Haydn Jones
William Adam:
Duncan McIntyre
First Earl of Dudley:
Denys Hawthorne
Vicary Gibbs:
Gerald Cross
Duke of York:
Clifford Norgate
Alice:
Diana Robson
Knight:
Nigel Anthony
Spencer Perceval:
Denis McCarthy
Housekeeper:
Lynn Carson
Capt Sandon:
Manning Wilson
Lord Folkestone:
Ian Lubbock
William Dowler:
Douglas Blackwell
John Wilson Croker:
Denys Hawthorne

Peter Nichols talks about the difficulties of saving Venice with people closely involved. How can Venice be saved from pollution and floods, and is it all worth while?
Among those taking part:
SIR ASHLEY CLARKE , COUNTESS ANNAMARIA CICO<;NA VOLPE and DR ROBERTO FRASSETTO
MR NICHOLS also suggests what will be done with the recent £200-million loan raised abroad for saving Venice.

Contributors

Talks:
Peter Nichols
Unknown:
Sir Ashley Clarke
Unknown:
Dr Roberto Frassetto
Unknown:
Mr Nichols

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