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Speaking and Writing
A series of ten programmes desiKned to help and encourage those who wish to express themselves more effectively or recapture old skills in the spoken and the written word.
7: Making Notes and Writing Reports
Written and introduced by GILBERT PHELPS
Produced by Peggy Bacon
Broadcast on November 14. 1966

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gilbert Phelps
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon

Flora Robson Festival
Dame Flora stars in some of her favourite plays
Black Chiffon by Lesley Storm adapted by MOLLIE HARDWICK with Stephen Murray and John Glen
Produced by JOE BURROUGHS
Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Adapted By:
Mollie Hardwick
Unknown:
Stephen Murray
Unknown:
John Glen
Produced By:
Joe Burroughs

A magazine programme introduced by STEVE RACE and including:
At Your Invitation:
Lady Barnett, chosen by listeners to be their guest on the programme. answers questions sent in to her
Sea Fever: JIM HARRIS recalls boyhood days around Bristol docks and how he first went to sea
For Your Library List: some suggestions by GILBERT PHELPS
Monday Topic or, it's happening now

Contributors

Introduced By:
Steve Race

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
ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD
ROMANY BAIN, DANAE BROOK
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:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Announcer:
Angela Buckland
Produced By:
John Cassels

A social history in song
1: Long to Reign Over Us with JOANNE BROWNE , CHARLES YOUNG PAT WHITMORE , CHARLES WEST HARRY LANDIS , ANN MURRAY THE RITA WILLIAMS SINGERS
RADIO ORCHESTRA conducted by ALFRED RALSTON
Written and produced by CHARLES CHILTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Joanne Browne
Unknown:
Charles Young
Unknown:
Pat Whitmore
Unknown:
Charles West
Unknown:
Harry Landis
Unknown:
Ann Murray
Conducted By:
Alfred Ralston
Produced By:
Charles Chilton

The Munich Agreement by Sir Alec Douglas-Home , M.P.
On September 29, 1938, Sir Alec Douglas-Home (then Lord Dunglass, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister) flew to Munich with Neville Chamberlain to meet Hitler and Mussolini.
In conversation with DOUGLAS MUGGERIDGE, Sir Alec recalls the events, personalities, and atmosphere of that crucial summit meeting of thirty years ago.
Produced by Michael Diamond
Broadcast in the BBC World Service

Contributors

Interviewee:
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Presenter:
Douglas Muggeridge
Produced by:
Michael Diamond

by Richard Beynon adapted for radio by Roger Pine
with Joss Ackland, Miriam Margolyes, Jane Wenham, Alan White
'Juss now you hate me, because once I say you our son, too. And that you don't like, 'cos you don't want no wop for father, uh? No dirty dago.'
Collingwood, Australia.
(Jane Wenham is in 'The Italian Girl' at Wyndham's Theatre, London)

Contributors

Author:
Richard Beynon
Adapted by:
Roger Pine
Producer:
Ronald Mason
Harmonica:
Alfie Kahn
Leila:
Gwenda Wilson
Poppa Bianchi:
Joss Ackland
Gino Bianchi:
Paul Grist
Momma Bianchi:
Miriam Margolyes
Clarry:
Alan White
Maria:
Jane Wenham
Donny:
Anthony Jackson
Det-Sgt Lukie:
Brian Anderson

Grandma Went to Russia by ANTONIA RIDGE abridged by Marjorie Bilbow
Read by SHEILA MITCHELL
Produced by John Cardy
First of fifteen Instalments
It came out of the blue, this offer of a job with the Royal family of the Tsar of All the Russias. Being adventurous, George Froud 's grandmother accepted it-and so transformed the lives of her children and grandchildren beyond anything she could have dreamed.

Contributors

Abridged By:
Marjorie Bilbow
Read By:
Sheila Mitchell
Produced By:
John Cardy
Unknown:
George Froud

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