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An evocation of London during the reign of King Edward VII by men and women who look back at the days when they were young including:
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
Lady Keeble, Mrs. Percy Bailey
Una Duval , Ada Flatman
Moonie Horton. Ruby Miller Sir Seymour and Lady Hicks
Sir Max Beerbohm
Herbert Hodge , Dennis Stoll
Arthur Wontner. St. John Ervine
Compiled from s by M. A. Carter

Contributors

Unknown:
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
Unknown:
Mrs. Percy Bailey
Unknown:
Una Duval
Unknown:
Ada Flatman
Unknown:
Moonie Horton.
Unknown:
Ruby Miller
Unknown:
Sir Seymour
Unknown:
Sir Max Beerbohm
Unknown:
Herbert Hodge
Unknown:
Dennis Stoll
Unknown:
Arthur Wontner.
Unknown:
John Ervine
Unknown:
M. A. Carter

A sound recording of Sunday's television programme
The members:
Professor David Smithers
Ruth Pitter
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
D.B.E.
Dr. J. Bronowski
Question-Master, Norman Fisher
Produced by John Furness
Questions should be addressed to ' The Brains Trust,' BBC Television Centre, London, W.12.

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor David Smithers
Unknown:
Ruth Pitter
Unknown:
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
Question-Master:
Dr. J. Bronowski
Question-Master:
Norman Fisher
Produced By:
John Furness

A programme of favourite operatic excerpts
Marjorie Thomas (contralto)
Charles Craig (tenor)
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Introduced by Robert Irwin Produced by Geoffrey Brand

Contributors

Contralto:
Marjorie Thomas
Tenor:
Charles Craig
Leader:
William Armon
Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Introduced By:
Robert Irwin
Produced By:
Geoffrey Brand

For Listeners of Most Ages
'Polly and Oliver'
A serial play in six episodes by David Scott Daniell
The further adventures of a drummer boy of 150 years ago
3-' At the Sign of the Black Eagle '
Produced by Graham Gauld
(: a new production of the serial broadcast in Jan. 1953)
5.30 For Older Children
Now Showing in London
A review by Eric Gillett of some of the new films and plays
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
David Scott Daniell
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Review By:
Eric Gillett
Oliver Crow:
Warren Hearnden
Polly Trott:
Thelmna Rogers
Sergeant Trott:
Deryck Guyler
Private Pilchard:
Denis Folwell
Zucconi:
Frank Sieman
Alan Heythrop:
Chris Gittins
George Farquhar:
Geoffrey Lewis
Signora Fernaldi:
Courtney Hope
Padrone:
Peter Elliott
Iacopo:
Dorothy English

Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4, in G played by Moura Lympany (piano) with the BBC Northern Orchestra
(Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conducted by George Hurst
The programme also includes Mozart's Don Giovanni Overture and music from Bizet's Carmen
Before an invited audience in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester

Contributors

Piano:
Moura Lympany
Leader:
Reginald Stead
Conducted By:
George Hurst
Unknown:
Don Giovanni Overture

with Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe , Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Announcer, Wallace Greenslade
Script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
Production by Charles Chilton

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Harry Secombe
Unknown:
Spike Milligan
Unknown:
Ray Ellington
Unknown:
Max Geldray
Conducted By:
Wally Stott
Announcer:
Wallace Greenslade
Script By:
Spike Milligan
Script By:
Larry Stephens
Production By:
Charles Chilton

by James Forsyth
Produced by James Gibson

Contributors

Unknown:
James Forsyth
Produced By:
James Gibson
Henry Christophe, Black King of Haiti:
Robert Adams
Marie Louise, his wife:
Pauline Henriques
His two daughters: Amethyste:
Sylvia Wynter
His two daughters: Athenaife:
Nadia Cattouse
Jacques Victor, his youngest son:
Nicky Edmett
Pompee Baron de Vastey, his Personal Aide:
Gordon Woolford
Baron Dupuy Secretary:
Earl Cameron
Doctor Duncan Stewart, Scots physician:
Duncan McIntyre
General Noel, brother of Marie Louise:
Don Johnson
Drum-Major Manners:
Haydn Jones
Richard Due de Marmelade, Governor of Cape Henry:
Neville Crabbe
Montorsier, mulatto agent of the French:
Robert Sansom
' Uncle Bouqui,' drummer-ex-slave friend of Christophe:
John Harrison
A stevedore:
Andrew Salkey

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