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BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA Leader, Ian Tyre
Conductor, IAIN SUTHERLAND with TOMMY REILLY (harmonica) JAMES MOODY (piano)
Introduced by ALEXANDER Moyes

Contributors

Leader:
Ian Tyre
Conductor:
Iain Sutherland
Unknown:
Tommy Reilly
Introduced By:
Alexander Moyes

Sketches of life in the metropolis during the last century selected by DEREK PARKER from the writings of CHARLES DICKENS
1: Gone Astray
Read by GABRIEL WOOLF
Series first broadcast tn ' Story
Time ' beginning on Dec. 15. 1967

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Parker
Read By:
Gabriel Woolf

Worcestershire v.
Warwickshire
Surrey v. Sussex
Lancashire v. Somerset
Third and final day
Reports and commentary by JOHN ARLOTT from Worcester, ROBERT HUDSON from The Oval. and BRIAN JOHNSTON from Old Trafford

Contributors

Commentary By:
John Arlott
Unknown:
Robert Hudson
Unknown:
Brian Johnston

Protection by John Wainwright
'This isn' Chicago, in the mid-thirties! It isn' even London! A Northern provincial city in 1968. That's all. The Capone era's dead and buried-and it isn' having the kiss of life on my patch! '
Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
John Wainwright

A family magazine
Introduced from the South and West by JEREMY CARRAD
Festival at Dorchester: for the next fortnight Dorset is celebrating its greatest writer, Thomas Hardy
Young Musicians: BRIAN SKIL-TON talks to players in the BBC Training Orchestra
Keep Fit!: JEREMY CARRAD in pursuit of health and beauty

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Jeremy Carrad

by George MacDonald abridged for reading in six parts
Storyteller, Effie Morrison
George MacDonald was born in Aberdeenshire in 1824. Like his friend Lewis Carroll he was by profession a minister before devoting his time entirely to writing. Father of eleven children, he is best remembered today for his children's books including "At the Back of the North Wind", broadcast a few years ago, and "The Princess and the Goblin". This was first published in 1871 and tells the story of the little princess Irene, her mysterious great-great-grand-mother, the brave miner's boy Curdie, and of course the Goblin, —wicked in the best tradition. Further, as in all good fairy tales. there is magic.....

Contributors

Authot:
George MacDonald
Storyteller:
Effie Morrison
Produced by:
Gordon Emslie
The Princess:
Margaret Love
Lootie:
Jean Faulds
The Old Lady:
Maud Risdon
Curdie:
Sheila Donald

Tonipbt's et'ening paper of the air
Reports from the region's news studios and Scotland Yard — Sportsdesk — Postscript with MICHAEL BROOKE-StOp Press Introduced by BOB HOLNESS
Produced by the South-East news unit

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bob Holness

A musical quiz devised by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane
DAVID FRANKLIN and FRANK MUIR challenge
IAN WALLACE and DENIS NORDEN
In the chair, STEVE RACE with Graham Dalley at the keyboard

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
David Franklin
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Graham Dalley

A play for radio by . B. Morris
' The price of genius-if It Is genius, and who knows-it's too heavy. If there's beauty in what I manufacture—it's a bitter beauty.'
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by DAVID DAVIS

Contributors

Unknown:
B. Morris
Produced By:
David Davis
Maurice Dudevant:
Harold Reese
Solange Dudevant:
Pamela Binns
Augustine Brault (Titine):
Stephanie Gathercole
George Sand:
Nicolette Bernard
Clestinger:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Frederic Chopin:
Frederick Treves

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
GILES PLAYFAIR introduces this 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]and dictate your message

Contributors

Introduces:
Giles Playfair

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More