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Introduced by Robert Robinson and Desmond Lynam
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 World Cup Sportsdesk at 7.25 and
8.25. Live from Frankfurt on the day Scotland open their World Cup campaign against Zaire: Todays Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam

The Art of Being Happy
How to Be Your Own Best Friend is the title of an American best-seller just published here. It's a practical guide to achieving happiness written by two psychoanalysts, Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz. But can you teach people to bé happy? What are your own experiences in finding or not finding happiness?
Phone in your questions and views on happiness to this man and wife team with David Simmons in the chair
Coll [number removed]from 8.0 am

Marlene Dietrich
Legend of the Blue Angel
Ageless, beautiful, spinning timeless enchantment from a handful of familiar songs, MARLENE DIETRICH is the most highly acclaimed of all the superstars. Her magic defies analysis - but behind it is a fascinating and seldom told story.
The programme is arranged and presented by FRANK DIXON. Producer HERBERT SMITH (Manchester)

Contributors

Unknown:
Marlene Dietrich
Songs:
Marlene Dietrich
Presented By:
Frank Dixon.
Producer:
Herbert Smith

Presenter Roger Cook You and the Law
A Question of Identity: DICK TRACEY investigates how identification parades are carried out.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Editor DENNIS LOWER

Contributors

Presenter:
Roger Cook
Unknown:
Dick Tracey

from 2.0
Introduced from Glasgow by Mary Marquis
Norwegian Style: rich and remote?
American West: was it really wild?
2.0-2.2 News
Hark the Heralds: arms for new Councils.
Royal Scots: one writer's bread and butter.
RICHARD LEECH reads Anthony Trollope by JAMES POPE-HENNESSY (3)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Marquis
Unknown:
Anthony Trollope
Unknown:
James Pope-Hennessy

Selected for Friday
A Christmas Trifle (I Piskot ') A Black Comedy by LUDVIK ASKENAZY
Translated from the Czech by VERA BI.ACKWELL
Music composed by STEPAN LUCKY with Dorothy Tutin and Patrick Troughton
'I dreamt I was frying the trout and suddenly it began to sing-straight out of the pan - soprano.'
Tenor EDWARD DARLING Soprano ELLEN DALES
The action takes place in Czechoslovakia during the last war
Producer JOSEF CERVINKA

Contributors

Comedy By:
Ludvik Askenazy
Composed By:
Stepan Lucky
Unknown:
Dorothy Tutin
Unknown:
Patrick Troughton
Tenor:
Edward Darling
Soprano:
Ellen Dales
Producer:
Josef Cervinka
Roskot:
Patrick Troughton
Albert:
Hector Ross
Klima:
Haydn Jones
Commandant's wife:
Dorothy Tutin

Hugh Scanlon Ralph Bateman
Lady Antonia Fraser Antony Hopkins
Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Lancashire
(Rptd: Sat, 1.15; Mon, 11.5 am) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? (Thursday at 7.30 pm) to: Any Answers? , BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Scanlon
Unknown:
Ralph Bateman
Unknown:
Lady Antonia Fraser
Unknown:
Antony Hopkins
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

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 COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH and others
Producer SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Script By:
Colin Bostock-Smith
Producer:
Simon Brett

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