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Adolphus
The adventures of a cart-horse, drawn by Lois Castellain.

Bush Boy
A tale of Tumbarumba told and sung by Shirley Abicair.

Let's Paint in Oils
The first of three programmes in which Mervyn Levy shows what fun you can get from painting in oils.

(to 17.35)

Contributors

Illustrator (Adolphus):
Lois Castellain
Storyteller/singer (Bush Boy):
Shirley Abicair
Painter/presenter (Let's Paint in Oils):
Mervyn Levy

A one-act play by Wolf Mankowitz.
[Starring] David Kossoff and Alfie Bass
Fender needed an overcoat because it was so cold in the warehouse in which he worked, so he 'bespoke' one of Morry, the tailor. Not, of course, that it was quite as simple as that. The 'bespeaking' took a little time because Fender, was poor and already had one overcoat, made by Morry some twenty years ago. Could it not be repaired? he asked, but though Morry exulted in its quality ("I use a lovely lining; someone else would make a wedding dress from it, such a lining I use"), the coat had gone beyond repair. So a new one it had to be; there is some slight haggling over price and then it is truly 'bespoken'. Work on it begins, but will it be finished in time?

Contributors

Writer:
Wolf Mankowitz
Producer:
Eric Fawcett
Morry, a tailor:
David Kossoff
Fender, a warehouse clerk:
Alfie Bass
Ranting, his employer:
Arnold Diamond
A clerk:
Oscar Quitak

from the R.A.F. Station, Yatesbury.
Introduced by Charlie Chester.
with Carole Carr, Cardew Robinson, Flack and Lucas, Joan Rhodes, Nick Nissen, Dick Emery with Nicholas Parsons.
The Malcolm Mitchell Trio, Trevor Brookes and his Orchestra

Contributors

Presenter:
Charlie Chester
Singer:
Carole Carr
Comic:
Cardew Robinson
Tap dancers:
Flack and Lucas
Strongwoman:
Joan Rhodes
Fiddler:
Nick Nissen
Comedian:
Dick Emery
Comedian:
Nicholas Parsons
Musicians:
The Malcolm Mitchell Trio
Musicians:
Trevor Brookes and his Orchestra
Producer:
Duncan Wood
Director:
Nicholas Crocker

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