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The world this morning introduced by Robert Robinson and John Timpson
6.56 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 BISHOP TREVOR HUDDl.ESTON
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
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Unknown:
Trevor Huddl.Eston

10.30 History in Focus
Free Trade and After - 5 A Trade Route Cut in 1956 Egypt nationalised the Suez Canal, and Britain was plunged into a major crisis. Was Suez really so important? written by MICHAEL SMEE
10.45 Intermediate German Wie ' Stille Nacht ' entstand Written by STEPHEN KANOCZ
11.0 Movement and Music I for the 5-6-year-olds by PENNY WHITTAM
(Repeated: Thursday 9.55 am)
11.2* Music Club presented by GARY TAYLOR
Producer ALBERT CHATTERLEY
11.40 Religion and Life
Rembrandt and the Bible written by ALAN CAINE (radiovision) iFor VI Forms)

Contributors

Written By:
Michael Smee
Written By:
Stephen Kanocz
Presented By:
Gary Taylor
Producer:
Albert Chatterley
Written By:
Alan Caine

Presenter Joan Yorke Home and Family
What do children read? TOM wisdom hears some surprising answers
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

Presenter:
Joan Yorke

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

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
Simon Brett

2.0 World History
Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) Written by jo
MANTON Music by PAMELA KENWAY
2.26 Geography
Oregon (radiovision) by MAHGARET STORRIE
2.40 Stories and Rhymes (7-9)
Stars and Songs: poetry and music for Christmas compiled by PADDY BECHELY

Contributors

Unknown:
Benvenuto Cellini
Unknown:
Manton Music
Unknown:
Mahgaret Storrie
Unknown:
Paddy Bechely

by JOAN O'CONNOR adapted in three parts from the novel by HONORE de BALZAC with Ian Ogilvy , Stacey Tendeter and Robert Eddison
Part 1: Young Man, Beware!
Raphael de Valentin, who believes totally in the power of his own will, discovers that he needs another kind of power if he is to succeed in life.
Cast:
Pianist ANNA BERENSKA Producer JANE GRAHAM

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan O'Connor
Novel By:
Honore de Balzac
Unknown:
Ian Ogilvy
Unknown:
Stacey Tendeter
Unknown:
Robert Eddison
Pianist:
Anna Berenska
Producer:
Jane Graham
Rastignac:
John Rye
Emile:
Martin C Thurley
Raphael de Valentin:
Ian Ogilvy
Pauline Gaudin:
Stacey Tendeter
De Canalis:
Peter Howell
Foedora:
Valerie Sarruf
Madame Gaudin:
Sheila Grant
Dr Bianchon:
Terry Scully
De Navarreins:
William Fox
Mariette:
Gail Iacfarlane
Taillefer:
John Smson
BiXIOU:
Sam Dastor
Gamblers:
William Eedle
Gamblers:
Haydn Jones
Antiquary:
Robert Eddison

Doddy's Daft Half-hour
HUGH PADDICK, TALFRYN THOMAS
JO MANNING WILSON. JOHN GRAHAM MIRIAM MARGOLYES
Devised and written by KEN DODD. MALCOLM CAMERON STEWART CAMPBELL
NORMAN BEEDLE
PETER TONKINSON. JOHN PYE Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Unknown:
Talfryn Thomas
Unknown:
Jo Manning Wilson.
Unknown:
John Graham
Unknown:
Miriam Margolyes
Written By:
Ken Dodd.
Written By:
Malcolm Cameron
Written By:
Stewart Campbell
Unknown:
Norman Beedle
Unknown:
Peter Tonkinson.
Unknown:
John Pye
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

[number removed]
Ring Robin Day to put your question in person to the Secretary of State for Emplovment
Rt Hon Maurice Macinillan , up 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:
Maurice MacInillan
Producer:
Walter Wallich

1633-1703
Then we'll be merry
Drink claret and s-herry Then we'll sing, boys, Cast up your caps
God bless the King, boys. Cast up your caps
And cry ' Vive le Roy'
A musical account of the life and times of the famous diarist
Brave loyal-hearted Englishmen Attend whilst 1 declare What noble preparation
Is made for Holland's war Singers:
JOANNE BROWN , PAT WHITMORE
NEILSON TAYLOR. VERNON MIDGLEY MARTIN REST
THE AMBHOSIAN SINGERS directed by JOHN MCCARTHY THE RESTORATION PLAYERS conducted by MARTIN GOLDSTEIN Narrators CHARLES CHILTON and ANTHONY HIGGINSON Pepys s Diary read by ANTHONY NEWLANDS
Written and produced by CHARLES CHILTON

Contributors

Singers:
Joanne Brown
Singers:
Pat Whitmore
Singers:
Neilson Taylor.
Unknown:
Vernon Midgley
Directed By:
John McCarthy
Conducted By:
Martin Goldstein
Conducted By:
Charles Chilton
Conducted By:
Anthony Higginson
Read By:
Anthony Newlands
Produced By:
Charles Chilton

Europe: Journey to an unknown destination
Six talks on the development and future of the European Community by Andrew Shonneld , Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs
4: A European Foreign Policy Towards Asia and the Soviet Bloc In tonight's programme ANDREW SHONFIELD continues his examination of the European Community's future foreign policy. He discusses its relations with the Soviet Bloc, Japan and the under-developed world. Producer GEORGE MACBETH

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Shonneld
Producer:
George MacBeth

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