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7.0 News
The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.5»-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 )
8.41 Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
Introduced By:
Derek Jones

John Merson talks to people about memories of daily life in the villages and countryside of England a long time ago. 2: Plays, Fairs and Festivals
Music and stories of how the turning point of the country year was celebrated in sheep and cattle fairs, harvest festivals and mumming plays, drinking, dancing, eating, and singing.
Introduced by RITA DANDO Producer ROBERT FOX
12.0 Announcements

Contributors

Talks:
John Merson
Introduced By:
Rita Dando
Producer:
Robert Fox

2.0 Lets Join In. The 27th Annual African Hippopotamus Race by MORIS LURIE
2.20 Christian Focus: ' ... the twain shall meet': Prisoner and Society by LESLIE SMITH
2.35 Interlude
2.40 Guitar School: presented by MICHAEL JESSETT (37)

Contributors

Unknown:
Moris Lurie
Unknown:
Leslie Smith
Presented By:
Michael Jessett

Selected for Friday
Keeping Up with Father by MICHAEL DAVIES
A light-hearted account of a happy-go-lucky family and a wilful horse.
Producer GUY VAESEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Davies
Clerk:
Carol Marsh
Stephen:
Noel Johnson
Williams:
Graham Armitage
Lydia:
Noel Hood
Philip:
Derek Fowlds
Jacky:
Karin Fernald
Mr Er-Um:
Wilfrid Carter
Col Birchmorton:
Peter Williams
Jenkins:
Nicholas Edmett
Commentator:
Nigel Anthony

A spontaneous discussion by Malcolm Muggeridge
The Countess of Longford Lord George-Brown David Price Mp
Chairman DAVID JACOBS Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Hastings, Sussex
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Malcolm Muggeridge
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

Northern Ireland
Eleven weeks after the Imposition of direct rule Ian Mclntyre examines the impact of the latest Westminster initiative in interviews with:
Paul Channon MP Minister of State in the newly established Northern Ireland Office.
Rt Hon William Craig mp (Stormont) Leader of the Ulster Vanguard Movement, a former Minister of Home Affairs.
Brian Faulkner MP (Stormont) Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, formerly Prime Minister.
Rt Hon John Hume MP (Stormont) Social Democratic and Labour Party member in the prorogued Stormont Parliament.
Producer ROLAND CHALLIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian McLntyre
Producer:
Roland Challis

with DENISE COFFEY , JONATHAN CECIL
David Gooderson
DAVID JASON , BILL WALLIS and PETER PONTZEN at the piano Written by PETER SPENCE and CHRISTOPHER LANGHAM with additional material by DAVID RENWICK
Producer DAVID HATCH
(Denise Coffey is a National Theatre player at Young Vic)

Contributors

Unknown:
Denise Coffey
Unknown:
Jonathan Cecil
Unknown:
David Gooderson
Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Peter Pontzen
Written By:
Peter Spence
Written By:
Christopher Langham
Unknown:
David Renwick
Producer:
David Hatch
Unknown:
Denise Coffey

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