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Including the tirst in a monthly series for young gardeners on making a new garden: also advice on plant preservation for floral arrangement, and a guide to the week's work in the garden
Produced by Robin E. Hicks
See page 49

Contributors

Produced By:
Robin E. Hicks

Out of Doors
Eight programmes providing information about some of the major outdoor pastimes
8: Question and Answer
Listeners' questions arising out of the last three programmes in the series are answered by experts
Introduced by MICHAEL BOWEN

Contributors

Introduced By:
Michael Bowen

6: Answers to some questions from listeners on sound reproduction and recording given by DONALD ALDOUS. JOHN CRABBE , and JOHN BORWICK (chairman)
Produced by Rosemary Jellis
A booklet is available

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald Aldous.
Unknown:
John Crabbe
Unknown:
John Borwick
Produced By:
Rosemary Jellis

Three programmes on spoken English, illustrated with recordings.
3: Regional English and Standard English by STANLEY ELLIS
Lecturer in English at Leeds
Produced by Rosemary Jellis
Last Wednesday's broadcast (Study)
This week's Study on 3: p. 51

Contributors

Produced By:
Rosemary Jellis

How Fast?
The Minister of Transport,
RT. HON. RICHARD MARSH , M.P., discusses speed limits with OLAF LAMBERT , Director of Operations at the Automobile Association; A. C LYNDON MILLS. Home Sales Manager, Standard Triumph Ltd.: HARRY HEYWOOD. Editor of Practical Motorist; Miss MARY W. KELLY , an experienced motorist
Chairman. BILL HARTLEY followed by news of Roads and Traffic
Produced by Jim Pestridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Marsh
Unknown:
Olaf Lambert
Unknown:
A. C Lyndon
Unknown:
Harry Heywood.
Unknown:
Miss Mary W. Kelly
Unknown:
Bill Hartley
Produced By:
Jim Pestridge

A spontaneous discussion by THE RT. HON.
EMANUEL SHINWELL , M.P.
RUSSELL BRADDON
ADAM FAITH
DEE WELLS
Chairman, DAVID JACOBS
Produced by Michael Bowen from the Downhill Workmen's Club. Sunderland
Friday's broadcast (Radio 2)
Listeners' views for use in ' Any Answers? ' (Thursday at 8.45 p.m.) should be addressed to the BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR. marked ' Any Answers?. '

Contributors

Unknown:
Emanuel Shinwell
Unknown:
Russell Braddon
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

by John Bowen

David Cook and Jill Balcon with Norman Bird
'What do you think love is what's it about? Loving someone. Someone outside yourself. Someone who can feel pain, or have a runny nose...'

Contributors

Writer:
John Bowen
Producer:
John Powell
Ron Bradshaw:
Norman Bird
Ken, his son:
David Cook
Susan James:
Jill Balcon
Clare:
Margaret Robertson
Reg Sparrow:
Peter Baldwin
Janis:
Rosalind Shanks
The Vicar:
John Wyse
Mrs Bullmore:
Marjorie Westbury
Mrs Page:
Betty Hardy
Grace Bradshaw:
Pauline Letts
David Tighe:
Anthony Jackson
Waitress:
Carol Marsh
[Actor]:
Alexander John

Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
A Oromedary Commentary: JOAN PYPER on a visit to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands
There's a thief about: KAY NASH talks about an unpleasant experience, and a tock expert, R J. PILGRIM. gives advice
A Kind of Loving: MAUREEN QUINNEY recalls her time as a Houseparent
Mistakes I have made: BASIL BOOTHROYD recalls his worst blunder
Space Age Living: architects JOHN REID and STEPHEN GRIFFITHS discuss with Lyn Macdonald how to make best use of today's limited living Ordinary Families by E. ARNOT ROBERTSON read by ELEANOR BRON
Last of four excerpts

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Joan Pyper
Talks:
Kay Nash
Unknown:
J. Pilgrim.
Unknown:
Maureen Quinney
Unknown:
Basil Boothroyd
Unknown:
John Reid
Unknown:
Stephen Griffiths
Unknown:
Lyn MacDonald
Unknown:
E. Arnot Robertson
Read By:
Eleanor Bron

A male reply to Petticoat Line
COL SAMMY LOHAN
HUMPHREY LYTTELTON
DAVID SYMONDS , JOHN TAYLOR take the masculine point of view in answer to the Petticoat Line broadcast last week
In the chair. Michael SMEE
Produced by John Cassets
† Pre-recorded at The Playhouse.
Northumberland Avenue, W C.2
Shortened version: Tuesday, 12 noon
This week's Petticoat Line: Tues., 7.30; Thurs., 12.25 p.m

Contributors

Unknown:
Sammy Lohan
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Unknown:
David Symonds
Unknown:
John Taylor
Produced By:
John Cassets

David Lloyd-Jones conducts the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Reginald Stead in a programme of music for all the family with Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano) John Wakefield (tenor)
Introduced by Alan Sykes
Produced by David Richardson and Gareth Walters

The programme includes music from Candide (Bernstein), Carmen (Bizet), and The Damnation of Faust (Berlioz).

Given before an invited audience in King George's Hall, Blackburn

(Patricia Kern broadcasts by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Co.)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Lloyd-Jones
Leader:
Reginald Stead
Tenor:
John Wakefield
Introduced By:
Alan Sykes
Produced By:
David Richardson
Produced By:
Gareth Walters
Unknown:
Kins George
Unknown:
Blackburn Patricia Kern

Saracinesca
A tale of passion and conspiracy adapted for radio by JULIAN SOMERS from the novel by F. MARION CRAWFORD
The scene is Rome. 1866
Produced by JOHN GIBSON
Repeated: Monday, 3.15 p.m.
See page 48

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Somers
Novel By:
F. Marion Crawford
Produced By:
John Gibson
Prince Leone Saracinesca:
Victor Lucas
Don Giovanni:
Trader Faulkner
Donna Tullia Mayer:
Eva Haddon
Del Ferice:
John Hollis
Duca D'Astrardente:
Lockwood West
Corona:
Maureen Beck
Spicca:
Ian Thompson
Casalverde:
Michael Deacon
Surgeon:
Duncan McIntyre
Temistocle:
Leonard Fenton
Housekeeper:
Grizelda Hervey
Don Paolo:
Ralph Truman
First Detective:
John Bryning
Second Detective:
Alexander John
Doctor:
Denis McCarthy
Coachman:
Denis McCarthy

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