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England v. The West Indies at Lord's
Second day
Ball-by-ball commentaries by Roy Lawrence
JOHN Arlott
Alan Gibson with comments and summaries by TREVOR BAILEY , NORMAN YARDLEY
Close-of-play summary by E. W. SWANTON
11.25 a.m. -1.35* p.m. including lunchtime summary
2.10..4.20. p.m. including teatime summary
4.30*-6.37 p.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Lawrence
Unknown:
John Arlott
Unknown:
Alan Gibson
Unknown:
Trevor Bailey
Unknown:
Norman Yardley

of Aristophanes with the complete incidental music of Ralph Vaughan Williams
The play arranged for radio by RAYMOND RAIKES from the English verse translation by BENJAMIN BICKLEY ROGERS The words of the Choruses in English translation by H. J. EDWARDS
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA conducted by RAE JENKINS with the Chorus of Old Jurymen (' The Wasps ') sung by the RICHARD WILLIAMS SINGERS
The Wasps of Aristophanes with music by Ralph Vaughan Williams was first produced, in Greek, at the New Theatre, Cambridge, from November 26 to December 1, 1909. Characters in the comedy in order of speaking:
Scene: Before the house of Philo-Cleon. outside Athens, 422 B.C.
Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES
Second broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Unknown:
Raymond Raikes
Translation By:
Benjamin Bickley Rogers
Translation By:
H. J. Edwards
Conducted By:
Rae Jenkins
Singers:
Richard Williams
Music By:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
Sosias and Xanthias, slaves:
Wilfrid Carter
Sosias and Xanthias, slaves:
Leonard Fenton
Bdely-Cleon, a young, pleasure-loving Athenian:
John Baddeley
Philo-Cleon, his father, a duty loving Juryman:
Peter Pratt
Leader of the Chorus of Tirymen:
Hector Ross
One of the Boys who Larry their lamps:
Alaric Cotter
A Dog (Labes):
Garard Green
Another Dog:
Peter Williams
A Guest:
John Bentley
Myrtia, a Baking-girl:
Jan Edwards
A Complainant with a broken head:
Frederick Treves

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