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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; at 8.45 Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Aspel

Nigel Murphy presents this edition of the Radio 4 series that tackles topics of direct concern to you.
You and Your Time
Children's Holiday Camps: JOAN YORKE offers advice on how to choose one.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Murphy
Unknown:
Joan Yorke

A nationwide general knowledge contest Chairman ROBERT ROBINSON 3: Home Counties (ii)
DONALD BOYDELL (Surrey)
National Coal Board official
JOHN ROGERS (Herts): lecturer KENNETH POOLE (Essex) development engineer ARTHUR GERARD (Kent) retired civil servant
Including Beat the Brains
Questions set and programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
(Paperback, 35p: see page 66)
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
John Rogers
Unknown:
Kenneth Poole
Unknown:
Arthur Gerard
Unknown:
John P. Wynn
Producer:
Martin Fisher

medium wave
Introduced by Judith Chalmers What the European papers say. Picturesque - but is it safe? DOROTHY DALLYN gives JOCELYN HAY some pointers on buying a country cottage.
Guests: musicians Georgie Fame and Alan Price.
What's New for the Home: ALICE HOPE reports.
Other People's Babies: ANNA COOTE looks back at the heyday of the British Nanny, with JONATHAN GATHORNE-HARDY . ' The Dog That Bit People from The Thurber Carnival by JAMES THURBER : abridged and read by BLAIN FAIRMAN

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Dorothy Dallyn
Unknown:
Jocelyn Hay
Unknown:
Alan Price.
Unknown:
Anna Coote
Unknown:
Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy
Unknown:
James Thurber
Read By:
Blain Fairman

medium wave
Martin Muncaster introduces the Saturday show for young listeners
Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN With NtGEL LAMBERT, PAT KEEN and GARARD GREEN
Producer ELIZABETH ORNBO
4.5 Argue!
Your chance to have words with some of the grown-ups!
2: Pollution, the Environment and the Motor Car are some of the things KATHY ROGERS. SIAN RADINGER. ADAM BECK and SIMON AUERBACK talk over with Cliff Michelmore.
Keeping order RITA DANDO
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
4.25 Films: SARAH FORBES takes a look at the latest ones.
4.30 The Wouldbegoods
The book by E. NESBIT abridged and read in six parts by DAVID DAVIS
3: The Sale of Antiquities Producer GLYN DEARMAN
4.50 The 3-Way Miracle Making a pop record 3: Promotion featuring Colin Blunstone
Introduced by PETER POWELL Producer ROBERT A. HOPTON Editor GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Introduces:
Martin Muncaster
Unknown:
Alexander Guyan
Producer:
Elizabeth Ornbo
Unknown:
Kathy Rogers.
Unknown:
Sian Radinger.
Unknown:
Adam Beck
Unknown:
Simon Auerback
Unknown:
Cliff Michelmore.
Producer:
Barbara Crowther
Unknown:
Sarah Forbes
Book By:
E. Nesbit
Unknown:
David Davis
Producer:
Glyn Dearman
Unknown:
Colin Blunstone
Introduced By:
Peter Powell
Producer:
Robert A. Hopton
Editor:
Graham Gauld

Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words, spoken by their descendants. 22: The Inferno 1914-1918
Composed and produced by MICHAEL MASON under the direction of John Terraine.
(A series of 26 programmes)
5.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Produced By:
Michael Mason
Unknown:
John Terraine.

The Wind of Heaven by EMLYN WILLIAMS adapted for radio by BARBARA COUPER with Eva Haddon and John Rowe
This village is like no other. The people are secret, sorrowful, as though waiting. The sunlight hangs heavy between them ... Then suddenly, music is heard in the air - music that surrounds a boy.
Producer GERRY JONES

Contributors

Unknown:
Emlyn Williams
Unknown:
Barbara Couper
Unknown:
John Rowe
Producer:
Gerry Jones
Dilys Parry:
Eva Haddon
Ambrose:
John Rowe
Pitter:
Malcolm Hayes
Bet:
Elizabeth Morgan
Mrs Lake:
Miriam Margolyes
Evan:
Anthony Hall

A topical view of the cinema featuring the stars, the new films and the people who make them. Including tonight some of the leading nominations for this year's British SFTA Awards.
Introduced by JOHN BENTLEY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Bentley
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

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