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The world this morning: what Britain's getting up to. plus the news from anywhere on earth, introduced by John Timpson.
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 med wave only Travel news, What's on, and (6.50 only) Keep Fit with Eileen FOWLER ; Weather and prog news at 6.55 and 7.55. At 7.0 and 8.8 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.25 and 8.25, including news from Munich on the World Cup Final; Today's Papers at 7.351 and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50 Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson.
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Editor:
Alastair Osborne

Aided by Harriet Crawley , Benny Green. Lance Percival , Esther Rantzen. Kenneth Robinson , Fritz Spiegl and other Monday morning regulars, he takes a lively took round and meets surprise guests.
Producer michaei. GILLIAM

Contributors

Unknown:
Harriet Crawley
Unknown:
Benny Green.
Unknown:
Lance Percival
Unknown:
Esther Rantzen.
Unknown:
Kenneth Robinson
Unknown:
Fritz Spiegl

The sounds of fishing reels and grasshopper warblers are confused, as are the songs of that warbler with grasshoppers! To help clear the air we'll be comparing the songs and telling you which grasshoppers you can expect to see and hear during July.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer robin prytherch Series producer
DILYS BREESE (Bristol)
Questions to: Wildlife, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Unknown:
Dilys Breese

Walter Gets his Bird by JOHN AYMESTRY
Read by Wilfred Pickles
It's a cockerel,' Walter said. He'd got it in the market.
Someone got you. you mean!' his missis snapped.
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER

Contributors

Unknown:
John Aymestry
Read By:
Wilfred Pickles
Producer:
Barbara Crowther

Presenter Derek Cooper Work and Money.
Making Your Savings Proof Against Inflation: TIM MATTHEWS reports on schemes for linking savings with the cost-of-living index
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Editor DENNIS lower
Write to Your and Yours. BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 1.4A

Contributors

Presenter:
Derek Cooper
Unknown:
Tim Matthews

Presenter Sue MacGregor
Motoring Matters: GILL PREECE reports.
2.0-2.2 News
A Loving Look Back; BODIE SMITH , author of Dear Octopus and I Capture the Castle, talking about her childhood in Manchester.
Say It with Words: ANN hiyno visits an oracy class. COLETTE o'neil reads
The Hours Before Dawn (4) by CELIA FREMLIN
Deputy editor TERESA MCGONAGLE Editor WYN KNOWLES

Contributors

Unknown:
Gill Preece
Unknown:
Bodie Smith
Editor:
Teresa McGonagle
Editor:
Wyn Knowles

Story: Mrs Panda 's Party by MILLICENT BLOOMFIELD Presenters this week
GLADYS WHITRED. TONY AITKEN Scripts by MARY HAYDON
Producer JENYTH WORSLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Panda
Unknown:
Millicent Bloomfield
Unknown:
Gladys Whitred.
Unknown:
Tony Aitken
Unknown:
Mary Haydon
Producer:
Jenyth Worsley

The Wrong Side of the Sky by GAVIN LYALL ,: abridged for radio in five parts by BERTHA LONSDALE
Read by Geoffrey Wheeler
When charter airline pilot Jack Clay makes a forced landing in Athens, he meets a former friend now private pilot to a deposed eastern potentate. This encounter leads to hair-raising flights among Greek islands and to Libya in search of missing jewels.
1: In and Out of Athens Producer HERBERT SMITH
Ly all's ' bang bang world 1: p 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Gavin Lyall
Unknown:
Bertha Lonsdale
Read By:
Geoffrey Wheeler
Unknown:
Jack Clay
Producer:
Herbert Smith

starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler in I Want My Mummy
LENNOX-BROWN: The centre-piece of the whole exhibition will be the mummy of Queen Tumtiti. She was after Tutankhamun, of course. lamb: But I suppose he married someone else. It's always the way. with NORMA RONALD. RONALD BADDIIEY JOHN GRAHAM. HILARY PRITCHARD written by EDWARD TAYLOR and JOHN GRAHAM
Producer edward taylor
(Repeated: Wed, 12.27 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Deryck Guyler
Unknown:
Norma Ronald.
Unknown:
Baddiiey John Graham.
Unknown:
Hilary Pritchard
Written By:
Edward Taylor
Written By:
John Graham

Cry of Morning by BRIAN CLEEVE : adapted for radio by PETER HOAR with Kevin Flood , Jane Wenham
Kate Binchy , Fidelma Murphy A fascinating collection of people are all engaged in building a ' new ' Ireland. Will they, or can they, succeed?
Producer MARTIN JENKINS
(Repeated: Sunday, 2 30 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Cleeve
Unknown:
Peter Hoar
Unknown:
Kevin Flood
Unknown:
Jane Wenham
Unknown:
Kate Binchy
Unknown:
Fidelma Murphy
Producer:
Martin Jenkins
Francis O'Rourke:
Kevin Flood
Maura his wife,:
Jane Wenham
Venetia, their daughter:
Heather Bell
Dermot their son:
Kate Binchy
Sean O'Conaire:
John Baddeley
Johnnv O'Hara:
Kerry Francis
Paddy Gunn:
Harry Webster
Felicity O'Connor:
Kate Binchy
Kate Lennox:
Fidelma Murphy
John, her husband:
David Timson
Barman:
John Baddeley
Lady Honoria:
Elizabeth Morgan
Cecil Gandon:
Sion Probert
Andrew Fane:
Hugh Ross
Mother Veronica:
Margaret Robertson
Sister Philomena:
Carole Boyd
Father Trevor:
Hugh Ross
The Minister:
Manning Wilson
Matty O Carroll:
Sion Probert

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