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Introduced by JUDITH CHALMERS Fifty years of Phonographs: ERNIE BAYLY introduces some old recordings
Spending Book Tokens: ELISABETH BERESFORD
Reading Your Letters
Our Year: 1969 has been very special for JAMES BURKE. ANN JONES, IAN MCKELLEN , and JEAN STEAD
Dancing in the Streets written and read by CLIFFORD HANLEY
Second of three excerpts

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Introduces:
Ernie Bayly
Unknown:
Beth Beresford
Unknown:
James Burke.
Unknown:
Ian McKellen
Read By:
Clifford Hanley

The winners of this year's Top of the Form are challenged by the winner's of Radio Telefis Eireann's School Quiz First Class
ST MARY 'S COLLEGE, Galway
Questions set by ROY SMITH In co-operation with Radio Telefis Eireann.
Producer in the Republic of Ireland BRIDGET HENRY Producer in the United Kingdom
JOAN CLARK
Last year Radio Telefis Eireann began broadcasting for the first time its own version of Top of the Form - which is called First Class. The contest ended this summer and the champion school in the Republic of Ireland then challenged the winning school in the United Kingdom. So the challenge match will feature Irish boys versus the girls of England or Wales in a friendly exchange of knowledge about general affairs and each other's countries.

Contributors

Unknown:
St Mary
Unknown:
Roy Smith
Unknown:
Joan Clark

A series devised and written by C. S. ABRAHAM with Episode 5 (Part 1): The Big Wind In which Captain Turner meets an authoress, a lone yachts-man and a hurricane. A combination which spells danger for the Kentucky Minstrel ...
Signature tune composed and played by TREVOR HOLROYD
Produced by ALAN AYCKBOURN (Episode 5, Part 2: Thursday,
8.15 pm)

Contributors

Written By:
C. S. Abraham
Played By:
Trevor Holroyd
Produced By:
Alan Ayckbourn
Captain Turner:
Leslie Sands
Third Officer Dean:
Alan Rothwell
Second Officer Page:
Reg Lye
Miss Jeffers:
Dorothy Edwards
Bosun:
Brian Miller
AB ClOUd:
Colin Edwynn
AB Jason:
John Hollis
Captain Turner:
Leslie Sands
AB Corrigan:
F G Stephens
Armstrong:
Geoffrey Wheeler
AB Finch:
Derrick Gilbert
Chief Officer Prescott:
David Butler

Jimmy Clitheroe in Once Upon a Pantomime with PETER SINCLAIR , PATRICIA BURKE DANNY ROSS. DIANA DAY
TONY MELODY, BRIAN TRUEMAN COLIN EDWYNN and THE HARRY HAYWARD TRIO
Written by JAMES CASEY and FRANK ROSCOE
Produced by JAMES CASEY
Patricia Burke is in ' Charlie Girl ' at the Adelphi Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Clitheroe
Unknown:
Peter Sinclair
Unknown:
Patricia Burke
Unknown:
Danny Ross.
Unknown:
Brian Trueman
Unknown:
Colin Edwynn
Written By:
James Casey
Written By:
Frank Roscoe
Produced By:
James Casey
Unknown:
Patricia Burke

Joseph Cooper introduces your favourite music played by the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conducted by OWAIN ARWEL HUGHES with DEREK HAMMOND-STROUD (baritone)
HAROLD BLACKBURN (bass) BAND-SERGEANT MURPHY (Scots Guards)
Produced by BARRY S. KNIGHT
BBC World Service production (Harold Blackburn and Derek Hammond-Stroud broadcast by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Company)

Contributors

Introduces:
Joseph Cooper
Leader:
Arthur Leavins
Conducted By:
Owain Arwel Hughes
Baritone:
Derek Hammond-Stroud
Bass:
Harold Blackburn
Produced By:
Barry S. Knight
Produced By:
Derek Hammond-Stroud

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