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5: Everyone for Tennis Written and narrated by Paddy Feeny
Lawn tennis started 100 years ago on the lawns of a few English country gentlemen. Wimbledon fortnight, which starts tomorrow, will draw millions each day to their TV and radio sets.
Mrs L. H. Godfree , Britain's most famous player in the 1920s, talks in the grounds of Wimbledon about the amazing developments of the last 50 years.
David Gray , the new secretary of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and Britain's most well-known tennis correspondent, talks about the future.
Introduced by John Arlott Producer
HALLAM TENNYSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Paddy Feeny
Unknown:
Mrs L. H. Godfree
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David Gray
Introduced By:
John Arlott
Producer:
Hallam Tennyson
Source: Radio Times

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