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The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
6.50 medium wave Travel news, What's on. and Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER
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 medium wave Travel news
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 last column

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

Duke Ellington
This programme is not for dedicated jazz fans, who already know Ellington's music in any case. It explores the personality and special talents of Duke Ellington as a great all-round entertainer. Written, arranged and presented by FRANK DIXON with recorded contributions from LEONARD BERNSTEIN , WOODY HERMAN , STAN KENTON , MEL TORME , GERRY MULLIGAN , JACK MCNAMARA , CHARLES MELVILLE and others.
Producer HERBERT SMITH (from Manchester)

Contributors

Presented By:
Frank Dixon
Unknown:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Woody Herman
Unknown:
Stan Kenton
Unknown:
Mel Torme
Unknown:
Gerry Mulligan
Unknown:
Jack McNamara
Producer:
Herbert Smith

Presenter George Luce You and the Law
You're Fired! But if your dismissal is unfair you may have a remedy under the Industrial Relations Act. ELIZABETH MITCHELL looks at some recent cases.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Editor DENNIS LOWER
Write to You and Yours. BBC. Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA

Contributors

Presenter:
George Luce
Unknown:
Elizabeth Mitchell

Selected for Friday The Pity of It All by STAN BARSTOW with Billie Whitelaw and William Lucas
'You must have a reason for seeing me again and I'd like to know what it is. It seems to me I ought to be somebody you'd be best off forgetting about.'
Producer ALFRED BRADLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Billie Whitelaw
Unknown:
William Lucas
Producer:
Alfred Bradley
Walter Daymer:
William Lucas
Elizabeth Daymer:
Pamela Craig
Nancy Harper:
Billie Whitelaw
Mrs Frost:
Lynne Carol
H J Finch:
Edmond Bennett
Mr Frost:
Bert Palmer
Arthur Johnson:
Kenneth Gilbert
Marjorie:
Carole Turner
Jeff:
Barrie Smith
Mrs Jones:
Pamela Dellar

The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle with PM's reporting team Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 medium wave Stock Market report
5.55 Weather, programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
William Hardcastle
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

(Repeated: Monday, 1.30 pm)

Contributors

Written By:
Brian Hayles
Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Hazel Woolley:
Hilary Armstrong
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Polly Perks:
Hilary Newcombe
Nora McAuley:
Julia Mark
Martha Woodford:
Mollie Harris
Jethro Larkin:
George Hart
Neil Carter:
Brian Hewlett
Stanley Cooper:
Geoffrey Lewis
Angela Cooper:
Elizabeth Revill
Alan:
Raymond Skipp
Gwyn Evans:
John Ogwen
Haydn Evans:
Charles Williams

A spontaneous discussion by Alastair Burnet
Roy Hattersley. mp
Sally Oppenheini , mp Anthony Howard
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Rochdale. Lancashire
(Repeated: Saturday. 1.15 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Alastair Burnet
Unknown:
Roy Hattersley.
Unknown:
Sally Oppenheini
Unknown:
Anthony Howard
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

BILL WALLIS , NIGEL REES CHRISTOPHER EMMETT 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
Producer SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Christopher Emmett
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Script By:
Peter Spence
Script By:
Chris Miller
Producer:
Simon Brett

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