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The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Mary Marquis
6.50 Travel news, What's on VIIF: 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
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
Regional VHF: see Variations

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Mary Marquis
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

9.5 Frisch Begonnen
German for Beginners 9: Einkaufe written and produced by STEPHEN KANOCZ
(A radiovision programme recorded in collaboration with West German Radio)
9.30 Foreign Correspondent
A weekly study of a topic of current international significance.
Presented by GRAHAM TAYAR
9.45 Music Workshop Stage I
Preparation for a performance of Alice, a play adapted from Lewis Carroll 's Alice in Wonderland with music by WILLIAM HOWARD PARRY

Contributors

Produced By:
Stephen Kanocz
Presented By:
Graham Tayar
Unknown:
Lewis Carroll
Music By:
William Howard Parry

10.30 Voix de France
French VI. 9: Les Franeais et la chasse written by JOANNA CARR
10.5H A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLET
9: The end of the year
11.0 Deutsch fiir die Oberstufe Nachrichten und Neuigkeiten written and produced by AL WOLFF
11.20 Listening and Writing Ash Road by IVAN SOUTHALL adapted by MICHAEL HYDE -
11.40 Prospect. Inside the Etc Welfare and Social Services: the third of four programmes in which JOHN ARDAGH looks at the EEC from the inside.

Contributors

Written By:
Joanna Carr
Music By:
Albert Chatterlet
Produced By:
Al Wolff
Unknown:
Ivan Southall
Adapted By:
Michael Hyde
Unknown:
John Ardagh

Presented by Nigel Murphy You and the Law
The Planners and the Public: CORDON HYDE. Chairman of The Law Society's Committee on Planning Law, looks at the new proposals for compensating the victims of compulsory purchase or a disturbed environment.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? VHF South West: see Variations

Contributors

Presented By:
Nigel Murphy

Problems from listeners' letters discussed by Renee Houston , Barbara Kelly Barbara Mullen , Antnea Askey In the chair Anona Winn Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Renee Houston
Unknown:
Barbara Kelly
Unknown:
Barbara Mullen
Unknown:
Antnea Askey
Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
Christopher Serle

2.0 Let's Join In
Keep Those People Moving - I by JOHN ARDEN and MARGARETTA D'ARCY Music arranged by DICKON REED
2.20 USA- Humanities
All That Jazz: a study of the 20s and 30s, portrayed in American prose and poetry Producer STUART EVANS
2.40 Guitar School (18)
Producer DOUGLAS COOMBES

Contributors

Unknown:
John Arden
Unknown:
Margaretta D'Arcy
Arranged By:
Dickon Reed
Guitar:
Stuart Evans
Producer:
Douglas Coombes

Selected for Friday A Slight Ache hv HAROLD PINTER
Vivien Merchant as Flora
Michael Hordern as Edward
A perfect summer day. The whole garden in flower. But Edward has a slight ache in his eyes and there is a match-seller at the garden gate. Producer GUY VAESEN
A chance to hear again some of the best one-hour plays broadcast in recent years.

Contributors

Unknown:
Harold Pinter
Unknown:
Vivien Merchant
Unknown:
Michael Hordern

The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle with PM's reporting team Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 VHF: Regional news, weather
5.55 Weather, programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
William Hardcastle
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

A general knowledge contest between schools in England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland
Questionmasters JOHN ELLISON and TIM GUDGIN
First Round
5: South of England
LANGLEY PARK SCHOOL, BECKENHAM v THE COUNTY GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NEWBURY

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Tim Gudgin
Questions set by:
Roy Smith
Producer:
Martin Fisher

A spontaneous discussion by Michael Winstanley
Lord Kearton Alastair Burnet Linda Blandford
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Manchester
(Repeated: Saturday. 1.15 pm) Listeners' views for use in Any Answerst should be addressed to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Winstanley
Unknown:
Lord Kearton Alastair Burnet
Unknown:
Linda Blandford
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

Which Side of the Tracks? Presenter Colin Jones
The railways are under severe financial strain. Roads don'have to pay their way.' The use we make of our road and rail systems, and the sort of system we should aim at, are being hotly debated today. Producer ARCHIE GORDON

Contributors

Presenter:
Colin Jones
Producer:
Archie Gordon

DAVID JASON. BILL WALLIS NIGEL REES and BILL MCGUFFIE at the piano take a late-night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side
Script by PETER SPENCE and CHRIS MILLER. Producers
DAVID HATCH and SIMON BRETT
(David Jason is in ' No Sex, Please ... We're British ' at the Strand Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jason.
Unknown:
Wallis Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Script By:
Peter Spence
Script By:
Chris Miller.
Script By:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
David Jason

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