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Michael Aspel introduces Radio 4's 60-minute worldwide look at the weekend...
7.50 Travel news and What's on VHF: Regional news, weather
7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.30* Sportsdesk With CRAWFORD WHITE of the Daily Express on the Fourth Test in Kanpur; at 8.45 Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Aspel

medium wave
Introduced by PETER JONES
Featuring League football in England and Scotland; Racing: Rugby Union; Rugby League: and a report from Kanpur on the second day of play in the Fourth Test between India and England.
Producer BOB BURROWS
(Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Jones
Producer:
Bob Burrows

Presenter Jeanine McMullen You and Your Time
How does your garden grow?: JEANINE MCMULLEN finds out what's new in indoor gardening.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeanine McMullen
Unknown:
Jeanine McMullen

A general knowledge contest between schools in England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland. Questionmasters
John Ellison and Tim Gudgin Final:
Musselburgh Grammar School v The County Girls Grammar School, Newbury
Questions set by ROY SMITH Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Tim Gudgin
Unknown:
Roy Smith
Producer:
Martin Fisher

A spontaneous discussion by Baroness Wootton Antony Hopkins
Campbell Adamson Phil Drabble
Chairman David Jacobs from Rugeley, Staffordshire

Contributors

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

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Introduced by Judith Chalmers My Childhood in Wapping: GRACE FOAKES talks to SUE MAC-GREGOR about her autobiography.
What the European papers say. Portrait of a City: TERESA MCGONAGLE describes a visit to Chicago.
What's New for the Home?: JENNIFER STONE reports
' The Luck of Jad Peters ' from The Thurber Carnival by JAMES THURBER : abridged and read by BLAIN FAIRMAN

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Jennifer Stone
Unknown:
Jad Peters
Unknown:
James Thurber
Read By:
Blain Fairman

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Martin Muncaster introduces the Saturday show for young listeners
Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN With NIGEL LAMBERT , PAT KEEN and GARARD GREEN
4.5 Argue!
Your chance to have words with some of the grown-ups about....
1: Watching Television
FIONA, LUCY, SHAURA. and DAVID (all aged 11) argue about it with Bernard Braden and Dr Rhodes Boyson , a headmaster. RITA DANDO tries to keep order! Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
4.25 Films: SARAH FORBES talks about the latest ones
4.30 Jennings at School A series of six plays by ANTHONY BUCKERIDGE
5: Jennings Entertains the General
Producer HERBERT SMITH Editor GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Introduces:
Martin Muncaster
Unknown:
Alexander Guyan
Unknown:
Nigel Lambert
Unknown:
Pat Keen
Unknown:
Garard Green
Unknown:
Bernard Braden
Unknown:
Dr Rhodes Boyson
Unknown:
Rita Dando
Producer:
Barbara Crowther
Talks:
Sarah Forbes
Unknown:
Anthony Buckeridge
Producer:
Herbert Smith
Editor:
Graham Gauld
Jennings:
Mark Hadfield
Darbishire:
Steven Jenkins
Mr Carter:
John Daglish
Mr Wilkins:
Anthony Buckeridge
Headmaster:
Geoffrey Banks
Venables:
Nigel Makin
Temple:
Jonathan Carp
Atkinson:
Jeremy Clarkson
General Merridew:
Graham Tennant

Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words, spoken by their descendants.
18: The Ringing Grooves of Change: the steam engine gets up and runs in the Railway Age.
Composed and produced by Michael MASON under the direction of Theo Barker , Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Kent. (A series of 26 programmes)
5.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Produced By:
Michael Mason
Unknown:
Theo Barker

The Greek Equation: a radio thriller by SHEILA HODGSON with Jane Knowles as Diana Galleon and Anthony Jackson as Jonathan Sugden
Diana Galleon , separated from her husband, takes on the job of companion to an American lady tourist visiting Greece. Here her former husband catches up with her - with bewildering consequences.
Producer RICHARD WORTLEY
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Hodgson
Unknown:
Jane Knowles
Unknown:
Diana Galleon
Unknown:
Anthony Jackson
Unknown:
Jonathan Sugden
Unknown:
Diana Galleon
Producer:
Richard Wortley
Mrs Van Doren:
Ann Murray
Tour Manager:
William Eedle
Marcus Galleon:
Alan Barry
Desk Clerk:
Ronald Herdman
Mrs Armitage:
Katherine Parr
Second Secretary:
William Fox
Dr Bramwell:
Henry Stamper

A late-evening conversation in Which JAMES HEMMING , DENIS HOWELL ,MP, and BRIAN GLANVILLE exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Producer MICIfAEL GHEEN

Contributors

Unknown:
James Hemming
Unknown:
Denis Howell
Unknown:
Brian Glanville
Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Producer:
Micifael Gheen

A topical view of the cinema including this week:
Keith Michell and scenes from It's a 2ft 6in Above the Ground World starring Hywel Bennett, Nanette Newman, Milo O'Shea
Introduced by JOHN BENTLEY
Written by MARJORIE BILBOW
Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Michell
Unknown:
Hywel Bennett
Unknown:
Nanette Newman.
Unknown:
Milo O'Shea
Introduced By:
John Bentley
Written By:
Marjorie Bilbow
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

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