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A new series about the nature of man and his culture
: Mammals by Margery Morris
Narrator, BARRY FOSTER
Produced by David Lyttle

Contributors

Narrator:
Margery Morris
Narrator:
Barry Foster
Produced By:
David Lyttle

A medical magazine introduced by JOAN YORKE and including
Specialist in the Studio: a G.P. answers listeners' questions
Produced by Thena Heshel
Next week a Chest Physician will be answering questions on bronchitis. Questions, preferably on a postcard, should be sent to Room 8063, P.O. Box 1AA, Broadcasting House, London, W.l, by Monday, November 11

Contributors

Introduced By:
Joan Yorke
Produced By:
Thena Heshel

Problems from listeners' letters discused by RENEE HOUSTON
CHARMIAN INNES
NAN WINTON
Lucy BARTLETT
In the chair, ANONA WINN
Devised by Anona Winn and Ian Messiter
Produced by John Cassels
Tuesday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Renee Houston
Unknown:
Charmian Innes
Unknown:
Nan Winton
Unknown:
Lucy Bartlett
Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
John Cassels

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.
6: Screen
Introduced by Paddy FEENY
Produced by Peggy Bacon
Broadcast on August 6 (Study)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Paddy Feeny
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon

The Robber and the Priest
Produced by JOHN TYDEMAN
A vicar has to make a journey with a large sum of money. In certain circumstances even clergy-men can be induced to gamble— and possibly they win
Wednesday's broadcast (Radio 2)

Contributors

Produced By:
John Tydeman

A family magazine introduced by POLLY ELWES and including:
The Fight Against Crime: 4-
The Man Outside. GORDON SNELL meets the experts on prevention and protection
Better than to Arrive?:
AUDREY Purkiss recalls her journey by train to Beirut
Scribe to Genius: Eric FENBY , now Professor of Harmony at the Royal Academy of Music in London, talks to JEREMY VERITY about his years with Delius Drop us a Line: your news, views, and memories

Contributors

Introduced By:
Polly Elwes
Unknown:
Gordon Snell
Unknown:
Audrey Purkiss
Unknown:
Eric Fenby
Unknown:
Jeremy Verity
Unknown:
Delius Drop

The Adventures of David Balfour from Kidnapped and Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson abridged for reading in thirteen parts
Read by Bryden Murdoch with and 13: Travels in Holland
Produced by Gordon Emslie

Contributors

Unknown:
David Balfour
Unknown:
Robert Louis Stevenson
Read By:
Bryden Murdoch
Produced By:
Gordon Emslie
Alan Breck:
Leonard Maguire
Catriona:
Sheila Donald
James More:
John Young

Written by BARRY TOOK
JOHNNIE MORTIMER and BRIAN COOKE starring Kenneth Horne with KENNETH WILLIAMS , HUGH PADDICK and BETTY MARSDEN
Music by THE MAX HARRIS GROUP
Announcer, DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS
Broadcast on April 7 (Radio 2)

Contributors

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

The Man and his Music
1792-1868
The second part of a radio portrait devised and presented by Julian Budden to mark the centenary of the death of the great composer with other parts played by Kathleen Heime Wilfred Babbage
Bernard Brown , Kim Grant
Douglas Hankin , Fraser Kerr John Levitt and Michael Spice
Produced by Graham Gauld

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Budden
Played By:
Kathleen Heime
Played By:
Wilfred Babbage
Played By:
Bernard Brown
Unknown:
Kim Grant
Unknown:
Douglas Hankin
Unknown:
Fraser Kerr
Unknown:
John Levitt
Unknown:
Michael Spice
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Rossini:
John Justin

Introduced by RONALD EYRE
CLAIRE TOMALIN on The Evacuees edited by B. S. Johnson-a collection of wartime reminiscences
JULIAN MITCHELL on some new novels, including The Military Philosophers by Anthony Powell
† BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE on Life by Zeno-an autobiographical account of a man who has been given a life sentence tProduced by Russell Harty

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ronald Eyre
Introduced By:
Claire Tomalin
Edited By:
B. S. Johnson-A
Unknown:
Julian Mitchell
Unknown:
Russell Harty

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