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* by Charles Chaplin The story of the greatest film comedian of them all, by himself
Abridged by Peter Bartlett
Read by CHARLES LENO
Produced by John Cardy
First of twenty instalments

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Chaplin
Abridged By:
Peter Bartlett
Read By:
Charles Leno
Produced By:
John Cardy

GALE PEDRICK considers the changes in style, in content, in language-but not in the intention of making you laugh-over thirty years of radio and television comedy Aptly illustrated in high-, middle-, and low-fidelity recordings in the BBC Sound Archives
Produced by Denys Gueroult
See page 35

Contributors

Unknown:
Gale Pedrick
Produced By:
Denys Gueroult

Dame Ngaio Marsh, novelist, discusses with Roy Plomley in a recorded programme devised by him the gramophone records she would take to a desert island.

(Repeated: Wednesday, 7.0 p.m.)

Contributors

Presenter/Devised by:
Roy Plomey
Castaway:
Dame Ngaio Marsh
Producer:
Michael Hall

Prisoner's Friend
A play for radio by Mollie Hardwick from the novel by Andrew Garve with Patrick Barr
Ursula Howells , Glyn Dearman When young Terry Booth leaves prison, Robert Ashe. a prison visitor. gets him a job with a garage in Sussex. Then one day a desk in the manager's office shows signs that someone has tried to force the lock ...
Other parts: Kathleen Helme
Arthur Lawrence. Frank Partington
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON
Broadcast on Sept. 26. 1964

Contributors

Unknown:
Mollie Hardwick
Novel By:
Andrew Garve
Unknown:
Patrick Barr
Unknown:
Ursula Howells
Unknown:
Glyn Dearman
Unknown:
Terry Booth
Unknown:
Robert Ashe.
Unknown:
Kathleen Helme
Unknown:
Arthur Lawrence.
Unknown:
Frank Partington
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Robert Ashe:
Patrick Bard
Nancy Ashe:
Ursula Howells
Jane Ashe:
Valerie Kirkbright
Terry Booth:
Glyn Dearman
Laurence Winter:
David March
Mavis Winter:
Jane Wenham
Sheila MacLean:
Jo Manning Wilson
Inspector Mayo:
Norman Claridge
Ted Pettit:
Antony Viccars
John Cole:
Bruce Beeby

A family magazine
Guest compère,
Basil Boothroyd
Compere's guest, Joan Bakewell
Fascinating Rhythm:
DEREK PARKER takes a look at some of the music and musicals of the twenties
Tales of a Highland Vet:
GAVIN MCGREGOR recalls when he was left in charge of a croft
Underwater Beat:
ST. JOHN HOWELL Visits the Midland police frogmen's unit

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Unknown:
Derek Parker
Unknown:
Gavin McGregor
Unknown:
John Howell

Dodie Smith 's Dalmatians
Her novels 101 Dalmatians and Starlight Barking abridged by Marjorie Bilbow
Read by GRIZELDA HERVEY
Pongo and Missis have discovered that not just their own fifteen Dalmatian puppies but altogether nearly a hundred are being held prisoner at Hell Hall in Suffolk. Somehow aU must be rescued.
3: The Escape from Hell Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Dodie Smith
Abridged By:
Marjorie Bilbow
Read By:
Grizelda Hervey

or From bed to nurse
A comedy anthology featuring:
Peter COOK , STANLEY HOLLOWAY
TONY HANCOCK , JOYCE GRENFELL
Al READ
MIKE NICHOLS AND ELAINE MAY
I'M SORRY I'LL READ THAT AGAIN
Written and introduced by Basil Boothroyd
Produced by David Hatch and Simon Brett

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Cook
Unknown:
Stanley Holloway
Unknown:
Tony Hancock
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell
Unknown:
Al Read
Unknown:
Mike Nichols
Introduced By:
Basil Boothroyd
Produced By:
David Hatch
Produced By:
Simon Brett

From the Royal Albert Hall London
Alfred Brendel
(piano)
Heather Harper (soprano)
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Royal Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leader. Neville Taweel
Conducted by Charles Groves
Part I

Contributors

Piano:
Alfred Brendel
Soprano:
Heather Harper
Baritone:
John Shirley-Quirk
Leader:
Neville Taweel
Conducted By:
Charles Groves

HAMISH GRAY works at the Institute of Economic Affairs where for two years he has been studying the British housing market with F. G. Pen nance. Together they recently published Choice in Housing, which studied people's preferences, and discovered that most of the electorate oppose present policies. Mr. Gray believes that public housing policy is damaging the British economy and that the time is ripe for reform.

Contributors

Unknown:
Hamish Gray
Unknown:
F. G. Pen

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