Programme Index

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Introduced by John Tlmpson
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.* and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.25 and 8.25; Today's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45 7.51

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Tlmpson

Is the motor car creating more problems than it solves? Are family outings still a treat, or a nightmare of queues and traffic jams? What about car safety, standards of driving, problems of pollution? And what about the interests of the non-car-owning population?
Put your questions to Professor Tom Williams , transportation planner and engineer, and Judith Jackson , motoring correspondent. Sunday Times.
Judith Chalmers in the chair. Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
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Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Williams
Unknown:
Judith Jackson
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers

Presenter Jeanine McMullen Home and Family
West One, Girl, Miss London, Sophisticat ... The streets of our big cities are paved not with gold but with glossy mags given away at the kerbside. Are they worth picking up? MOLLY PRICE-OWEN reports,

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeanine McMullen
Unknown:
Molly Price-Owen

Jimmy Edwards. Ted Ray
Arthur Askey , Cyril Fletcher In the chair McDonald Hobley Special guest Jean Kent
From an idea by JIMMY EDWARDS Producer EDWARD TAYLOR
(Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm) (McDonald Hobley is in ' Move Over Mrs Markham ' at the Pier Theatre, Bournemouth)
12.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards.
Unknown:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Arthur Askey
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Jean Kent
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Producer:
Edward Taylor
Unknown:
Mrs Markham

Presenter Sue MacGregor
Storyteller, babysitter or knttter?: how should modern grandparents fulifiltheir roleT Reading your letters.
2.0-2.2 News
Ancient Africa: IVY BILL describes a trek through the Zambian bush country.
The Person My Childhood Made Me - 6: Oliver Postgate talks to ELIZABETH WEBB.
Living with a Coronary: ELIZA, BETR GREY, whose husband has had two heart attacks, in discussion with RUTH ADAM , who has herself had one. COLETTE O'NEIL reads
The Hours Before Dawn (5)

Contributors

Talks:
Oliver Postgate
Unknown:
Elizabeth Webb.
Unknown:
Ruth Adam
Unknown:
Colette O'Neil

Angus Prune proudly presents the return of the Wonder Show starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, Bill Oddie
The Dave Lee Group

Contributors

Comedian:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Comedian:
John Cleese
Comedian:
Graeme Garden
Comedian:
David Hatch
Comedienne:
Jo Kendall
Comedian:
Bill Oddie
Musicians:
The Dave Lee Group
Writer:
Graeme Garden
Writer:
Bill Oddie
Producer:
Bob Oliver Rogers
Producer:
David Hatch

(Repeated: Wed, 1.30 pm)

Contributors

Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Jennifer Macy:
Angela Piper
Lilian:
Elizabeth Marlowe
Ralph Bellamy,:
Jack Holloway
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Christine:
Lesley Saweard
Laura Archer:
Gwenda Wilson
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Carol Tregorran:
Anne Cullen
Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Mrs Perkins:
Pauline Seville
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Polly Perks:
Hilary Newcombe
Nora McAuley:
Julia Marx
Robin Freeman:
Peter Kenvyn
Mary Pound:
Ysanne Churchman
Armstrong:
Gordon Gardner
Harry Booker:
Alex Johnston
George Barford:
Graham Roberts

recalled by Ian Carmichael 2: Annie Get Your Gun
A series of nine programmes with words and music from the hit shows that won the triple crown of acclaim in New York. London and on screen during the past 30 years.
Written by MARJORIE BILBOW Producer BOBBY JAYE

Contributors

Recalled By:
Ian Carmichael
Written By:
Marjorie Bilbow
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

A series of six true stories Narrated by Rent Culforth Written and produced by ALAN BIRGESS
2: The Death of One of the Few with Edward Fox as Richard Hillary Richard Hillary , 23, fighter pilot, belonged to that generation born shortly after one war and killed in the next. In his famous book The Last Enemy he wrote: ' One either kills or is killed and it's damned exciting.'
The bitterness of burn disfigurement and the German bombs changed his youthful attitude. But did he have to die? Why did he go back to flying? The programme follows the events which led to the ironical tragedy of his death. With SAM DASTDR , TOMMY DUGGAN NIGEL LAMBERT , WILLIAM SLEIGH

Contributors

Produced By:
Alan Birgess
Unknown:
Edward Fox
Unknown:
Richard Hillary
Unknown:
Richard Hillary
Unknown:
Sam Dastdr
Unknown:
Tommy Duggan
Unknown:
Nigel Lambert

A series of verse anthologies compiled and introduced by ANTHONY THWAITE and read by HARVEY HALL and GARY WATSOtt 2: Terpsichore, the Muse of Dancing
Poems by Davies, Praed. Byron. Hardy. Williams, Symons. Tiller and Morgan. Producer GEORGE MACBETH

Contributors

Introduced By:
Anthony Thwaite
Read By:
Harvey Hall
Producer:
George MacBeth

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