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Sunday at Five
In the Steps of St. Paul
Nineteen hundred years ago St. Paul was shipwrecked on Malta. In this centenary year David Davis and David Lloyd James read extracts from H. V. Morton's book, which vividly describes St. Paul's life and travels, and places he visited.
3-Malta and Rome
5.20 For Older Children
'The Trumpet-Major '
A tale of Wessex by Thomas Hardy
Dramatised in six episodes by John Keir Cross
4 — ' How the mill folk fared when the alarm sounded '
Other parts played by Geoffrey Matthews. Edgar Harrison and Clive Batchelor
Storyteller, Harold Reese
Produced by Archie Campbell
The old miser, Squire Derriman, has shown Anne where his famous ' treasure box ' is hidden, terrified as he is that his braggart nephew Festus will try to steal it from him. Anne is reluctant to have such a secret to guard for she has troubles enough-Festus is her avowed enemy already, and she has quarrelled with the good Trumpet-Major. Then comes the worst news of all: the alarm-beacon has been fired and Napoleon's
,army has landed in Budmouth Bay!

Contributors

Played By:
Geoffrey Matthews.
Played By:
Edgar Harrison
Played By:
Clive Batchelor
Unknown:
Harold Reese
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Festus Derriman:
Hugh David
Anne Garland:
Angela Brooking
John Loveday:
John Drake
Bob Loveday:
John Bennett
Mrs Garland:
Ruby Luscombe
Miller Loveday:
Basil Jones
Anthony Cripplestraw:
Stephen Jack
Squire Derriman:
George Holloway

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