Programme Index

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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

The Beatles may have been the Maharishi's most famous converts to Transcendental Meditation. But a growing number of people, including doctors. are now practising a technique which is said to be natural, simple and available to everyone. What is meditation and why is it spreading?
A report by Peter Sandy
(from Manchester)

Contributors

Reporter:
Peter Sandy
Producer:
Michael Green

BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA leader JAMES DAVIS conducted by OWAIN ARWEL HUGHES including Sullivan's overture Iolanthe and Peter Hope 's Ring of Kerry Suite
ISABEL BEYER and HARVEY DAGUL play piano duets by Schubert, Grieg and York Bowen

Contributors

Leader:
James Davis
Conducted By:
Owain Arwel Hughes
Conducted By:
Peter Hope
Conducted By:
Harvey Dagul
Conducted By:
York Bowen

John Dunn introduces the last of the holiday programmes for young listeners
4: Dial a Scientist
Puzzled by unanswered questions from the world of science? Then send them on a postcard giving your name, age and telephone number to: 4th
Dimension, BBC. Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW
Professor John Napier , a zoologist, joins Dr Chris Evans , a psychologist, and Professor Eric Laithwaite who have answers to just about anything. In the chair PADDY FEENY Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT

Contributors

Introduces:
John Dunn
Unknown:
Professor John Napier
Unknown:
Dr Chris Evans
Unknown:
Eric Laithwaite
Unknown:
Paddy Feeny
Producer:
Michael Bright

Presenter Nigel Murphy You and the Law
The Ombudsman: JANE FINNIS looks at the kind of help he can give.
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:
Nigel Murphy
Unknown:
Jane Finnis

BBC NORTHERN 1RELANDORCHESTRA leader MAURICE CAVANAGH conducted by MARCUS DODS
DELME BRYN JONES (baritone) ROBIN STAPLETON (piano)
Introduced by DENIS JONES
(Delme Bryn Jones and Robin Stapleton broadcast by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden)

Contributors

Leader:
Maurice Cavanagh
Conducted By:
Marcus Dods
Piano:
Robin Stapleton
Introduced By:
Denis Jones
Introduced By:
Robin Stapleton

Selected for Friday
Letter of the Law: a play for radio by R. D. WINGFIELD
' I'm sorry, Superintendent. Nobody can say I'm a fussy man, but I'm not having him ... just don'want to be involved with his sort of trash. They should have kicked him out of the force.'
Producer DAVID H. GODFREY

Contributors

Unknown:
R. D. Wingfield
Producer:
David H. Godfrey
PC Kendrick:
John Samson
Det-Sgt Shaw:
Clifford Norgate
Det-Insp Nash:
Malcolm Hayes
Det-Supt Wiltshire:
Victor Lucas
Det-Insp Johnson:
Douglas Blackwell
Joan Shaw:
Dorit Welles
Sammy Merton:
Sean Arnold
Police-dog Handler:
Roger Gale

A spontaneous discussion by Nigel Lawson , Tim Rice Rev Colin Morris
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Weston-super-Mare
Listeners' views for use in Any Answersf should be addressed to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol, BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Lawson
Unknown:
Tim Rice
Unknown:
Rev Colin Morris
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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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