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Starting Spanish
A series of forty lessons for beginners or near beginners
Lesson 19: De compras en los grandes almacenes
Presented by JACINTA CASTILLEJO with the help of PABLO SOTO
Last Wednesday's broadcast (Study)
A 192-page book is available

Contributors

Presented By:
Jacinta Castillejo
Unknown:
Pablo Soto

A series of twenty-one programmes for adults taking the G.C.E. A-level examination in English, planned in association with a National Extension College correspondence course.
IS: The Clerk's Tale
Radio tutor, DAVID GRUGEON
Last Monday's broadcast (Study)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Grugeon

A series of fifteen magazine-type programmes, including French songs and readings from the Pen. guin book of French Short Stories and The Penguin Book of French ]9th Century Verse, for listeners with some knowledge of French
Programme 4
Baudelaire: A une dame Creole Les bottes de sept lieues (4) La belle ArabeUe Blues
Speakers: PAULETTE PRENEY
Louis BLONCOURT , PAUL COUSTER
Wednesday's broadcast (Study)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paulette Preney
Unknown:
Louis Bloncourt
Unknown:
Paul Couster

A weekly survey of the world of motoring
Garage Charges: how to keep down the costs
Teach the Motorist: a visit to an instruction course run by a London firm of car distributors
Insurance Assessors: the part they play in insurance claims together with topical news and the latest Road Conditions
Introduced by BILL HARTLEY
Produced by Jim Pestridge

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Produced By:
Jim Pestridge

A panel game controlled (!) by NICHOLAS PARSONS in which
ANONA WINN, DEREK Nimmo
CLEMENT FREUD , Lucy BARTLETT try to talk for just a minute on this and that
Devised by Ian Messiter
Produced by David Hatch
Last Friday's broadcast
Nicholas Parsons is in ' Uproar In the House ' at the Whitehall Theatre: Derek Nimmo in ' Charlie Girl at the Adelphi Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Lucy Bartlett
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
David Hatch
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo

There's Nothing Better than Money by Robin Smyth with Gordon Jackson
'A mansion! Goldfish! Herons! Sapphires and diamonds! ' But how? Beg, borrow or ... ? Produced by MARTIN JENKINS

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Smyth
Unknown:
Gordon Jackson
Produced By:
Martin Jenkins
Henry Harper:
Gordon Jackson
Dollie Harper:
Marjorie Westbury
Blinkers McCoy:
John Hollis
Felicity Davinton:
Betty Hardy
Amos Villiers:
John Justin
George Harbuttnot:
Victor Lucas
Bank Clerk:
Leroy Lingwood

A Saturday Supplement to Woman's Hour
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Away from it all: JANE GREGOR spent a holiday in Scotland
My Kind of Poet: CHARLES, CRICHTON talks to JOHN BETJE -MAN about his work
Stages of Shyness: EVE ORME knows the condition in all its forms
Prayer, work. and contemplation: NETTA MARTIN visits a convent of the Poor Clares
A dream realised: MOLLY WEIR had always yearned to play the First Witch in Macbeth
The art of getting oneself un-lost: MARY GRIFFITHS takes a look at the new sport of Orienteering

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Jane Gregor
Talks:
Charles, Crichton
Unknown:
John Betje
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Unknown:
Mary Griffiths

A radio competition for bands
Round 1: programme 6
The Cory Band
Conductor, JOHN HARRISON v.
Kinneil Colliery Silver Band Conductor, JOHN KIRKWOOD
Adjudicators:
LT.-COL. (Retd.)
DOUGLAS A. POPE , O.B.E.
GILBERT VINTER , FRANK WRIGHT
Introduced by JOHN DUNN
Produced by William Relton

Contributors

Conductor:
John Harrison
Conductor:
John Kirkwood
Unknown:
Douglas A. Pope
Unknown:
Gilbert Vinter
Unknown:
Frank Wright
Introduced By:
John Dunn
Produced By:
William Relton

The game that turns the pages of show-biz history with BETTY ASTELL , PETER DACRE
HUGH PADDICK , GRAHAM STARK
Chairman, BARRY TOOK
Programme devised and compiled by Denis Gifford
Produced by Bill Worsley
Broadcast on Aug. 20. 1967 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Betty Astell
Unknown:
Peter Dacre
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Denis Gifford
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

Presented by the BBC in association with the G.L.C. from the Royal Festival Hall. London
PART 1:
Gala Night at the Opera
Introduced by Roy WILLIAMSON
The programme is shown on page 8: see also page 4
Part 2 at 8.50 (Radio 1 and 2) Elizabeth Vaughan broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Contributors

Introduced By:
Roy Williamson
Introduced By:
Elizabeth Vaughan

A Piece of Cake adapted for radio by JOSEPHINE BRUCE from the novel by CHARLES ANTHONY with Heron Carvic
Noel Johnson , Ann Murray
Frederick Treves , Gudrun Ure
Produced by DAVID THOMSON
Noel Johnson Is In The Bells at the Vaudeville Theatre. London

Contributors

Unknown:
Josephine Bruce
Novel By:
Charles Anthony
Unknown:
Heron Carvic
Unknown:
Noel Johnson
Unknown:
Ann Murray
Unknown:
Frederick Treves
Unknown:
Gudrun Ure
Produced By:
David Thomson
Produced By:
Noel Johnson
Peter Wilson:
Noel Johnson
Margaret, his wife:
Gudrun Ure
Elizabeth, their daughter:
Pauline Letts
Teago Stripp:
Alan Haines
Larry Kemp:
Frederick Treves
Natalie, his wife:
Ann Murray
Cagney:
Heron Carvic
Marcel:
Antony Viccars
Lollie:
Martlna Mayne
Her father:
Geoffrey Wincott
Boum-Boum:
Alexander John

BRIAN REDHEAD discusses some topical matters and some less topical with MARY SCRUTTON philosopher
D. M. MACKAY
Professor of Communications, Keele University
THE VERY REV. EDWARD H. PATEY Dean of Liverpool

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Scrutton
Unknown:
D. M. MacKay
Unknown:
Very Rev. Edward H. Patey

BBC CHORUS
WILFRID PARRY (piano)
Conducted by ALAN G. MELVILLE
Brahms
Tafellied, for six-part chorus and piano
Neckereien, for mixed voices and piano
Motet: Es ist das Heil
Schumann
Four Part Songs. Op. 141, for double choir
An die Sterne: Ungewisses Licht; Zuversicht: Talismane
Fourth in a series including all the motets of Brahms. Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein: Feb. 24

Contributors

Piano:
Wilfrid Parry
Conducted By:
Alan G. Melville

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