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Tony Lewis introduces his magazine programme of sport, featuring
Wimbledon: a look back at the surprises of the first week and interviews with the players and personalities still involved.
Cycling: as the world's most gruelling race continues, PHIL LIGGETT reports on the Tour de France.
Racing: JOHN OAKSEY assesses the day's cards. where the highlight is the Northumberland Plate.
Plus the rest of the news at home and abroad. A Radio Sport and 01 production

Contributors

Introduces:
Tony Lewis
Unknown:
John Oaksey

Introduced by Bernard Falk , with help from
NIGEL COOMBS and SUSAN MARLING.
Producer JENNY MARSHALL Editor IRENE MALLIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Falk
Unknown:
Nigel Coombs
Unknown:
Susan Marling
Producer:
Jenny Marshall
Editor:
Irene Mallis

The last seven days put in a questionable way by Chairman Simon Hoggart to the panel including Alan Coren
Richard Ingrams and Bel Mooney
Written and compiled by JOHN LANGDON Producer
DANNY GREENSTONE
(Repeated: Mon 6.30 pm)
12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Hoggart
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Richard Ingrams
Unknown:
John Langdon
Producer:
Danny Greenstone

Spinoza's Day by DAVE SHEASBY
Albert Beck achieves his life's ambition when he acquires an African puff adder. He takes it along to his local radio station where he does a weekly pets corner spot. The snake produces a memorable broadcast.
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Sheasby
Directed By:
Tony Cliff
Albert Beck:
Roger Rowland
Woman customer:
Meg Johnson
Martha:
Sue Jenkins
Perry Masterton:
Charles Foster

As the deadline approaches (30 June) for the public response to the Government's Green Paper on trade union practice, Industrial
Correspondent Nicholas Jones looks for guidance at trade union rights and restrictions in other countries.
A Radio News production by ADAM RAPHAEL

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Jones
Production By:
Adam Raphael

Some of the poetry requested by Radio 4 listeners. The last in the series, presented by P. J. Kavanagh
Readers BARBARA JEFFORD HUGH BURDEN and DOUGLAS LEACH
Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol

Contributors

Presented By:
P. J. Kavanagh
Presented By:
Readers Barbara Jefford
Presented By:
Douglas Leach
Producer:
Brian Patten

by PAUL CHAND
An episode in the life of Rachmaninov.
1912: Marietta Shaginian , a young Russian poetess, writes to her favourite musician,
Sergei Rachmaninov. Their correspondence and subsequent friendship leads to the creation of the composer's most beautiful song cycles.
Directed by PAT TRUEMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Chand
Unknown:
Marietta Shaginian
Unknown:
Sergei Rachmaninov.
Directed By:
Pat Trueman
Sergei Rachmaninov:
Lewis Fiander
Marietta Shaginian:
Angharad Rees
Narrator:
Graham Faulkner

Presenter Marilyn Alan A magazine of special interest to disabled listeners with country-wide news and views on all matters of concern to them and their families. Editor MARLENE PEASE
Citizens' Advice Bureau
Phone-in: Monday 2.0-4.0 pm, [number removed]Ext 2531

Contributors

Presenter:
Marilyn Alan
Editor:
Marlene Pease

Country House Mystery by GUY MEREDITH with Successful author Max Hanfmann dies whilst writing his latest book. His family, greedy for the royalties, secretly employ a hack writer to complete the work. It is not long before he begins to suspect that
Hanfmann's death was not from natural causes. Directed by CHERRY COOKSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Hanfmann
Sharp:
James Laurenson
Marion:
Caroline Blakiston
Richard:
Peter Jeffrey
Wallace Keyes:
Roger Hammond
Jackie:
Christine Absalom
Paul Kidd:
Christopher Scott
Max Hanfmann:
Malcolm Hayes

Four programmes about famous books and authors

Edward Blishen discusses Cervantes' masterpiece with extracts read by John Franklyn-Robbins as Don Quixote, Trevor Peacock as Sancho Panza, David Mahlowe as Cervantes.
BBC Manchester

Contributors

Presenter:
Edward Blishen
Reader/Don Quixote:
John Franklyn-Robbins
Reader/Sancho Panza:
Trevor Peacock
Reader/Cervantes:
David Mahlowe
Producer:
Stanley Williamson

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