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A Painting for Easter
Peter Thompson shows how a famous artist, Fra Angelico, told in his paintings, the story of Easter.

Short Stories
Jan Bussell tells three Easter stories to younger viewers.

A.T.C. Band
The Borough Green and Seven-oaks 2158 Squadron A.T.C. play music for an Easter church parade.

Muffin's Easter Carnival
Muffin presents his Easter Carnival, introducing the 'Spirit of Spring' and other novelties, with Annette Mills, Ann Hogarth, and Jan Bussell.

(to 17.00)

Contributors

Presenter (A Painting for Easter):
Peter Thompson
Storyteller (Short Stories)/Puppeteer (Muffin's Easter Carnival):
Jan Bussell
Presenter (Muffin's Easter Carnival):
Annette Mills
Puppeteer (Muffin's Easter Carnival):
Ann Hogarth
Programme arranger:
Caryl Doncaster
Producer:
Barrie Edgar

A play for television by Robert H. Webber and Guy Elmes.
[Starring] Andrew Osborn, Mark Dignam and Sonia Holm

The action of the play, which is based on a story by Robert H. Webber, takes place in Milan. Mantua, and Genoa at the end of the 15th century.

(Second performance on Thursday at 8.30 p.m.)
(Sonia Holm appears by permission of J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ltd.; Andrew Osborn of Maurice Ostrer)

Contributors

Writer:
Robert H. Webber
Writer:
Guy Elmes
Producer:
Michael Barry
Assisted by:
Basil Adams
Production designer:
Barry Learoyd
Incidental Music:
James Hartley
Duke Ludovico Sforza, tyrant of Milan:
Ballard Berkeley
Leonardo da Vinci:
Mark Dignam
Lucrezia Crevelli, a mistress of the Duke:
Sonia Holm
Cecilia Gallerani:
Rosamund Greenwood
Bellincioni, a court poet:
Harold Young
The Duchess of Mantua:
Elsa Palmer
Duchess Maria Fortunato Gonzaga, her daughter:
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Gian Donato, a young Genoese:
Andrew Osborn
Father Angelo:
Stanley Drewitt
Andrea Salai, da Vinci's servant:
Victor Baring
Mario D'Oggionno:
John Benson
Ambrogio Preda/City Councillor:
Richard Hurndall
Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio:
John Garley
City Councillor:
John Garley
Vicomte de Tassigny, a French officer:
Hugh Latimer
Maid-in-Waiting to Maria:
Maria Brooks
Tavern keeper/City Councillor:
Victor Platt
A Milanese Nobleman:
William Mervyn
A priest:
Leslie Wright
Other parts played by:
Patrick Keogh
Other parts played by:
Robert Berkeley
Other parts played by:
Edna Fryer
Other parts played by:
Pamela Skiff
Other parts played by:
Musetta Fonnereau
Other parts played by:
Marguerite Young

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