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The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
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; 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; at 8.35 Today's Papers
Regional VHF: see Variations

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler

9.30 Religious Service for Primary Schools
A Place to Worship: a visit to Canterbury Cathedral
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.5 am)
9.50 Interlude
9.55 The World of Work Unit I: Before You Start 1: Ready to Leave?
Written by COLIN FINBOW

Contributors

Written By:
Colin Finbow

10.30 History in Focus Nationalism in Europe
1: Romantic Nationalism 1848 Written by DAVID ROBINS Producer ALAN EREIRA
10.45 Intermediate German Deutsche Volkslieder Written by KARL WEBER
11.0 Movement and Music I by PENNY WHITTAM
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.55 am)
11.20 Music Club presented by GARY TAYLOR
Producer ALBERT CHATTERLEY
11.40 Religion and Life
Science and the Imagination: written and presented by KEITH WILKES (for Sixth Forms)

Contributors

Written By:
David Robins
Producer:
Alan Ereira
Written By:
Karl Weber
Presented By:
Gary Taylor
Producer:
Albert Chatterley
Presented By:
Keith Wilkes

Presenter Nancy Wise Your Home and Family
Teaching Morality: KEITH YEOMANS looks at suggestions made by the Schools Council Moral Education Project, which has just completed five years' research into the teaching of ' morality ' in schools.
Other topical items too, and What's On Your Mind?
VHF South West: see Variations

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Yeo

A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons in which Kenneth Williams Clement Freud
Peter Jones , Sheila Hancock try to talk for just a minute on this and that
Devised by IAN MESSITER Producer SIMON BRETT
(Repeated: Thurs, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
Simon Brett

2.0 World History
Daedalus and Icarus: written by HENRY MARSHALL Music by VERA GRAY
2.20 Geography. New England (Radiovision) by KEITH ALEXANDER
Producer ALEX HUNTER
2.40 Stories and Rhymes (7-9) The Land of Forgotten Beasts by BARBARA WERSBA
Producer MICHAEL ROLFE

Contributors

Written By:
Henry Marshall
Music By:
Vera Gray
Unknown:
Keith Alexander
Producer:
Alex Hunter
Unknown:
Barbara Wersba
Producer:
Michael Rolfe

by JOHN BUCHAN adapted for radio in six episodes by WINIFRED CAREY from The 39 Steps and Mr Standfast with 6: Mr Standfast Producer
NORMAN WRIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
John Buchan
Unknown:
Winifred Carey
Unknown:
Mr Standfast
Unknown:
Norman Wright
Richard Hannay:
Fraser Kerr
Mary Lamington:
Patricia Gallimore
Olsen:
Michael Spice
Andrew Amos:
Henry Stamper
Blenkiron:
Kerry Francis
Launcelot Wake:
David Valla
Sir Archie Roylance:
John Rye
Peter Plenaar:
Michael Harbour
Hamilton:
Michael Deacon
Portuguese Jew:
Patrick Tull
Laidlaw:
Manning Wilson

A comic tour of the British Isles guided by Frank Muir stopping this week in The North of England with illustrations from PETER REEVES and the voices of ALAN BENNETT , GRACIE FIELDS GEORGE FORMBY
STANLEY HOLLOWAY and AL READ
Research by TONY ASPLEB Producers DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Peter Reeves
Unknown:
Alan Bennett
Unknown:
George Formby
Unknown:
Stanley Holloway
Producers:
David Hatch
Producers:
Simon Brett

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Ring Robin Day to put your question on Family Doctors and their work to
Dr Donald Irvine , Hon Secre tary of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Dr Arthur Maiden , Chairman of the Medical Practices Committee
To promote a maximum flow of questions [number removed](16 lines) will take them from 6.0 pm onward until the end of the programme
Producer WALTER WALLICH

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Donald Irvine
Unknown:
Hon Secre
Unknown:
Dr Arthur Maiden
Producer:
Walter Wallich

From the very begin- N ning of my life I never doubted that words were my metier. There was nothing else I ever wanted to do except use them; no other accomplishment or achievement I ever had the slightest regard for or desire to emulate. I have always lotted words, and still love them, for their own sake ...
Malcolm Muggeridge has just completed the first part of his autobiography.
In conversation with JONATHAN DIMBLEBY , he reflects on the first 30 years of his life. Producer HELEN FRY

Contributors

Unknown:
Malcolm Muggeridge
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby

ntry of Britain I the Communities presentsa profound challenge to many of established proedures of Par- liament which, I if not adequate- ly dealt with, could leave Parliament substantially weaker vis-a-vis the Executive (House of Commons Select Committee on Procedure).
How serious is this danger? What new procedures would be required?
The movement of labour: what sort of flow will there be? What will be the position of Britain's Commonwealth immigrants?
Presenter Alan Watson
Producer ELIZABETH SMITH
9.59 Weather

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Watson
Producer:
Elizabeth Smith

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