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Barry Norman introduces Radio 4's 70-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:
Barry Norman

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The Radio Hustings
Throughout the General Election campaign you can put your questions live by telephone to leading politicians. As the campaign progresses you can raise the issues you feel are the most important.
Ring Robin Day to put your questions to the Liberals on their policies and their views of the other parties' policies.
Producers WALTER WALLICH and MARTIN cox. Executive producer BERNARD TATE
[number removed](16 lines) will take questions from 8.0 am

Contributors

Producers:
Walter Wallich
Producer:
Bernard Tate

Presenter Roger Cook
Key Questions: can a neighbour's key fit your front door? How can you break in when you are locked out? HORACE SMITH , a master-locksmith known throughout the world for his ' cloak and dagger work, talks to MICHAEL GILLIAM.

Contributors

Presenter:
Roger Cook
Unknown:
Horace Smith
Unknown:
Michael Gilliam.

Presenter Sandi Jones
The Week in Woman's Hour.
Book of the Month for Me: chosen by VALERIE JENKINS.
Entertainment Round-Up: by GORDON GOW.
What the European papers say. What Makes Us Embarrassed - and why?: JUNE ROSE enquires. Sitting Duck by BRYCE FRASER abridged by SALLY SKRIMSHIRE read by KERRY FRANCIS (4)

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandi Jones
Unknown:
Valerie Jenkins.
Unknown:
Gordon Gow.
Unknown:
Bryce Fraser
Abridged By:
Sally Skrimshire
Read By:
Kerry Francis

The Harvest of a Quiet Eye by TERESA COLLARD
The quiet of the Turner art gallery is disturbed by the arrival of detectives from Scotland Yard. Valuable paintings have been replaced by copies and apparently no one has noticed ..
Producer CHRISTOPHER VENNING

Contributors

Producer:
Christopher Venning
Supt Jamieson:
With Eric Lander
Chief Insp Gannymede:
Manning Wilson
Barbara Gannymede:
Norma Ronald
Jane Gannymede:
Jane Knowles
Sgt Baines:
Jack Carr
Saul Merritt:
Godfrey Kenton
Andrew Shepherd:
Sean Arnold
Robert Lister:
Roy Spencer
Wladek Browski:
Andrew Sachs
Garrett:
Paul Trent
Waiter:
John Vine

Introduced by John Dunn live from Birmingham
Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN
Fearless Capt Radio and glamorous Passionflower cat return for another series of adventures against Krakov, the most evil man in the world. with NIGEL LAMBERT, JO MANNING WILSON and GARARD GREEN Producer MICHAEL ROLFE
4.5* Unusual Schools
Six programmes introduced by JOHN CRAVEN
1: The Yehudi Menuhin School, Surrey. Producer JOHN HASLAM
4.25* Number Please
The Midlands team who won the nationwide quiz come into the studio to receive their prizes from John.
4.30* Flying Doctor in Africa
Six adventure plays by MICHAEL NOONAN about the hazardous work of the Flying Doctor Service in East Africa.
1: An Island far from the Sea
Producer PEGGY BACON Editor GRAHAM GAULD
4D Annual, 90p, from bookshops

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Dunn
Radio By:
Alexander Guyan
Unknown:
Nigel Lambert
Unknown:
Jo Mann
Unknown:
Ing Wilson
Producer:
Michael Rolfe
Introduced By:
John Craven
Producer:
John Haslam
Unknown:
Michael Noonan
Producer:
Peggy Bacon
Editor:
Graham Gauld
Dr James Lane:
Ronald Baddiley
Karl Wegner:
Michael McClain
Sue Jenning:
Norma Ronald
Mary Donald:
Kate Coleridge
Miller:
John Rye
Frank:
Nigel Lambert
Dutchman:
Peter Pacey

The daily news magazine, now extended to Saturdays. All the day's current affairs, news and comment.
Presented by Nicholas Woolley with PM's reporting team Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.55
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Nicholas Woolley
Editor:
Andrew Boyle

assisted by Dennis Barker Dr Edward de Bono Benny Green and who knows who else
The Radio Personality of the Year takes a quizzical look at the week and talks to people who have contributed to its yield of the sublime and/or the ridiculous.
Also featuring the Musical Week Spots Of GORDON CLYDE , DAVID TATE , BRONWEN WILLIAMS. Producer MICHAEL EMBER

Contributors

Assisted By:
Dennis Barker
Assisted By:
Dr Edward de Bono
Assisted By:
Benny Green
Unknown:
Gordon Clyde
Unknown:
David Tate
Unknown:
Bronwen Williams.
Producer:
Michael Ember

Gold and Burning Daylight by HERBERT MIDSHIP COAD
A play for radio based on the life and times of JACK LONDON and his novel Burning Daylight with Nigel Stock , Sarah Badel
I'm just a poor farmer-shucks ain'that pitiful,
But I once panned out gold from the cold Yukon creeks:
1 piled up my gold till I had me a cityful -
But the city fell down in nineteen-o-six
Producer MARTIN JENKINS
(Repeated: Monday, 3.5 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack London
Unknown:
Nigel Stock
Unknown:
Sarah Badel
Producer:
Martin Jenkins
Dede:
Sarah Badel
Burning Daylight:
Nigel Stock
Joe Hines/Dowsett:
Malcolm Hayes
Olaf/Howison:
Trader Faulkner
Doc Watson/Guggenhammer:
Brian Haines
Hegg:
Christopher Bidmead
Carmack:
Stephen Thorne
Rev Judge/Letton:
Peter Carlisle
Dutton:
Vernon Joyner
Old Man:
Ramsay Williams
Holdsworthy:
Peter Marinker
Barboy/Morrison:
Nigel Lambert
Hagan:
David Valla
Waiter:
Timothy Peters
Secretary:
Norma Ronald

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