Today's story is 'The Magician's Dinner' by D. M. Law MacGregor
In the story chair William Mervyn

Many taxpayers claim that government spending is wasteful. Who does control public spending, and how?
Presented by Roger Opie
with Rt Hon Reginald Maudling, MP; Rt Hon Richard Marsh, MP; Sir Bruce Fraser, KCB; Sir Samuel Goldman, KCB; Douglas Henley, F. J. Atkinson; Charles L. Schultze

Reporting the world tonight
John Timpson and Peter Woods and the reporters and correspondents of BBC News
and Weather

by Anthony Coburn
[Starring] Iain Cuthbertson Russell Waters
Guest stars Ellen McIntosh, Robert James, Simon Lack, John Harvey

With high hopes of promotion Cessford journeys to Edinburgh only to find that he has swallowed several juicy baits on his way to dismissal and disgrace.

A quiz series
This week: Poetry and Verse
John Tusa asks Peter Porter, Al Alvarez, Patrick Garland for facts and opinions about poets and their work

Tonight's film in this season of outstanding films of the past ten years from the movie capital stars Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Jason Robards Jr with George Hamilton, Susan Kohner, Barbara Bel Geddes, Thomas Mitchell

Reckless horseback-riding, double whiskies and moonlight trysts with her husband's attractive law-partner: these are vital ingredients of the lush Lana Turner movies, of which this is a memorable example thanks to the capable touch of director John Sturges and fine performances from a distinguished cast.
Tonight's film, released by United Artists in 1961, is adapted from the controversial novel by James Cozzens.

Tomorrow night's Wednesday Play is a co-production between the BBC and Dutch Television. 'Unravelling the skein of Dutch tv is a bit like trying to follow Alice through Wonderland' - a Dutch tv critic.
Joan Bakewell introduces a filmed report on this unique and complicated system by which viewers can claim time on TV.