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The world this morning: what Britain's getting up to. plus the news from anywhere on earth, introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
6.30 Travel news. What's on, and Keep Fit with Eileen Fowler VHF: Regional news, weather
C.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 LEONARD NEAL
7.56 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:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Unknown:
Leonard Neal
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

Lance Percival. Linda Blandferd 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. Producer MICHAEL EMBER

Contributors

Unknown:
Lance Percival.
Unknown:
Linda Blandferd
Unknown:
Fritz Spiegl.
Unknown:
Zena Skinner
Unknown:
Kenneth Robinson
Producer:
Michael Ember

10.30 Halb gewonnen!
(An O-level course in German) 10: Wo war Gunter?
Written by STEPHEN KANOCZ (recorded in Studio Münster of WDR)
11.0 Singing Together (10)
Your requests introduced by FERGUS O'KELLY
11.20 Springboard (7-9) The Cock Didn'Crow
A play for the classroom written by LESLEY DAVIES Producer MICHAEL ROLFE

Contributors

Written By:
Stephen Kanocz
Written By:
Lesley Davies
Producer:
Michael Rolfe

Meet interesting and unusual people from all walks of life. Hands, Fingers and the Needle JUNE ROSE visits one of the last bespoke tailors in his shop in the East End of London and talks to him about his life and his trade.
Producer SUSAN SNAILUM

Contributors

Producer:
Susan Snailum

Presenter Nancy Wise Work and Money
With or Without Security.... What is a bank loan ' - when you don'get it from your local bank manager? NIGEL MURPHY investigates the rates of interest, snags, advantages - and what the lender wants to know about vou.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? VHF South West: see Variations

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Murphy

2.0 Exploration Earth
10: East Africa's Flying Doctor by GARRY LYLE
2.2* The Music Box
With GORDON REYNOLDS and MARI GRIFFITH
2.30 Speak. Speak for Yourself: spoken English work by listening schools
2.40 Movement, Mime and Music II by BRIAN SANDERS

Contributors

Unknown:
Garry Lyle
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Unknown:
Mari Griffith
Unknown:
Brian Sanders

Written and adapted for radio from their television series by PAULINE DEVANEY and EDWIN APPS The Bishop has a Rest starring Robertson Hare as the Archdeacon
William Mervyn as the Bishop John Barren as the Dean and Jonathan Cecil as the Chaplain Guest Joan Sanderson as Mrs Pugh-Critchely Producer JOHN DYAS
(Repeated: Wed, 12.25 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Pauline Devaney
Unknown:
Robertson Hare
Unknown:
William Mervyn
Unknown:
John Barren
Unknown:
Jonathan Cecil
Unknown:
Joan Sanderson
Unknown:
Mrs Pugh-Critchely
Producer:
John Dyas

1939-1945
Five programmes from an award-winning series, first broadcast in 1969, dramatising crucial events in the War at Sea.
3: Action of the Tiger
The courage of HMS Jervis Bay Narrated by Michael Flanders with ERIC FRANCIS and JOHN BADDELEY. JOHN BENTtEY
DAVID BRIERLEY , GARARD GREEN Naval Historical Adviser
LTCMDR PETER KEMP , ORE, RN (Ret) Written and produced by JOHN BRIDGES

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Flanders
Unknown:
Eric Francis
Unknown:
John Baddeley.
Unknown:
John Benttey
Unknown:
David Brierley
Unknown:
Ltcmdr Peter Kemp
Produced By:
John Bridges

Salvation Island A play for radio by SIMON RAVEN with Nigel Stock
James Wingham's purchase of a remote Pacific island was no holiday whim of an eccentric millionaire. Convinced by his visions of World Catastrophe - this was to be his fortress - his personal survival policy against Doomsday !
Producer ARCHIE CAMPBELL
(Radio Times People: page 5)

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Raven
Producer:
Archie Campbell
James Wingham millionaire:
Nigel Stock
Elizabeth Caxton a friend:
Margaret Robertson
Otho Carlisle, personal aide:
Tim Seely
Eddie Lowe an engineer:
Malcolm Hayes
Michael Brooke, a farm manager .:
Michael Cullen
Peter Thwaite yacht's captain:
Peter Williams
Julian Fordwich, first officer:
Fraser Kerr
Anne Brooke:
Olwen Griffiths
Theobald Beyfus a financier:
Lewis Stringer
Guests on yacht:Lord Thamngton (George:
Michael Spice
Lady Thanington (Molly):
Hannah Gordon
Fraizer:
Douglas Storm
Lord Camberwell:
John Ruddock
BBC Announcer:
William Sleigh

by Graham Greene: abridged by Geoffrey M. Matthews
Read by Timothy West

'I met my Aunt for the first time at my mother's funeral. I heard a voice behind me saying in clear old accents. "I was present once at a premature cremation." It was my Aunt Augusta who had arrived late, dressed rather like Queen Mary. I was surprised by her brilliant red hair, monumentally piled, and her two big front teeth which gave her a vital Neanderthal air... '
(First of 20 instalments)

Contributors

Author:
Graham Greene
Abridged by:
Geoffrey M. Matthews
Reader:
Timothy West
Producer:
Rosemary Hart

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