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Presenters John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE RT REV MGR JOHN CROWLEY
6.55, 7.55 Weather forecast
7.0. 8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.20 Your Letters
7.25*. 8.25* Sport
7.30. 8.30 News Summary
7.45* Thought for the Day

Contributors

Presenters:
John Timpson
Presenters:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
Mgr John
Read By:
Pauline Bushnell

What Future at 16 Plus? With more than half the nation's 16, 17 and 18-year olds jobless, what are your best options at 16? Staying on at school or going to college? Will the family suffer financial hardship? What will the new Youth Training Scheme offer?
Put your question or comment to
Geoffrey Holland. Director of the Manpower Services
Commission. and Ray Hurst , Principal Careers Officer in Cleveland.
Teresa McGonagle is in the Chair.
Produced by the Woman's Hour unit
Lines open from 8.0 am (Wavelength Youth
Training Scheme special, Thurs 11.35 am R4 VHF)

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Holland.
Unknown:
Ray Hurst

How do woodworm navigate inside a block of wood? The naturalists bore their way into the file of wildlife questions. Presented by Derek Jones Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Sot 3.5 pm) long wave only

Contributors

Presented By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
John Harrison

with Jenni Mills , including With Your Belongings on Your Back: SIMON CALDER looks at ways of working abroad, from grape picking to teaching English Matters (14)
Family Matters (14) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Mills
Unknown:
Simon Calder

by Brian Hughes, with Graham Roberts as Vic, Colin Meredith as Fozz
Vic Oldenthorpe's race against the Great Tell Mountaineering Club to the top of Crunton's Crag. "This is the one place, the only place where I've ever been in charge. Just me, on the rock. No charge-hand, no overlookers, no nosy blokes from the office, nobody moving you on 'cause you've a bit of muck under your finger nails."
BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Writer:
Brian Hughes
Director:
Vanessa Whitburn
Vic:
Graham Roberts
Fozz:
Colin Meredith
Jane:
Kathryn Hurlbutt
Don:
Graham Seed
Alec:
Tim Brierley

A portrait of London's night cleaners written and presented by Clare Taylor
When most of the city Is going home, the night cleaners commence battle against London grime.
Normally invisible and unsung, the cleaners take this chance to describe their nights on the town. Producer
MARGARET WINDHAM

Contributors

Presented By:
Clare Taylor
Producer:
Margaret Windham

On 29 May Bob Hope celebrated his 80th birthday. Bob Monkhouse narrates and presents an affectionate tribute to this great comedian.
The Classic BobHope The last of four programmes looks at the private Bob Hope and asks. is he ever off-stage? Research and script by MARTYN PEDRICK
Producer RICHARD EDIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Hope
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Bob Hope
Script By:
Martyn Pedrick
Producer:
Richard Edis

Presented by Martan Foster
The British Youth Choir conductor MICHAEL BREWER include the spiritual that relates how ' Ezekiel saw the wheel '.
The Bruton School for Girls Chamber Choir conductor JONATHAN PALMER asks - In song - ' What vou gonna call your pretty little baby? ' and play children's games in Hungarian.
Producer UN CARSON BBC Bristol

Contributors

Presented By:
Martan Foster
Conductor:
Michael Brewer
Conductor:
Jonathan Palmer

Portugal and the Age of Discovery
Paul Allen reports from the 17th Council of Europe' Arts, Science and Culture' exhibition - a celebration, set in Lisbon's most magnificent buildings, of the Renaissance science and culture that helped establish Portugal as Europe's first seaborne empire.
Producer PHILIP JORDAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Producer:
Philip Jordan

by William Ingram
Vincent Price presents Hywel Bennett, John Quayle, Elizabeth Proud

Who can foresee the danger when research scientist, Richard Atkins, tries out his advanced theories of human behaviour and child development on his newly-born son?

(John Quayle is in "Noises Off" at the Savoy Theatre, London)

Contributors

Writer:
William Ingram
Director:
John Dyas
Richard:
Hywel Bennett
Rachel:
Elizabeth Proud
David:
John Quayle

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