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First transmission from the new BBC Television Station at Sutton Coldfield
(See displayed panel above)

Opening of the Sutton Coldfield transmitter
Speeches by The Postmaster-General, the Rt. Hon. Wilfred Paling and the Vice-Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors the Dowager Marchioness of Reading

Tonight at 8.0

Contributors

Speaker:
The Rt. Hon. Wilfred Paling
Speaker:
The Dowager Marchioness of Reading

A Variety revue featuring: Leslie Henson, Binnie Hale, Stanley Holloway, 'Hutch', Mary Meade, Jolly 'Dynamite' Jefferson, The New China Troupe and The Starlets, Eric Robinson and his Orchestra.
(Specially staged at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith)

Contributors

Comedian:
Leslie Henson
Singer:
Binnie Hale
Comedian:
Stanley Holloway
Entertainer:
'Hutch' (Leslie Hutchinson)
Performer:
Mary Meade
Dancer:
Jolly 'Dynamite' Jefferson
Acrobatics:
The New China Troupe
Performers:
The Starlets
Musicians:
Eric Robinson and his Orchestra
Decor:
Richard Greenough
Deviser and producer:
Henry Caldwell

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