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says That's Life illustrated by opinions and comments from the BBC Sound Archives
Guest: JACK GUTTERIDGE
Written by Robert Turley
Produced by Sheila Anderson
Brian Rix is in ' Let Sleeping Wives Lie ' at the Garrick Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Gutteridge
Written By:
Robert Turley
Produced By:
Sheila Anderson
Produced By:
Brian Rix

A series of seven programmes designed to encourage those who are teaching or preparing to teach to experiment in using the popular arts in their classrooms.
2: Pictures
Introduced by PADDY FEENY
Produced by Peggy Bacon
Broadcast on July 9 (Study)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Paddy Feeny
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon

Mystery Child? Miracle Child?
Linda Martel , a severely handicapped child born in Guernsey, lived only five short years. Yet during that time a remarkable series of events happened, resulting in a daily stream of visitors to Linda asking for and believing in her power to help and cure them. True? Did Linda possess a special power, or was it just another case of infectious hysteria?
NANCY WISE went to Guernsey and talked with Linda's parents. her brother, friends, observers, to try to discover the mystery of Linda's personality, the miracle of her cures
Broadcast on August 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Linda Martel

A family magazine introduced by KEN SYKORA and including:
Up from Somerset:
MICHAEL WARR among the cider-makers in the county ' where cider apples grow '
Bonnie Annie Laurie :
ANGUS MACNAGHTEN looks at the song and its subject
Part-time Casualty: St.
John Howell talks to MRS. BARBARA HENN. one of the instructresses of Casualties Union
Cordon Rouge in print: GEORGE VILLIERS talks about his new book of recipes and shopping hints
Drop us a line: your news, views, and memories

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Introduced By:
Ken Sykora
Unknown:
Michael Warr
Unknown:
Bonnie Annie Laurie
Unknown:
Angus MacNaghten
Talks:
John Howell
Unknown:
Mrs. Barbara Henn.
Talks:
George Villiers

The Adventures of David Balfour from Kidnapped and Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson abridged for reading in thirteen parts
Read by BRYDEN MURDOCH
SHEILA DONALD as Catriona Clem ASHBY as the Lord Advocate DOUGLAS MURCHIE as Stewart 9: The Lord Advocate
Produced by Gordon Emslie

Contributors

Unknown:
David Balfour
Unknown:
Robert Louis Stevenson
Read By:
Bryden Murdoch
Read By:
Sheila Donald
Unknown:
Catriona Clem Ashby
Unknown:
Douglas Murchie
Produced By:
Gordon Emslie

Written by BARRY TOOK
JOHNNIE MORTIMER and BRIAN COOKE and DONALD WEBSTER starring Kenneth Home
With
KENNETH WILLIAMS , HUGH PADDICK and BETTY MARSDEN
Music by THE MAX HARRIS GROUP
Announcer, DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS
Broadcast on March 10 (Radio 2)

Contributors

Written By:
Barry Took
Written By:
Johnnie Mortimer
Written By:
Brian Cooke
Written By:
Donald Webster
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Max Harris
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
John Simmonds

Shura Cherkassky (piano)
BBC Northern
Symphony Orchestra Leader, Reginald Stead
Conductor, Bryden Thomson
Part of a public concert from the Free Trade Hall, Manchester.' Presented by the BBC in association with the Halle Concerts Society

Contributors

Piano:
Shura Cherkassky
Leader:
Reginald Stead
Conductor:
Bryden Thomson

KEITH HINDELL has travelled through the South, Mid-west, Mountain, and Eastern Regions of the United States. In this documentary he presents Americans talking about the issues which divide them and against which they are going to measure the Presidential Candidates
Produced by Keith Hindell
See page 40

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Hindell
Produced By:
Keith Hindell

Introduced by RONALD EYRE who talks about
John Julius Norwich 's new travel book Sahara NAOMI LEWIS on Edward Lear
-Landscape Painter and Nonsense Poet by Angus Davidson
ALEXANDER COCKBURN on My Silent War by Kim Philby
Alan Shallcross talks, in New York, to ALISTAIR COOKE about his new book Talk about America
Produced by Russell Harty

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ronald Eyre
Unknown:
John Julius Norwich
Unknown:
Naomi Lewis
Unknown:
Edward Lear
Unknown:
Angus Davidson
Unknown:
Alexander Cockburn
Unknown:
Kim Philby
Talks:
Alan Shallcross
Unknown:
Alistair Cooke
Produced By:
Russell Harty

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
JOHN THOMPSON 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:
John Thompson

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