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Starting Spanish
A series of forty lessons for beginners or near beginners
Lesson 20: La Senora Diez y la Senora Martin se encuentran en la planta quinta
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.
19: Poets' Workshop
Radio tutor, DAVID GRUGEON
† Last Monday's broadcast (Study)

A series of fifteen magazine-type programmes, including French songs and readings from the Penguin book of French Short Stories and The Penguin Book of French 19th Century Verse, for listeners with some knowledge of French
Programme 5
Speakers: Paulette PRENEY
Louis BLONCOURT , PAUL COUSTER
Produced by Elsie Ferguson
Wednesday's broadcast (Study)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paulette Preney
Unknown:
Louis Bloncourt
Unknown:
Paul Couster
Produced By:
Elsie Ferguson

The Learner Driver: news about the driving test, examiners, and the Highway Code from NEIL CARMICHAEL, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport
Driving Licences: what happens in other countries, and licence requirements for driving abroad
Early Diagnosis: how to recognise the first signs of trouble with the car 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
DEREK Nimmo , CLEMENT FREUD
ANDREE MELLY , CHARMIAN INNES try to talk for just a minute on this and that
Devised by Ian Messiter
Produced by David Hatch
Pre-recorded at The Piccadilly, 201
Piccadilly. London. W.I.
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:
Andree Melly
Unknown:
Charmian Innes
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
David Hatch

For a Hundred Shillings a Day by Arnold Yarrow with Terence de Marney
Oscar Quitak , Rolf Lefebvre
' Now you've got to admit, this is really the life-free cigarettes and booze, by courtesy of the United Nations Peace Mission-what more could a mercenary soldier want? '
Produced by DAVID GEARY

Contributors

Unknown:
Arnold Yarrow
Unknown:
Terence de Marney
Unknown:
Oscar Quitak
Unknown:
Rolf Lefebvre
Produced By:
David Geary
Leswin:
Oscar Quitax
Klinger:
Christopher Bidmead
Brabbit:
Ronald Herdman
Perrow:
Anthony Jackson
Martin:
Alexander John
Shiel:
Denys Hawthorne
Mr Sarray:
Rolf Lefebvre
Cox:
Dennis Adams
Major Crawley:
Terence de Marney
Driffield:
Leroy Lingwood

A Saturday Supplement to Woman's Hour
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Val Doonican : a recent Guest of the Week in Woman's Hour
Dress Optional: RODNEY BEN NETT-ENGLAND talks about the revolution in menswear
All the Rage: ANNE JONES finds that, quite unintentionally, she is a trend-setter
The English and their Food: SHEILA HUTCHINS discusses her book English Recipes with Mollie Lee
The Society of Non-Smokers: Netta Martin talks to its chairman, TOM HURST , and his wife
A Flight of Peters: Anne Suter talks to BRENDA BRUCE. FAY , COMPTON JOAN GREENWOOD , BARBARA KELLY , MARGARET LOCKWOOD , and MILLICENT MARTIN about the hazards and rewards of playing the Boy Who Never Grew Up

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Introduced By:
Val Doonican
Unknown:
Rodney Ben
Unknown:
Anne Jones
Unknown:
Sheila Hutchins
Unknown:
Mollie Lee
Unknown:
Tom Hurst
Talks:
Anne Suter
Unknown:
Brenda Bruce.
Unknown:
Fay , Compton
Unknown:
Joan Greenwood
Unknown:
Barbara Kelly
Unknown:
Margaret Lockwood
Unknown:
Millicent Martin

A radio competition for bands
Round 1: programme 7
Carlton Main
Frickley Colliery Band
Conductor, JACK ATHERTON v.
St. Dennis Band
Conductor, E. J. WILLIAMS
Adjudicators:
LT.-COL. (Retd.)
DOUGLAS A. POPE , O.B.E.
GILBERT VINTER
FRANK WRIGHT
Introduced by JOHN DUNN
Produced by William Relton

Contributors

Conductor:
Jack Atherton
Conductor:
E. J. Williams
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 BENNY GREEN
RICHARD MURDOCH
HARRY CARPENTER
HATTIE JACQUES
Chairman, BARRY TOOK
Programme devised and compiled by Denis Gifford Produced by Bill Worsley
Broadcast on August 27.1967 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Benny Green
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Harry Carpenter
Unknown:
Hattie Jacques
Unknown:
Denis Gifford
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

CHRISTOPHER FRY conducts the BBC NORTHERN
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leader, Reginald Stead in a programme of music for all the family with VIVIENNE TOWNLEY (soprano) ANTHONY GOLDSTONE (piano)
Introduced by ALAN SYKES
Produced by David Richardson and Gareth Walters
The programme includes music from Carmen (Bizet), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn), and the first movement of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor.
Given before an invited audience In
Salftrd University on Dec. 9. 1967

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Fry
Leader:
Reginald Stead
Piano:
Anthony Goldstone
Introduced By:
Alan Sykes
Produced By:
David Richardson
Produced By:
Gareth Walters

Flora Robson Festival
Dame Flora stars in some of her favourite plays Black Chiffon by Lesley Storm adapted for broadcasting by MOLLIE HARDWICK with Stephen Murray and John Glen Cast in order o/ speaking:
The action takes place in the drawing-room of the Christies' house on Chelsea Embankment during three days in October in the late 1940s.
Produced by JOE BURROUGHS
Flora Robson is in ' The Importance of Being Earnest' at the Haymarkct Theatre, London

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
Mollie Hardwick
Unknown:
Stephen Murray
Unknown:
John Glen
Produced By:
Joe Burroughs
Produced By:
Flora Robson
Louise:
Rosalind Shanks
Roy:
Alexander John
Thea:
Gasrielle Blunt
Alicia Christie:
Flora Robson
Nannie:
Marjorie Westbury
Robert Christie:
Stephen Murray
Dr Bennett Hawkins:
John Glen

† ERIAN REDHEAD discusses some topical matters and some less topical with WENDY COOPER journalist and broadcaster
DOUGLAS JOHNSON
Professor of Modern History, University of Birmingham
DR. NORMAN HUNT
Fellow and Lecturer in Politics. Exeter College, Oxford

Contributors

Unknown:
Wendy Cooper
Unknown:
Douglas Johnson

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