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played by the BBC NORTHERN IRELAND ORCHESTRA
Leader, Maurice Brett
Conductor, TERENCE LOVETT with EDWARD RUBACH and ROBERT DOCKER (two pianos)
Introduced by ALEXANDER MOYES

Contributors

Leader:
Maurice Brett
Conductor:
Terence Lovett
Unknown:
Edward Rubach
Introduced By:
Alexander Moyes

A sort of verbal tennis devised by Norman Hackforth
The players:
SHEILA HANCOCK
OLGA FRANKLIN
PAUL JENNINGS
NORMAN HACKFORTH and a special challenge this week from
DAVID LANGDON and BASIL BOOTHROYD
In the umpire's chair, MAX ROBERTSON
Produced by David Hatch
Pre-recorded at The Paris. Lower Regent Street, London. S.W.1

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Hackforth
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Olga Franklin
Unknown:
Paul Jennings
Unknown:
Norman Hackforth
Unknown:
David Langdon
Unknown:
Basil Boothroyd
Unknown:
Max Robertson
Produced By:
David Hatch

A musical quiz
DAVID FRANKLIN and FRANK MUIR challenge
IAN WALLACE and DENIS NORDEN
In the chair, STEVE RACE with Graham Dalley at the mellotron
Last Wednesday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
David Franklin
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Graham Dalley

by Anthony Trollope adapted for radio in thirteen parts by H. OLDFIELD Box with Margaret Gordon
John Wyse. Raf de la
Torre Bernard Brown , Peter Claughton Her engagement has been broken off, but Lady Mason is not deserted in her hour of trial. Mrs. Furnival has made a visit of recrimination to The Cleeve.
9: Lady Mason returns Home
Produced by R. D. SMITH
Sunday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Trollope
Unknown:
H. Oldfield Box
Unknown:
Margaret Gordon
Unknown:
John Wyse.
Unknown:
Torre Bernard Brown
Unknown:
Peter Claughton
Produced By:
R. D. Smith
Mrs Furnival:
Lynn Carson
Edith Orme:
Ann Murray
Furnival:
Raf de Latorre
Young Peregrine:
Charles Hodgson
Lady Staveley:
Coral Fairweather
Madeline Staveley:
Linda Goodman
Judge Staveley:
Robert Sansom
Felix Graham:
John Justin
Magistrate:
Lockwood West
Solomon Aram:
Denis McCarthy
Dockwrath:
Peter Claughton
Lady Mason:
Margaret Gordon
Sir Peregrine Orme:
John Wyse
Lucius Mason:
Bernard Brown
Round Senior:
Duncan McIntyre

A family magazine introduced by KEN SYKORA and including:
' Came the Dawn ':
HECTOR STEWART introduces voices and memories of some of the people who were part of the silent film era tThe Singular Vogue of the Double Act: musical memories by B. C. HILLIAM (Flotsam)
Tuesday Topic-or, it's happening now
† Bishop Turns Curate:
FRANK THORNE. for twenty-five years Bishop of Nyasaland, talks to Roy Trevivian
Drop us a line: your news, views, and memories

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ken Sykora
Introduces:
Hector Stewart
Unknown:
B. C. Hilliam
Unknown:
Frank Thorne.
Unknown:
Roy Trevivian

The American Short Story
A series of eight famous stories selected and abridged by EDDIE MATTHEWS
5: Psyche and the Pskyscraperby 0. HENRY
The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm by MARK TWAIN
Reader, DENYS HAWTHORNE
Produced by David A. Turner from Northern Ireland

Contributors

Abridged By:
Eddie Matthews
Reader:
Denys Hawthorne
Produced By:
David A. Turner

by John Galsworthy adapted for broadcasting in forty-eight parts by MURIEL LEVY with Alan Wheatley , Noel Johnson 20: History Repeats Itself
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT and KEITH WILLIAMS
Repeated: Thursday, 12.25 p.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Galsworthy
Unknown:
Muriel Levy
Unknown:
Alan Wheatley
Unknown:
Noel Johnson
Produced By:
Norman Wright
Produced By:
Keith Williams
Young Jolyon:
Noel Johnson
June:
Gudrun Ure
Jolly:
Jonathan Scott
Aunt Hester:
Grace Allardyce
Aunt Juley:
Olga Lindo
Euphemia:
Barbara Mitchell
Imogen:
Rosalind Shanks
Timothy:
Ronald Ward
George:
Humphrey Morton
Winifred Dartie:
Nicoiette Bernard
Mr Polteed:
Alan Haines
Soames:
Alan Wheatley

NERINE BARRETT (piano)
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA Leader, Colin Staveley
Conducted by GARY BERTINI Given before an invited audience in the Concert Hall. Broadcasting House. LlandaS, Cardiff

Contributors

Piano:
Nerine Barrett
Leader:
Colin Staveley
Conducted By:
Gary Bertini

Introduced by FRANCIS Hope
This week:
KENNETH ALLSOP is interviewed about his book Hard Travellin ' -the American hobo and his history
LIONEL HALE discusses Parlour Poetry
DAN JACOBSON talks about Anna Karenina and Other Essays by F. R. Leavis
MATTHEW COADY reviews a recent collection of Cassandra's writings
Produced by Russell Harty

Contributors

Introduced By:
Francis Hope
Unknown:
Kenneth Allsop
Unknown:
Hard Travellin
Talks:
Dan Jacobson
Unknown:
Anna Karenina
Unknown:
F. R. Leavis
Unknown:
Matthew Coady
Produced By:
Russell Harty

A series of four-round contests between London and the Regions
London v. West: Round 4
London
SIR DENIS BROGAN , IRENE THOMAS Quiz-Master, LIONEL HALE
West
VIVIAN OGILVIE, VINCENT WAITE Quiz-Master, Roy PLOMLEY
Arranged by Patrick Harvey
See page 34

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Denis Brogan
Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Vincent Waite
Arranged By:
Patrick Harvey

on HEALTH SERVICE HEADACHES (ii)
In the second of two programmes Focus examines the Health Service. Has it broken down completely? Is it a shining example of the Welfare State? Patients, doctors, and other authorities speak their rrinds.
Introduced by EDGAR LUSTGARTEN
Produced by Alan Burgess

Contributors

Introduced By:
Edgar Lustgarten
Produced By:
Alan Burgess

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More