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The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
6.50
Travel news, What's on, and Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER
C.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:
Robert Robinson

The sounds and scenes of a year in the past challenge the memories of residents James Burke and Richard Murdoch and guests Sheila Hancock and Humphrey Lytteltton.
Robin Ray puts the questions aided by recordings from the BBC Sound Archives. Producer HELEN FRY

Contributors

Unknown:
James Burke
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Humphrey Lytteltton.
Unknown:
Robin Ray

Tell Me Truth by JANET HITCHMAN
Read by Garard Green
' As soon as he woke, the boy Maneesh knew that something had happened ... All through the winter, he watched for the tree to be born again ...' Producer BARBARA CROWTHER

Contributors

Unknown:
Janet Hitchman
Read By:
Garard Green
Producer:
Barbara Crowther

Clement Attlee: DEREK PARKER presents a portrait of the quiet but effective Labour Premier, whose policies immediately post-war led to great social change. He discusses Attlee's Importance with RT HON HAROLD WILSON , MP.
Producer PETER GOODWIN

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Parker
Unknown:
Harold Wilson
Producer:
Peter Goodwin

by Mike Haywood
'Yer dad's a Desert Rat i'nt he, young Ronnie? They don't have it easy, them lads. Nobody knows weer they are.'
(From Leeds)

Contributors

Writer:
Mike Haywood
Producer:
Tony Cliff
Ronnie:
John Roberts
Billy:
Darren Winnell
Ma Boler:
Nita Valerie
Ma Hogg:
Mary Griffiths
Masie:
Maria Horlov
Stan:
Barry Rutter
Les:
Sam Kelly
Vicar:
Geoffrey Banks
Con:
Gwen Taylor
Babs:
Carole Turner
Little Joe:
Stephen Smith

Presenter Nigel Murphy Consumer Style
Submerged in a Sea of Plastic: or can It be made bio-degradable or recovered? NIGEL MURPHY investigates.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind?

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Murphy
Unknown:
Nigel Murphy

Introduced by Sue MacGregor Guest of the Week:
Dame Margaret Miles
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
Making Ends Meat: CHRISTINE LEE-MACEY has learned about economy the hard way.
A Little of What You Fancy: some luxurious thoughts from MOLLY WEIR , GILLIAN REYNOLDS and JOHN HOLLIS.
MONICA GREY reads
In a Summer Season (11)

Contributors

Unknown:
MacGregor Guest
Unknown:
Dame Margaret Miles
Unknown:
Christine Lee-MacEy
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Unknown:
Gillian Reynolds
Unknown:
John Hollis.

There's Love and Love A play for radio by ALEX BARBER with 1 Always remember one thing, love. When I'm on a bad trip, when there's lions and floors going through and everything. Remember I love you. Because I do, Anne. I do love you.'
Producer DEREK HODDINOTT

Contributors

Producer:
Derek Hoddinott
Anne:
Jenny Agutter
Sid:
Brian Hewlett
Dad:
John Franklyn-Robbins
Mother:
Katherine Parr
Rollo:
Paul Dawkins
Perce:
Jon Glover

as he looks over his years as an entertainer and the friends and colleagues among whom he has spent, and continues to spend, his very active life. He recalls: 'Hutch', Will Hay, Mario de Pietro, Stainless Stephen, Noel Coward, Ronnie Barker, June Whitfield, Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth, Mrs Shufflewick, Derek Francis, Francis de Wolff and David Fallon in "The Embassy Lark"
Producer ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON
Vintage Variety, a BBC LP record No. REC 134M, will be available in the autumn.

Contributors

Presenter:
Arthur Askey
Producer:
Alastair Scott Johnston

Anona Winn , Joy Adamson
Norman Hackforth , Peter Glaze with a mystery guest
PETER JONES in the chair Producer JOHN CASSELS
(Repeated: Friday, 12.27 pm)

Contributors

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

Paying-out Night by WILLIAM INGRAM with Meredith Edwards
For 25 years Griff Davies had run the loan club in his South Wales village. But now the Committee had decided to make a change, and Griff found himself ' put out to grass.'
Producer BETTY DAVIES
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.5 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
William Ingram
Unknown:
Meredith Edwards
Unknown:
Griff Davies
Producer:
Betty Davies
Griff Davies:
Meredith Edwards
Dai Roberts:
Anthony Hall
Llew:
Douglas Blackwell
Simpson:
Cllve Swift
Thomas:
Haydn Jones
Will:
William Ingram
Councillor Morgan:
John Dearth
Martha Beynon:
Elizabeth Morgan
Gwil, the landlord:
Sion Probert

London v Scotland: Round 3 London:
Anthony Quinton (chairman) with Irene Thomas
Professor John Mays Scotland:
Jack Longland (chairman) with Robin Duff
William Carrocher
Producer TREVOR HILL

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Quinton
Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Professor John Mays
Unknown:
Jack Longland
Unknown:
Robin Duff
Unknown:
William Carrocher
Producer:
Trevor Hill

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