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played by the ORCHESTRA
Leader, Maurice Brett
Conducted by ERIC WETHERELL with ROSEMARY BRETT-DAVIES and MARIE COOPER (two pianos)
Introduced by DAVID DUNHILL
Eric Wetherell broadcasts by arrangement with the Welsh National Opera Company

Contributors

Leader:
Maurice Brett
Conducted By:
Eric Wetherell
Unknown:
Rosemary Brett-Davies
Unknown:
Marie Cooper
Introduced By:
David Dunhill
Introduced By:
Eric Wetherell

by Simon Raven
A comedy series in six parts depicting some improbable aspects of life in a Cambridge College
4: The Female of the Species
The problems of extricating a young disciple from an unfortunate emotional entanglement taxes the Tutor's ingenuity to its limit. Help comes from an unexpected quarter.

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Raven

I Was a Carver at the Hotplate in the Zoo by John Graham with Barbara Mitchell as The Woman
A woman starts young on the path to disaster, and finishes with. perhaps, a kind of peace.
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by R. D. SMITH

Contributors

Unknown:
John Graham
Unknown:
Barbara Mitchell
Produced By:
R. D. Smith
Deep Male Voice:
John Graham
Ram:
Frank Singuineau
Mr King:
Kingdenis McCarthy
Mrs King:
Beth Boyd
Solicitor:
Geoffrey Wincott
Pleasant Female Voice:
Diana Robson
Mrs Mortymer:
Pauline Wynn
Mr Mortymer:
Denys Hawthorne
Passenger:
Pauline Letts
Headmistress:
Ena Moon
Miss Green:
Alexa Romanes
Doctor:
Peter Baldwin
The Nurse:
Daphne Jonason
Wigmaker:
Antony Viccars
Mr Jarvis:
Norman Wynne
Wendy:
Sian Davies
Dr Browne:
Haydn Jones
Adrian:
Michealharbour
First Earl:
Geoffrey Wincott
Second Earl:
Ian Thompson
Mr Deacon:
Denis McCarthy
Mr Campbell:
Anthony Jackson
Park Keeper:
Ian Thompson
Child:
Sian Davies
Child's Mother:
Beth Boyd

from St. Bartholomew's Parish Church, Belfast
Introit: Love came down at Christmas (arr. Lee)
Responses (William Smith of Durham)
Psalm 18
Canticle (Wood in E flat. No. 2)
Anthem: The infant king (Basque
Noel)
Organist, Michael McGuffin
Director of Music, Ronald Lee

Contributors

Unknown:
William Smith
Organist:
Michael McGuffin
Music:
Ronald Lee

A family magazine introduced by STEVE RACE and including: tThe Gift of Apollo:
BRYAN FAIRFAX traces the story of Greek music from the Delphic hymn to recordings by Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis tGoing to the Pictures:
PETER DAVALLE reviews some of the films you can see this month; PHIL SILVERS talks about filming in England: and VANESSA REDGRAVE and RICHARD HARRIS introduce one of their favourite songs from Camelot tA Bay Called Godwit: another newsletter from New Zealand by JAMES McNEISH
Early to Bed: FRED LOADS talks about how to treat shrubs and trees on arrival

Contributors

Introduced By:
Steve Race
Unknown:
Bryan Fairfax
Unknown:
Mikis Theodorakis
Unknown:
Peter Davalle
Talks:
Phil Silvers
Talks:
Vanessa Redgrave
Talks:
Richard Harris
Unknown:
James McNeish
Talks:
Fred Loads

Ballygullion Stories by Lynn Doyle adapted for radio by ANNE AND ARTHUR RUSSELL
1: Double Duckling
Produced by DAVID A. TURNER
See page 44

Contributors

Stories By:
Lynn Doyle
Radio By:
Anne And
Radio By:
Arthur Russell
Produced By:
David A. Turner
Pat Murphy:
J J Murphy
Dr Dickson:
Harold Goldblatt
Mrs Dickson:
Doreen Hepburn
BigBilly Lenahan:
Tom Raymond
Police Sergeant:
Robert McLerhon

A musical quiz devised by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane
DAVID FRANKLIN and FRANK MUIR challenge
IAN WALLACE and DENIS NORDEN
In the chair, STEVE RACE with Graham Dalley at the mellotron
Repeated: Tuesday, 12.25 p.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
David Franklin
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Graham Dalley

by lain Crichton Smith abridged as a seven-part reading from an unpublished novel set in Sutherland during the Highland Clearances
PART I
Reader, BRYDEN MURDOCH
Broadcast on July 2. 1967 (Radio
4: Scotland)
The late eighteenth century saw the start of the brutal period of enforced Highland emigration known as the Clearances, and Consider the Lilies has its origin in the eviction of an old woman by Patrick Sellar. factor to the Duke of Sutherland. It is less a historical novel, however, than a compassionate study of its main character; and while its cadences are Scottish, its indictment of cruelty is universal.
Stewart Conn

Contributors

Unknown:
Crichton Smith
Unknown:
Patrick Sellar.
Unknown:
Stewart Conn

NINA SAIOVSKY and her brother were in bed with measles when the Revolution broke out in Petro-Krad in 1917: ' The first we knew about it was when we heard a scuffle behind our nursery door. Our cook Varvara was arguing and not letting someone pass. Then the door was pushed open and two rough-looking soldiers with rifles and bayonets burst in

Contributors

Unknown:
Nina Saiovsky

Part 2: Liszt
Dante Symphony
Given before an Invited audience in BBC Studio 1. Maida Vale. London. Requests for tickets for future concerts may be sent to Ticket Unit[address removed]enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.

An enquiry into the work of consumer organisations by ANGELA PAIN
How are goods and services tested? Who sets the standards? How are customers protected against dishonest dealers or faulty goods? What use can the shopper or housewife make of consumer associations?
Produced by Thena Heshel

Contributors

Produced By:
Thena Heshel

Ten programmes concerned with the future of Man
3: The Nature of Man
Contributors include:
DR. ALEX COMFORT
PROFESSOR JOSEPH WEINER
DR. F. FRASER DARLING
PROFESSOR C. H. WADDINGTON
Programmes edited and introduced by Lord RITCHIE-CALDER Recording
Man's Family Estate: Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. Alex Comfort
Unknown:
Professor Joseph Weiner
Unknown:
Dr. F. Fraser
Unknown:
Professor C. H. Waddington
Duced By:
Lord Ritchie-Calder

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