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Starting Spanish
A serifs of forty lessons
Lesson 5: En el estanco
Presented by JACINTA CASTILLEJO with the help of PABLO SOTO
Also taking part, Antonio Lopez
Script written by Brian Dutton and Angel Garcia de Paredes
Last Wednesday's broadcast (Study)
A 192-page book forms an essential part of the course. See page 61

Contributors

Presented By:
Jacinta Castillejo
Unknown:
Pablo Soto
Written By:
Brian Dutton

A course of fifteen lessons
Programme 5
Introduced by LUCIA Lid with the help of TERRY CHANG Language consultant, Mrs. Y. C. Uu
Script by David Pollard
Last Wednesdays broadcast (Study)
A booklet and pronunciation record are available

Contributors

Introduced By:
Lucia Lid
Unknown:
Terry Chang
Unknown:
Mrs. Y. C. Uu
Script By:
David Pollard

Question Session
Answers to some listeners' motoring problems from
COURTENAY EDWARDS , Motoring Correspondent of the Sunday
Telegraph JOHN GOTT , Chief Constable of Northampton and County
MICHAEL BRADSTOCK. .. Managing Director of University Motors Chairman, BILL HARTLEY together with topical news and the latest Road Conditions
Produced by Jim Pestridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Courtenay Edwards
Unknown:
Telegraph John Gott
Unknown:
Michael Bradstock.
Unknown:
Bill Hartley
Produced By:
Jim Pestridge

Written by BARRY TOOK and MARTY FELDMAN starring Kenneth Horne with KENNETH WILLIAMS , HUGH PADDICK BETTY MARSDEN , BILL PERTWEE Music by THE FRASER HAYES FOUR
EDWIN BRADEN and THE HORNBLOWERS
Announcer, Douglas Smith Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS
Broadcast on May 7 (Light)

Contributors

Written By:
Barry Took
Written By:
Marty Feldman
Unknown:
Kenneth Horne
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Fraser Hayes
Unknown:
Edwin Braden
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
John Simmonds

Sir Hugh Casson architect discusses with Roy Plomley in a recorded programme devised by him the gramophone records he would take to a desert island.
(Shortened version: Mon., 12.25 p.m.)

Contributors

Presenter/Devised by:
Roy Plomley
Castaway:
Sir Hugh Casson
Producer:
Monica Chapman

A Cargo of Rice by Arthur Swinson
Principal characters: GREEN
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by JOE BURROUGHS

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Swinson
Produced By:
Joe Burroughs
Captain Chapman Master:
Of The
Eastern Pride:
Lockwood West
John Seeker,:
First Officer
Edward Fanshawe,:
Second Officer
Actor:
Antony Viccars
Martin Trumble, Third Officer:
Wilfrid Carter
Sandy McFee, Chief Engineer:
Duncan McIntyre
Mr Franklin, the carpenter:
Alan Dudley
Actor:
Garard Green
Actor:
Victor Lucas
A Petty Officer:
Nigel Graham

A Saturday Supplement to Woman's Hour
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Audience Research?: JOYCE GRENFELL listens to Woman's Hour through the ears of some imagined listeners
The Crichton Saga: continued by CHARLES CRICHTON
A Writer Talking: MARY STEWART talks about her new novel The Gabriel Hounds
Look, you can live with anything: David Haycock talks to PETER NICHOLS about the background and effect of his play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Had I not been myself: DAME SYBIL THORNDIKE , ATHENE SEYLER , EVELYN LAYE and DORA BRYAN consider who they would like to have been

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell
Unknown:
Charles Crichton
Talks:
Mary Stewart
Talks:
David Haycock
Unknown:
Peter Nichols
Unknown:
Sybil Thorndike
Unknown:
Athene Seyler
Unknown:
Evelyn Laye
Unknown:
Dora Bryan

with James Bolam , Rodney Bewes
Terry Collier and Bob Ferris in this week's story
Baby, It's Cold Outside with SHEILA FEARN as Audrey
DONALD McKILLOP as Jack
DOROTHY WHITE as Margaret KATE STORY as Rose JANET KELLY as June SHIRLEY JAFFE as Jane Script by DICK CLEMENT and IAN LA FRENAIS
Produced by JOHN BROWELL
Donald McKillop is a member of the Welsh Theatre Company
First broadcast September 3 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
James Bolam
Unknown:
Rodney Bewes
Unknown:
Terry Collier
Unknown:
Bob Ferris
Unknown:
Sheila Fearn
Unknown:
Donald McKillop
Unknown:
Dorothy White
Unknown:
Kate Story
Unknown:
Janet Kelly
Unknown:
Shirley Jaffe
Unknown:
Jane Script
Unknown:
Dick Clement
Unknown:
Ian La Frenais
Produced By:
John Browell
Produced By:
Donald McKillop

MARCUS DODS conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins in a programme of music for all the family with PATRICIA KERN (mezzo-soprano) ERIC HOPE (piano)
Introduced by ALEXANDER MOYES
Produced by Gareth Walters
From the Camden Theatre, London
The programme includes music from Faust (Gounod), Iolanthe (Sullivan), Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and orchestra (Liszt). and Finlandia (Sibelius)
Patricia Kern broadcasts by permissionofSadler'sWellsOpera Company

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus Dods
Leader:
Arthur Leavins
Introduced By:
Alexander Moyes
Produced By:
Gareth Walters
Unknown:
Patricia Kern

Flora Robson Festival
Dame Flora stars in some of her favourite plays
The Return by Bridget Boland adapted for broadcasting by the author
Cast m order of speaking:
The Chaplain... JAMES THOMASON
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD
The first programme in a series

Contributors

Unknown:
Bridget Boland
Unknown:
James Thomason
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
The Prioress:
Betty Hardy
Sister Agatha:
Flora Robson
Lay Sister:
Gwen Berryman
Peter Swithin:
Gabriel Woolf
Angela Swithin:
Hilda Schroder
Cyril PIummer:
Denys Blakelock

Brian REDHEAD discusses some topical matters and some less topical with MARY SCRUTTON Philosopher
JOHN REX
Professor of Social Theory and Institution. Durham University
Jim Rose
Race Relations Board

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
Mary Scrutton
Unknown:
John Rex
Unknown:
Jim Rose

Haydn
Trio in E major (H.XV.28)
11.27* Trio in E flat minor
(H.XV.31) played by the LONDON CZECH Trio
Jack Rothstein (violin) Karel Horitz (cello)
Lisa Marietta (piano)
First of three programmes of Haydn Trios

Contributors

Violin:
Jack Rothstein
Cello:
Karel Horitz
Piano:
Lisa Marietta

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