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The world this morning: what Britain's getting up to, plus the news from anywhere on earth, introduced by Alan Watson and Desmond Lynam
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 VHF Regional news and weather; at
6.55 and 7.55 Weather and programme news. At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.27 and 8.27; Todays Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50 (Munday-Thursday): by TONY BLACK
Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Thought for the Day. a book of selections, 40p, from bookshops. English Regions: see column 5

Contributors

Introduced By:
Alan Watson
Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam
Unknown:
Tony Black
Editor:
Alastair Osborne

aided by Sheridan Morlev , Lance Percival , Esther Rant zen, Kenneth Robinson and Fritz Spiegl
Enjoy a mixture of argument, humour and music as they meet the personalities, preview the popular arts and discuss a theme of the week ahead.
Producer HUGH PURCELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheridan Morlev
Unknown:
Lance Percival
Unknown:
Esther Rant
Unknown:
Kenneth Robinson
Unknown:
Fritz Spiegl
Producer:
Hugh Purcell

Can dogs see colours? How are leathers attached to birdsf What is the purpose of the warthog's tails In some stick
Insects a male rarely, if ever, occurs - how does the species survive?
Just some of the teasers tackled by today's team of Wildlife experts.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE (Bristol)
Questions to Wildlife, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
John Harrison
Producer:
Dilys Breese

Presenter Nancy Wise
The Worry and Fear of Redundancy (ii): NANCY wise explores what aid is available to help you pay your mortgage, rent or hire-purchase commitments.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Editor DENNIS LOWER
Write to You and Yours, BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA

Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Selling in the Open Market: JANET BIRCHFIELD and RUTH RUNDLE run a stall.
The End of Middle-age Blues?: BARBARA MYERS looks at the pros and cons of hormone repLacement therapy. Mrs Beer 's Heuse by PATRICIA BEER abridged in ten parts by VIRGINIA BROWNE
Read by Penelope Lee (1)
An autobiographv oJ childhood In Devon in the early 1930s: membership of the Plymouth Brethren; ambitions to be a poet ...
(Music: ' 'In the Sweet Bye-and-Bye,' sung by the EASTERN SONGSTERS OF THE SALVATION ARMY. BRISTOL)
Deputy editor TERESA MCGONAGLE Editor WYN KNOWLES

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Janet Birchfield
Unknown:
Ruth Rundle
Unknown:
Barbara Myers
Unknown:
Mrs Beer
Unknown:
Virginia Browne
Read By:
Penelope Lee
Editor:
Teresa McGonagle
Editor:
Wyn Knowles

by FRITZ HOCHWALDER translated and adapted for radio by KITTY BLACK
with Alan Dobie, Julian Glover, John Rye, Stephen Thorne and Maureen O'Brien
' It is true - Satan is among us. But - can we repay what has been done to us? Where will revenge take us - will it not make us equal with the evil one? '
France: 1629
(Saturday's broadcast)

Contributors

Unknown:
Fritz Hochwalder
Radio By:
Kitty Black
Unknown:
Alan Dobie
Unknown:
Julian Glover
Unknown:
Stephen Thorne
Unknown:
Maureen O'Brien

A radio happening with Jimmy Edwards , Ted Hay
Arthur Askey. Cardew Robinson In the chair McDonald Hebley Special guest Nerys Hughes
From an idea by jimmy EDWARDS Producer EDWARD TAYLOR

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Ted Hay
Unknown:
Arthur Askey.
Unknown:
Cardew Robinson
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Producer:
Edward Taylor

Micheal Mac Liamm61r tells the story of his life in five readings from his autobiographical works. 5: Oscor
In 1960 the Irish actor presented his one-man shew on Wilde, The Importance of Being Oscar, at the Dublin Theatre Festival. It was an enormous success. Tonight he describes his adventures when be took it on tour.
Producer MICHAEL HEFFERNAN (Northern Ireland)

Contributors

Producer:
Michael Heffernan

by Jill Hyem
with Angela Pleasence and Penelope Lee

Society's attitude towards homosexuality has become more tolerant over the last few years, at any rate so far as men are concerned. But with women it's a different matter: it seems that most of us find the idea of a relationship between two women totally unacceptable.
(Rptd: next Sunday 2.30 pm)

Contributors

Writer:
Jill Hyem
Producer:
Jane Graham
Molly:
Jill Brooke
Carol:
Angela Pleasence
Leah:
Penelope Lee
Don:
Paul Chapman
Sorcha:
Patricia Leventon
Sam:
Leueen Willoughby
Eva:
Barrie Shore
Kate:
Liane Aukin
Mrs Riley:
Sheelah Wilcocks
Waiter:
John Bill
Barbie:
Cherry Gilliam
Club Manager:
Stephen Thorne
Priest:
Paul Gaymon
Marge:
Diana Robson

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