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Jeanne Heal introduces an afternoon's programme of special interest to women.

Health and Beauty
Lady David Douglas-Hamilton shows exercises you can do in the garden.

Dressmaking
Rita Roberts shows how to make a fashionable petticoat to wear with the New Look, and Ingrid Rouge, French designer shows some lingerie from Paris.

Music
Marie Korchinska plays the harp.

Careers
Sister Patricia Palmer, S.R.N., describes nursing as a career for women today.

The Bear
The Ebor Puppets present The Bear, by Chekhov, the story of a changeable woman.

Summer Sweets
Marguerite Patten shows some recipes for puddings suitable for summer weather.

(to 16.00)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeanne Heal
Exerciser (Health and Beauty):
Lady David Douglas-Hamilton
Item presenter (Dressmaking):
Rita Roberts
Item presenter (Dressmaking):
Ingrid Rouge
Harpist (Music):
Marie Korchinska
Item presenter (Careers):
Sister Patricia Palmer
Cook (Summer Sweets):
Marguerite Patten
Producer:
Helena Malinowska

A comedy by W. Somerset Maugham.
The play takes place in the early 1930s in Charles Battle's house and garden.
(Second performance)

Contributors

Writer:
W. Somerset Maugham
Settings:
Barry Learoyd
Producer:
John Glyn-Jones
Patrick Battle:
Bryan Forbes
Judy Battle:
Sylvia Clarke
Diana Granger:
Mary Donn
Timothy Granger:
Michael Gainsborough
Margery Battle:
Joyce Barbour
Dorothy Granger:
Mary Glynne
Alfred Granger:
George Woodbridge
Charles Battle:
Nicholas Hannen

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