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WEDNESDAY MATINEE

on BBC Home Service Basic

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Three short plays produced by Muriel Pratt
' How the Whale got his Throat '
Adapted from Rudyard Kipling 's ' Just-So ' story by Maurice Brown.
With Bryan Powley. Belle Chrystall , Ernest Sefton , and Val Gielgud
4.15 'Quite Frankly'
Series written for broadcasting by Ann Stephenson , with Heron Carvic as Henry Clear , Rita Vale , and Preston Lockwood. No. 4—' Truth Without Tears'
4.30 'The Return'
Written for broadcasting by Marjorie Brereton

Contributors

Produced By:
Muriel Pratt
Unknown:
Rudyard Kipling
Story By:
Maurice Brown.
Unknown:
Bryan Powley.
Unknown:
Belle Chrystall
Unknown:
Ernest Sefton
Unknown:
Val Gielgud
Broadcasting By:
Ann Stephenson
Unknown:
Heron Carvic
Unknown:
Henry Clear
Unknown:
Rita Vale
Unknown:
Preston Lockwood.
Broadcasting By:
Marjorie Brereton
Dr Page:
Dermot Cathie
Captain Roberts:
Richard Williams
Lieut Clinton Allen:
Roger Snowdon
Juanetta:
Rita Vale
Farmer:
Bryan Powiey
Sister:
Ann Codrington
American voice:
Peter Noble

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About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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