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Introduced by Marjorie ANDERSON
The speakers include:
Roderick Mann
TERESA McGONAGLE
Virginia WAITE , JOHN CARTER and TED Appleton
Among the topics:
A home-made handcream
A selection from the ' Woman's
Hour ' mail
Listeners' holiday queries discussed
The Feast by MARGARET KENNEDY abridged by Madge Hart read by JILL BALCON
Last Instalment

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Roderick Mann
Unknown:
Teresa McGonagle
Unknown:
Virginia Waite
Unknown:
John Carter
Unknown:
Margaret Kennedy
Abridged By:
Madge Hart
Read By:
Jill Balcon

A nation-wide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete for this title
Chairman:
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
4: West of England
LEONORA FRANKS , Somerset Professional
Woman MICHAEL YOUNGMAN , Cornwall Chartered Accountant
BERNARD SLAVIN , Somerset Inspector of Taxes
JOHN KEAST , Cornwall
Retired Overseas Civil Servant
The programme includes Beat the Brains, in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants
Devised and written by JOHN P. WYNN
Produced by Joan Clark
Sunday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Leonora Franks
Unknown:
Woman Michael Youngman
Unknown:
Bernard Slavin
Unknown:
John Keast
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
Joan Clark

A radio serial in seven parts by Roger Dixon
David Bird has been kidnapped after telling Ivor he has discovered the true nature of the Martian machines.

Contributors

Writer:
Roger Dixon
Producer:
David H. Godfrey
Dr Ivor Johnson:
Kerry Francis
Professor Tony James:
Nigel Graham
General Smith:
John Wyse
Guard:
Michael Spice
Guard:
Malcolm Hayes
David Bird:
David Brierley
Dr Hilda Rand:
Joan Matheson
Sarah Calverly:
Gretta Gouriet
Soldier:
Leonard Fenton

Jimmy Clitheroe in A Love-in has been arranged with PETER SINCLAIR
PATRICIA BURKE
DANNY Ross
DIANA DAY
BRIAN TRUEMAN
SANDRA GOUGH
Written by James Casey and Frank Roscoe
Produced by JAMES CASEY
Sunday's broadcast
Jimmy Clitheroe is in ' Humpty Dumpty ' at the Coventry Theatre: Danny Ross in ' Cinderella ' at the Grand Theatre, Leek; Patricia Burke is In Charlie Girl ' at the Adelpbi Theatre. London.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Clitheroe
Unknown:
Peter Sinclair
Unknown:
Patricia Burke
Unknown:
Danny Ross
Unknown:
Diana Day
Unknown:
Brian Trueman
Unknown:
Sandra Gough
Written By:
James Casey
Written By:
Frank Roscoe
Produced By:
James Casey
Unknown:
Jimmy Clitheroe
Unknown:
Danny Ross
Unknown:
Patricia Burke

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