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Introduced by Robert Robinson and John Timpson
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 Travel news. What's on, and (6.50 only) Keep Fit; Weather and programme news at 6.55 and 7.55.
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.25 and 8.25; Todav's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*: and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Introduced By:
John Timpson

A Matter of Degrees by WILLIAM HYWEI.
Read by Ray Handy
It was one of those occasions that all doctors in general practice dread - a bitter winter and an influenza epidemic. Producer LORRAINE DAVIES (Wales)

Contributors

Unknown:
William Hywei.
Read By:
Ray Handy
Producer:
Lorraine Davies

and investigates the humour of the subject with the help of Alfred Marks with the voices of BENNY HILL , MICHAEL FLANDERS JOHN CLEESE , STEPTOE AND SON KENNETH Williams and others Producers SIMON BRETT and BOB OLIVER ROGERS

Contributors

Unknown:
Alfred Marks
Unknown:
Benny Hill
Unknown:
Michael Flanders
Unknown:
John Cleese
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Producers:
Simon Brett
Producers:
Bob Oliver Rogers

Peter Sallis as Mr Cleighton and Aubrey Woods as Osbert in The GirlUpstairs: a suspense story by MICHAEL DAVIES
Molly Rankin as Mrs Dawson Other parts Elizabeth REVILL Producer BETTY DAVIES

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Sallis
Unknown:
Mr Cleighton
Unknown:
Aubrey Woods
Story By:
Michael Davies
Story By:
Molly Rankin
Unknown:
Mrs Dawson
Unknown:
Elizabeth Revill
Producer:
Betty Davies

(Medium wave only from 2.0)
Presenter Sue MacGregor
Guest Maureen O'Sullivan
2.8-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
Letter to Another Woman: thoughts on mothers-in-law from Ba Mason.
'You're never too old in Newark': Dennis McCarthy visits the Chauntry Club where retired people can learn new skills.
Mary Wimbush reads Shroud for a Nightingale (3)
(Maureen O'Sullivan is in "No Sex, Please - We're British" at the Strand Theatre, London)

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue MacGregor
Guest:
Maureen O'Sullivan
Speaker:
Ba Mason
Reporter:
Dennis McCarthy
Reader:
Mary Wimbush

Field Day by GILLIAN FREEMAN with Betty Baskcomb
Joanna Wake. Jon Rollason Hugh Ross and Diana Olsson
It is the school sports day at Oakleaf Primary, a school which pays lip-service to all the modern ideas. But underneath the surface of normality, tensions are building up ...
Producer KAY PATRICK

Contributors

Unknown:
Gillian Freeman
Unknown:
Betty Baskcomb
Unknown:
Joanna Wake.
Unknown:
Jon Rollason
Unknown:
Hugh Ross
Unknown:
Diana Olsson
Producer:
Kay Patrick
Annabel Hunt:
Joanna Wake
Rex Hunt:
Hugh Ross
Councillor Fish:
David March
Miss Spencer:
Betty Baskcomb
Dr Jill Turnbull:
Diana Olsson
Maureen O'Faigh:
Maxine O'Reilly
Peter Turnbull:
Jon Rollason
Hannelore:
Cordella Mansall
Mrs Bunce:
Iris Mitchell
Dawn Platt:
Diana Bishop

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

That the typically terse self-evaluation of FRANK LOESSER who left at least one all-time hit for each of his 35 years as a professional songwriter. Presented by hay MOORE Written by FRANK DIXON Producer HERBERT SMITH (Manchester)

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Loesser
Presented By:
Hay Moore
Written By:
Frank Dixon
Producer:
Herbert Smith

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