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Radio picture of life in the British Isles today, told by the women of Britain, featuring Diana Wynyard and Beatrice Lillie , 'with Leslie Howard as narrator. Speakers include members of the W.R.N.S., A.T.S., and W.A.A.F., Mrs. Norman Cardwell , B.E.M., interviewed by Hugh MacDermott , Miss Bessy Myers , M.T.C., Simone Huguen ,
Volontaire Francais -- Section de l'Air. Music by Richard Addinsell , played by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Muir Mathieson , including part of the Warsaw Concerto, soloist Eileen Joyce. Programme written by Monica Dickens and directed by Archie Campbell
Recording of the third of a special
BBC feature series under the direction of Laurence Gilliam , broadcast weekly in the BBC North American Service - and re-broadcast in the United States by the National Broadcasting Company

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Wynyard
Unknown:
Beatrice Lillie
Unknown:
Leslie Howard
Unknown:
Mrs. Norman Cardwell
Interviewed By:
Hugh MacDermott
Interviewed By:
Miss Bessy Myers
Unknown:
Simone Huguen
Unknown:
Volontaire Francais
Music By:
Richard Addinsell
Conducted By:
Muir Mathieson
Soloist:
Eileen Joyce.
Written By:
Monica Dickens
Directed By:
Archie Campbell
Unknown:
Laurence Gilliam

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