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Speaking and Writing
A series of ten programmes designed to help and encourage those who wish to express themselves more effectively or recapture old skills in the spoken and the written word.
4: Writing Letters
Written and introduced by GILBERT PHELPS
Produced by Peggy Bacon
Broadcast on October 24. 1966

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gilbert Phelps
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon

A family magazine introduced by Ken Sykora and including:

Gardy Loo! Laurence Wright, author of Clean and Decent, in conversation with Nigel Murphy follows up his tale of the tub with the history of the water closet

The Little Man in the Loin Cloth: Colin Reid Sr. gives a personal impression of Gandhi who was assassinated twenty years ago tomorrow

K Boats: fifty years ago this week naval exercises with hush-hush steam-driven submarines took place in the Firth of Forth. George Kimbell of Leicester talks about K17

On my Bookshelf: Stella Rodway chooses some new titles

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ken Sykora
Unknown:
Laurence Wright
Unknown:
Nigel Murphy
Unknown:
Colin Reid Sr.

The Deep Woodlanders in Mole's Castle by Elleston Trevor arranged in four parts by NAN MACDONALD
2: The Torrent in the Tunnel
Produced by TREVOR HILL

Contributors

Unknown:
Elleston Trevor
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Storyteller:
Geoffrey Banks
Woo Owl:
Geoffrey Banks
Old Stripe, the Badger:
Jack Woolgar
Digger Mole:
Herbert Smith
Potter-the- Otter:
Norman Somers

Latest regional news - The stories behind the headlines-Scotland Yard Calling-South-East Sport — MICHAEL BROOKE looks at listeners' letters in Postscript
Introduced by TIM GUDGIN Produced by the South-East news unit

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Brooke
Introduced By:
Tim Gudgin

Listeners' letters and points of difference aired by RENÉE HOUSTON, MARY STOCKS
NAN WINTON , PAMELA TOWNSEND
In the chair, ANONA WINN
Devised by Anona Winn and Ian Messiter
Announcer, Angela Buckland Produced by John Cassels
Pre-recorded at The Playhouse.
Northumberland Avenue. London. W.C.2
Shortened version: Thurs., 12 noon

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Stocks
Unknown:
Nan Winton
Unknown:
Pamela Townsend
Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Announcer:
Angela Buckland
Produced By:
John Cassels

The Witch, The Wife and The Other Woman
Three plays by Liane Aukin based on stories by ANTON CHEKHOV translated by CONSTANCE GARNETT
1: THE WITCH
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2: THE WIFE from The Chorus Girl
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3: THE OTHER WOMAN from A Daughter of Albion
Production by DAVID DAVIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Liane Aukin
Stories By:
Anton Chekhov
Translated By:
Constance Garnett
Production By:
David Davis
Savely a sexton:
Henry Stamper
Raissa, his wife:
Liane Aukin
Postman:
Anthony Jackson
Driver:
Alan Dudley
Call Boy:
David Brierley
Chorus Girls:Pasha:
Marjorie Westbury
Chorus Girls:Ariadne:
Barbara Mitchell
Kolpakov, a civil servant:
Bruce Beeby
The Lady:
Jill Balcon
Andreyev, a landowner:
Howieson Culff
Otsov, his friend:
Harold Reese
Nastasia, wife to Gryabov:
Madi Hedd
Josef:
Wilfred Babbage
Gryabov, a landowner:
John Bentley

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
GILBERT PHELPS introduces thts evening's edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome For very late letters you can ring [number removed]

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