A celebration of its
Twenty-fifth Birthday
Since Scrapbook began in 1932, it has always been written and compiled by Leslie Baily
Tonight
Leslie Baily and his colleagues:
Charles Brewer , Vernon Harris
Alan Paul , and Freddy Grisewood take you behind the scenes, recalling various stages in the development of the series
Excerpts from the Scrapbooks include: the voices of King George V, King George VI
The Countess of Oxford and Asquith
Madam Tamara Karsavina
Dame Margot Fonteyn
Count John McCormack , Marconi
The Duke of Hamilton
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown
Admiral Richard Byrd
Alan Bullock , Anna Neagle
Cicely Courtneidge. Davy Burnaby with Carleton Hobbs
Geoffrey Lewis , Freda Bamford
Leslie Perrins , Dudley Rolph
Alan Keith , Harold Reese
Narrator, Freddy Grisewood
Technical direction by Harry Morriss
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Antony Gilbert )
Conductor. Alan Paul
Produced by Vernon Harris