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Aided and abetted by Kenneth Robinson , Fritz Spiegl , Mavis Nicholson , Sheridan Morley and their guests. The weekly mixture of argument, music and wit that's specially intended to chase away that Monday morning feeling.
Producer IAN GARDHOUSE

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Kenneth Robinson
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Fritz Spiegl
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Mavis Nicholson
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Sheridan Morley
Producer:
Ian Gardhouse

Cold weather and our birds-green flowers - deer and their antlers - your letters - and the wildlife sound competition. Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol

Contributors

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

from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor 1 Sextuplets! ' Mrs Susan Rosenkowitz gave birth to the only surviving sextuplets in the world in January 1974 in Cape Town. Today she talks about her six two-year-olds; and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyin London comments.
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
A Maid of Honour: Glenda Jackson talks to GORDON GOW about acting in general and in particular about her latest film release The Maids.
Consumer Commentary: NORMAN TOZER.
Images of Rose (9) Editor WYN KNOWLES

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
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Mrs Susan
Talks:
Glenda Jackson
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Gordon Gow
Editor:
Wyn Knowles

Death on the Nile by AGATHA CHRISTIE abridged in 12 parts by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by Anna Massey
1: Passengers, Pearls and Poirot
As a tribute to the late Dame Agatha Christie , one of the world's greatest writers of crime stories, Radio 4 presents one of her most intriguing and baffling cases, in which the indefatigable Hercule Poirot sets about solving an alarming number of murders which all take place amidst, the exotic riches of Egypt.
Producer MARTIN JENKINS

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Agatha Christie
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Donald Bancroft
Read By:
Anna Massey
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Agatha Christie
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Hercule Poirot
Producer:
Martin Jenkins

or How to identify a situation given a few obscure facts and a little lateral thinking. Panellists:
Sheila Hancock , Peter Jones Arianna Stassinopoulos
Chairman John Timpson Hidden voice JOHN BENSON Compiled by JOHN DAVIS Producer TONY LUKE

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Sheila Hancock
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Peter Jones
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Arianna Stassinopoulos
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John Timpson
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John Benson
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John Davis
Producer:
Tony Luke

SYMPATHETIC VISITOR: Poor dear Mr Smith , how he must suffer with all that sneezing and coughing!
MRS SMITH : He does. indeed: but you can't think how it amuses the baby:
In the second of two programmes Richard Stilgoe continues his sidelong glance at what made the Victorians laugh. The songs of the music-hall, the polished wit of sophisticated dons. the oaths and invective of the hackney-cab drivers, or the quips of society hostesses, were often cruel. for beneath the sentimentality of the age was a hard streak and the ' collapse of stout party ' gave endless amusement.
Taking part:
JUDY BENNETT , ANNABEL BUNT CHARLES COLLINGWOOD Based on the book by RONALD PEARSALL
Producer JOHN KNIGHT

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Mr Smith
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Mrs Smith
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Richard Stilgoe
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Judy Bennett
Book By:
Ronald Pearsall
Producer:
John Knight

by the 17th-century biographer and antiquarian John Aubrey : the Radio Premiere to celebrate the 350th anniversary of his birth, starring
Roy Dotrice as John Aubrey Compiled by PATRICK GARLAND
John Aubrey , who was born in March 1626, is now acknowledged as one of the foremost memoirists of his day. Although little has been known of him outside specialist literary circles until comparatively recently, Roy Dotrice 's virtuoso performance of his work has established him as a fascinating, witty, bawdy commentator on the events and, more particularly, the leading personalities of his time.
Producer ROGER PINE BBC Birmingham

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John Aubrey
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Roy Dotrice
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John Aubrey
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Patrick Garland
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John Aubrey
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Roy Dotrice

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