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medium only from 9.40 Living with a Handicap
It is not easy anyway, but have you any idea how much exitra it costs?
My child is handicapped; am I entitled to an attendance allowance?
I Love my mother, who is nearly helpless, and want to keep her with me, but I'm. worn out. Is there any way I can simply get away for a holiday?
Put your own questions, comments and tips to our studio guests: Baroness Masham of Ilton speaks from personal experience of life in a wheelchair; Judith Stone is co-author of a handbook for parents with a handicapped child.
In the Chair Sue MacGregor Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Call [number removed]from 8.0 am
(Does He Take Sugar ...?, a new magazine for the handicapped, begins next Saturday on Radio 4 at 3.5 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Judith Stone

medium only
Did You Say Miss George? by DAVID WHITWORTH
From the very first Nick thought there was something odd about Miss George. Something enigmatic, you might say. How right he was!
Directed by DAVID JOHNSTON

Contributors

Unknown:
David Whitworth
Directed By:
David Johnston
Nick:
Peter Wickham
Maria:
Heather Bell
Newman:
Neville Jason
Mrs Weaver:
Grizelda Hervey

medium only from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Growing Up with Autism: ANNE OWEN visits a home for autistic adults.
Reading Your Letters.
2.0-2.2 News
Livestock Trade: hundreds of thousands of animals are exported ' live ' to Europe every year. ohrjstabel king talks to some of those who are central t,o this controversial trade.
An (Almost) Free Day -2: ANNE MACNAMARA with some off-beat places for family outings in Loind,on. The Princess Priseilla's Fortnight (12)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Anne Owen

Waxing Lyrical
Peter Clayton investigates some of the lyric writers' favourite themes in popular song.
Producer CHRISTINE HARDWICK
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Clayton
Producer:
Christine Hardwick

The last seven days put in a questionable way by Barry Norman to Alan Coren Gordon Honeycombe and surprise guests
Newsreader JOHN MARSH
Compiled and produced by DANNY GREENSTONE and JOHN LLOYD
(Repeated: Thursday 12.27 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Norman
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Gordon Honeycombe
Unknown:
John Marsh
Produced By:
Danny Greenstone
Produced By:
John Lloyd

A weekly series of poetry programmes compiled and presented by Patric Dickinson
Poems read by ELIZABETH BELL and SEAN BARRETT
Producer CHRISTOPHER VENNING

Contributors

Unknown:
Patric Dickinson
Read By:
Elizabeth Bell
Read By:
Sean Barrett
Producer:
Christopher Venning

For years the Church has used plays to express and stimulate concern. I'll Be Loving You by lAIN CRICHTON SMITH has that intention.
The part of Mrs Hughes is played by Eileen McCallum.
Introduced and produced by Douglas Aitken. BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Crichton Smith
Unknown:
Mrs Hughes
Played By:
Eileen McCallum.
Produced By:
Douglas Aitken.

Frederick Ashton and his Ballets
Michael Oliver looks at the prize-winning biography of Sir Frederick Asihton by DAVID VAUGHAN. Producer JOHN POWELL
9.59 Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Ashton
Unknown:
Michael Oliver
Unknown:
Frederick Asihton
Unknown:
David Vaughan.
Producer:
John Powell

written by ALAN SIMPSON and RAY GALTON , featuring Sidney James , Bill Kerr Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams , with special guest James Robertson Justice Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by WALLY STOTT. Producer
DENNIS MAIN WILSON

Contributors

Written By:
Alan Simpson
Written By:
Ray Galton
Unknown:
Sidney James
Unknown:
Bill Kerr
Unknown:
Hattie Jacques
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
James Robertson
Conducted By:
Wally Stott.
Unknown:
Dennis Main Wilson

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