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7.0 News
The world this morning: Britain at breakfast-time and the news from anywhere on earth introduced by Robert Robinson and John Timpson
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
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 introduced by DEREK JONES )
8.40 Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Introduced By:
John Timpson
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart
Introduced By:
Derek Jones

Presenter Joan Yorke
Your Money - earning, saving and spending it
You're safer at work: MIKE HARTLEY BREWER investigates a new scheme to help reduce accidents in smaller factories. Other topical items too. and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?

Contributors

Presenter:
Joan Yorke
Unknown:
Mike Hartley

2.0 Exploration Earth
7:AWalkintheBlackForest by NORMAN TURNER
2.20 The Music Box by GORDON REYNOLDS With MARI GRIFFITH
2.3* Speak: The Other Person. ' Blanick ' by LESLEY DAVIES
2.40 Movement, Mime and MuSic 2 by BRIAN SANDERS

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Turner
Unknown:
Mari Griffith
Unknown:
Lesley Davies
Music By:
Brian Sanders

Journey to Ardmore Extracts from his autobiography read by John Ridgway 1: The First Croft
This wild, deserted, beautiful place - somehow I would live here. I could think of no young person who had succeeded in staying ... What an interesting challenge! I realised from the previous year that it would have to be something new and completely self-contained; it would have to be a very good idea.'
Producer GORDON EMSLIK (from Scotland)

Contributors

Read By:
John Ridgway

The news magazine that sums up your day-and starts off your evening.
Including the latest news, the evening press, the City, the people and talking points of the day. Presented by Robert Williams and PM's reporting team Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50-6.0 Regional news, weather and programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Robert Williams
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

Based on the book by HENRY CECIL
Good Husband and Father with And this week's guest stars:
Written by HENRY CECIL 2nd BASIL DAWSON
Producer TRAFFORD WHITELOCK (Repeated: Wed. 12.25 pm)
(Richard Briers is in ' Butley at the Criterion Theatre: Dennis Ramsden in ' No Sex Please - We're British ' at the Strand Theatre, London)

Contributors

Book By:
Henry Cecil
Written By:
Henry Cecil
Written By:
2nd Basil Dawson
Producer:
Trafford Whitelock
Unknown:
Richard Briers
Roger Thursby:
Richard Briers
Sally:
Julia Lockwood
Mrs Thursby:
Jean Anderson
Mr Merivale:
Dennis Ramsden
Alec:
Martin Friend
the Judge:
Manning Wilson
Mr Prendergast:
James Hayter
Glossop:
Harold Berens

A general knowledge contest between schoolchildren in Australia. New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom Team - Ruth Lewis, Matthew Cobb, Andrew Barker
Questionmaster John Ellison

Canadian Team - Raymond Torbiak, Richard Decter, Joanne Peters
Questionmaster Bob Burton

(Also broadcast on the networks of ABC Australia, NZBC New Zealand and CBC Canada)

Contributors

Questionmaster (UK):
John Ellison
Contestant (UK):
Ruth Lewis
Contestant (UK):
Matthew Cobb
Contestant (UK):
Andrew Barker
Questionmaster (Canada):
Bob Burton
Contestant (Canada):
Raymond Torbiak
Contestant (Canada):
Richard Decter
Contestant (Canada):
Joanne Peters
Producer:
John Bridges
Producer:
David McCormick

A comic tour of the British Isles guided by Frank Muir stopping this week in Liverpool with illustrations from PETER REEVES and the voices of ARTHUR ASKEY KEN DODD. ROBB WILTON
THE SCAFFOLD and PETER MOLONEY Research by TONY ASPLER Producers DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Peter Reeves
Unknown:
Arthur Askey
Unknown:
Ken Dodd.
Unknown:
Tony Aspler
Producers:
David Hatch
Unknown:
Simon Brett

The Death and Resurrection of Mr Roche by THOMAS KILROY with The action takes place in present-day Dublin.
Producer DENYS HAWTHORNE (from Northern Ireland)

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Kilroy
Producer:
Denys Hawthorne
Kelly:
Barry Keegan
Seamus:
Barry Cowan
Myles:
Liam O'Callaghan
' Doc:
Louis Rolston
Kevin:
Martin Stephens
Mr Roche:
Maurice O'Callaghan

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