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4/6. Desmond Carrington profiles six historically significant entertainers from the worlds of cabaret, nightclub, revue and theatre. This edition profiles Joy, Teddie and Babs Beverley , who as the Beverley Sisters became
Britain's highest-paid vocal trio during the 50s and 60s. Their repertoire included innocuous ditties like I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as well previously banned, so-called risque hits.

Contributors

Unknown:
Desmond Carrington
Unknown:
Babs Beverley

Actor Dougray Scott reads an abridged version of Wilkie Colllins 's atmospheric gothic thriller.
6/8. Walter Hartright discovers compelling evidence why Sir Percival Glyde had both
Anne Catherick (the Woman in White) and his wife locked away in an asylum. Abridged by Paul Kent

Contributors

Unknown:
Dougray Scott
Unknown:
Wilkie Colllins
Unknown:
Walter Hartright
Unknown:
Percival Glyde
Unknown:
Anne Catherick
Abridged By:
Paul Kent

Major Graham Jones conducts the Band of the Coldstream
Guards, with music by the Beatles, Martin Ellerby and Peter Graham , plus a new recording featuring the band's original 18th-century instrumentation.

Contributors

Unknown:
Major Graham Jones
Unknown:
Martin Ellerby
Unknown:
Peter Graham

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