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The world this morning
Introduced bv Robert Robinson in London and John Timpson with the Today conference team in Blackpool.
6.45 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
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

from 2.0
Introduced by Maureen Staffer from Hartlebury Castle
1873-1973: are both vintage years? DAVID LLOYD discusses the point with curator GEORGE SHEARER and students from Birmingham Arts and Jewellery Colleges.
2.0-2.2 News
Death Victorian Style; authoress BARBARA JONES discusses what relevance it has today with the Bishop of Worcester, RT REV ROBIN WOODS.
Bargains: ARTHUR NEGUS gives an expert's assessment of what's good and bad about Victoriana.
Windyridge byw . RILEY abridged by BERTHA LONSDALE Read by ANNA CROPPER
Producer DAVID SHUTE

Contributors

Introduced By:
Maureen Staffer
Unknown:
David Lloyd
Unknown:
George Shearer
Unknown:
Barbara Jones
Unknown:
Rt Rev Robin Woods.
Unknown:
Arthur Negus
Unknown:
W Riley
Abridged By:
Bertha Lonsdale
Read By:
Anna Cropper
Producer:
David Shute

Selected for Friday
The Breakers by LEO ARTHURS
In 1S69, 250 men, women and children from the West Country sailed to South Wales to replace Welsh strikers at Morfa Colliery. Port Talbot. A
'warm, Welsh welcome ' awaited them, and it took three months of bitter fighting and a colliery disaster before they were accepted as part of the Welsh community.
Producer LORRAINE DAVIES ‡

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Arthurs
Philip Jones:
Glyn Houston
John Oates:
Malcolm Young
William Bray:
David Davies
Silas Oates:
Norman Tyrrell
Anne Oates:
Ruby Luscombe
Tom Quick:
Michael Beint
Mam Jones:
May Rees
Gwen Jones GAYNOR:
Morgan Rees
Jack McCoan:
David Lyn
Rees Llywellyn:
Ryan Davies
Sir Arthur Vivian:
Michael David
Dai Benyon:
Simon Cuff
Ifan Edwards:
Ieuan Rhys Williams

The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle with PM's reporting team Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.50 Stock Market report
5.55 Weather, programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
William Hardcastle
Editor:
Derek Lewis
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

25th Birthday Edition
A spontaneous discussion by Baroness Stocks Lady Barnett
Rt Hon Richard Marsh Kenneth Williams
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN (from Bristol)
(Rptd: Sat, 1.15: Mon, 11.5 am) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? (Thursday at 7.30 pm) should be sent to: Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Marsh
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

A nightly review of the arts and science
People, ideas, events - opinion and discussion. Introduced tonight by Peter France. With at
Week Ending.... DAVID JASON , BILL WALLIS NIGEL REES and BILL MCGUFFIE at the piano take a late night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side.
Script by CHRIS MILLER and JOHN MASON
Producer SIMON BRETT
(David Jason is in ' No Sex, Please -We're British' at the Strand Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter France.
Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Script By:
Chris Miller
Script By:
John Mason
Producer:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
David Jason

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