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Introduced by Jeanne Heal.

I'd like you to meet...: E. Arnot Robertson

Painting
Mervyn Levy's third lesson in the series on painting for amateurs.

Travel
Pearl Binder gives an artist's impressions of a recent visit to U.S.S.R.

Music
Ian Wallace introduces the first of a series on 'Going to the Opera'. With musical examples by Bryan Balkwill.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeanne Heal
Speaker (I'd like you to meet...):
E. Arnot Robertson
Painter/item presenter (Painting):
Mervyn Levy
Item presenter (Travel):
Pearl Binder
Item presenter (Music):
Ian Wallace
Conductor (Music):
Bryan Balkwill
Editor:
Jacqueline Kennish
Producer:
S. E. Reynolds

Tai-Lu Talking
Another episode in the travels of a magic Siamese cat, devised and told by Shelagh Fraser and Billy Thatcher and illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone, with musical comments by Donald Swann.

Man in Armour: 5: All's Well
Written by Godfrey Harrison.
[Starring] Bruce Gordon in a further series of adventures

(to 17.30)

Contributors

Devised and told by (Tai-Lu Talking):
Shelagh Fraser
Devised and told by (Tai-Lu Talking):
Billy Thatcher
Illustrator (Tai-Lu Talking):
Janet Grahame-Johnstone
Illustrator (Tai-Lu Talking):
Anne Grahame-Johnstone
Musical comments (Tai-Lu Talking):
Donald Swan
Writer (Man in Armour):
Godfrey Harrison
Producer (Man in Armour):
Vivian Milroy
Man in Armour:
Bruce Gordon
Mrs. Rowland:
Marjorie Mars
Ian Rowland (Roly):
Sean Barrett
Mr. Mervyn:
Kynaston Reeves
Dawn Avery:
Melissa Stribling
Police Inspector:
Stanley Rose
Police Constable:
Gordon Collyer
Dr. Shakewell:
Shaun Sutton

A new farce by Philip King and Alan Bromly.
The whole action takes place in the hall of Moor Park, Lady Gary's house in Yorkshire. Time, nine o'clock on an evening in November.
(Brian Rix and Anthony Baird are appearing in 'Reluctant Heroes' at the Whitehall Theatre)
Lionel Hale on the play-page 46

Contributors

Writer:
Philip King
Writer/producer:
Alan Bromly
Setting:
Frederick Knapman
Presented on the stage of a London theatre by:
Alan Chivers
Mr. Chard:
Eric Messiter
Percy Ulrick Brown:
Brian Rix
Soapy Thistlethwaite:
Reginald Barratt
Minnie Potter:
June Ellis
Maggie Chard:
Elspeth Gray
'Huddersfield':
Philip King
'Dewsbury':
Antony Baird
'Harrogate':
Harry Hanson
Emma Thistlethwaite:
Hilda Barry
Lady Cary:
Edith Saville

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