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Viewers are invited to a Music-Hall entertainment of the late 1890's. Sing the choruses with artists from the Players' Theatre, who include: Don Gemmell, Joan Sterndale Bennett, Bill Shine, Bill Rowbotham, Hattie Jacques
Betty Lawrence (at the piano)
Under the genial chairmanship of Leonard Sachs

Contributors

Chairman:
Leonard Sachs
Performer:
Don Gemmell
Performer:
Joan Sterndale Bennett
Performer:
Bill Shine
Performer:
Bill Rowbotham
Performer:
Hattie Jacques
Pianist:
Betty Lawrence
Presented for television by:
Philip Bate

In this first televised edition viewers will see the London end of the famous contest between Professor D. W. Brogan and Jan Struther, with Quiz-Master Lionel Hale, and the New York team - Christopher Morley and John Mason Brown, with Quiz-Master Alistair Cooke.

Contributors

Panellist:
Professor D. W. Brogan
Panellist:
Jan Struther
Quiz-Master (London):
Lionel Hale
Panellist:
Christopher Morley
Panellist:
John Mason Brown
Quiz-Master (New York):
Alistair Cooke
Producer:
Mary Adams

BBC Television

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