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' Beery old superannuated reporters living in Fleet Street bedsits, doing all their stuff from the encyclopaedia and never getting nearer the country than the window-box of the local pub.'
Jeanine McMullen dispels this myth about the men who write the newspaper nature columns. In the first of three programmes, she talks to Ian Niall of Country Life*

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeanine McMullen
Unknown:
Ian Niall
Source: Radio Times
BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

medium only from 2.0
Introduced by Kate Adie
A View from the Continent: what's happening in the rest of Europe? What are they saying about what's happening to us? Two reporters discuss the way things are reflected in the European Press.
2.0-2.2 News
Alone in the Crowd: BERNARD JACKSON looks at a scheme to help people who find themselves isolated in a city. Reading Your Letters.
The Great Bean of China: ROY WHISKER talks to SUE MACGREGOR about his success with the soya bean.
Jalna by MAZO DE LA ROCHE abridged in 15 parts by BA MASON Read by John Glen (1)
The book which began the romantic saga of the Whiteoak family, English by origin, living in Canada during the 1920s. (Music: Sir Arnold Bax 's Symphony No 7, first movement - allegro)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Kate Adie
Unknown:
Bernard Jackson
Read By:
John Glen
Music:
Sir Arnold Bax
Source: Radio Times
BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Down Came a Blackbird by KEN BLAKESON
! He's taken a shine to you, has Arty. I wouldn't encourage him. He's a liability really. I joke about him, that's my way of not getting involved. Watch out or you'll be taking on more than you bargained for.'
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Blakeson
Directed By:
Tony Cliff
Ted:
Geoffrey Banks
Arty:
Dave Hill
Johnson:
John Jardine
Arthur:
Christian Rodska
Source: Radio Times
BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

...the happy knack of making unexpected and delightful discoveries - applied each Thursday by Fritz Spiegl in his A-Z of Musical Curios
D is for diddling, deliberate mistakes and diverse things

5.55 medium only Weather and programme news
VHF Regional news; weather

Contributors

Presenter:
Fritz Spiegl
Producer:
Andrew Mussett
Source: Radio Times
BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

(Repeated: Friday 1.30 pm)
BBC Birmingh m

Contributors

Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Pat Archer:
Patricia Gallimore
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Shula Archer:
Judy Bennett
Christine:
Lesley Saweard
Paul Johnson:
Leslie Dunn
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Prue Forrest:
Mary Dalley
Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Sid PerkS:
Alan Devereux
Polly Perks:
Hilary Newcombe
Martha Woodford:
Mollie Harris
Joby Woodford:
George Woolley
Source: Radio Times
BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Degrees of Marxism
The extent of extreme left-wing and radical influence in British education has been the subject of fierce debate in academic circles following the controversial report by Professor Julius Gould alleging Marxist and radical penetration of our universities and colleges. How widespread is Marxism in our institutions of higher education? Does it really matter? Is it endangering the liberal values of our society? To what extent are schools a target of radical thinkers and activists? A discussion chaired by Michael Charlton
Producer TOM READ

Contributors

Unknown:
Julius Gould
Unknown:
Michael Charlton
Producer:
Tom Read
Source: Radio Times

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