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A Fortnightly Variety Magazine.
Introduced by Humphrey Lestocq and interrupted by Mr. Turnip (who is helped to move by Joy Laurey).
containing:

Box of Tricks with Geoffrey Robinson

Mr. Lumber's Shop
with John le Mesurier and Marcel Stellman.

In Search of the Shadow 5: The Storm Breaks
Introduced by Frank Coven.

Hank Rides Again

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Devised and produced by:
Michael Westmore
Presenter:
Humphrey Lestocq
Puppeteer (Mr. Turnip):
Joy Laurey
Magician (Box of Tricks):
Geoffrey Robinson
[Actor] (Mr. Lumber's Shop):
John le Mesurier
[Actor] (Mr. Lumber's Shop):
Marcel Stellman
Script (Mr. Lumber's Shop/In Search of the Shadow):
Bryan Morgan
Devised and drawn by (Hank Rides Again):
Francis Coudrill
Item presenter (In Search of the Shadow):
Frank Coven
Brian Burton (In Search of the Shadow):
John Benson
Alexander Scrope (In Search of the Shadow):
Peter Hawkins
Captain Kennedy (In Search of the Shadow):
Geoffrey Hibbert
Mrs. Inskip (In Search of the Shadow):
Kathleen St. John
Anne Osborne (In Search of the Shadow):
Marise Hepworth
Accompanist:
Steve Race
Additional script:
Peter Ling
Settings and gadgets:
Richard Henry
Animations:
Alfred Wurmser

The adventures of a house detective in a London hotel by Lester Powell.
[Starring] Robert Ayres

Contributors

Writer:
Lester Powell
Settings Designer:
Stephen Taylor
Production:
Ronald Waldman
Production:
T. Leslie Jackson
Stephen Inch:
Robert Ayres
George Packer:
Hamlyn Benson
Miss Bromsgrove:
Joan Harben
Jane Cherry:
Faith Barley
Gil Martin:
Frank Weir
Jill Bryan:
Andrea Lea
Chubby Fox:
Michael Balfour
Sam Holland:
Gordon Bell
Harris:
Charles Ross

[Starring] Charlie Chester
with Patricia Hartley, John Hanson, Edna Fryer, Ivan Staff, Molly Weir, Henry Lytton, Sylvia Russell, Eric Grier, Wendy Harcourt-Brown, Alec Martin, The Mitchell Maids and Men.
(Charlie Chester televises by permission of George and Alfred Black)

Contributors

Comedian/Script:
Charlie Chester
Performer:
Patricia Hartley
Performer:
John Hanson
Performer:
Edna Fryer
Performer:
Ivan Staff
Performer:
Molly Weir
Performer:
Henry Lytton
Performer:
Sylvia Russell
Performer:
Eric Grier
Performer:
Wendy Harcourt-Brown
Performer:
Alec Martin
Singers:
The Mitchell Maids and Men
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Script:
Harold Parsons
Dance direction:
Hazel Gee
Settings:
Richard Greenough

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