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THE BOFFINS

on BBC Home Service Basic

by Michael Kelly with Patrick Troughton
John Moffatt , Patrick Barr
The play explores the impossibility of resolving a clash between rival scientific eminences once passions have been aroused and j Questions of power and prestige * are Involved. It is one of the problems facing the governments of the industrialised countries. There is no general solution in sight, except to prevent a single scientist getting into a position of power among non-scientists. '
PENTABENZIL manufactured .. In the U.K. by Alphomega: In Switzerland by Steubelwerke : In the U S A bu Herzlelder:
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX followed by an interlude

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Kelly
Unknown:
Patrick Troughton
Unknown:
John Moffatt
Unknown:
Patrick Barr
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Sir William Medhurst, chair man:
Hector Ross
Members of the Board: Sir Walter Sandiford:
Eric Anderson
Mr Hamilton:
Wilfred Babbage
Mr Lethbridge:
Michael Kilgarriff
Charles Ballard, managingdirector:
Patrick Barr
James Morrell, technical director:
Patrick Troughton
Mr. Roberts, head of process development team:
Basil Jones
Dr Adolf Sommerfeld, technical director:
John Moffatt
Herr Eiseman, director:
Preston Lockwood
Mr Herzfelder:
David Healy
Professor Hewson, retired:
Noel Howlett
Professor Robson:
Arthur Lawrence
Dr. Hilda Jaeger, scientific journalist:
Mary Wimbush
Herr Bockelmann, commercial attaché:
Stephen Jack
Joan Morrell, James Morrell's Wife:
Valerie Taylor
Secretary:
Patricia Gallimore

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