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The world this morning introduced by Robert Robinson and John Timpson
6.50
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 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
Regional VHF: see last column

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Introduced By:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler

9.30 History in Evidence Stuart Britain 4: Cromwell's Conscience
1 We were before ruled by King, Lords and Commons, now by a general, a court martial and a House of Commons and we pray you what is the difference? written by DAVID ROBINS Producer DICKON REED
9.45 Listening and Reading III Joby and Gus, from Joby by STAN BARSTOW. Reader GEORGE LAYTON
9.55 Nous y sommes!
4: Contrebande en douceur written by ARIEL DAIGRE
(IV year French: age 11-12)
10.5 Poetry Corner Let's hear it again

Contributors

Written By:
David Robins
Reader:
Stan Barstow.
Reader:
George Layton
Written By:
Ariel Daigre

10.30 Music Workshop II
Another Shore: a continued story of international relations written by JOHN PARRY and MICHAEL JESSETT
11.0 Inquiry
Unit V: Science in Society
4: Why space? by CHRIS ADAMS and STUART GAGG
11.20 Discovery. Prime movers 4: Whittle and the jet engine by GARRY LYLE
Presented by RICHARD BEBB

Contributors

Written By:
John Parry
Written By:
Michael Jessett
Unknown:
Chris Adams
Unknown:
Garry Lyle
Presented By:
Richard Bebb

Leo Beskeen began tin-mining in Cornwall in the early 1920s and has been a professional miner for over 41 years. He has mined extensively overseas and. now retired, he tells CAROLE STONE about the fascination tin-mining still holds for him. (Rptd: Friday, 2.20 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Beskeen
Unknown:
Carole Stone

2.0 Movement, Mime and Music I for the 7-9 year-olds by JAMES DODDING
2.20 Books, Plays, Poems A Man in his Time
Mastering Time: poetry and jazz with VERNON SCANNELL and the MICHAEL GARRICK TRIO
2.45 Nature. Honeybees: with PADDY FEENY and ROSINA CLARK of the British Beekeepers' Association (radiovision)

Contributors

Unknown:
James Dodding
Unknown:
Vernon Scannell
Unknown:
Michael Garrick
Unknown:
Paddy Feeny
Unknown:
Rosina Clark

Not Like Home by CHRISTINE FURNIVAL with David Valla. Hazel Coppen Pauline Letts , Sylvia Coleridge The march of progress is destroying the peaceful suburb. Tony. from the junk shop, moves among the people, buying and selling their past. He makes them laugh, because laughter is part of the spiel.
Producer GERRY JONES

Contributors

Unknown:
Christine Furnival
Unknown:
David Valla.
Unknown:
Hazel Coppen
Unknown:
Pauline Letts
Unknown:
Sylvia Coleridge
Producer:
Gerry Jones
Tony:
David Valla
Jude Parker:
Pauline Letts
Mrs Boone:
Sylvia Coleridge
Mrs Crayford:
Hazel Coppen
Peter:
David Timson
Cath:
Julie Hallam
Vera jo:
Manning Wilson
The Colonel:
William Fox
Patsy:
Bonnie Hurren
Jed:
David Gooderson
Jack:
Haydn Jones
Mave:
Diana Bishop

Anona Winn , Joy Adamson
Norman Hackforth , Peter Glaze with a mystery guest
MICHAEL FLANDERS in the chair Producer JOHN CASSELS
(Repeated: Friday, 12.25 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Joy Adamson
Unknown:
Norman Hackforth
Unknown:
Peter Glaze
Producer:
John Cassels

Three Love Stories by RUDYARD KIPLING dramatised by A. R. RAWLINSON 3: Mrs Bathurst with David Spenser , William Fox
John Hollis , Geoffrey Matthews It is one of the great mysteries of the world why any woman picks one particular man! She had never thought of taking another husband and then. suddenly, a man appeared and bowled her over! '
South Africa at the turn of the century.
Producer JOHN TYDEMAN
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)

Contributors

Dramatised By:
A. R. Rawlinson
Dramatised By:
Mrs Bathurst
Unknown:
David Spenser
Unknown:
William Fox
Unknown:
John Hollis
Unknown:
Geoffrey Matthews
Producer:
John Tydeman
Hooper:
William Fox
Rudyard Kipling:
David Spenser
Pyecroft:
John Hollis
Sgt Pritchard:
Geoffrey Matthews
Ada:
Diana Olsson
Bo'sun:
Sam Dastor
Warrant Officer:
Fraser Kerr
Dawson:
Nigel Anthony
Click:
Rolf Lefebvre
Local Inspector:
Jonathan Scott
Sentry:
Anthony Hall

London v The West: Round 2 London:
Anthony Quinton (chairman) with Irene Thomas
Professor John Mays The West:
Jack Longland (chairman) with Lord Foot, Alan Gibson Producer TREVOR HILL

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Quinton
Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Professor John Mays
Unknown:
Jack Longland
Unknown:
Alan Gibson
Producer:
Trevor Hill

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