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C.40 Prayer for the Day MARTHA BLOUNT
Contributors
Unknown:
Martha
Blount
Introduced by John Timpson and Brian Redhead
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 VHF Regional news and weather: at 6.55 and 7.55 Weather and programme news At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.27 and 8.27; Today's Papers at 7.35* and 8.35* and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50. English Regions: see column 5
Contributors
Introduced By:
John
Timpson
Introduced By:
Brian
Redhead
by William J. Locke
Abridged and read by Aubrey Woods
Contributors
Author:
William J.
Locke
Abridged by/Reader:
Aubrey
Woods
with Johnny Morris
A chance to hear again his account of his river cruise, first broadcast in 1965. Second of two programmes Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol
Contributors
Unknown:
Johnny
Morris
Producer:
Brian
Patten
Introduced by COLIN DORAN
Contributors
Introduced By:
Colin
Doran
NEM. p 25; All poor men and humble (Oxford Book of Carols 34); Psalm 27, vv 1-7 (part 1); I John 4, vv 714 (AV): 0 little one sweet (OBC 109)
.4 Week of Animal Stories 3: The Cat and the Mouse by MANUEL HARRIS
She was a mouse, small, thin, and insufficient. He was a cat, large sleek, a thief, friendless - until the mouse saw his predicament.
Read by Richard Bebb
Contributors
Unknown:
Manuel
Harris
Read By:
Richard
Bebb
starring and with This week:
Father's Little Problems with Producer THAFFORD WHITELOCK
BBC Birmingham
Contributors
Producer:
Thafford
Whitelock
Mr and Mrs Wheeler:
Deryck
Guyler
Mr and Mrs Wheeler:
Mollie
Sugden
Jack Bailey:
Norman
Rossington
Nev:
John
Baddeley
Kath:
Patricia
Greene
Ange:
Ysanne
Churchman
Presenter George Luce
I Know My Rights - or Do lind out in today's edition.
Contributors
Presenter:
George
Luce
A general knowledge contest
Questionmasters TIM GUDGIN and BOB HOLNESS First Round
8: South of England
King Edward VI School, Southampton v High School for Girls, Chichester
Questions set by ROY SMITH Producer MARTIN FISHER
(Repeated: Friday 6.15 pm)
12.55
Weather, programme news
V/IF Regional news and weather
Contributors
Unknown:
Questionmasters Tim
Gudgin
Unknown:
Bob
Holness
Unknown:
Roy
Smith
Producer:
Martin
Fisher
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by John Parry
Contributors
Introduced By:
John
Parry
The Party's Over ... and Woman's Hour says good-bye to International Women's Year, with roses and raspberries, bouquets and brick-bats tossed by Helvi Sipila. Germaine Greer , Millie Miller and, perhaps, you. We'll nominate some male chauvinist pigs, serenade some of our heroes and put one misused Frenchman back where he belongs.
Presented by June Knox-Mawer TONY ROBINSON reads
I Had a Little Nut tree by LOUIS BATTYE (3)
2.0-2.2 News
Contributors
Unknown:
Helvi
Sipila.
Unknown:
Germaine
Greer
Unknown:
Millie
Miller
Unknown:
Knox-Mawer Tony
Robinson
Story: Plodding and Plodding by MARGARET GORE
Contributors
Unknown:
Margaret
Gore
The Last Riot by JAMES FOLLETT
A comedy very nearly based on the events surrounding the last public reading of the Riot Act. which took place on 5 November 1929 - Guy Fawkes Night. with Producer MARGARET ETALL.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Follett
Producer:
Margaret
Etall.
Police Sergeant Hugo Vice:
Bryan
Prlngle
Colonel Sprigg:
Hector
Ross
Alf Sprange:
John
Hollis
Joe Gingam:
Anthony
Hall
Mrs Sprange:
Deborah
Paige
Mrs Gingam:
Norma
Ronald
Mrs Lumley:
Norma
Ronald
Mary Vice:
Anne
Jameson
Kelly:
Michael
Shannon
Ramsnest:
Malcolm
Hayes
Jacko:
Malcolm
Hayes
Shreeve:
Clifford
Earl
Rev Mr Haywood:
Roger
Snowdon
Court Clerk:
Clifford
Norgate
RSM Walker:
Clifford
Norgate
A random selection of books and verses tor children, from 1800-1900, chosen and introduced by Elisabeth Beresford
Readers BARBARA MARKHAM and KENNETH FORTESCUE Producer
MICHELL RAPER
Contributors
Introduced By:
Elisabeth
Beresford
Introduced By:
Readers Barbara
Markham
Producer:
Michell
Raper
3: William and the Bird Man
John Parry with PM's reporting team
5.50 VHF
Regional news and weather
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Parry
The questions and ideas you send are discussed this week by Renée Houston Isobel Barnett
Eleanor Summerfield Anne Valery
In the Chair Anona Winn
Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Producer JOHN BRIDGES
(Repeated: Friday 12.27 pm)
Contributors
Unknown:
Anne
Valery
Unknown:
Anona
Winn
Unknown:
Anona
Winn
Unknown:
Ian
Messiter
Producer:
John
Bridges
(Rptd: New Year's Day 1.30)
John Tidmarsh
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Tidmarsh
An old-time frolic for New Year's Eve starring Miss Hattie Jacques with Mr John Hewer as Master of Ceremonies Mr Peter Greenwell at the Pianoforte Mr Michael John and his Singers Mr Jack Emblow with his Musical Gentlemen and The Singing Audience in the Paris Theatre, London Producer Mr John Browell
Contributors
Unknown:
Miss Hattle
Jacques
Unknown:
Mr John
Hewer
Unknown:
Mr Peter
Greenwell
Pianoforte:
Mr Michael
John
Singers:
Mr Jack
Emblow
Producer:
Mr Jonn
Browell
by OSBERT SITWELL adapted by FREDERICK BRADNUM
' Funny old business. What is it? Something to do with that Bezyre woman, daft in the head, and that leaves something behind ... People such as us don't get mixed up with this sort of thing, never have and never should ... '
Producer TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester
Contributors
Unknown:
Osbert
Sitwell
Adapted By:
Frederick
Bradnum
Producer:
Tony
Cliff
Mr Tideroft:
Paul
Webster
Arthur Smedhurst:
John
Franklyn Robbins
Annie Smedhurst:
Katherine
Parr
Ellen:
Stephanie
Turner
Mrs Thatcher:
Ann
Aris
Hilary Thatcher:
Helen
Worth
Miss Bezyre:
Cecile
Chevreau
Mr Pont:
Geoffrey
Banks
Mrs Pont:
Rosalie
Williams
Commander Thatcher:
Thatcher
Mahlowe
with Hermione Glneold
One of the great entertainers of our time indulges in a personal choice of words and music, linked by mostly hilarious reminiscences, with the assistance of RODERICK COOK and, at the piano, STUART PEDLAR.
The programme, which was originally broadcast in the series With Great Pleasure, includes songs by Noel Coward. poetry by Shakespeare, and revue numbers by Alan Mel ville and Miss Gingold herself. Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
Contributors
Unknown:
Roderick
Cook
Piano:
Stuart
Pedlar.
Songs By:
Noel
Coward.
Unknown:
Alan
Mel
Producer:
Alan
Haydock
In this last edition of the year Michael Oliver looks back over 364 days of the arts and attempts to discover just how much critics Marina Vaizey. Alan Coren , Ronald Harwood and Clive James remember about them.
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Oliver
Unknown:
Marina
Vaizey.
Unknown:
Alan
Coren
Unknown:
Ronald
Harwood
Unknown:
Clive
James
John Tusa reporting
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Tusa
The Little Oltleys
Book 2: Tenterhooks (11)
A collection from the 75 crop of the sublime and/or the ridiculous tracked down and revealed in a pre-party atmosphere by James Cameron. General Sir John Hackett. Dr Jonathan Miller. Esther Rantzen, Kenneth Robinson and who knows who else.
Musical notes on the year by Instant Sunshine
Contributors
Host:
James
Cameron
Unknown:
Sir John
Hackett
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan
Miller
Unknown:
Esther
Rantzen
Unknown:
Kenneth
Robinson
Musicians:
Instant
Sunshine
from Kingsbury Free Church (Baptist), London Conducted by REV DAVID HAMILTON
Choirmaster ANDREW HAMILTON Organist AILEEN ROBINSON
Contributors
Choirmaster:
David
Hamilton
Organist:
Andrew
Hamilton
Organist:
Aileen
Robinson
who invites you to celebrate the launching of another year with the motto
Carry On Surviving
Those taking part include Dame Vera Lynn. General Sir John Hackett , Kenneth Williams , Esther Rantzen with the That's Life team, Kenneth Robinson. Benny Green. Fritz Spiegl and many others.
Producer MICHAEL EMBER
Contributors
Unknown:
Vera
Lynn.
Unknown:
Sir John
Hackett
Unknown:
Kenneth
Williams
Unknown:
Esther
Rantzen
Unknown:
Kenneth
Robinson.
Unknown:
Benny
Green.
Unknown:
Fritz
Spiegl
Producer:
Michael
Ember