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Introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
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:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Robert Robinson

9.30 Religious Service for Primary Schools Francis, Part 2 by PAMELA VERRALL
(Repeated: Thursday, 9.5 am)
9.50 Interlude
9.55 The World of Work Unit 111: Getting the Job 9: Starting on Monday written by MARIANNE cook

Contributors

Unknown:
Pamela Verrall
Written By:
Marianne Cook

18.30 History in Focus
Free Trade and After - 4 World Trade Shrinks written by JACK EMERY
10.45 Intermediate German
Nachrichten und Neuigkeiten written by AL WOLFF
11.0 Movement and Music I
(Repeated: Thursday 9.55 am)
11.2* Music Club presented by GARY TAYLOR
11.40 Religion and Life
Benjamin Britten and his music by JOHN STOCKBRIDGE (For sixth forms)

Contributors

Written By:
Jack Emery
Written By:
Al Wolff
Presented By:
Gary Taylor
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Music By:
John Stockbridge

Joan Yorke presents this edition of the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you.
Home and Family
Teenage Parties: KEVIN D'ARCY looks into the dos and don'ts
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:
Joan Yorke
Unknown:
Kevin D'Arcy

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

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Derek Nimmn
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
David Hatch

2.0 World History
Savonarola: a story of 15th-century Florence, written and produced by DUNCAN TAYLOR Music by PAMELA KENWAY
2.20 Geography. Dallas and Texas oil by PADDY FEENY
2.40 Stories and Rhymes (7-9)

Contributors

Produced By:
Duncan Taylor
Unknown:
Paddy Feeny

by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
5: A Country Partnership
Smarting from Mildred's brutal treatment of him and anxious to forget the past, Philip, now a qualified doctor, accepts a post as locum in a country practice. Unknown to him, this step is to have important consequences.
Producer ARCHIE CAMPBELL

Contributors

Producer:
Archie Campbell
Philip Carey:
Nigel Anthony
Dr South:
Peter Pratt
The Rev William Carey.:
Noel Iliff
Dr Wigram:
Geoffrey Wincott
Thorpe Athelney:
Carleton Hobbs
Mildred Rogers:
Jennifer Tafler
Sally Athelney:
Rosalind Shanks
Mrs Athelney:
Megs Jenkins
Ramsden:
Peter Williams

Doddy's Daft Half-hour featuring
HUGH PADDICK and PAT COOMBS
TALFRYN THOMAS
JO MANNING WILSON. JOHN GRAHAM Devised and written by KEN DODD , MALCOLM CAMERON STEWART CAMPBELL
NORMAN BEEDLE , nAVE DUTTON Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Pat Coombs
Unknown:
Talfryn Thomas
Unknown:
Jo Manning Wilson.
Unknown:
John Graham
Written By:
Ken Dodd
Written By:
Malcolm Cameron
Written By:
Stewart Campbell
Written By:
Norman Beedle
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

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Now that all the Asians with British passports expelled from Uganda have safely arrived here, ring Robin Day to put your question on their present situation and future prospects in Sir Charles Cunningham
Chairman of the Ugandan Resettlement Board
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 WALLlCH

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Charles Cunningham
Producer:
Walter Walllch

of the British Army
Compiled by FRANCIS DILLON and presented by General Sir Brian Horrocks and James Blades with w. J. WATERS and CORPORAL TRAVERS
(Chelsea Pensioner) Trumpeters:
STUDENT BANDMASTER N. ROGERSON and CORPORAL M. BROWN Bugler: M. RANGELEY Drums:
JAMES BLADES and ERIC ALLEN Reader FRANK DUNCAN
Producer DOUGLAS CLEVERDON

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Dillon
Unknown:
Sir Brian Horrocks
Unknown:
James Blades
Unknown:
N. Rogerson
Unknown:
M. Brown
Reader:
Frank Duncan
Producer:
Douglas Cleverdon

Europe: Journey to an unknown destination
Six talks on the development and future of the European Community by Andrew Shon fleld. Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs 3: The A merican Connection-A Grumbling Alliance
In tonight's programme Andrew Shonfield examines the changing relationship of the European Community to the United States. He argues that the differences that divide the two sides are profound and are likely to cause more trouble in the future.
Producer GEORGE MACBETH

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Shon
Producer:
George MacBeth

The Long Short Cut by ANDREW CARVE abridged by NAN MACDONALD Read by EDWARD DE SOUZA Last of ten instalments Producer JOHN CARDY
(Edward de Souza is in ' The Philanthropist ' at the Mayfair Theatre, London)

Contributors

Abridged By:
Nan MacDonald
Read By:
Edward de Souza
Producer:
John Cardy

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