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Michael Asprl introduces Radio 4s 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 a report from Karachi on the Third Test; at 8.45 Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Asprl

medium wave
Introduced by PETER JONES
Featuring League football in England and Scotland; Racing; Rugby Union; Rugby League; and a report from Karachi on the Third Test
Producer BOB BURROWS
(Sport on 2: from 2.0 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Jones
Producer:
Bob Burrows

Chairman ROBERT ROBINSON 7: North of England (i)
MRS EVELYN Hyde (Westmorland) PETER RICHARDSON (Lancashire) photographic technician
STEVEN BEATTIE (Westmorland) insurance official
DONALD BURSLAM (Lancashire) 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:
Evelyn Hyde
Unknown:
Peter Richardson
Unknown:
Steven Beattie
Producer:
Martin Fisher

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Introduced from Manchester by Judith Chalmers
Problems of Communication: GEORGE HAWTHORN has an unusual solution.
What s New in the Home: ANNE GREGG and TONY WARDLE reports from the Daily Mail Idealf Home Exhibition.
Overtime: ANITA MORGAN ex- amines the need to work long ' hours.
What the European papers say. Hotel du Commerce by ELIZABETH TAYLOR abridged by HILDA SCHRODER Read by MONICA GREY

Contributors

Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
George Hawthorn
Unknown:
Anne Gregg
Unknown:
Tony Wardle
Unknown:
Anita Morgan
Unknown:
Elizabeth Taylor
Abridged By:
Hilda Schroder
Read By:
Monica Grey

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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
Producer ELIZABETH ORNBO
4.5 Argue! with Terry Wogan
EMILY TOMALIN (11), SARAH DOWN (12), DANIEL MEYER (12) and GEORGE BENJAMIN (13) don'like pop and discuss their prejudices.
RITA DANDOtries to keep order. Producer BARBARA CROWTHER
4.25 Films: SARAH FORBES has been to see some recent ones.
4.30 Kick OB: a six-part serial by NOEL STREATFEILD about a young northern footballer and his family. 1: News Their children:
Producer TREVOR HILL EditorGRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Introduces:
Martin Muncaster
Unknown:
Nigel Lambert
Producer:
Elizabeth Ornbo
Unknown:
Terry Wogan
Unknown:
Emily Tomalin
Unknown:
Daniel Meyer
Unknown:
George Benjamin
Producer:
Barbara Crowther
Unknown:
Sarah Forbes
Unknown:
Noel Streatfeild
Producer:
Trevor Hill
Editor:
Graham Gauld
Mrs Bean:
Hope Johnstone
Mr Bean:
Graham Roberts
Billy:
Simon Lennon
Anne:
Maggie Peacock
Velma:
Helen Worth
Charles:
Andrew Harrison
Mr Neil, manager of Canfield United:
Graham Tennant
Andy Potts:
Harry Dixon
Bouncer:
Jack Carr
Georgie:
Peter Landon

Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words, spoken by their descendants. 26: Between Two Worlds
Our own changing society
Composed and produced by DANIEL SNOWMAN under the direction of Stuart Hall , Acting Director, Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham.
Literary advisers to the series: MICHAEL Alexander , Lecturer in English. University of Stirling: RAYMOND WILLIAMS , Fellow Of Jesus College, Cambridge, and University Reader in Drama. Folk music adviser
MADEAU STEWART
Producer's assistant
LIBBY MAUDE
The series of 26 programmes created by MICHAEL MASON in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
5.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather

Contributors

Produced By:
Daniel Snowman
Unknown:
Stuart Hall
Unknown:
Michael Alexander
Unknown:
Raymond Williams
Unknown:
Madeau Stewart
Unknown:
Libby Maude
Unknown:
Michael Mason

Frogs' Legs and Laver Bread by WILLIAM INGRAM with Elizabeth Morgan
Windsor Davies. William Ingram A light-hearted look at the last invasion of Britain.
' I was just plain Blod Probert in those days. Driving these blinkin' old cows from a field when the French frigates appeared off the coast. 1797 that would be ...'
Producer BETTY DAVIES
Children's choir trained and conducted by EDWENA EVANS Mouth organ ALFIE KAHN
(Repeated: Monday, 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
William Ingram
Unknown:
William Ingram
Unknown:
Blod Probert
Producer:
Betty Davies
Conducted By:
Edwena Evans
Unknown:
Alfie Kahn
Blodwyn Probert:
Elizabeth Morgan
Gwilym Thomas:
Windsor Davies
Rhys Roberts:
William Ingram
Nesta Harris:
Jan Edwards
Kitty:
Kate Binchy
Col Vaughan:
Williani Sleigh
Cpl Harris:
Robin Browne
Will Morgan:
Douglas Blackwell
Davies:
Sion Probert
Mrs Jones:
Olwen Griffiths
Dai Morgan:
Anthony Hall
Jonah:
Sion Probert
Lord Cawdor:
John Gabriel
General Tate:
Kevin Flood
General Hoche:
Nigel Anthony
Col Knox:
David Goodison
Col Ackland:
Douglas Blackwell
Brenda:
Olwen Griffiths
Frances:
Jan Edwards

A late-evening conversation in Which RT HON JUDITH HART. MP. JACK PEEL, DR MICHAEL WINSTANLEY exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Producer MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester)
(Password, a new television game with Brian Redhead in the chair: BBC2 tonight at 8.30)

Contributors

Unknown:
Judith Hart.
Unknown:
Dr Michael Winstanley
Unknown:
Brian Redhead

A topical view of the cinema featuring the stars, the new films and the people who make them. including: producer Ross Hunter with a preview of this year's Royal Film Lost Horizon starring Peter Finch. Liv Ullman , John Gielgud. Sally Kellerman and George Kennedy.
Introduced by JOHN BENTLEY Written by LYN FAIRHURST Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Producer:
Ross Hunter
Unknown:
Peter Finch.
Unknown:
Liv Ullman
Unknown:
John Gielgud.
Unknown:
Sally Kellerman
Unknown:
George Kennedy.
Introduced By:
John Bentley
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

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