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Peter Rabbit's Friends: Reddy Fox lays a trap for Peter
Adapted and designed for television by Sam Williams from the Thornton Burgess "Bedtime Story Books" and told by Donald Bisset.

5.15 Children's Newsreel

5.30 What's the Object?
Have your paper and pencil ready for another quiz conducted by Peggy Cameron and Barrie Edgar.

5.50-6.10 The Story of Coppelia
Peggy van Praagh tells the story and arranges the dances from the ballet.
Music by Delibes played by Tom McCall and Joyce Bell.

Contributors

Adapted and designed for television by (Peter Rabbit's Friends):
Sam Williams
Author (Bedtime Story Books):
Thornton Burgess
Reader (Peter Rabbit's Friends):
Donald Bisset
Presenter/Devised by (What's the Object?):
Peggy Cameron
Presenter (What's the Object?):
Barrie Edgar
Storyteller/Dances arranger (The Story of Coppelia):
Peggy van Praagh
Music (Coppelia) (The Story of Coppelia):
Leo Delibes
Music played by (The Story of Coppelia):
Tom McCall
Music played by (The Story of Coppelia):
Joyce Bell
Presented by (The Story of Coppelia):
Naomi Capon
Coppelia:
Margarita Tate
Dr Coppelius:
Michel de Lutry
Swanilda:
Domini Callaghan
Her four friends:
Sonia Hana
Her four friends:
Yvonne Cartier
Her four friends:
Marjory Woodhams
Her four friends:
Hazel Wiscombe
Franz, her betrothed:
David Blair

A play by J.B. Priestley.

The action of the play takes place in Mrs. Conway's house, a detached villa in a prosperous suburb of a manufacturing town, Newlingham.
(Second performance on Thursday at 8.0 p.m.)

Contributors

Author:
J.B. Priestley
Producer:
Harold Clayton
Settings:
James Bould
Hazel:
Alvys Maben
Carol:
Carol Marsh
Alan:
Eric Berry
Madge:
Kathleen Michael
Kay:
Helen Shingler
Mrs. Conway:
Barbara Everest
Joan Helford:
Mary Jones
Gerald Thornton:
John Stuart
Ernest Beevers:
Robert Sansom
Robin:
Peter Reynolds
Others taking part:
Kay Astor
Others taking part:
Daphne Lawrence
Others taking part:
Diana Moyes
Others taking part:
Madoline Thomas
Others taking part:
Margaret Hersant

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