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What do our twenty-six hereditary Dukes, thirty-eight Marquesses. 133 Viscounts, and 518 Barons ask of life? And what do they put in? THE DUKE OF Devonshire
A MIRAI, THE EARL or GLASGOW THE EARL OF HUNTINGDON THE EARL OF Verulam
Sir Alec Douglas-Home , M.P. VISCOUNT Bangor. VISCOUNT Tarbat
Dame FLORA MacLeod OF MACLEODLord Harlech , Lord VIVIAN talk to AVRIL Mollison
Produced by Patrick Harvey

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Unknown:
Dame Flora MacLeod
Unknown:
Lord Harlech
Unknown:
Lord Vivian
Produced By:
Patrick Harvey

presenting
BILL MCCUE in It's a Fine Thing to Sing with his guest, BARBARA LEIGH and the BBC Scottish RADIO Orchestra Leader. Ian Tyre
Conductor, Iain Sutherland
Produced by Eddie Fraser

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill McCue
Unknown:
Barbara Leigh
Conductor:
Iain Sutherland
Produced By:
Eddie Fraser

True stories by MARGARET POTTER
2: Prisoner of the Leads
An account of Casanova's great escape from imprisonment in the Doge's Palace. Venice
Narrative and voices by GEOFFREY BANKS
Broadcast in Story Time on March 26

Contributors

Stories By:
Margaret Potter
Voices By:
Geoffrey Banks

A male reply to Petticoat Line
Bernard BRADEN. ALAN PEGLER DAVID Symonds , BARRY TOOK take the masculine point of view in answer to the Petticoat Line broadcast last week
In the chair, Michael SMEE
Shortened version of Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Braden.
Unknown:
Alan Pegler
Unknown:
David Symonds

'twixt
ISOBEL BARNETT
ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD and RICHARD MURDOCH. DAVID NIXON with some tune twisters from STEVE RACE
In the chair, Roy PLOMLET
Devised and written by IAN Messiter
Produced by Tony Luke
Broadcast on July 21 (Radio 2)

Contributors

Unknown:
Isobel Barnett
Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch.
Unknown:
David Nixon
Unknown:
Roy Plomlet
Written By:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
Tony Luke

A family magazine introduced by KEN SYKORA and including:
More than ' a pocket or two ': handbags and pockets are at special risk during Christmas shopping: advice from Scotland Yard tPart artisan, part-poet....:
SIR PETER MEDAWAR. this year's President of the British Association, describes the scientist in his conversation with George Steedman tDon'just buy. shop around:
KAY NASH has been waging her own one-woman war against rises in the price of goods t. Plough to Pulpit: steps in the journey from country boy to country priest (ii)
Your letters

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ken Sykora
Unknown:
Sir Peter Medawar.
Unknown:
George Steedman
Unknown:
Kay Nash

American Humour
A series of eight readings chosen and abridged by MARVIN KANE
4 An Encounter with the Queen of Bothnyafrom the book Poor Cousin Evelyn by James Yaffe
Reader. MARGARET ROBERTSON
Produced by R. D. Smith

Contributors

Abridged By:
Marvin Kane
Unknown:
James Yaffe
Unknown:
Reader. Margaret Robertson
Produced By:
R. D. Smith

Adapted for radio in twenty parts by VAL GIELGUD from four of the Hornblower books by C. S. Forester with John Westbrook as Horatio Hornblower
John Bennett
BOOK 3:
Hornblower and the Hotspur 2: Hotspur and the Loire
Music composed by JOHNNY PEARSON
Produced by TREVOR HILL

Contributors

Unknown:
Val Gielgud
Unknown:
C. S. Forester
Unknown:
John Westbrook
Unknown:
Horatio Hornblower
Unknown:
John Bennett
Composed By:
Johnny Pearson
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Admiral Lord Hornblower (story-teller) and Commander Horatio Hornblower:
John Westbrook
Lt William Bush:
John Bennett
Mr Prowse, the Acting-Master:
Joseph Holmes
Mr Cargill, the Mate:
Cordon Kaye
Mr Foreman, Signal-Midshipman:
Bruce Bould

Problems from listeners' letters discussed by RENEE HOUSTON, DIANA DORS CAROL BINSTED , JUDY INNES
In the chair, ANONA Winn Devised by Anona Winn and Ian Messiter
Produced by John Cassels tPre-recorded at The Playhouse.
Northumberland Ave... London. W.C. 2.
Repeated: Thurs., 12.25 p.m.
Be Reasonable!, a male reply: Sat. 7.0 p.m.; Tues. 12 noon

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Dors
Unknown:
Carol Binsted
Unknown:
Judy Innes
Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
John Cassels

Roger Snowdon introduces the first of two programmes telling the story of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. the most famous playhouse in the world, from its foundation by King Charles II to the present day The Gentlemen:
MICHAEL DEACON , FRANCIS DE Wolff ANTHONY JACKSON. HAYDN JONES ROLF Lefebvre , Victor LUCAS
DUNCAN MCINTYRE , ROBERT Rietty ANTONY Viccars , LOCKWOOD West GEOFFREY Wincott , JOHN Wysk
The Ladies:
URSULA HANRAY. BETTY HARDY
GUDRUN URE , MARJORIE WESTBURY
Written and produced by ROGER SNOWDON

Contributors

Introduces:
Roger Snowdon
Unknown:
Michael Deacon
Unknown:
Francis de Wolff
Unknown:
Anthony Jackson.
Unknown:
Haydn Jones
Unknown:
Rolf Lefebvre
Unknown:
Victor Lucas
Unknown:
Duncan McIntyre
Unknown:
Robert Rietty
Unknown:
Antony Viccars
Unknown:
Lockwood West
Unknown:
Geoffrey Wincott
Unknown:
John Wysk
Unknown:
Ursula Hanray.
Unknown:
Betty Hardy
Unknown:
Gudrun Ure
Unknown:
Marjorie Westbury
Produced By:
Roger Snowdon

Classic cases from legal archives
Written and introduced by RAYNER Heppenstall

The story of Pierre-Francois Lacenaire who said: 'The guillotine is my bride, my lovely betrothed'
with
Produced by DAVID THOMSON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Rayner Heppenstall
Unknown:
Pierre-Francois Lacenaire
Produced By:
David Thomson
Chief Inspector Canler:
Carleton Hobbs
Lacenaire:
Michael Deacon
A landlord:
John East
A landlady:
Sheila Whittingham
Avril:
Eric Francis
Mme Gaillard:
Freda Down,
Allard, head of Surete:
Duncan McIntyre
Michelin examining Magistrate:
John Wyse
Brochant, for the Defence:
Stuart Campbell
Partarrieu-Lafosse, for the Prosecution:
Haydn Jones

Scarlatti sonatas
Essercizi per clavicembalo
Nos. 1-9 played by MALCOLM FRAGER (piano)
The first thirty of Scarlatti's keyboard works were published under the above title in 1738. Last of five weekly programmes
Broadcast on September 23. 1967

Contributors

Piano:
Malcolm Frager

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