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The world this morning introduced by Douglas Cameron and Mary Marquis
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 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:
Douglas Cameron
Introduced By:
Mary Marquis
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

9.5 Frisch Begonnen
German for Beginners
15: Wolfgangs Autofahrt written 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
8.45 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:
Wolfgangs Autofahrt
Written By:
Stephen Kanocz
Presented By:
John Parry
Unknown:
William Murphy
Arranged By:
Ian Humphris

10.30 Voix de France. French VI 15: Extraits de Berenice de Jean Racine
10.50 A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLEY Rhyme and rhythm
11.0 Quest
Something for Everyone by PHILIP TURNER
11.20 Listening and Writing Seeing and Saying: People
NORMAN MACCAlG introduces a selection of poems (radiovision)
11.40 Prospect
The Third World: What Sort of Aid? RORY MACPHERSON looks at the break-up of old colonial empires and the transition to independence.

Contributors

Introduces:
Norman MacCalg
Unknown:
Rory MacPherson

Presented by Nigel Murphy You and the Law
Do you find your neighbours hard to bear? You and Yours looks at the causes of some of the troubles and seeks advice on how to cope - amicably or otherwise.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? VHF South West: see Variations

Contributors

Presented By:
Nigel Murphy

2.0 Let's Join In
Chi-Ming and the Tiger Kitten by JOSEPHINE MARQUAND
2.20 Christian Focus
The Local Church: PADDY FEENY meets THE REV PETER YOUNGSON and members of his congregation in Glenrothes, Fife
2.35 Interlude
2.40 Guitar School (25) presented by MICHAEL JESSETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Josephine Marquand
Unknown:
Paddy Feeny
Unknown:
Peter Youngson
Presented By:
Michael Jessett

Selected for Friday
Disaster at Dungeness by RONALD JOHNSTON : adapted for radio by STEPHEN MULRINE
A giant super-tanker on the last stage of her maiden voyage is in collision at Dungeness. Her captain was due to retire. Now he faces an official inquiry and the accusation that he was drunk.
Producer GORDON EMSLIE

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Johnston
Unknown:
Stephen Mulrine
Bruce:
James Grant
Penman:
Paul Young
Herald:
Callum Mill
Thomson:
Clem Ashby
Albery:
Arthur Boland
Emery:
Paul KermacK
Grace:
Sandra Buchan
Carmichael:
Martln Heller
Deering:
John Shedden

The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle 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 Hardcastle
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

A spontaneous discussion by Rt Hon
Anthony Wedgwood Benn , MP
Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe , MP Lady Antonia Fraser Lord Hewlett
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Peterborough
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers' should be addressed to Any Answers?. BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
Unknown:
Jeremy Thorpe
Unknown:
Lady Antonia Fraser
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

Nationalism at Sea
Professor Laurence Martin examines ways of reconciling competing demands for the resources of the seabed and the oceans.
Technological progress brings the riches of the sea within our grasp, but there is conflict over regulation. Should it be national or international? Producer ROLAND CHALLIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Laurence Martin
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 JOHN FAWCETT WILSON and SIMON BRETT
(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:
John Fawcett Wilson
Producers:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
David Jason

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