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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; and 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:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
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.
9.45 Music Workshop: Stage 1
Preparation for a play with music about Aesop. Script and libretto by WILLIAM MURPHY
Music arranged by IAN HUMPHRIS and NICOS SKALKOTTAS

Contributors

Unknown:
Frisch Begonnen
Unknown:
Wolfgangs Autofahrt
Written By:
Stephen Kanocz
Unknown:
William Murphy
Arranged By:
Ian Humphris
Unknown:
Nicos Skalkottas

10.30 Voix de France. French VI 15: Extraits de Birinice de Jean Racine

10.50 A Corner for Music by ALBERT CHATTERLEY
Playing on the Stairs Again

11.0 Quest
Something for Everyone by PHILIP TURNER

11.20 Listening and Writing Seeing and Saying: People
NORMAN MACCAIG introduces a selection of poems (radiovision)

11.40 Prospect
The Third World: What Sort of Aid? by RORY MACPHERSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Rory MacPherson

Renée Houston , June Whitfield Ginette Spanier , Trixie Gardner In the chair Anona Winn Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE
12.55 Weather programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Renée Houston
Unknown:
June Whitfield
Unknown:
Ginette Spanier
Unknown:
Trixie Gardner
Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
Christopher Serle

2.0 Let's Join In
Chi-Ming and the Tiger Kitten by JOSEPHINE MARQUAND
2.20 Christian Focus
The Local Church: I' 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:
Peter Youngson
Presented By:
Michael Jessett

Selected for Friday
Conscience Doth Make Cowards A play for radio by Val Gielgud with William Fox , Joan Matheson and Sean Barrett
The Savage household suffers from a breakdown of communication caused by the generation gap. The son has involved himself in a ' debt of honour ' but expects his father to foot the bill. But where is the money to come from?
Producer JOHN TYDEMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Val Gielgud
Unknown:
William Fox
Unknown:
Joan Matheson
Unknown:
Sean Barrett
Producer:
John Tydeman
Garry Savage:
Sean Barrett
Jane Savage:
Jane Knowles
John Savage:
William Fox
Agnes Savage:
Joan Matheson
Walter Sanderson:
Martin Friend
Mariette:
Elizabeth Proud
The Mayor:
John Ruddock
George Graham:
Patrick Tull

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 Lady Barnett, Clive Jenkins Alastair Burnet , Alex Jarratt Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Basildon, Essex
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm) Listeners' views for use in Any Answersf should be addressed to Any Answers?, BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Jenkins
Unknown:
Alastair Burnet
Unknown:
Alex Jarratt
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

Feeling the Freeze
An examination of the Government's programme to combat inflation by Sir Alec Cairncross , former head of the Government Economic Service, in conversation with ADRIAN CADBURY , managing director, Cadbury Schweppes Ltd: HUGH SCANLON. President of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers; and MARK ST GILES , director, Jessel Securities Ltd. Producer ROLAND CRALLIS
9.59 Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Alec Cairncross
Unknown:
Adrian Cadbury
Unknown:
Hugh Scanlon.
Unknown:
Mark St Giles
Producer:
Roland Crallis

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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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More