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Presenters Brian Redhead and Libbv Purves
6.45' Prayer for the Day with CANON PETER COLEMAN
7.0, to Today's News Read by BRYAN MARTIN
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day

Contributors

Presenters:
Brian Redhead
Presenters:
Libbv Purves
Unknown:
Canon Peter Coleman
Unknown:
Bryan Martin

with Sue MacGregor Guest of the Week: the authority on pregnancy and childbirth, Sheila Kitzinger.
What Sort of Job: DAVID HAWKSWORTH looks at career guidance for school-leavers. My Ideal Home.
Diary of a Country Parish: ROBIN PAGE talks about last month in his
Cambridgeshire village. Dos, Don'ts and Dodges: sewing hints from BETTY FOSTER.
The Crimson Chalice by VICTOR CANNING abridged in 12 parts by DOREKN KSTALL
Read by MARTIN JARVIS (12) (Music: Herrmann's
Symphony): long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Kitzinger.
Unknown:
David Hawksworth
Unknown:
Betty Foster.
Unknown:
Victor Canning
Read By:
Martin Jarvis

Another Grey Day by ALISTAIR CHISHOLM
A man has reached his retirement day and is eagerly looking forward to some kind of farewell party. It slowly dawns on him that none of his colleagues has remembered.
Directed by GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Unknown:
Alistair Chisholm
Directed By:
Graham Gauld
Mr Grey:
Cyril Shaps
George:
Jonathan Scott
Peter:
Robin Browne
Managing Director:
Noel Johnson
Mrs Brown:
Gladys Spencer
Cashier:
Susan Sloman
Security man:
R. S. Campbell

International zoo vet David Taylor visits animals all over the world. In the third of six programmes he advises how not to give a chimpanzee a Micky Finn. Producer ANNE BLAIR GOULD BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
David Taylor
Unknown:
Micky Finn.
Producer:
Anne Blair

from the Chapel of St
John's College, Cambridge Responses (Thomas Tomkins )
Psalms: 59. 60. 61
(Flintoft. Garrett. Lloyd) First Lesson: Genesis 46 vv 26 to end and 47, vv 1-6 Canticles: Kenneth Andrews in G
Second Lesson:
Philippians 3, vv 3-21
Anthem: Salvator mundl (Thomas Tallis )
Director of Music
GEORGE GUEST
Organ student IAN SHAW

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Tomkins
Unknown:
Kenneth Andrews
Unknown:
Thomas Tallis

A musical quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SHRYANE
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden
In the Chair Steve Race Questions compiled by STEVE RACE
Executive producer BOBBY JAYE
(Repeated: Fri 12.27 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
John Amis
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

The Night of the Funny Hats
A selection of three short stories by EI.SPETH DAVIE 1: Pedestrian
Bead by Robert Trotter ' The cars far outnumbered other vehicles. And no pedestrian, as opposed to hitch-hiker, was ever seen here for it would be nearly impossible to arrive by foot. Any person unattached to a vehicle was as unlikely as being dropped from the skies. There was no place for him on the motorway.' Directed by MARILYN
IRELAND. BBC Scotland long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Trotter

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