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The world this morning introduced by Robert Rebinson and John Timpsoa
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 S.IS Sportsdesk; at 8.35* Today's Papers
Regional VHF: see last column

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Rebinson
Introduced By:
John Timpsoa
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler

Jackie's
Baby Jackie is 21 and unmarried. Eighteen months ago she had a baby: she was torn between keeping the child and having her adopted.
Those involved in Jackie's dilemma tell the story and a studio audience discuss how they would have acted. Reporter BRIAN QUIGLEY
Chairman Jean Metcalfe Producer HUGH PURCELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Baby Jackie
Reporter:
Brian Quigley
Unknown:
Jean Metcalfe

BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA leader MAURICE CAVANAGH conductor KENNETH ALWYN including music by Grieg and Tchaikovsky, and Glinka's overture Ruslan and Ludmilla. ISABEL BEYER and HARVEY DAGUL play piano duets by Ravel, Bach and Moszkowski, Producer ALAN OWEN

Contributors

Leader:
Maurice Cavanagh
Conductor:
Kenneth Alwyn
Unknown:
Isabel Beyer
Unknown:
Harvey Dagul
Producer:
Alan Owen

John Dunn introduces four Easter holiday programmes for young listeners
1: Animals Unlimited
Introduced by PHIL DRABBLE
Chameleons change their colour to match their surroundings - or do they? We've invited a chameleon along to the studio to find out.
If weasels don'say ' pop what do they say? We'll be playing some of the sounds they make.
MARY. the resident vet. talks about the problems of looking after gibbons in captivity.
Birds have the last word - some of the most famous talking birds, including ' Sparkie ' Williams.
Producer DILYS BREESE
(Listen to Jennings and (he Scientific Frogman on Wednesday; Time Well Spent - things to do, make, collect-on Thursday: and on Friday. Dial a Scientist)

Contributors

Introduces:
John Dunn
Introduced By:
Phil Drabble
Producer:
Dilys Breese

Presenter Joan Yorke
Home and Family
Trying to Read: Rosemary Simon investigates a new method helping poor backward readers.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Write to You and Yours, [address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Joan Yorke
Reporter:
Rosemary Simon

Starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler in Safe and Unsound
LAMB: Is that the design for the new army helicopter?
LENNOX-BROWN: Yes, they've got teething troubles. The rotor blades stay still and the plane keeps spinning round.
with NORMA RONALD, RONALD BADDILEY, PATRICIA HAYES, JOHN GRAHAM Written by EDWARD TAYLOR and JOHN GRAHAM
Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm)

11.55 (medium wave) Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Deryck Guyler
Unknown:
Norma Ronald
Unknown:
Ronald Baddiley
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Unknown:
John Graham
Written By:
Edward Taylor
Written By:
John Graham
Producer:
Edward Taylor

LONDON STUDIO ORCHESTRA leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by jiri STAREK STANLEY WOOTTON (Viola) WILFRID PARRY (piano) David HUGHES (tenor) NINA WALKER (piano)
Introduced by BRIAN EMPRINGHAM Producer BARRY KNIGHT

Contributors

Leader:
Reginald Leopold
Conducted By:
Jiri Starek
Viola:
Stanley Wootton
Piano:
Wilfrid Parry
Tenor:
David Hughes
Piano:
Nina Walker
Introduced By:
Brian Empringham
Producer:
Barry Knight

The novel by HENRY JAMES adapted in five parts by DONALD MCWHINNIE and FRANK BAUSER Part 2
Pianist WINIFRED DAVEY Producer BETTY DAVIES
(Anthony Jay is in 'The Unknown Soldier and his Wife - at the New London Theatre)

Contributors

Novel By:
Henry James
Unknown:
Donald McWhinnie
Unknown:
Frank Bauser
Pianist:
Winifred Davey
Producer:
Betty Davies
Unknown:
Anthony Jay
Isabel Archer,:
Valerie Colgan
Ralph Touchett:
Peter Marinker
Mr Toucbett:
Anthony Jay
Mrs Touchett:
Bessie Love
Madame Merle:
Madi Hedd
Henrietta Stackpole:
Toby Robins
Gilbert Osmond:
John Carson
Pansy Osmond:
Jane Knowles
Countess Gemini:
Diana Olsson
Mother Catherine:
Nancy Nevinson
Narrator:
John Rowe

MICHAEL BARRATT invites
FRED LOADS, ARTHUR BILLITT and BILL SOWERBUTTS to answer questions which listeners have sent in by post. Producer KENNETH rom
Questions, on postcards, to: Gardeners' Question Time. BBC. Woodhouse Lane , Leeds LS2 9PX

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Barratt
Unknown:
Arthur Billitt
Unknown:
Woodhouse Lane

with Kenneth Williams
Richard Caldicot in The Terror of Grymsdyke Priory
A haunted priory: a phantom organ, and a mysterious grave. Sounds innocent enough ... Other parts JOHN HOLLIS and ROBIN BROWNE
Script by R. D. WINGFIELD Producer KEITH WILLIAMS
(Kenneth Williams is in 'My Fat Friend' at the Globe; Richard Caldicot in ' No Sex, Please - Were British ' at the Strand Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Richard Caldicet
Unknown:
John Hollis
Unknown:
Robin Browne
Script By:
R. D. Wingfield
Producer:
Keith Williams
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Richard Caidicot
Sir:
Charles Prattle
Maisie:
Josephine Tewsoa
Big Brother:
Aubrey Woods
Actor:
Caroline Blakistcn
Actor:
Miss Gibbs
Tomkins:
Leslie Heritage

Ring Robin Day to put your question in person to his guest of the evening.
With an eye on topical interest the invitation is being left as near as possible to the date of the broadcast.
To promote a maximum flow of questions [number removed] (16 lines) will take them from 6.0 pm onward until the end of the programme

Contributors

Presenter:
Robin Day
Producer:
Walter Wallich

born 25 April 1873
A portrait by DOROTHY user based mainly on his writings
Carleton Hobbs as de la Mare
Poems read by HUGH DICKSON Voices FREDERICK TREVES BONNIE HURREN
Narration MARY WIMBUSH
Producer CHRISTOPHER HOLME

Contributors

Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Read By:
Hugh Dickson
Read By:
Voices Frederick Treves
Read By:
Bonnie Hurren
Producer:
Christopher Holme

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