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The world this morning: what Britain's getting up to: America at the start of election week, plus the news from anywhere on earth, introduced by Robert Robinson in London and John Timpson in New York
6.50 Travel news. What's on 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
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:
John Timpson

Lance Pereival , Linda Blandford Fritz Spiegl , 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
Away from the grimmer aspects of the news for RICHARD BAKER and yourself as you tune in this radio magazine for people on the move - whether round the house or in to Work. Producer MICHAEL EMBER

Contributors

Unknown:
Lance Pereival
Unknown:
Linda Blandford
Unknown:
Fritz Spiegl
Unknown:
Zena Skinner
Unknown:
Kenneth Robinson
Unknown:
Richard Baker
Producer:
Michael Ember

10.30 Halb gewonnen!
(An O-level course in German) 7: DieSchlacht von Wilkinghege written by STEPHEN KANOCZ (recorded in Studio Munster, WDR)
11.0 Singing Together
Introduced by FERGUS O'KELLY
11.20 Springboard (7-9)
Winter Weathers by GWEN DUNN Snow Queen: part 2 adapted by MARGERY MORRIS
11.40 History in Focus Free Trade and After
Trading Nation (radiovision) written by DAVID ROBINS Producer ALAN EREIRA

Contributors

Written By:
Stephen Kanocz
Introduced By:
Fergus O'Kelly
Unknown:
Gwen Dunn
Adapted By:
Margery Morris
Written By:
David Robins
Producer:
Alan Ereira

Derek Cooper presents this edition of the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you.
Work and Money
And safely home again: how dangerous is it at work? NANCY WISE investigates.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? (Write, to You and Yours, BBC, Broadcasting House, London WiA 1AA)
VHF South West: see Variations

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Cooper

2.0 Exploration Earth
7: England to Italy by lorry by NORMAN TURNER
2.20 The Music Box with GORDON REYNOLDS and MARI GRIFFITH
2.30 Speak. Listen to This
'The Pedigree Pup': a short story by T. THOMPSON
2.40 Movement, Mime and Music 11 by BRIAN SANDERS

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Turner
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Unknown:
Mari Griffith
Story By:
T. Thompson
Music By:
Brian Sanders

Written and adapted for radio from their television series by PAULINE DEVANEY and EDWIN APPS The Bishop Takes up Business starring Robertson Hare as the Archdeacon
William Mervyn as the Bishop John Barron as the Dean and Jonathan Cecil as the Chaplain with BILLY MILTON as the man from ' Everybody's Mother Producer JOHN.DYAS
(Repeated: Wed, 12.25 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Pauline Devaney
Unknown:
Robertson Hare
Unknown:
William Mervyn
Unknown:
John Barron
Unknown:
Jonathan Cecil
Unknown:
Billy Milton

(Repeated: Tuesday, 1.30 pm)

Contributors

Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Carol Tregorran:
Anne Cullen
John Tregorran:
Philip Morant
Jack Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Valerie Woolley:
Heather Canning
Hazel Woolley:
Hilary Armstrong
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Polly Perks:
Hilary Newcombe
Mrs Blossom:
Anne Offord
Dylan Evans:
Donald Houston
Nora Salt:
Julia Mark
Robin Freeman:
Peter Kenvyn
Jethro Larkin:
George Hart
Stanley Cooper:
Geoffrey Lewis
Angela Cooper:
Elizabeth Revill
Gwyn Evans:
John Ogwen

by H. c. WELLS: abridged in ten parts by HOWARD JONES Read by DAVID DAVIS 9: Uncle
Jim Mr Polly became a tramp. After some weeks on the road he took a job at the Potwell Inn. Everything there was fine, except for Uncle Jim. Producer GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Read By:
David Davis
Unknown:
Jim Mr Polly
Unknown:
Uncle Jim.
Producer:
Graham Gauld

A comic tour of the Continent This week Frank Muir mesa a rather English look at The Rest of Europe with illustrations from HUGH PADDICK and the voices of PETER USTINOV , PETER SELLERS VICTOR BORGE , WOODY ALLEN
DANNY KAYE , NINA AND FREDERIK and others
Producer SIMON brett

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Peter Ustinov
Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Victor Borge
Unknown:
Woody Allen
Unknown:
Danny Kaye
Producer:
Simon Brett

by Emyr Humphreys adapted for radio by James Hurley
with Anthony Hall, Eilian Wyn, David Gooderson

Three boys live in one of the four corners of Wales. Their lives cross as they move through schooldays to the beginning of manhood. The way they cross, and the effect of it, is the subject of this humorous, moving and human story.

9.59 Weather

Contributors

Author:
Emyr Humphreys
Adapted by:
James Hurley
Producer:
Gerry Jones
Michael Edwards:
Anthony Hall
Iorweth Hughes:
Eilian Wyn
Albie Jones:
David Gooderson
Michael as a boy:
Judy Bennett
Iorweth as a boy:
Elizabeth Morgan
Albie, as a boy:
Miriam Margolyes
Mr Edwards:
Douglas Blackwell
Mrs Edwards:
Katherine Parr
Mr Hughes:
Ronald Herdman
Mrs Hughes:
Jo Manning Wilson
Mr Jones:
Glyn Houston
Mrs Jones:
Margaret John
Les:
Jon Rollason
Les. as a boy/Willfor:
Jean England
Frida:
Denise Buckley
Mr Williams/Rev Lewis:
Haydn Jones
Ann the maid/Miss Roberts:
Jan Edwards
An onlooker:
William Sleigh

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