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Michael Aspet introduces Radio 4's 60-miniite 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 8.30* Sports Spot; at 8.40* Today's Papers

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Aspet

9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
BBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
9.30 The Week in Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with PATRICK COSGRAVE
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
MICHAEL MOLYNEUX reviews what the weeklies have to say with illustrations read by ROY WILLIAMSON
Narrator BRYAN MARTIN
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
BERNARD TATE , GERRY MONTE

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Cosgrave
Unknown:
Michael Molyneux
Narrator:
Roy Williamson
Producers:
Paddy O'Keeffe
Unknown:
Bernard Tate

Presenter Roger Cook You and Your Time
Feathered Fancy: why do people spend damp hours, much too early in the morning, watching the movements of sparrow, finch and hawk? NIGEL MURPHY observes the world of the bird-watcher.

Contributors

Presenter:
Roger Cook
Unknown:
Nigel Murphy

A weekly quiz on music and general knowledge with the Services stationed in West Germany and Gibraltar.
Panel: NAN WINTON , TED MOULT NEIL DURDEN-SMITH V RAF Gibraltar
STANLEY MASON, JOSIE SAVAGE
JERRY EVANS , MIKE CARTWRIGHT Questionmaster ALUN Williams
Questions set, devised and produced by MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS (by arrangement with the BFBS) (Repeated: Friday, 6-15 pm)
12.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Nan Winton
Unknown:
Josie Savage
Unknown:
Jerry Evans
Unknown:
Mike Cartwright
Unknown:
Questionmaster Alun Williams
Duced By:
Michael Tuke-Hastings

Introduced by Judith Chalmers The week in Woman's Hour.
Air Letter from Indonesia: sent by SHIRLEY DEANE.
Guest Sir William Glock, until recently BBC's Controller of Music, who says: what the European papers say. Fit for Work?: advice on keeping healthy for women at work. 1: a married woman with a family.
Interlude at Spanish Harbour by MARGERY SHARP abridged by FIONA MACPHERSON Read by JOHN MOFFATT

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Shirley Deane.
Unknown:
Sir William Glock
Unknown:
Margery Sharp
Abridged By:
Fiona MacPherson
Read By:
John Moffatt

The Guest Who Invited Himself A play for radio by c. j. STEPHENSON : based on a story by FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY with Norman Shelley
' The reason I've come here is to see you on your wedding day. Am I to have the privilege of meeting the bride, your charming wife?' But State Councillor Pralinsky has other motives for attending the nuptials of his junior clerk.
Producer JOHN CARDY

Contributors

Unknown:
C. J. Stephenson
Story By:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Unknown:
Councillor Pralinsky
Producer:
John Cardy
Pralinsky:
Norman Shelley
Nikiforov:
Godfrey Kenton
Shipulenko:
Clifford Rose
Pseldonimov:
Sam Dastor
Mme Pseldonimov, his molher:
Betty Hardy
Cleopatra Semyonovna, his bride:
Bonnie Hurren
Mlekopitaev, her father:
Manning Wilson
Anya,her mother:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Zubikov:
Timothy Bateson
Shubin:
Haydn Jones
Policeman:
David Sinclair
Wedding guest:
Diana Bishop

John Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners. Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN With NIGEL LAMBERT , GARARD GREEN, and JO MANNING WILSON Producer MICHAEL ROLFE
4.5Sportscene goes back-stage at Elland Road. home of Leeds United, and talks to twin brothers who think that Manchester City and Manchester United are the greatest teams in the world. Introduced and produced by DON MOSEY
4.25 Postbag: some more of your letters read by SUSAN ONIGBANJO and MICHAEL SCOTT.
4.30 Harry the Boot
MARTIN MUNCASTER reads the comedy stories by RICHARD COMPTON-HALL .
3: War is ... declared Producer JOHN CARDY
4.45 Showbiz Kids: PETER GLAZE talks to the sons and daughters of show business stars. Who will he meet today? Producer BOBBY JAYE Editor GRAHAM GAUI. D
4D annual, 80p: see page 82

Contributors

Introduces:
John Dunn
Unknown:
Alexander Guyan
Unknown:
Nigel Lambert
Unknown:
Jo Manning Wilson
Producer:
Michael Rolfe
Produced By:
Don Mosey
Read By:
Susan Onigbanjo
Read By:
Michael Scott.
Unknown:
Martin Muncaster
Stories By:
Richard Compton-Hall
Producer:
John Cardy
Producer:
Bobby Jaye
Editor:
Graham Gaui.

A second chance to hear the best from the week's editions. People, ideas and events in the world of arts and sciences ... Introduced by Gordon Snell Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
5.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gordon Snell
Producer:
Alan Haydock

A comedy by Ronald Gow based on the novel "Watch and Ward" by Henry James
with Tony Britton and Bonnie Hurren

"I have heard of men who shot themselves after a refusal - or married another - or even took to drink. But never of one who adopted a girl to make her into the perfect wife!"
(Tony Britton is in "No, No, Nanette" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)

9.58 Weather

Contributors

Writer:
Ronald Cow
Based on a novel by:
Henry James
Pianist:
Martin Goldstein
Producer:
Betty Davies
Roger Lawrence:
Tony Britton
Lucinda:
Georgina Anderson
Hubert Lawrence:
John Rowe
Isabel Keith:
Madi Hedd
Nora Lambert:
Bonnie Hurren
George Fenton:
Blain Fairman

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