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Michael Aspel introduces
Radio 4's 60-minute worldwide look at the weekend.
7.50
Travel news and What's on 7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including Sportsdesk; at 8.40* Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Aspel

Radio 4 fills you In on the political scene at home and abroad, starting with
9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
<Next edition: Tues, 10.5 am)
9.30 The Week in Westminster Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with ROBERT CARVEL
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
ANDREW SINCLAIR reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by MARTIN MUNCASTER
Narrator BRYAN MARTIN
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATE

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Carvel
Narrator:
Martin Muncaster
Producers:
Paddy O'Keeffe
Producers:
Martin Cox

Introduced by ALAN PARRY
Previewing the afternoon's sport, including: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot; Royal International Horse Show; First Test, England v West Indies; County Cricket; Golf.
Producer ANTHONY SMITH
(Sport on 2: from 2.2 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Alan Parry
Producer:
Anthony Smith

Presenter Roger Cook You and Your Time
! Loudly let the trumpet sound ': AUDREY KAYE investigates the boom in electronic organs for the home.
With other items and your let. ters in What's On Your Mind?

Contributors

Presenter:
Roger Cook
Unknown:
Audrey Kaye

A nationwide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete to become this year's Brain of Britain.
Chairman ROBERT ROBINSON Semi-final (ii)
MRS BERYL LEATHAM THOMAS (Shropshire)
HUGH FRASER (Edinburgh) civil servant
PETER RICHARDSON (Lancashire) photographic technician
Questions set and programme devised by JOHN p. WYNN Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
12.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Mrs Beryl Leatham
Unknown:
Peter Richardson
Producer:
Martin Fisher

A spontaneous discussion by Lord Byers Rt Hon Edward du Cann, mp
Ann Mallalieu
Michael Barratt
Chairman David Jacobs from Berrynarbor. Devon
Listeners' views to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Mallalieu
Unknown:
Michael Barratt
Unknown:
David Jacobs

Introduced by Gordon Snell The week in Woman's Hour.
Worth a Detour: DILYS MORGAN visits a piano museum in Brentford.
'The best of all trades is to make songs, and the second best is to sing them ': ISOBEL BAILLIE on her second-best trade.
What the European papers say. A Terrifying Collapse of Civic Pride: discussed by NEVILLE CONDER and LESLIE GINSBERG.
DAVID MARCH reads Auntie Mame by PATRICK DENNIS (4)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gordon Snell
Unknown:
Isobel Baillie
Unknown:
Neville Conder
Unknown:
Leslie Ginsberg.
Unknown:
Patrick Dennis

The Bashful Canary A comedy for radio by SHEILA HODGSON with Miriam Margolyes Peter Tuddenham Christine Finn
I It's Gerry St George the pop-singer! He's been missing for three weeks - and there he is in that bus queue! Oh what a scoop - the editor's going to love me for this! '
With JULIE HALLAM
BONNIE HURREN , ANTHONY HALL Producer BETTY DAVIES

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Hodgson
Unknown:
Miriam Margolyes
Unknown:
Peter Tuddenham
Unknown:
Christine Finn
Unknown:
Gerry St George
Unknown:
Julie Hallam
Unknown:
Bonnie Hurren
Unknown:
Anthony Hall
Producer:
Betty Davies
Brenda:
Miriam Margolyes
Helen:
Christine Finn
Arthur Fincham:
Peter Tuddenham
Dave:
Clive Swift
Mr Dunbar:
Haydn Jones
Bus conductress:
Elizabeth Morgan

John Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners Adventures of the Incredible Dr MeLoon by BRIAN THOMPSON with JOHN FRANKLYN-ROBBINS and CAROLE HAYMAN
4.5 Dial Your Career
This month an Army Officer and a member of the WRNS answer your telephoned questions. Presenter MAUREEN STAFFER Producer DAVID SHUTE
Next edition: 25 August, when the guests will be a film producer and an actress. Questions for them to: 4th Dimension, BBC, London W1A 4WW
4.30 White Rose and Wanderer The book by MOLLY HOLDEN Read by JUNE BARRIE
3: An Unexpected Offer Producer PAMELA HOWE
4.50 They Live in a Faraway Land. 3: South Africa
From Johannesburg JOHN OSMAN reports on the daily lives of black boys and girls. Editor GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Introduces:
John Dunn
Unknown:
Brian Thompson
Unknown:
John Franklyn-Robbins
Unknown:
Carole Hayman
Producer:
David Shute
Book By:
Molly Holden
Read By:
June Barrie
Producer:
Pamela Howe
Editor:
Graham Gauld

People, ideas "and events in the world of arts and sciences... Introduced by Gillian Strickland Producers
ROSEMARY HART. JOY
HATWOOD LOUISE PURSLOW , MICHAEL BRIGHT
5.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gillian Strickland
Producers:
Rosemary Hart.
Unknown:
Hatwood Louise Purslow

Unquiet Hill by JOHN KIRKMORRIS with John Challis , Geoffrey Matthews and Caroline John
Helen lives alone until a man bursts unexpectedly into her life. Where has he come from? And why is there a blood-stained shovel in the boot of the car?
Producer GERRY JONES
(Repeated: Monday, 3.5 pm)
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
John Kirkmorris
Unknown:
John Challis
Unknown:
Geoffrey Matthews
Unknown:
Caroline John
Producer:
Gerry Jones
StrOUd:
John Challis
Helen Gatehouse:
Caroline John
COOk:
Geoffrey Matthews
Weaver:
John Samson
Dyson:
David Valla
Kavanagh:
Brian Haines
Mears:
Haydn Jones
Seth Pike:
Anthony Hall
Bradley:
Nigel Anthony
Police patrolman:
Nigel Graham
Frankie:
William Eedle
Radio announcer:
Martin Muncaster

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