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The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
6.50 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
7.50 Europe Information Desk 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:
Douglas Cameron
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

9.5 Frisch Begonnen .. German for Beginners
12: Der Geburtstag: 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 JOHN PARRY
9.45 Music Workshop: Stage I
Preparation for a play with music about Aesop, the slave who was adept at ' telling the tale.' Script and libretto by WILLIAM MURPHY
Music arranged by IAN HUMPHRIS and NICOS SKALKOTTAS

Contributors

Unknown:
Frisch Begonnen
Produced By:
Stephen Kanocz
Presented By:
John Parry
Unknown:
William Murphy
Arranged By:
Ian Humphris

10.30 Voix de France. French VI 12: Les prix littéraires written by JOHN EDWARDS
10.50 A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLEY Rhyme and Rhythm
11.0 Quest. I'll show them by PHILIP TURNER
11.20 Listening and Writing
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: an anthology of poems introdued by ANTHONY THWAITE
11.40 Prospect
The Third World: a Fresh Start RORY MACPHERSON looks at the break up of old colonial empires and the transition to independence. Series edited and produced by STUART EVANS

Contributors

Written By:
John Edwards
Unknown:
Philip Turner
Unknown:
Anthony Thwaite
Produced By:
Stuart Evans

Presenter Jeanine McMullen You and the Law
Music, the Law and You: did you know that if you have recorded a musical performance there are strict laws governing where you may play it back? NIGEL MURPHY talks to MICHAEL FREEGARD of the Performing Rights Society.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? VHF South West: see Variations

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeanine McMullen
Talks:
Nigel Murphy
Unknown:
Michael Freegard

Story: The King Who Liked to Walk by ANNE ENGLISH
Presenters GLADYS WHITRED and MARK WING-DAVEY
Scripts by GLADYS WHITRED Producer MICHAEL ROLFE
(Paperback, 30p: see page 62)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne English
Presenters:
Gladys Whitred
Presenters:
Mark Wing-Davey
Unknown:
Gladys Whitred
Producer:
Michael Rolfe

2.0 Let's Join In
Poor Pumpkin by ROBERT NYE
2.20 Christian Focus. Action Nuns in Notting Hill by PADDY FEENY
2.35 Interlude
2.40 Guitar School (22) presented by MICHAEL JESSETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Nye
Unknown:
Paddy Feeny
Presented By:
Michael Jessett

Selected for Friday
The Quarter-Million Boys
A Sentimental Journey to a Dead City by BLOKE MODISANE
The story of a man who is too black to be white and too educated to be black.
Producer CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Davey Martins:
Rufus Khoza
Deadwood Dick:
Joe Mogotsi
Caiaphas Sedumo:
Bloke Modisane
Battleship:
Jeillo Edwards
Anthony:
Frederick Treves
Rosemary:
Jan Edwards
Jakob:
John Gabriel
Piet:
Hector Ross
Dikeiedi:
Daphne Cline-Thomas
'pontiac Mick:
Lionel Ngakane
A Nice-Time Girl:
Patience Gcwabe
A Police Sergeant:
Yemi Ajibade
A Prisoner:
Cosmo Pieterse

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

Contributors

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

A spontaneous discussion by Baroness Wootton Antony Hopkins
Campbell Adamson Phil Drabble
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Rugeley, Staffordshire
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm) Listeners' views should be addressed to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Baroness Wootton Antony Hopkins
Unknown:
Campbell Adamson
Unknown:
Phil Drabble
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

The View from Israel
The prospect of an enduring peace in the Middle East seems as distant as at any time since the Six Day war.
At this time last year Analysis looked at the problems involved from the Arab point of view. Tonight the series returns to the air with an examination of the situation through Israeli eyes.
Presented by Ian Mclntyre Producer ROLAND CHALLIS
(Radio Times People: page 4)
9.59 Weather

Contributors

Presented By:
Ian McLntyre
Producer:
Roland Challis

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 SIMON BRETT and JOHN FAWCETT WILSON
(David Jason is in ' No Sex Please ... We're British ' at the Strand Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Script By:
Peter Spence
Script By:
Chris Miller
Producers:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
John Fawcett Wilson
Unknown:
David Jason

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