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National Service
The last of four programmes from the best of 2nd House
Introduced by Melvyn Bragg
Tonight Acker Bilk , Ronnie Cor bett, Nicholas Harman , Michael Parkinson , novelist Gordon Wil liams and volunteers from the general public relive their National Service experiences.
In the studio there'll be music from a jazz group led by Acker Bilk and from a Russian choir led by Carwyn James.
Comedy routines by Rogers and Starr
Dramatised scenes from novels about life in the services:
The Camp by GORDON M. WILLIAMS with STRUAN RODGER , LESLIE SCHOFIELD The Breaking of Bumbo by ANDREW SINCLAIR : with DAVID ALLISTER , FRANK JARVIS BRIAN GRELLIS
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY
LEWIS MICHAEL. Also taking part: David Caute , Richard Crossman General Sir Brian Horrocks
Producer TONY CASH Director BEN REA
Assistant editor TONY STAVEACRI Editor BILL MORTON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Melvyn Bragg
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Acker Bilk
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Ronnie Cor
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Nicholas Harman
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Michael Parkinson
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Gordon Wil
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Acker Bilk
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Carwyn James.
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Gordon M. Williams
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Struan Rodger
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Leslie Schofield
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Andrew Sinclair
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David Allister
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Frank Jarvis
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Brian Grellis
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Christopher Timothy
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Lewis Michael.
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David Caute
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Richard Crossman
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Sir Brian Horrocks
Producer:
Tony Cash
Director:
Ben Rea
Editor:
Tony Staveacri
Editor:
Bill Morton

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