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Brian Redhead in Manchester and Nigel Rees in London At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today, including Sports News and Today's Papers; at 7.25* and 8.25* VHF Regional News and weather; and Thought for the Day at 7.45* Editor MIKE CHANEY
English Regions: see column 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Editor:
Mike Chaney

mediumwaveonly The Fly-Paper by ELIZABETH TAYLOR
Read by Cecile Chevreau
' " I hope you don't mind me chatting to you," the man said to Sylvia. " I am fond of children. I am known as being good with them ..." '
Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Taylor
Read By:
Cecile Chevreau
Producer:
Pamela Howe

from 2.0 Introduced from Glasgow by Mary Marquis
Scottish Guest: Tam Dalyell , mp, political maverick and anti-devolutionist.
2.0-2.2 News
Schooling for the Disabled: LIZ TAYLOR reports on an experimental move to integrate mentaUy and physically handicapped children into the life of a primary school. ' How do we rate? ': a Highland hotelier and his wife submit their establishment to the eagle eye of an AA inspector. Travelling Dentists: inniis and JOYCE FAR-PAR take a mobile surgery round the Scottish Highlands. BBC Scotland
Night Without Stars (5)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Marquis
Unknown:
Tam Dalyell
Unknown:
Liz Taylor

Story: Mary Mary has a Photograph Taken by JOAN G. ROBINSON Presenters AURIOL SMITH and SEAN BARRETT
Written by RACHAEL BIRLEY Producer DAN GARRETT Editor JENYTH WORSLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Mary
Unknown:
Joan G. Robinson
Presenters:
Auriol Smith
Unknown:
Sean Barrett
Written By:
Rachael Birley
Producer:
Dan Garrett
Editor:
Jenyth Worsley

An Item on the Agenda by KEN METHOLD
' All I'm saying is that in the village they have to work together as a mutual help society. Leprosy is a horrible disease, but it does not make people totally incapable. The only way to really help them is to encourage them to overcome their handicaps. It does them no good to let them sit around in a hospital all day, feeling sorry for themselves. How would you rather spend the rest of your life? Imprisoned in an institution, your every movement and action governed by rules devised for administrative convenience, or in an ordinary self-regulating community ...? '
Also taking part: ROD BEACHAM WALTER HALL , JEFFREY SEGAL
IRENE SUTCLIFFE , JAMES THOMASON Produced and directed by JOHN THEOCHARIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Beacham Walter Hall
Unknown:
Jeffrey Segal
Unknown:
Irene Sutcliffe
Directed By:
John Theocharis
Len Williams:
Stephen Murray
John Hughes:
Peter Egan
Suchitra Hughes:
Elizabeth Proud
Morrison:
Stephen Thorne
Thai Doctor:
Paul Meier
Lady Chairman:
Mary Wimbush
Mrs Wilson:
Joan Matheson

A spontaneous discussion by Graham Day
Lady Howe Tom Jackson and The Bishop of Liverpool Chairman David Jacobs from Merseyside
Producer MICHAEL BOWEN BBC Bristol
(Rptd: Sat 1.15 pm; Mon 11.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Lady Howe Tom Jackson
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

Of Mice and Men by JOHN STEINBECK abridged in eight parts by JOY OSBORNE. Read by PAUL MEIER (final instalment)
Producer GRAHAM GAULD
(Starting on Monday: Cranford by Mrs Gaskell )

Contributors

Unknown:
John Steinbeck
Read By:
Paul Meier
Producer:
Graham Gauld
Unknown:
Mrs Gaskell

Bill Wallis , Chris Emmett David Tate and Bill McGuffle at the piano take a late-night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side.
Script by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH and ALASTAIR BEATON with ANDY HAMILTON , MARTIN SMITH and WILL ADAMS, BARRY PILTON and others
Producer MARTIN fisheh
(Repeated: Saturday 5.30 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Chris Emmett
Unknown:
David Tate
Unknown:
Bill McGuffle
Script By:
Colin Bostock-Smith
Script By:
Alastair Beaton
Unknown:
Andy Hamilton
Unknown:
Martin Smith
Unknown:
Barry Pilton

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