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Presenter Harry Carpenter London Marathon: as the final build-up takes place for tomorrow's unique race involving 7,500 runners. a glimpse behind the scenes and a chance to meet some of the personalities.
Racing: LORD OAKSEY surveys the current scene and previews today's big race, the 120,000 Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster. Cricket: DON MOSEY looks back on the first day's play in the Fourth Test and rounds up the other news from Antigua.
A Radio Sport and as production

Contributors

Presenter:
Harry Carpenter

Introduced by Bernard Talk with help from NIGEL coombs and ERIC tobitt taking a critical look at holiday travel and the leisure scene,
Producer JENNY MARSHALL Editor GEOFF DOBSON

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Introduced By:
Bernard Talk
Unknown:
Nigel Coombs
Producer:
Jenny Marshall
Editor:
Geoff Dobson

A panel game whose unruly members are occasionally kept in disorder by the Chairman g Nicholas Parsons g and in which u Kenneth Williams à Clement Freud ."S Peter Jones and Aimi Macdonald endeavour to prevent each other from talking for Just a Minute on this or that.
Devised by IAN MESSITER Producer DAVID HATCH
(Repeated: Mon 7.20 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news

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Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Aimi MacDonald
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Producer:
David Hatch

Christopher Tugendhat , The Rt Hon
Barbara Castle , mep, John Palmer and David Curry , mep. from the European
Parliament Building, Brussels
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only

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Unknown:
Christopher Tugendhat
Unknown:
Barbara Castle
Unknown:
John Palmer
Unknown:
David Curry

Selected and edited by NESTA PAIN with Angela Down as Naida Tiernay
When the Great War ended Naida Tiernay decided to travel. She placed an advertisement in The Times offering her services as a governess and found herself on Christmas Eve 1919 disembarking at Rangoon to begin a journey of 750 miles into the heart of Burma.
Over the next two-and-a-half years in letters home she described in vivid and amusing detail the day-today life of a Forest Officer and his family in a remote outpost of the British Empire.
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK long wave only

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Unknown:
Angela Down
Unknown:
Naida Tiernay
Producer:
Alan Haydock

In the last of three programmes Dr Anthony Clare explores the influence of blood relationships.
Brothers and Sisters
Speakers include Dannie Abse, David Lloyd, Thetis Blacker and Rose Gamble Producer SHIRLEY DU BOULAY long wave only

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Unknown:
Dr Anthony Clare
Unknown:
Dannie Abse.
Unknown:
David Lloyd
Unknown:
Thetis Blacker
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Shirley du Boulay

The Dancing Faun by PAUL BRYERS with Alison Steadman as Kate Peter Howell as Stratton Ann Firbank as Helen Paul Herzberg as Steve David McAlister as Dominic Kate and Janice are spending a peaceful day out in the heart of the Sussex countryside.
While looking around an old church, Janice accidentally bumps into an ' old flame ' - a local mp. His curious behaviour arouses their suspicion and with nothing better to do, they decide to make a few inquiries. Then Janice disappears ... with JOHN WEBB and ALAN DUDLEY Directed by CHERRY COOKSON
(Repeated: Mon 3.2 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Bryers
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Alison Steadman
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Kate Peter Howell
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Stratton Ann Firbank
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Helen Paul Herzberg
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Steve David McAlister
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Dominic Kate
Unknown:
John Webb
Unknown:
Alan Dudley
Directed By:
Cherry Cookson
Janice:
Jane Knowles
Prebble:
Geoffrey Matthews
Yvette Devreux:
Pauline Letts
Mr Langham:
Cyril Shaps

A Portrait of John Donne by PETER PORTER with John Shrapnel as John Donne
John Donne died 350 years ago on 31 March 1631. His life was characterised by extremes; youthful flamboyance at Lincoln's' Inn and a promising ; political career came to a swift end after Donne's secret marriage to the Lord Keeper's niece in 1601. Yet after years of poverty and isolation.
Donne became Dean of St Paul 's and one of England's most popular and celebrated preachers. His writing - from the most passionate love poems to the sober doubts and admonitions of the religious sonnets and sermons-reflects the drama and turmoil of Donne's life.
Narrator Michael Thomas Directed by MARGARET WINDHAM
(Repeated: Mon 11.5 am) (The Poetrv of John Donne : Tues 7.0 pm R3)

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Unknown:
John Donne
Unknown:
Petkr Porter
Unknown:
John Shrapnel
Unknown:
John Donne
Unknown:
John Donne
Unknown:
St Paul
Narrator:
Michael Thomas
Directed By:
Margaret Windham
Unknown:
John Donne

are Alan and Dave Sealey. They collect and sing, in a modern and unique style, the forgotten songs of the music-hall.
In the second of four programmes they take a look at that marvellous institution, marriage, ' where you start off ringing her finger, and finish up wringing her neck '.
Producer mike craig BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Sealey.

In four programmes,
Ion Trewin presents a series of portraits of the creators of the Clubland Heroes - heroes who are still often portrayed in the cinema and on television and were the forerunners of James Bond.
2: Dornford Yates
Producer JOHN KNIGHT
(Revised repeat)

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Unknown:
Ion Trewin
Unknown:
James Bond.
Producer:
John Knight

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