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More comedy as Roy Hudd , June Whitfield and Chris Emmett
grapple heroically with the week's news stories.
With music from Peter Moss and the News Huddliners.
Producer Phil Bowker
Repeated on Saturday 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Hudd
Unknown:
June Whitfield
Unknown:
Chris Emmett
Unknown:
Peter Moss
Producer:
Phil Bowker

Concluding Jimmy Perry's four-part comedy about the early days of the BBC.
John Brown has decided that the BBC will broadcast the 1923 Boat Race. So the rest of the staff rally round to find a way to bring off the transmission.

Contributors

Writer:
Jimmy Perry
Music:
Ray Moore
Producer:
Jo Clegg
John Brown:
Graham Crowden
Colonel Beecham:
Jimmy Perry
Admiral Carpenter:
Peter Cellier
Roger Eccles:
Jeffrey Holland
Phyllis Godfrey:
Amanda Bellamy
Rex Murray:
Logan Murray
Jeffrey Stainton:
Chris Luscombe
Sgt Lucas:
Bill Pertwee
Miss Nightingale:
Joanna Monro
Isabel Blair:
Julie Gibbs
Arthur:
Toby Longworth
Bobby Bright:
Leonard Kirby

presents a mixture of vintage blues and the best of the recent releases.
Featuring a session from Polly Browne , a regular visitor to the charts with Pickettywitch in the 70s, but now turning her songwriting and singing talents to the blues.

Contributors

Unknown:
Polly Browne

Chris Hall presents some of the best Louisiana music from both sides of the Atlantic. Tonight he takes a closer look at the rise of zydeco music in the USA and Britain, and includes tracks by Boozoo Chavis ,
Joe Le Taxi , Joe Walker and Clifton Chenier.

Contributors

Unknown:
Boozoo Chavis
Unknown:
Joe Le Taxi
Unknown:
Joe Walker
Unknown:
Clifton Chenier.

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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More