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Michael Aspel introduces Radio 4's 60-minute worldwide look at the weekend: including at
7.50 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
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 ROBERT CARVEL
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
MICHAEL MOLYNEUX reviews what the weeklies have to say: illustrations read by PETER JEFFERSON
Narrator PETER DONALDSON
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
BERNARD TATE , TOM READ

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Carvel
Unknown:
Michael Molyneux
Read By:
Peter Jefferson
Narrator:
Peter Donaldson
Producers:
Paddy O'Keeffe
Unknown:
Bernard Tate
Unknown:
Tom Read

A nationwide general knowledge contest Chairman Robert Robinson Second Round
4: Midlands and East Anglia
GROUP CAPTAIN DAVID RHODES , RAF (Suffolk)
MRS ENID LEEMING (Warwickshire)
DR G. H. FREEMAN (Warwickshire) statistician
Including Beat the Brains
Questions set and programme devised by JOHN p. WYNN Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday, 6.15 pm)
Brain of Britain, 35p, from bookshops
12.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Captain David Rhodes
Unknown:
Dr G. H. Freeman
Producer:
Martin Fisher

Presenter Sue MacGregor
Writers' Houses- they lived and wrote here. 1: AUDREY RUSSELL visits Bernard Shaw 's home at Ayot St Lawrence, Herts, which is open to the public.
What the European papers say. The week in Woman's Hour.
Over-rated Pleasures: described by ALISON BRUCE , CLARE SLATER and ARTHUR MARSHALL.
Who Said That? Last of six quiz programmes compiled and presented by IRENE THOMAS : answering the questions today, BENNY GREEN and DIANA GRAVES .A Child in the Forest by WINIFRED FOLEY : abridged by +VIRGINIA BROWNE-WILKINSON Read by JUNE BARRIE (7)
A Child in the Forest, f2.25, from bookshops.

Contributors

Unknown:
Audrey Russell
Unknown:
Bernard Shaw
Unknown:
Alison Bruce
Unknown:
Clare Slater
Unknown:
Arthur Marshall.
Presented By:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Benny Green
Unknown:
Diana Graves
Unknown:
Winifred Foley
Abridged By:
Virginia Browne-Wilkinson
Read By:
June Barrie

A Flat Near the Station by MICHAEL BRETT with John Rye as Guy
' You wouldn'believe how many enchanting young creatures have decided that, now I have a title, I'd go rathet well with their trousseaux.'
Producer HARRY CATLIN

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Brett
Unknown:
John Rye
Producer:
Harry Catlin
Porter:
Anthony Hall
Uncle Henry:
Victor Lucas
Parsons:
Brian Haines
Susan:
Diana Olsson
Freddie:
William Sleigh
Jennifer:
Carole Bollard

Introduced by John Dunn
4.0 Admiral Skylark
Tales of a Space-age Twit with GEORGE LAYTON as everyone: written by GAIL RENARD Producer JOHN LLOYD
4.5 Help!
The Help team investigate what is being, done to make the world a better place to live in and find out what you can do to help. Producer PETER WARD
4.25 Book Review
ELAINE MOSS looks at three prize-winning books.
4.30 Liz
A comedy serial play in six parts by ANTHONY buckeridge - 4
Producer MARGARET ETALL Editor GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Dunn
Unknown:
George Layton
Written By:
Gail Renard
Producer:
John Lloyd
Producer:
Peter Ward
Unknown:
Elaine Moss
Unknown:
Anthony Buckeridge
Producer:
Margaret Etall
Editor:
Graham Gauld
Liz Armitage:
Helen Worth
Kate Kitchener:
Jill Lidstone
Mrs Kitchener:
Diana Bishop
Mr Collins:
Anthony Buckeridge
Mrs Bulstrode:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Mr; Doyle:
Delta Paton
Cleo:
Sharon Rose
Alison:
Emily Richard
Mayoress:
Hilda Schroder
Visitor:
Sandra Clark

The novel by Mary Stewart. Adapted by Stewart Hunter.
The island of Skye in 1953. Coronation year. 'I knew, back there by the river, that sooner or later you'd remember.... I'd no intention of killing you. But of course I'll have to, now.'
(Repeated: Monday, 3.5 pm)
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Author:
Mary Stewart
Adapted by:
Stewart Hunter
Producer:
Stewart Conn
Gianetta Brooke:
Ursula Smith
Roderick Grant:
Stephen MacDonald
Marcia:
Clare Richards
Alastair:
Derrick Gilbert
Nicholas Drury:
Roy Boutcher
Mrs Corrigan:
Gertrude Bryce
Corrigan/Hubert:
Brian Carey
Beagle/Col Cowdray-Simpson:
Arthur Roland
Marion/Mrs Cowdray-Simpson:
Thelma Barlow
Roberta:
Sally Farrell
Persimmon:
Clement Ashby
Dougal:
Murdo MacDonald
Inspector:
John Shedden
Sergeant:
Charles Baptiste

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