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Barry Norman introduces Radio 4 60-minute world-wide look at the weekend: including at
7.50 Travel news and What's On; Weather and programme news at 7.55. (Barry Norman introduces Celebration, Wed, 7.30 pm) At 8.0
News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 8.30*; Papers at 8.40'

Contributors

Introduces:
Barry Norman
Introduces:
Barry Norman

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 DAVID WOOD
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
GERARD EVANS reviews what the weeklies have to say: illustrations read by EDWARD COLE Narrator SHEILA TRACY
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
DAVID WALTER , ANNE SLOMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
David Wood
Unknown:
Gerard Evans
Read By:
Edward Cole
Producers:
Paddy O'Keeffe
Unknown:
David Walter

Presenter Judith Chalmers
The Person My Childhood Made Me: RUTH PITTER talks to ELIZABETH WEBB about some lessons that lasted.
What the European papers say.
Jumble Sales: SALLY MORETON takes a look at who goes to them and what they actually buy.
The week in Woman's Hour.
Tally-Ho' -or No?: MIKE HART -LEY-BREWER looks at the work of the League Against Cruel Sports
Norfolk Child by JANE WHITE abridged by .ANN REES JONES read by EILEEN ATKINS (1)

Contributors

Presenter:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Elizabeth Webb
Unknown:
Sally Moreton
Unknown:
Mike Hart
Read By:
Eileen Atkins

by Jan Needle
'You'll make this town a laughing stock. Grey. A simple, bloody, murder of a harmless and innocent girl... and you dither... If someone does not swing soon I hope you will do me the honour to resign. For you'll not survive it, Grey.'
(Leeds)

Contributors

Writer:
Jan Needle
Producer:
Tony Cliff
Sarah Giddings:
Stephanie Turner
Thomas Clark:
Peter Bourke
Grey:
John Rowe
Constable Lawton:
John Hollis
Harvey:
Geoffrey Banks
Sir Charles:
David Marlowe
Timothy Smith:
Sean Barrett

Introduced by John Dunn
Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN with NIGEL LAMBERT. ..10 MANNING WILSON , and GARARD GREEN .Producer MICHAEL ROUE
4.5* Dial a Scientist
Puzzled by those scientific questions that don'seem to have answers? Send them on a pc (giving your name, age and phone number) to 4th Dimension, BBC, Broadcasting House. London W1A 4WW.
Regulars Patrick Moore and Professor Eric Laithwaite. who have answers to just about anything, are joined as usual by a special guest.
In the chair Paddy Feeny Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT
4.30* Five Children and It by E. NESBIT. who died 50 years ago this year.
Abridged in five parts and read by David Davis
1: Beautiful as the Day
' It ' was a Psammead, which looked a little like a monkey, but had eyes which came out on stalks like a snail's, and it was furry all over. Five children found it when they were digging in a sandpit. Producer PEGGY BACON
4.50* In Daily Use
GWYN RICHARDS discovers how everyday things get to us.
1: Milk. Producer DAVID SHUTE -Editor GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Dunn
Unknown:
Alexander Guyan
Unknown:
Nigel Lambert.
Unknown:
Manning Wilson
Unknown:
Garard Green
Producer:
Michael Roue
Unknown:
Patrick Moore
Unknown:
Professor Eric Laithwaite.
Unknown:
Paddy Feeny
Producer:
Michael Bright
Unknown:
E. Nesbit.
Read By:
David Davis
Producer:
Peggy Bacon
Producer:
David Shute
Editor:
Graham Gauld

The novel by A.H.Z. Carr, adapted for radio by Bloke Modisane
with Norman Beaton, Nadia Cattouse, Blain Fairman, Mona Hammond, Kerry Francis

There has been a murder in the beautiful Caribbean island of St Caro. An American tourist is found dead in his hotel room, and the prime suspect is Dave Maubee - outlaw, Casanova and local hero. Police Chief Xavier Brooke has his doubts - but the Governor has ordered 'Bring in Maubee - dead or alive.'
Isabel's songs arranged and accompanied on the guitar by Tommy Eytle
Producer BETTY DAVIES

Contributors

Novel By:
A. H. Z. Carr
Radio By:
Bloke Modisane
Unknown:
Norman Beaton
Unknown:
Nadia Cattouse.
Unknown:
Blain Fairman
Unknown:
Mona Hammond
Unknown:
Kerry Francis
Unknown:
Dave Maubee
Unknown:
Casa Nova
Unknown:
Xavier Brooke
Unknown:
Tommy Eytle
Producer:
Betty Davies
Isabel:
Nadia Cattouse
Judge/Ford/Dr Jeffers:
Tommy Eytle
Xavier Brooke:
Norman Beaton
The Governor:
Alan Dudley
Ted Motley:
Blain Fairman
Walter Searle:
Don Fellows
Mrs Dillon:
Carole Boyd
Percy:
Paul Carter
Dr Richardson:
Kerry Francis
Mrs Searle:
Madi Hedd
Mrs Peters:
Mona Hammond
Mrs Keys:
Pauline Letts
Dr Evans:
Trader Faulkner
Pablo/Pedro Melendez:
Kenneth Gardnier
Inez:
Elizabeth Morgan
Capt Morino:
Aleksander Browne
Dave Maubee:
Frank Cousins

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