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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 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; Today's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35* and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50 Mon-Thurs: REV RUTH PATTER-son, Assistant Minister at Gardenmore Presbyterian Church, Larne
English Regions: tee column 5

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson

Aided by Sheridan Morley, Mavis Nicholson, Lance Percival, 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.

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Baker
Unknown:
Sheridan Morley
Unknown:
Mavis Nicholson
Unknown:
Lance Percival
Unknown:
Kenneth Robinson
Unknown:
Fritz Spiegl
Producer:
Ian Gardhouse

If it takes a force of two ounces to push the sharpest needle through human skin - how does a bee that weighs so little sting us?
The team sharpens its wits to answer another selection of your wildlife questions.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol

Contributors

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

Spring Cleaning by IRIS MACFARLANE
Read by Ysanne Churchman
'She knew where she would start ... on the stack of Regimental News Letters.... Her husband would complain, but she didn't care ..."
Producer BARBARA CROWTHER

Contributors

Unknown:
Iris MacFarlane
Read By:
Ysanne Churchman
Producer:
Barbara Crowther

Presenter Mavis Nicholson The World of Work
With jobs hard to find MARGARET KORVING studies the market and looks at new opportunities in training and employment.
Your Money: what should you be doing with it now? Editor DENNIS LOWER

Contributors

Presenter:
Mavis Nicholson

from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
Sewing Snips and Tips from BETTY FOSTER - 1: how to get the correct fitting at the neck and on the shoulders.
(Also a current television series Dressmaker: BBC1 Sunday
9.45 am, BBC2 Friday 7.5 pm) Women in Crisis: DOROTHY BOND gave her son David one of her kidneys. BRENDA KIDMAN reports. MARTIN JARVIS reads Lucky Jim by KINGSLEY AMIS (6) Editor WYN KNOWLES

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Betty Foster
Unknown:
Brenda Kidman
Unknown:
Martin Jarvis
Unknown:
Lucky Jim
Editor:
Wyn Knowles

by JOHN LE CARRE abridged for radio in five parts by BERTHA LONSDALE
Read by Geoffrey Banks
The seemingly well-ordered life of a public school is shattered when a murder is committed in the home of a junior master. A former Intelligence Service man becomes curiously involved in the investigations because of his remote connection with a religious weekly newspaper.
BBC Manchester

Contributors

Author:
John Le Carre
Abridged by:
Bertha Lonsdale
Reader:
Geoffrey Banks
Producer:
Herbert Smith

The news magazine: presented by Robert Williams with PM's reporting team Editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Financial Report
VHF Regional news and weather
5.55 Weather, programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Robert Williams
Editor:
Derek Lewis

or How to identify a situation given a few obscure facts and a little lateral thinking.
Panellists: Sheila Hancock, Peter Jones, William Franklyn
Chairman: John Timpson
Hidden voice: John Benson
Compiled by John Davis
Producer Tony Luke

Contributors

Panellist:
Sheila Hancock
Panellist:
Peter Jones
Panellist:
William Franklyn
Chairman:
John Timpson
Hidden voice:
John Benson
Compiled by:
John Davis
Producer:
Tony Luke

Becket by JEAN ANOUILH adapted for broadcasting by ROGER PINE from the translation by LUCIENNE HILL with Ian Holm as Becket
David Buck as Henry II Peter Jeffrey as the Bishop of London
Sire, crush them now, or in five years' time there will be two Kings of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury and you. And in ten years' time there will be only one.'
Producer RONALD MASON

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Anouilh
Broadcasting By:
Roger Pine
Translation By:
Lucienne Hill
Unknown:
Ian Holm
Producer:
Ronald Mason
Gwendolen:
Patricia Gallimore
Archbishop of Canterbury:
Geoffrey Wincott
Bishop of York,:
Garard Green
Bishop of Oxford:
Antony Viccars
Baron:
Ralph Truman
Little Monk:
Roger Gale
Queen Mother:
Marjorie Westbury
Young Queen:
Kathleen Helme
Page:
David Brierley
Louis of France:
David March
The Pope:
Peter Pratt

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