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My Brother Arthur: My Brother Stan by Arnold Yarrow
Arthur runs the home. Stan the business. For two middle-aged bachelors this seems the ideal arrangement. But then a widow intent on marriage enters their lives....
Produced by GLYN DEARMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Arnold Yarrow
Produced By:
Glyn Dearman
Arthur:
Deryck Guyler
Stan:
Cyril Shaps
Mrs Weatherby:
Lila Kaye
Lilian:
Sian Davies

from Ely Cathedral Responses (Smith)
Psalm 119, vv. 1-32
Lessons: Jeremiah 1, vv. 4-10
Acts 26, vv. 1-23
Office Hymn: With golden splendour and with roseate hues of morn
Canticles (Morley: Three minims) Anthems: Gaudent in coelis
(Philips)
Deliver me from mine enemies,
0 God (Parsons)
Organist, ARTHUR WILLS

A family magazine introduced by POLLY ELWES and including:
The Writer and the Song:
Ken Sykora talks to LIONEL BART about some of the music he has written, including Oliver! tUnity is Strength:
Alan Wheatley talks to DENNIS LOWER about the origin, growth, and functions of the T.U.C., born 1868
Nature Notebook: a new series by NORMAN ELLISON. 1: Waders of the Estuary
To Stick Pins In: DORIS HOMAN describes her collection of cushions

Contributors

Introduced By:
Polly Elwes
Talks:
Ken Sykora
Unknown:
Lionel Bart
Talks:
Alan Wheatley
Unknown:
Norman Ellison.
Unknown:
Doris Homan

The Blanket of the Dark by John Buchan adapted for radio by NORMAN PAINTING
1: Peter's Fortune
Produced by ANTHONY CORNISH
See page 44

Contributors

Unknown:
John Buchan
Produced By:
Anthony Cornish
Peter Pentecost:
Alan Devereux
Brother Tobias:
Arthur Pentelow
Brother Placidus:
George Woolley
Brother Josephus:
Denzil Pugh
First Canon:
John Hencher
Nathaniel Sturmy:
Arthur R Webb
Jeremy Wellaby:
Ian Lindsay
Drawer:
Frank Veasey
Merchant:
Graham Rigby
Lord Avelard:
Douglas Storm

A panel game devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
DILYS POWELL and FRANK MUIR challenge
ANNE SCOTT-JAMES and DENIS NORDEN
In the chair, JACK LONGLAND

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Dilys Powell
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Jack Longland

Outlining the development of a legend which began 100 years ago, and which has long outlived the theatre in which it was created: a legend of Edwardian elegance-of wit, laughter, beautiful girls.
The Gentlemen:
DEREK BIRCH. LEIGH CRUTCHLEY
ANTHONY JACKSON , DENIS MCCARTHY DUNCAN McINTYRE HUMPHREY MORTON with GEOFFREY WINCOTT as John Hollingshead
The Ladies:
URSULA HANRAY, Barbara MITCHELL GUDRUN URE
Written, produced, and narrated by ROGER SNOWDON
Derek Birch is appearing in ' Fiddler on the Roof ' at Her Majesty's Theatre. London
See page 44

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Birch.
Unknown:
Leigh Crutchley
Unknown:
Anthony Jackson
Unknown:
Denis McCarthy
Unknown:
Duncan McIntyre
Unknown:
Humphrey Morton
Unknown:
Geoffrey Wincott
Unknown:
John Hollingshead
Unknown:
Barbara Mitchell
Unknown:
Gudrun Ure
Unknown:
Roger Snowdon
Unknown:
Derek Birch

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