Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words.
12: The British Gentleman
Country House. Town Mansion, in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Squire and his foxhounds; the great Milords and their Grand Tours: pocket boroughs and mammoth country seats.
Composed and produced by MICHAEL MASON under the direction of F. M. L. Thompson , Professor of Modern History at Bedford College, University of London, who speaks the commentary.
Speakers for the People:
JAMES ALLEN. ANTHONY RYE. PAT BLISS , LORD KINROSS, FRED FRANCIS , MR CHAMPION, BRUNO TURNER , COURTNEY DONELL, F. KEY ,
PETER WARHAM. TOM IREMONGER , ' MP, JOHN GORDON , JAMES LEES-MILNE, JULIA LONGLAND , FRED CROFT , MR CLARK. ROGER KING , J. EDWARDS , DR MACDONALD. BUNTY KING, JACK THRELFALL , ALAN HANCOX , JANE OWEN , ALAN PRYCE-JONES , MICHEL CANTIN , BRIAN SPENCE and COLONEL SIR HARWOOD HARRISON , MP
Producer for the voices of the People CHARLES PARKER , assisted by JOHN MERSON and JON CROOK
The series of 26 programmes created in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by MICHAEL MASON
(Further details: Wed, 3.45 pm)