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Michael Aspel introduces Radio 4's 60-minute worldwide look at the weekend
Including at 7.50 medium wave only Travel news and What's on; Weather and programme news at 7.55
At 8.0
News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 8.30*; Papers at 8.40*

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Aspel

9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
9.30 The Week in Westminster Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with DAVID WOOD
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
HONOR BALFOUR reviews what the weeklies have to say: illustrations read by JOHN MARSH Narrator DAVID WILLMOTT Producers TOM READ
BERNARD TATE , ANNE SLOMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
David Wood
Unknown:
Honor Balfour
Read By:
John Marsh
Narrator:
David Willmott
Producers:
Tom Read
Unknown:
Bernard Tate
Unknown:
Anne Sloman

Introduced by PETER JONES
A preview of the day's sport including: Football in England and Scotland: International Rugby at Twickenham and Murrayfield: Racing at Lingfield; and Rugby League. (Sport on 2: from 2.2 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Jones

Chairman Robert Robinson
6: Midlands and East Anglia (ii) MRS ENID LEEMING (Warwickshire)
MRS SUSAN SAXTON (Bedfordshire)
GROUP CAPTAIN DAVID RHODES , RAF (Suffolk)
IAN BAIRD (Norfolk) schoolmaster
Including Beat the Brains
Questions set and programme devised by JOHN p. WYNN Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm) Book 35p: see page 58
12.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Susan Saxton
Unknown:
Captain David Rhodes
Producer:
Martin Fisher

Introduced by Judith Chalmers The Week in Woman's Hour. One Day in the Life of Jean Rook : CLIVE JACOBS with microphone in tow follows the fashion editor of the Daily Express from home to office.
What the European papers say. The First Real Europeans: a visit to the EEC school in Brussels.
Gardening: seasonal tips from GEOFF AMOS.
The Lumber Room by SAKI abridged by SALLY SKRIMSHIRE Read by ALEXANDER JOHN

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Jean Rook
Unknown:
Clive Jacobs
Unknown:
Geoff Amos.
Abridged By:
Sally Skrimshire
Read By:
Alexander John

Gluepot by SEAN WALSH
' It's got to stop, this. I love a drink, company. But this ... one of us has to be strong.' But, as Kay discovers, drink is not the only weakness in her marriage.
Producer MICHAEL HEFFERNAN (Northern Ireland)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sean Walsh
Producer:
Michael Heffernan
Des:
Eamonn Draper
Kay:
Fidelma Cullen
Mother:
Doreen Hepburn
Bobby:
Aine McCartney
Mabel:
Trudy Kelly
George:
Laurence Hew

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
4.5 Time Well Spent. Things to do. to collect, to make: simnel cake, magic, macramé. Introduced by BRIAN TRUEMAN Producer GILLIAN HUSH
4.25 New Films: SARAH FORBES looks at the new releases.
4.30 Smoke Over Sliap by MARGARET POTTER
6: The Wager - a race between the railway company's engine, Centaur, and a coach and horses.
Special effects recorded by DAVID FLEMING-WILLIAMS With the co-operation of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Technical adviser REX CHRISTIANSEN
Play produced and programme edited by TREVOR HILL
4D annual, 80p: see page 58

Contributors

Introduces:
John Dunn
Unknown:
Nigel Lambert.
Unknown:
Jo Manning Wilson
Producer:
Michael Rolfe
Introduced By:
Brian Trueman
Producer:
Gillian Hush
Unknown:
Sarah Forbes
Unknown:
Margaret Potter
Unknown:
David Fleming-Williams
Edited By:
Trevor Hill
Bella Linwood:
Merle Kessler
Her father:
Tom Harrison
Mr Nathan Raphael:
Geoffrey Banks
Gerard Gifford:
Struan Rodger
Tissie:
Ruth Dooner
Jake, the overseer:
Bill Tate
Coachman:
Graham Roberts

A comedy thriller by John Lawson.
With David McKail, Eileen McCallum and Leon Sinden.
'If you have any contacts in the thieving line, I've got an idea ... A bit of information that could be worth a bundle, properly handled ... I know a bank I can get into, anytime, day or night ...'
Producer Gordon Emslie (Scotland)
(Repeated: Monday, 3.5 pm)
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Writer:
John Lawson
Producer:
Gordon Emslie
Dan:
David McKail
Pyrus:
Leon Sinden
MacCallum:
Willy Joss
Denis:
Lawrence Douglas
Archie:
Charles Kearney
Elsie:
Effie Morrison
Christine:
Virginia Stark
Michaela/Mike:
Eileen McCallum
Fish:
Arthur Boland
James:
George Howell
PC Briggs:
Bruce White
Sgt Clark:
Robert Docherty
Fiona:
Wilma Duncan

starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham, Joan Sanderson Written by EDWARD TAYLOR and JOHN GRAHAM
Producer EDWARD TAYLOR (1970)

Contributors

Writer:
Edward Taylor
Writer:
John Graham
Producer:
Edward Taylor
Lamb:
Richard Murdoch
Lennox-Brown:
Deryck Guyler
Mildred:
Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory:
Ronald Baddiley
[Actor]:
John Graham
[Actress]:
Joan Sanderson

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