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with Susan Denny
Headlines and weather, a look at the papers, news for sports fans. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Mon FR ERIC DOYLE, OFM, Tues-Thurs THE REV JOHN RICHARDSON , Fri THE REV RICHARD HARRIES )
English Regions: see column 5
9.52 VHF Regional news, weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Denny
Unknown:
Mon Fr Eric
Unknown:
John Richardson
Unknown:
Richard Harries

Second Round. 11: Scotland LORDSHILL ACADEMY, ALLOA v South of England
COLLINGWOOD SCHOOL, CAMBERLEY
Questionmasters Tim Gudgin and Paddy Feeny
Questions set by ROY SMITH
Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS
(Repeated: Thursday 6.30 pm)
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Smith
Producer:
Geoffrey Perkins

medium only from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk till Two: a discussion on a matter of current concern.
1.0-2.2 News
Reading Your Letters.
Air Letter from Maiduauri: jill THEIS has gift problems when she returns to Nigeria.
' When My Husband told me he was " Gay ", 1 /elt eery Lonely '; just one of the many problems that may occur in a marriage in which one partner is homosexual. HEATHER FORM aini reports on an organisation that tries to help the ' straight ' partners. Emma by JANE austen
Read by PENELOPE KEITH (6) Editor WYN KNOWLES
(Penelope Keith is In 'The Apple Cart ' at the Phoenix Theatre, London)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Jill Theis
Unknown:
Heather Form
Read By:
Penelope Keith
Editor:
Wyn Knowles
Unknown:
Penelope Keith

A Study In Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dramatised for radio by Michael Hardwick.
An American is found dead in an empty house in the Brixton Road. Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard is puzzled. He consults Mr Sherlock Holmes, a rather eccentric young gentleman who, together with J. H. Watson MD, has recently taken up residence at 221B Baker Street.
BBC Birmingham
(First broadcast in 1974)

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes:
Robert Powell
Dr. Watson:
Dinsdale Landen
Insp. Lestrade:
John Hollis
Insp. Gregson:
Frederick Treves
Jefferson Hope:
Don Fellows
PC Rance:
John Samson
Mme Charpentier:
Madi Hedd
Alice Charpentier:
Carole Boyd
Mrs. Sawyer:
Nigel Lambert
Enoch J. Drebber:
Paul Maxwell
Stangerson:
Peter Whitman
Commissionaire:
Alan Dudley
Violinist:
Lionel Bentley
Written By:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised By:
Michael Hardwick
Produced By:
Roger Pine

Philip Howard goes to tht Archive Auction.
An imaginary sale of the BBC's Sound Archives attracts Philip Howard to browse through the catalogue and choose the recordings he would most like to own.
Producer JOHN knight
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Howard
Unknown:
Philip Howard

by P.G. Wodehouse
starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster
Adapted by Chris Miller

Contributors

Author:
P.G. Wodehouse
Adapted by:
Chris Miller
Producer:
Simon Brett
Jeeves:
Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster:
Richard Briers
Percy, Lord Worplesdon:
Peter Woodthorpe
Boko Fittleworth:
Jonathan Cecil
Edwin, the Boy Scout:
Denise Bryer
Stilton Cheesewright:
Michael Kilgarriff
Nobby Hopwood:
Rosalind Adams

by Oscar Wilde
with Maxine Audley, Fabia Drake, Timothy West and Rosalind Shanks
"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism."
(first broadcast in 1968)

Contributors

Written by:
Oscar Wilde
Produced By:
Ronald Mason
Lady Windermere:
Rosalind Shanks
Lord Windermere:
Peter Baldwin
Lord Darlington:
Timothy West
The Duchess of Berwick:
Fabia Drake
Lady Agatha:
Maureen Beck
Lady Plymdale:
Grizelda Hervey
Mrs Erlynne:
Maxine Audley
Lord Augustus:
Godfrey Kenton
Mr Dumby:
John Pullen
Mr Cecil Graham:
John Forrest
Mr Hopper:
Ian Thompson
Parker:
John Wyse

From southern Africa Bridget Bloom. Africa Correspondent of the Financial Times. talks to black and white Africans, leading politicians and ordinary people. They'll be telling her how they cope with the problems they face in their own countries and giving their views on the growing racial conflict which dominates the area.
Producer CAROLINE millington
(Renised repeat: Tues 11.35 am)

Troubles by j. G. FARRELL abridged for radio in 15 parts by JOY OSBORNE
Read by Denys Hawthorne (1) Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland - to the Hotel Majestic to claim his bride. His engagement proves short-lived; but succumbing to the narcotic charms of the Majestic he stays on and prepares to face the impending troubles of a summer in 1919. Producer Maurice leitcr

Contributors

Unknown:
J. G. Farrell
Read By:
Denys Hawthorne
Read By:
Major Brendan Archer

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