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Introduced by John Timpson and Brian Redhead 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 English Regions: see column 5

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Brian Redhead

from 9.20 am Jealousy
Jealousy is perhaps one of the most universal, painful and destructive of human emotions. How can we come to terms with it?
How can I help my little boy of nearly four? He's very jealous of his six-month-old baby sister. My husband gets into a rage if I talk to any other man for more than a moment or two, and I can't convince him he's no cause for jealousy.
Put your questions to Claire Rayner, advice columnist, and Dr Faith Spicer of the London Youth Advisory Centre.
In the Chair Sue MacGregor
Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Call [number removed] from 8.0 am

Contributors

Unknown:
Claire Rayner
Unknown:
Dr Faith Spicer

A pane] fame controlled by Nicholas Parsons in which Kenneth Williams Derek Nimmo , Peter Jones and Sheila Hancock try to talk on this and that, Devised by IAN MESSITER Producer JOHN LLOYD
(Repeated: Thursday 6.15 pm)
12.55
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
John Lloyd

from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor 'O My Sister, Light the Lamp'; 200 years after Independence, how far have American black women progressed? PAT ROWE reports.
2.0-2.2 News
Setting up Home - 2: the paperwork. Do you need a lawyer?
Sewing Snips and Tips from BETTY FOSTER - 2: problems with the waistline.
Leisure and Pleasure: pursuits, entertainments and places to go.
Lucky Jim (7)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Pat Rowe

A quiz devised by EDWARD Js MASON and TONY SHRYANE
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge
Ian Wallace and Denis Norden In the Chair Steve Race Questions compiled by STEVE RACE. BBC Birmingham
(Repeated: Thursday 12.27 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Js Mason
Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
John Amis
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Denis Norden

As a tribute to the great American singer and actor who died recently, the Radio 4 programme previously broadcast in 1974 is being repeated, and includes reminiscent anecdotes from
DAME PEGGY ASHCROFT and ELIZABETH WELCH
Introduced by PETER LEE Written and produced by TRAFFORD WHITELOCK

Contributors

Unknown:
Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Unknown:
Elizabeth Welch
Introduced By:
Peter Lee
Produced By:
Trafford Whitelock

by DAVID WHEELER
A dramatisation of the epic journey across Canada, made in 1819 by Captain John Frank lin, RN, in his attempt to embark upon the Polar Sea.
Radiophonic music and sound effects by PADDY KINGSLAND Of the Radiophonic Workshop
Producer CHRISTOPHER VENNING

Contributors

Unknown:
David Wheeler
Unknown:
Captain John Frank
Unknown:
Paddy Kingsland
Producer:
Christopher Venning
Narrator:
Astley Jones
Capt John Franklin RN:
Clifford Norgate
Adam:
Philip Reader
Robert Hood:
Steve Hodson
John Hepburn:
Chris Hallam-
George Back:
Peter Craze
John Richardson:
Crawford Logan
Perrault:
Christopher Bidmead
Michel:
Powell Jones

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More