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Presented by Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor
6.30, 7.30, 8.30 News Summary
6.45* Business News With TOM TICKELL
7.0,8.0 Today's News
Read by DAVID HITCHINSON
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
With GARRY RICHARDSON
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JUUAN HOLLAND

Contributors

Presented By:
Peter Hobday
Presented By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Tom Tickell
Read By:
David Hitchinson
Unknown:
Garry Richardson
Editor:
Juuan Holland

by JIM ELDRIDGE starring 6: Language Unit featuring
A difficult day for Mr Beeston , in which a proposed unit for immigrant children produces more heat than the school central heating system.
Producer JOHN FAWCETT WILSON
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim Eldridge
Unknown:
Mr Beeston
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson
Eric Brown:
Peter Davison
Mr Beeston, the Headmaster:
James Grout
Mr Holliday (Deputy Head):
Tom Watson
Mrs Stone (School Secretary):
Margaret John
Miss Lewis:
Marlene Sidaway
Mr Long:
And Paul Copley
Mr ROSS:
Nick Stringer
Miss Sope:
Valerie Murray
Engineer:
Johnny Wade
Tommy:
Desmond Askew
Janet:
Pru Oliver
Maria:
Samantha Cahill

1.55 Listening Corner
This week: Whatever the Weather
With Ian McCaskill as The Weatherman and Molly Weir as The Weatherlady
Presented by Paul Coia

2.5 Playtime
Presented by Jane Morgan and Andrew Branch

2.40 Astronomy: The Astronomers
Presented by Heather Couper
(RV)

Contributors

Presenter (Listening Corner):
Paul Coia
Producer (Listening Corner):
Mary Kalemkerian
The Weatherman:
Ian McCaskill
The Weatherlady:
Molly Weir
Presenter (Playtime):
Jane Morgan
Presenter (Playtime):
Andrew Branch
Producer (Playtime):
Sheila Fraser
Writer (Astronomy):
Julian Ravest
Presenter (Astronomy):
Heather Couper

Introduced by Liz Mardall Mickey Mouse has a lot to answer for.... Walt Disney's creations have coloured our view of the cartoon film, now 100 years old. In the International Year of Animation ANNA LANDAU looks at a field in which women - and especially British women - have a tradition of success. The Summer of the Barshinskeys Part 2 (11) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS

Contributors

Introduced By:
Liz Mardall
Introduced By:
Mickey Mouse
Editor:
Sandra Chalmers

Schoolgirls' Own
Five ripping tales by famous gym-slip authoresses, selected by MARY CADOGAN Read by Rosalind Shanks 1: ANGELA BRAZIL
A Midnight Revel
Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
W HEAR THIS! page 12

Contributors

Read By:
Rosalind Shanks
Producer:
Pamela Howe

4: The Birds and the Cheese
In this final programme Heather Angel talks about her work as a wildlife photographer, and the Click team says 'cheese' in a typical high street portrait studio.
Written and presented by Ken Blakeson
Resident technical expert Ron Spillman
Producer GEOFFREY HEWITT BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Talks:
Heather Angel
Presented By:
Ken Blakeson
Unknown:
Ron Spillman
Producer:
Geoffrey Hewitt

The Voyage to
Van Diemen 's Land by CAROLYN SALLY JONES
Portsmouth 1832: Captain Gibb is about to take command of his first ship. Its cargo - convicts bound for Van Diemen 's Land. One of the convicts, Lewis Lewis , is no ordinary man. A visionary and leader, his presence has a disturbing effect on all those around him.
Directed by KAY PATRICK Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Van Diemen
Unknown:
Carolyn Sally Jones
Unknown:
Van Diemen
Unknown:
Lewis Lewis
Directed By:
Kay Patrick
Lewis Lewis:
Gareth Armstrong
David Vaughan:
Stephen Garlick
Thomas Hughes:
Glyn Houston
Surgeon Jameson:
Joe Dunlop
Samuel Sneed:
Michael Tudor Barnes
CaptGibb:
Colin Starkey
WOOdliff:
Alan Thompson
Isabel Gibb:
Helena Breck
George Gibb:
Arnold Diamond
Riordan/First convict/ First voice:
Robin Summers
Cabin boy/Convict boy:
John Webb
Mr Duffy/Second voice:
Graham Blockey

Paul Vaughan presents tonight's edition, which includes interviews, news and reviews of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions.
Producer DANIEL DODD
Editor THOMAS SUTCUFFE

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Vaughan
Producer:
Daniel Dodd
Editor:
Thomas Sutcuffe

Voices in an Empty Room by FRANCIS KING abridged in 12 parts by NEVILLE TELLER
Read by Alex Marshall (1)
A brother and sister are so close they swear to contact each other even after death. Producer PETER KING

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis King
Read By:
Alex Marshall
Producer:
Peter King

Patients' Guide to the NHS A series of eight programmes in which JENNI MILLS investigates how to make the best use of the National Health Service 4:Ante-Natal Care'On my last appointment at the maternity clinic I got a parking ticket. By the time I knew my money was running out, I was sitting nude in a cubicle waiting to see the obstetrician and would have lost my place in the queue. To keep us waiting for two hours I think is a bit much.'

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