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The world this morning: what Britain's getting up to, plus the news from anywhere on earth, introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
6.50 Travel news, What's on. and Keep Fit with Eileen Fowler VHF: Regional news, weather
6.55 Weather, programme news
7.0 News and more of Today including at 7.25 Sportsdesk from Munich; at 7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 Travel news, What's on VHF: Regional news, weather
7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.25 Sportsdesk from Munich; at 8.35 Today's Papers
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
Regional VHF: see Variations

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

Linda Blandford. Stan Arnold Zena Skinner , Fritz Spiegl and who knows who take a lively look round and meet some of the people for whom this is a special week.
Away from the grimmer aspects of the news for JOHN EDMUNDS and yourself as you tune in to this radio magazine for people on the move-whether round the house or in to work,
Producer MICHAEL EMBER

Contributors

Unknown:
Linda Blandford.
Unknown:
Stan Arnold
Unknown:
Zena Skinner
Unknown:
Fritz Spiegl
Unknown:
John Edmunds
Producer:
Michael Ember

BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA leader MAURICE CAVANAGH conducted by ALUN FRANCIS CHRISTINE and SANDY BLAIR at two pianos
Introduced by MARTIN MUNCASTER Producer BARRY KNIGHT

Contributors

Leader:
Maurice Cavanagh
Conducted By:
Alun Francis
Unknown:
Sandy Blair
Introduced By:
Martin Muncaster
Producer:
Barry Knight

by GEORGE SCHALLER abridged in five episodes by COLIN TUCKER
Read by Jerry Stovin
The extraordinary story of George Schaller , a young American, and his journeys in the Congo in search of man's nearest relative, the gorilla. 1: The First SightingProducer COLIN TUCKER

Contributors

Unknown:
George Schaller
Unknown:
Colin Tucker
Read By:
Jerry Stovin
Unknown:
George Schaller
Producer:
Colin Tucker

Derek Cooper presents the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you. Your Money - earning, saving and spending it
Why Bother? NANCY WISE investigates the relationship of women at work to trade unionists-for, against or indifferent? Other topical items too, and a selection from your letters in What's On Your Mind?

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Cooper

BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA leader IAN TYRE i conducted by KENNETH ALWYN include music by Gilbert Vinter and ' The Merrymakers ' overture by Eric Coates
ALAN LOVEDAY plays violin music by Delius and Sarasate with WILFRID PARRY (piano) Producer ALAN OWEN

Contributors

Conducted By:
Kenneth Alwyn
Music By:
Gilbert Vinter
Unknown:
Eric Coates
Unknown:
Alan Loveday
Piano:
Wilfrid Parry
Producer:
Alan Owen

The White Colt by DAVID ROOK Read by Paul Rogers
The moving story, filmed under the title Run Wild, Run Free, of an autistic boy on Dartmoor and his relationship with a wild pony.
Abridged and produced by MICHAEL BOWEN (from Bristol)

Contributors

Read By:
Paul Rogers
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

The news magazine: presented by Robert Williams and PM's reporting team Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
VHF: 5.50-5.55 Regional news, weather
5.55 Weather, programme news

Contributors

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

Written and adapted for radio from their television series by PAULINE DEVANEY and EDWIN APPS The Bishop Loves his Neighbour starring
This week's guest
Producer JOHN DYAS

Contributors

Unknown:
Pauline Devaney
Producer:
John Dyas
the Archdeacon:
Robertson Hare
the Bishop:
William Mervyn
the Dean and:
John Barron
the Chaplain:
Jonathan Cecil
Mrs Pugh-Critchley:
Joan Sanderson

DAPHNE DU MAURIER 's novel abridged in eight parts by GORDON GOW
Read by JILL BALCON
8: Return to Manderley
'That's why she stood there laughing when she died. It was her last practical joke, the best of them all. And I'm not sure if she hasn'won, even now ... '
Producer PAMELA HOWE (from Bristol)

Contributors

Unknown:
Daphne du Maurier
Read By:
Jill Balcon
Producer:
Pamela Howe

A not-particularly-solemn quiz in which Ned Sherrin puts literary questions to literary people: This week:
Caryl Brahms , Kingsley Amis Alan Bennett
Questions compiled by BARRY CARMAN and GORDON SNELL Producer ALAN JONE. ;
(BBC World Service production)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Caryl Brahms
Unknown:
Kingsley Amis Alan Bennett
Unknown:
Barry Carman
Unknown:
Gordon Snell
Producer:
Alan Jone.

he World of \ imenon: The Train dapted by BRUCE BEEBY
GORGES SIMENON with 'eter Sallis and Madi Hedd
' That's when the idea came to me of leaving my son another picture of myself - not just a shopkeeper father, a timid husband with no ambition ... I wonder if it wouldn'do him some good to learn that for a few weeks there had been a different man inside me-one capable of real passion.' with MICHAEL HARBOUR
RONALD HERDMAN , EDWARD KELSIT WILLIAM EEDLE
MICHAEL KILGARRIFF
ROBIN BROWNE. BETTY BASKCOM1 SUSAN EDMONSTONE
OLWEN GRIFFITHS
Piano accordion played by GERALD CROSSMAN
Producer BETTY DAVIES
(Susan Edmonstone Is tn ' Move Over, Mrs Markham ' at the Vaudeville Theatre. London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bruce Beeby
Unknown:
Gorges Simenon
Unknown:
Madi Hedd
Unknown:
Michael Harbour
Unknown:
Ronald Herdman
Unknown:
Edward Kelsit
Unknown:
William Eedle
Unknown:
Michael Kilgarriff
Unknown:
Robin Browne.
Unknown:
Betty Baskcom1
Unknown:
Susan Edmonstone
Piano:
Olwen Griffiths
Played By:
Gerald Crossman
Producer:
Betty Davies
Unknown:
Susan Edmonstone
Unknown:
Mrs Markham
Marcel Feron:
Peter Sallis
Jeanne Feron:
Eva Stuart
Francois:
J Bennett
Sophie:
Jane Knowles
Jules:
John Ruddock
JUlie:
Sheila Grant
Anna:
Madi Hedd
M Mathay:
Bruce Beeby
Fernand:
Douglas Blackwell
Antoine:
William Fox

Some years ago Ian Fleming met Raymond Chandler and during the course of the conversation they talked about their methods of work and their two famous fictional heroes - James Bond and Philip Marlowe.
(From the BBC Sound Archives)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Fleming
Unknown:
Raymond Chandler
Unknown:
James Bond
Unknown:
Philip Marlowe.

A series of four programmes in which Nancy Wise talks to men and women forced to leave their native countries who made a reputation and a second home for themselves in Britain
1: Walter Bor , architect and town planner, who came from Czechoslovakia
Producer WALTER WALLICH

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter Bor
Producer:
Walter Wallich

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