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featuring Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Demonstrations by Bob Henderson and Eileen Henshall (World Champions 1949)
and Jimmy Wilde and Gladys Reed (European Champions 1948)

Contributors

Musicians:
Victor Silvester and his Orchestra
Dancer:
Bob Henderson
Dancer:
Eileen Henshall
Dancer:
Jimmy Wilde
Dancer:
Gladys Reed
Hostess:
Pattie Morgan
Director:
Victor Silvester
Producer:
Richard Afton

Dr. R.D. Lawrence, Physician-in-Charge of the Diabetic Department of King's College Hospital, explains the course, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and shows how insulin the drug which enables diabetics to lead normal lives is made.

The programme includes a film recording made last week on a brief visit to England by Professor Charles Best C.B.E., who, with Sir Frederick Banting, discovered insulin.

Contributors

Presenter:
Dr. R.D. Lawrence
Script:
Dr. Brian Stanford
Producer:
Andrew Miller Jones

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