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with Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor.
6.45 Business News
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.40 Best of British
Youth Awards: Closing date for voting is 20 July. Every day this week the six finalists are featured. Today: Louis O'Leary.
7.45 Thought for the Day with Canon Eric James
0 BEST OF BRITISH YOUTH AWARDS: Send your vote to
'Today', Room 4062, Broadcasting House, London WI 1AA

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor.
Unknown:
Louis O'Leary.
Unknown:
Canon Eric James

Simon Rae visits Dove Cottage in Grasmere, the home of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. With special guests
Dr Robert Woof and the poet and playwright Tony Harrison , who reads from the poetry of Wordsworth.
Producer Susan Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Rae
Unknown:
Dorothy Wordsworth.
Unknown:
Dr Robert Woof
Unknown:
Tony Harrison
Producer:
Susan Roberts

A nationwide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete to become this year's Brain of Britain. In the chair
Robert Robinson.
First round from Scotland. John Walker
(retired civil servant) Noreen Drinkwater (civil servant)
Gavin Brown (health service administrator) Chris Sanders
(scientific civil servant). Producer Richard Edis
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson.
Unknown:
John Walker
Unknown:
Noreen Drinkwater
Unknown:
Gavin Brown
Unknown:
Chris Sanders
Producer:
Richard Edis

Jenni Murray meets the actress Natasha Richardson.

Serial: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark's classic tale of an Edinburgh schoolteacher: the fourth of eight episodes read by Hannah Gordon. Abridged by Ann Rees-Jones.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Guest:
Natasha Richardson
Author (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie):
Muriel Spark
Reader (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie):
Hannah Gordon
Abridged by (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie):
Ann Rees-Jones
Editor:
Clare Selene-Grey

2.0S Playtime The Enchanted Forest Presenters Alec Sabin and Sandra Kerr. Stereo (R)
2.20 Active Science Water with Carol Vorderman and Fred Harris. Stereo
2.40 Whirligig Where We Live 5: Come Insidel Presenter Joe Hall. Stereo (R)

Contributors

Presenters:
Alec Sabin
Presenters:
Sandra Kerr.
Unknown:
Carol Vorderman
Unknown:
Fred Harris.
Presenter:
Joe Hall.

Hanging in Splendour
Last week HM the Queen Mother opened the new exhibition space for the Courtauld Collection.
Waldemar Januszczak discusses the display and its setting, the renovated Somerset House.
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Waldemar Januszczak

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Royal Warrant Holders' Association. Marjorie Lofthouse investigates the historical links between trade and the monarchy and meets some of today's grantees. From button-makers to restorers of fine art objects, they are proud to display the Royal Coat of Arms and the magic words 'By Appointment'. Producer Jane Marshall

Contributors

Unknown:
Marjorie Lofthouse
Producer:
Jane Marshall

with Dorothy Tutin.

Argentina 1945 - just before Juan Peron becomes President. The great actress/manager Margarita Xirgu, champion of Federico Garcia Lorca, has brought her company and his last play to Buenos Aires. One evening she has a glamorous and rather disturbing visitor.
Written by Sam Jacobs
(Stereo)

Contributors

Writer:
Sam Jacobs
Music:
Alan Lawrence
Director:
Piers Plowright
Margarita:
Dorothy Tutin
Eva Peron:
Janet Amsden
Natalia:
Miriam Karlin
Manolo/Federico:
Nikolas Grace
Edward:
Christopher Good
Eva's mother:
Margaret Courtenay
Police officer:
Brian Miller
Member of Margarita's company:
Sue Broomfield
Member of Margarita's company:
Margaret Courtenay
Member of Margarita's company:
Stephen Garlick
Member of Margarita's company:
Jenny Howe
Member of Margarita's company:
Elizabeth Mansfield

Robert Altman 's film of Vincent Van Gogh opens; life as a Dublin teenager in Dermot Bolger's novel; and a harp and guitar duo from Ireland.
Presenter Paul Vaughan. Producer Julian May Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Altman
Unknown:
Vincent van Gogh
Presenter:
Paul Vaughan.
Producer:
Julian May

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