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The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Douglas Cameron
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 7.35* 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

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler

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Holidays
How are you going to spend your holidays this year, Do you look forward to them with joy or forebodingt Do you return from them refreshed or exhausted? What advice have you for other holidaymakersf
With George Scott in the chair, exchange your experiences on holidays in this ' people-to-people ' telephone programme. Producer WALTER WALLICH
Call [number removed]from 8.0 am

Contributors

Unknown:
George Scott
Producer:
Walter Wallich

The Distant Past by WILLIAM TREVOR
Read by Denys Hawthorne
Dimly, they still recalled the distant past and were listened to without ill-feeling when they spoke of it and of Carraveagh as it had been ...
Producer BRIAN BARFIELD

Contributors

Unknown:
William Trevor
Read By:
Denys Hawthorne
Producer:
Brian Barfield

from Birmingham
Introduced by Maureen Staffer To the Rescue: adults and children can help in recording and saving archaeological sites.
2.0-2.2 News
A Heather Garden: JANICE DICKERSON talks to HAROLD STREET. . I am a person who happens to be blind ': JANE FINNIS , DAVID SCOTT BLACKHALL. PETER FREEMAN on attitudes to visual handicap. Stop at the Kerb: how can children learn road safety? MONICA GREY reads
In a Summer Season (8)

Contributors

Talks:
Janice Dickerson
Unknown:
Jane Finnis
Unknown:
Peter Freeman

Selected for Friday
Such Quantities of Sand by BILL LYONS with Nigel Anthony and Windsor Davies
It's bad enough anyway, having to stay at school for the holidays, but when Proby's the master in charge, you know you're really in for a hard time.
Producer ROGER PINE

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Lyons
Unknown:
Nigel Anthony
Headmaster:
Douglas Blackwell
First boy:
Robin Browne
Second boy:
Brian Hewlett
Proby:
Windsor Davies
Montgomery:
Sean Barrett
Collins:
Nigel Anthony
Beamer:
Stanley Bates
Mrs Proby:
Eva Stuart
Matron:
Margot Boyd
Girl:
Clare Shenstone

A spontaneous discussion by Sir Jack Longland
Lady Barnett, Paul Foot Sir Cyril Kleinwort
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Buxton, Derbyshire
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Jack Longland
Unknown:
Paul Foot
Unknown:
Sir Cyril Kleinwort
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

A nightly review of the arts and science
People, ideas, events - opinion and discussion. Introduced tonight by Paul Vaughan. With at
Week Ending.... DAVID JASON , BILL WALLIS NIGEL REES and bill MCGUFFLE at the piano take a late night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side. Script by CHRIS MILLER and FRED METCALF
Producer BOB OLIVER ROGERS
(David Jason is in ' No Sex, Please - We're British ' at the Strand Theatre. London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Vaughan.
Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Script By:
Chris Miller
Script By:
Fred Metcalf
Producer:
Bob Oliver Rogers
Unknown:
David Jason

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