Programme Index

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introduced by Peter Butterworth and Porterhouse.
including

Did You Spot It?
with Colin Douglas as Chief Inspector Bourne

Peculiar Pets with Alfred Leutscher

Snakes and Ladders
played by four young viewers.

Spanish Gold

and Peter Akister and his Quintet

(Colin Douglas is appearing in 'The Hollow' at the Ambassadors Theatre, London)

(to 18.30)

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Butterworth
Script:
Hazel Adair
Script:
Robert Tronson
Script:
George Buckley
Puppetry:
Sam Williams
Producer:
Michael Westmore
Chief Inspector Bourne (Did You Spot It?):
Colin Douglas
Item presenter (Peculiar Pets):
Alfred Leutscher
Sir Anthony Fairfax (Spanish Gold):
Richard Baker
Dr. Jocelyn Skye (Spanish Gold):
Hester Paton Brown
George Washington Jones (Spanish Gold):
Graham Stark
Lt.-Commander Hill (Spanish Gold):
Gerald Lennan
Angela Fairfax (Spanish Gold):
Angela Monk
Musicians:
Peter Akister and his Quintet

The adventures of a hotel detective, by Lester Powell.
(Second series)
[Starring] Robert Ayres
with Jack Watling as Peter Lund
Lester Powell writes on page 47

Contributors

Writer:
Lester Powell
Settings:
Richard R. Greenough
Production:
Douglas Moodie
George Packer, Manager of the Imperial Crescent Hotel:
Hamlyn Benson
Miss Bromsgrove, receptionist:
Joan Harben
Cherry, telephonist:
Faith Bailey
Stephen Inch, hotel detective:
Robert Ayres
Pollen, barman:
Harry Quashie
Peter Lund:
Jack Watling
John Hamer:
Allan McClelland
Barbara Vicary:
Shelagh Fraser
Hilda James:
Charmian Innes
Mrs. Flowerdew:
Ann Wilton
Young man:
Douglas Hurn

Michael Henderson and Berkeley Smith visit the Test Department of a Submarine Research Station in Surrey.
During the programme Henderson becomes involved in the working of an underwater film camera, and Smith has to be rescued from a blazing building by members of the Surrey Fire Brigade.
See 'Talk of the Week'

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Henderson
Presenter:
Berkeley Smith
Presented for television by:
Keith Rogers

where your host Derrick de Marney introduces artists old and new including: Arthur English, Freddy Sales, Les Ricards, Audrey Wayne, Muriel Young, The Twelve Toppers.
The Rendezvous Orchestra
directed by Eric Robinson

Contributors

Host:
Derrick De Marney
Comedian:
Arthur English
Comedian:
Freddy Sales
Singers:
Les Ricards
Performer:
Audrey Wayne
Performer:
Muriel Young
Dancers:
The Twelve Toppers
Dances Director:
Leslie Roberts
Musicians:
The Rendezvous Orchestra
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Devised and produced by:
Richard Afton

BBC Television

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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More