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The world this morning: what Britain's getting up to, plus the news from anywhere on earth, introduced by Robert Robinson 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; at 7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
METROPOLITAN ANTHONY OF SOUROZH
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:
Robert Robinson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler

Lance Percival , Linda Blandford Michael Wale. Zena Skinner Kenneth Robinson and who knows who take a lively look round and meet some of the people for whom this is a special week. Producer Michael EMBER

Contributors

Unknown:
Lance Percival
Unknown:
Linda Blandford
Unknown:
Michael Wale.
Unknown:
Zena Skinner
Unknown:
Kenneth Robinson
Producer:
Michael Ember

10.30 Halb gewonnenl 8: Vor der Hochzeit written by STEPHEN KANOCZ (recorded in Studio Miinster of wdh)
11.0 Singing Together
Script and production by DOUGLAS COOMBES
11.20 Springboard (7-9)
Winter Weathers by GWEN DUNN Snow Queen: part 1 adapted by MARGERY MORRIS
11.40 Drama Workshop Rescue Services written by JOHN SCADDING , with PETER PACEY. ROSALIND ELLIOT

Contributors

Written By:
Stephen Kanocz
Production By:
Douglas Coombes
Unknown:
Gwen Dunn
Adapted By:
Margery Morris
Written By:
John Scadding
Unknown:
Peter Pacey.
Unknown:
Rosalind Elliot

Presenter Nancy Wise
Worfc and Money. Poverty-who are today's poor? How many are there of them and in what occupations? How are they being helped? GEORGE LUCE finds out.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? VHF South West: see Variations

Contributors

Presenter:
Nancy Wise
Unknown:
George Luce

2:0 Exploration Earth
6: In Hannibal's Footsteps by GARRY LYLE : an adaptation of the book Trunk Road for Hannibal by John Hoyte
Producer GEOFFREY SHERLOCK
2.20 The Music Box with GORDON REYNOLDS and MARI GRIFFITH
2.30 Speak. Talk about Pictures: young people discuss drawings and photographs
2.40 Movement, Mime and Music II, by BRIAN SANDERS

Contributors

Unknown:
Garry Lyle
Unknown:
John Hoyte
Producer:
Geoffrey Sherlock
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Unknown:
Mari Griffith
Unknown:
Brian Sanders

by H. G. WELLS : abridged in ten parts by HOWARD JONES Read by DAVID DAVIS 8: The Potwell Inn
Life is a mess - but in the great Fishbourne fire Mr Polly forgot to cut his throat and became the hero of the hour. Producer GRAHAM GAULD I

Contributors

Unknown:
H. G. Wells
Read By:
David Davis
Unknown:
Mr Polly
Producer:
Graham Gauld

A comic tour of the Continent This week Frank Muir takes a rather English look at
Germany, Austria, Switzerland with illustrations from
HUGH PADDICK and the voices of CERARD HOFFNUNG
PETER COOK and DUDLEY MOORE BOB NEWHART , TOM LEHRER VICTOR BORGE and others Producer SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Cerard Hoffnung
Unknown:
Peter Cook
Unknown:
Dudley Moore
Unknown:
Bob Newhart
Unknown:
Tom Lehrer
Unknown:
Victor Borge
Producer:
Simon Brett

by DYLAN THOMAS with Richard Burton , Hugh Griffith
DOUGLAS CLEVERDON 'S original production of the ' Play for Voices ' which Dylan Thomas wrote for the BBC Third Programme. Awarded the 1954 Italia Prize, it has been broadcast in a dozen languages, performed in theatres throughout the world, and finally filmed. But essentially it is a master-piece of radio.
JOHN WATTS , and PHILIP CYSTER
The songs set by DANIEL JONES Children's songs and singing game recorded by children of Laugharne School
(First broadcast 25 Jan 1954)
(' We never thought of old Dylan as a poet ': page 17)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dylan Thomas
Unknown:
Richard Burton
Unknown:
Hugh Griffith
Unknown:
Douglas Cleverdon
Unknown:
Dylan Thomas
Unknown:
John Watts
Unknown:
Philip Cyster
Unknown:
Daniel Jones
First Voice:
Richard Burton
Second Voice:
Richard Bebb
Captain Cat:
Hugh Griffith
Rosie Probert:
Rachel Thomas
Polly Garter:
Diana Maddox
Mr Mog Edwards:
Dafydd Havard
Myfanwy Price:
Sybil Williams
Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard:
Dilys Davies
Mr Ogmore:
David Close-Thomas
Mr Pritchard:
Ben Williams
Butcher Beynon:
Meredith Edwards
Gossamer Beynon:
Gwenllian Owen
The Rev Ell Jenkins:
Philip Burton
Lily Smalls:
Gwenyth Petty
Mr Pugh:
John Huw Jones
Mrs Pugh:
Mary Jones
Mary Ann Sailors:
Rachel Thomas
Sinbad Sailors:
Aubrey Richards
Dai Bread:
David Close-Thomas
Mrs Dai Bread One:
Gwenyth Petty
Mrs Dai Bread Two:
Rachel Roberts
Willy Nilly Postman:
Ben Williams
Mrs Willy Nilly:
Rachel Thomas
Cherry Owen:
John Ormond Thomas
Mrs Cherry Owen:
Lorna Davies
Nogood Boyo:
Dillwyn Owen
Organ Morgan:
John Glyn-Jones
Mrs Organ Morgan:
Olwen Brookes
Mae RoseCottage:
Rachel Roberts
Gwenny:
Norma Jones
The three boys:
Ian Griffith,

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