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with John Tlmpson In London and Brian Redhead In Manchester
At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with 7.25* and 8.25* VHF Regional News and Weather; and Thought for the Day at 7.45
This week: DR CAHAL DALY , Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois
Thought for the Day, a book of selections, 40p, from bookshops English Regions: see column 5

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tlmpson
Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
Dr Cahal Daly

who, together with Mavis Nicholson, Kenneth Robinson , Sheridan Morley and their guests, will be providing the incentive to face Monday morning once again, as they confront their foes and embrace their friends with elan. panache and their tongues firmly in their cheeks, at least half the time.
Producer HUGH PURCELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Mavis Nicholson
Unknown:
Kenneth Robinson
Unknown:
Sheridan Morley
Producer:
Hugh Purcell

After a bee has stung he dies, and yet a wasp lives to sting another day. Why is the bee at such a disadvantage'
The team answers another selection of your wildlife questions.
Introduced by BEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol

Contributors

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

Lunch Break by MARGARET NORTON BRIGGS Bead by Carleton Hobbs
'The worst thing about sharing a table is that you do have to hear other people's conversations ... whether you want to or not - you hear ... Producer BARBARA CROWTHER

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Norton Briggs
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Producer:
Barbara Crowther

medium wave onlu from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
Leisure and Pleasure: pursuits, entertainments and places to go.
A Bewildering Choice: ROY DAY attempts a guide to some DIY materials on the market today. 1: Which paint to use?
CALS: TERENCE KELLY Visits a centre that helps young girls who are homeless and penniless in London.
LAWRENCE JAMES reads
Helen with the High Hand by ARNOLD BENNETT (5) Editor WYN KNOWLES

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Roy Day
Unknown:
Terence Kelly
Unknown:
Arnold Bennett
Editor:
Wyn Knowles

by Dick Francis, abridged in ten parts and produced by Michael Bowen
Read by Jack Watson

Jonah Dereham, ex-jockey and now a rising bloodstock agent, is commissioned by a rich American woman. Kerry Sanders, to buy a horse as a birthday present for the son of a man she hopes to marry, He buys a horse called Hearse Puller, but there is an unpleasant surprise waiting for them in the car park after the sale...

BBC Bristol

Contributors

Author:
Dick Francis
Abridged by/Producer:
Michael Bowen
Reader:
Jack Watson

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

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
William Rushton
Unknown:
John Timpson
Unknown:
John Benson
Unknown:
John Davis
Producer:
Tony Luke

The Dark Labyrinth by GUY VAESEN, based on the novel by LAWRENCE DURRELL
A strangely assorted set of people on a Mediterranean cruise; a visit to a famous labyrinth on the island of Crete; and a confrontation with their private natures and fears that none had expected.
Produced and directed by MARGARET ETALL

Contributors

Novel By:
Lawrence Durrell
Directed By:
Margaret Etall
Lord Graecen:
Davidbird
Captain Baird:
John Rowe
Olaf Fearmax:
Malcolmhayes
Miss Dombey:
Norma Ronald
Jack Truman:
David Ryall
Elsie Truman:
Rosemary Leach
Campion:
Michael Shannon
Virginia Dale:
Rosalind Adams
Ruth Adams:
Helen Horton
Sir Juan Axelos:
Valentine Dyall
Hogarth/Guide:
David Graham
British Consul:
Godfrey Kenton
Ship's Captain:
Garard Green

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