Listings
: News
6.32 Farming Today6.50
Outlook: reflecting matters of Christian interest and concern
6.55 Weather, programme news
: News
7.10 On Your Farm: a weekly review of the agricultural scene Producer ANTHONY PARKIN (from Birmingham)7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Outlook
Contributors
Producer:
Anthony
Parkin
: Today
Michael Aspet introduces Radio 4's 60-miniite worldwide look at the weekend.7.50
Travel news and What's on 7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including Sportsdesk; at 8.30* Sports Spot; at 8.40* Today's Papers
Contributors
Introduces:
Michael
Aspet
: News
: Saturday Briefing
9.5 From Our Own CorrespondentBBC correspondents throughout the world report on the societies they live in - the politics and the people.
9.30 The Week in Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with PATRICK COSGRAVE
10.0 News
10.2 The Weekly World
MICHAEL MOLYNEUX reviews what the weeklies have to say with illustrations read by ROY WILLIAMSON
Narrator BRYAN MARTIN
Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
BERNARD TATE , GERRY MONTE
Contributors
Unknown:
Patrick
Cosgrave
Unknown:
Michael
Molyneux
Narrator:
Roy
Williamson
Producers:
Paddy
O'Keeffe
Unknown:
Bernard
Tate
: Daily Service
New Every Morning (new edition) p 71; 0 praise ye the Lord! (BBC HB 279) ; Psalm 145. vv 1-13: 1 Corinthians 4, vv 1-5. 15-20 (rsv); Praise the Lord! (BBC HB 16): Pick of the Week
11.30 Announcements: Sports Parade
Introduced by DESMOND LYNAMNews and prospects for the days sport, featuring: Football in England and Scotland; Racing from Newmarket; Rugby Union; Rugby League. (Sport on 2: from 2.2 pm)
Contributors
Introduced By:
Desmond
Lynam
: News
: You and Yours
Presenter Roger Cook You and Your TimeFeathered Fancy: why do people spend damp hours, much too early in the morning, watching the movements of sparrow, finch and hawk? NIGEL MURPHY observes the world of the bird-watcher.
Contributors
Presenter:
Roger
Cook
Unknown:
Nigel
Murphy
: Forces' Chance
A weekly quiz on music and general knowledge with the Services stationed in West Germany and Gibraltar.Panel: NAN WINTON , TED MOULT NEIL DURDEN-SMITH V RAF Gibraltar
STANLEY MASON, JOSIE SAVAGE
JERRY EVANS , MIKE CARTWRIGHT Questionmaster ALUN Williams
Questions set, devised and produced by MICHAEL TUKE-HASTINGS (by arrangement with the BFBS) (Repeated: Friday, 6-15 pm)
12.55
Weather, programme news
Contributors
Unknown:
Nan
Winton
Unknown:
Josie
Savage
Unknown:
Jerry
Evans
Unknown:
Mike
Cartwright
Unknown:
Questionmaster Alun
Williams
Duced By:
Michael
Tuke-Hastings
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: Any Questions?
A spontaneous discussion by Lord Robens Nicholas MonsarratLady Howe, James Burke Chairman David Jacobs from Reading
Contributors
Unknown:
Lord Robens Nicholas
Monsarrat
Unknown:
James
Burke
Unknown:
David
Jacobs
: Weekend Woman's Hour
Introduced by Judith Chalmers The week in Woman's Hour.Air Letter from Indonesia: sent by SHIRLEY DEANE.
Guest Sir William Glock, until recently BBC's Controller of Music, who says: what the European papers say. Fit for Work?: advice on keeping healthy for women at work. 1: a married woman with a family.
Interlude at Spanish Harbour by MARGERY SHARP abridged by FIONA MACPHERSON Read by JOHN MOFFATT
Contributors
Introduced By:
Judith
Chalmers
Unknown:
Shirley
Deane.
Unknown:
Sir William
Glock
Unknown:
Margery
Sharp
Abridged By:
Fiona
MacPherson
Read By:
John
Moffatt
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: Afternoon Theatre
The Guest Who Invited Himself A play for radio by c. j. STEPHENSON : based on a story by FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY with Norman Shelley' The reason I've come here is to see you on your wedding day. Am I to have the privilege of meeting the bride, your charming wife?' But State Councillor Pralinsky has other motives for attending the nuptials of his junior clerk.
Producer JOHN CARDY
Contributors
Unknown:
C. J.
Stephenson
Story By:
Fyodor
Dostoevsky
Unknown:
Councillor
Pralinsky
Producer:
John
Cardy
Pralinsky:
Norman
Shelley
Nikiforov:
Godfrey
Kenton
Shipulenko:
Clifford
Rose
Pseldonimov:
Sam
Dastor
Mme Pseldonimov, his molher:
Betty
Hardy
Cleopatra Semyonovna, his bride:
Bonnie
Hurren
Mlekopitaev, her father:
Manning
Wilson
Anya,her mother:
Betty
Huntley-Wright
Zubikov:
Timothy
Bateson
Shubin:
Haydn
Jones
Policeman:
David
Sinclair
Wedding guest:
Diana
Bishop
: 4th Dimension
John Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners. Rex Radio by ALEXANDER GUYAN With NIGEL LAMBERT , GARARD GREEN, and JO MANNING WILSON Producer MICHAEL ROLFE4.5Sportscene goes back-stage at Elland Road. home of Leeds United, and talks to twin brothers who think that Manchester City and Manchester United are the greatest teams in the world. Introduced and produced by DON MOSEY
4.25 Postbag: some more of your letters read by SUSAN ONIGBANJO and MICHAEL SCOTT.
4.30 Harry the Boot
MARTIN MUNCASTER reads the comedy stories by RICHARD COMPTON-HALL .
3: War is ... declared Producer JOHN CARDY
4.45 Showbiz Kids: PETER GLAZE talks to the sons and daughters of show business stars. Who will he meet today? Producer BOBBY JAYE Editor GRAHAM GAUI. D
4D annual, 80p: see page 82
Contributors
Introduces:
John
Dunn
Unknown:
Alexander
Guyan
Unknown:
Nigel
Lambert
Unknown:
Jo Manning
Wilson
Producer:
Michael
Rolfe
Produced By:
Don
Mosey
Read By:
Susan
Onigbanjo
Read By:
Michael
Scott.
Unknown:
Martin
Muncaster
Stories By:
Richard
Compton-Hall
Producer:
John
Cardy
Producer:
Bobby
Jaye
Editor:
Graham
Gaui.
: News
: Kaleidoscope
A second chance to hear the best from the week's editions. People, ideas and events in the world of arts and sciences ... Introduced by Gordon Snell Producer ALAN HAYDOCK5.55
Weather, programme news
Contributors
Introduced By:
Gordon
Snell
Producer:
Alan
Haydock
: News
: Sports Session
A nationwide look at the stories behind the day's sporting headlines.: News
: Desert Island Discs
Peter Rogers , producer of ' Carry On' films, discusses with ROY PLOMLEY (in a recorded programme devised by him) the records he would take to a desert island. Producer RONALD COOKContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Rogers
Unknown:
Roy
Plomley
Producer:
Ronald
Cook
- Desert Island Discs: Peter Rogers 2 minutes
: These You Have Loved
Records introduced by Richard Baker(Shortened edn: Thurs, 9.5 am)
Contributors
Introduced By:
Richard
Baker
: Saturday-Night Theatre: A Boston Story
A comedy by Ronald Gow based on the novel "Watch and Ward" by Henry Jameswith Tony Britton and Bonnie Hurren
"I have heard of men who shot themselves after a refusal - or married another - or even took to drink. But never of one who adopted a girl to make her into the perfect wife!"
(Tony Britton is in "No, No, Nanette" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
9.58 Weather
Contributors
Writer:
Ronald
Cow
Based on a novel by:
Henry
James
Pianist:
Martin
Goldstein
Producer:
Betty
Davies
Roger Lawrence:
Tony
Britton
Lucinda:
Georgina
Anderson
Hubert Lawrence:
John
Rowe
Isabel Keith:
Madi
Hedd
Nora Lambert:
Bonnie
Hurren
George Fenton:
Blain
Fairman
: News
: A Word in Edgeways
Mary Warnock Eric Midwinter Dr Harry Judge in conversation with Brian RedheadProducer MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester)
Contributors
Unknown:
Mary
Warnock
Unknown:
Eric
Midwinter
Unknown:
Dr Harry
Judge
: Lighten Our Darkness
Evening Prayers led by FR WILLIAM ANDERSON with the choir of Notre Dame High School, Dumbarton conducted by JEAN GRAHAMContributors
Unknown:
Fr William
Anderson
Conducted By:
Jean
Graham
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