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A visit to this Berkshire racecourse to see three of the principal races on the first day of the December meeting.

2.0 Freshmen's Hurdle Race
over two miles and eighty-five yards

2.30 Andover Handicap Steeplechase
over three miles

3.0 Hopeful Steeplechase
over two miles and a half

Bill Allenby identifies the runners and riders in the paddock before each race.

Contributors

Commentator:
Peter O'Sullevan
Paddock commentator:
Bill Allenby
Presented by:
Dennis Monger

by Michael Pertwee and Roland Pertwee.

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Pertwee
Writer:
Roland Pertwee
Producer:
John Warrington
Mr. Grove:
Edward Evans
Mr. Grove:
Ruth Dunning
Pat:
Sheila Sweet
Jack:
Peter Bryant
Daphne:
Margaret Downs
Lennie:
Christopher Beeny
Gran:
Nancy Roberts
Arthur Turner:
Spencer Hale
Sgt.-Major 'Barker' Ward:
Robert Raglan
Nobby Clarke:
Charles Lamb
Lofty Smith:
Cyril Chamberlain

A friendly battle of entertainment.
Judges: Jean Kent, Lupino Lane, L. Marsland Gander
Introduced by Neal Arden.
Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
L. Marsland Gander writes on page 15

Contributors

Judge:
Jean Kent
Judge:
Lupino Lane
Judge:
L. Marsland Gander
Presenter:
Neal Arden
Musicians:
Northern Variety Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by:
Alyn Ainsworth
Producer:
Barney Colehan

A Naval and Air Exercise of the NATO Channel Command.
Reporters and cameramen record the progress of a convoy under attack as it moves up the English Channel to the Port of Flushing.
See page 15

Contributors

Reporter (Ashore):
Patrick O'Donovan
Reporter (At Sea):
Brian Connell
Reporter (At Sea):
David Dunhill
Reporter (At Sea):
Geoffrey Galwey
Reporter (In the Air):
Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Chief Cameraman:
Michael Brandt
Naval Adviser:
Commander A. T. Courtney, O.B.E., R.N. (retd.)
Director:
Geoffrey Woodward
Editor:
Alan Martin
Producer:
Michael Peacock

Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
[Starring] Dick Bentley
with Peter Sellers, Bill Fraser, Charlotte Mitchell, Rosemary Miller, Herbert Mostyn.

Contributors

Writer:
Frank Muir
Writer:
Denis Norden
Music composed and arranged by:
Malcolm Lockyer
Orchestra director:
Eric Robinson
Designer:
Frederick Knapman
Producer:
Brian Tesler
Producer:
Ernest Maxin
Comic actor:
Dick Bentley
Comic actor:
Peter Sellers
[Actor]:
Bill Fraser
[Actress]:
Charlotte Mitchell
[Actress]:
Rosemary Miller
[Actor]:
Herbert Mostyn

An unrehearsed discussion on topics of the week.
Speakers: C. Fletcher-Cooke, M.P., Viscount Hailsham, Hector McNeil, M.P., A.J.P. Taylor
Chairman, Dingle Foot

Contributors

Chairman:
Dingle Foot
Speaker:
C. Fletcher-Cooke
Speaker:
Viscount Hailsham
Speaker:
Hector McNeil
Speaker:
A.J.P. Taylor
Arranged by:
Edgar Lustgarten
Presented by:
John Irwin

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