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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

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Timpson
Introduced By:
Brian Redhead

With MARGARET KORVING
The second in a series of six programmes about people who have achieved their personal objectives.
Perception does not depend on sight: Jane Flnnis is a near-blind news reporter.

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Korving
Unknown:
Jane Flnnis

Presenter George Luce including MOLLY PRICE-OWEN , SUE COOK and DICK WATKINSON with the BBC Shopping Basket. 'he weekend's best buys and all the news that affects consumers.

Contributors

Presenter:
George Luce
Unknown:
Molly Price-Owen
Unknown:
Dick Watkinson

from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
It Grew. like Topsy ANNE CATCHPOLE Visits THE KENNEDYS, who have a thriving business in Lewes, producing kits for the home dressmaker.
A Disc or Two: PETER CLAYTON with a review of some of the latest issues.
Answer and Comment. ROSALIND SHANKS reads Images of Rose by ANNA GILBERT (2)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Peter Clayton
Unknown:
Rosalind Shanks

Learned Friends
Four plays about the legal profession, set in Chambers in the North.
2: No Room for Sentiment by JAMES FAIRFAX
Adrian Hull finds himself defending an old friend who is accused of spying. His client astounds him, not Only by admitting his guilt, but because he is convinced that he will get off scot-free.
Producer ALFRED BRADLEY BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
James Fairfax
Unknown:
Adrian Hull
Producer:
Alfred Bradley
Harry Kingsley, qc:
Geoffrey Banks
Adrian Hull:
Peter John
Alfred Dinsdale:
John Blythe
John Bould:
Ronald Herdman
Bob Goodall:
Russell Dixon
Karl Newman:
Paul Webster
Anna Holzer:
Carolyn Pickles
Dr ZittldU:
Daphne Oxenford
Herr Stiefel:
Ronald Herdman

Contributors

Writer:
William Smethurst
Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Jennifer Macy:
Angela Piper
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Pat Archer:
Patricia Gallimore
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Shula Archer:
Judy Bennett
Christine:
Lesley Saweard
Laura Archer:
Gwenda Wilson
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Carol Tregorran:
Anne Cullen
John Tregorran:
Simon Lack
Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Polly Perks:
Hilary Newcombe
Nora McAuley:
Julia Mark
Jethro Larkin:
George Hart
Neil Carter:
Brian Hewlett
Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Woman:
Nancy Gower

A portrait of Lauritz Melchior , 1890-1973, written and narrated by CAROLE ROSEN
He recommended singing in the bath as the best means of achieving flexibility of tone and exhorted not only singers but all those who wished to speak well to ' smile with the voice as well as the face.' with the voice of BASIL moss as Sir Hugh Walpole
Producer WALTER ACOSTA
(Repeated: Friday, 11.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Lauritz Melchior
Unknown:
Carole Rosen
Unknown:
Basil Moss
Unknown:
Sir Hugh Walpole
Producer:
Walter Acosta

NATO and the Uncertain Balance
Presented by Laurence Martin , Professor of War Studies aK King's College, London
Fears about the future of detente have been underlined by the failure of the Russians to keep their Helsinki promises. by the increase in United States defence expenditure. and by the operations in Angola. All this has once more brought into question the military capability of NATO to face up to the Warsaw Pact countries.
Are the West's defences, both nuclear and conventional, sufficiently strong and sufficiently integrated? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
Producer GREVILLE HAVENHAND

Contributors

Presented By:
Laurence Martin

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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