Programme Index

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Meet... Marjorie Proops

Sitting Pretty
John Lowe

Reading with Peter Forster

All that glitters...
Jewellery old and new.

The Mouth Organ
Tommy Reilly

Introduced by Roma Fairley.

Contributors

Speaker (Meet...):
Marjorie Proops
Item presenter (Sitting Pretty):
John Lowe
Reviewer (Reading with..):
Peter Forster
Mouth organist (The Mouth Organ):
Tommy Reilly
Presenter:
Roma Fairley
Producer:
Rosemary Hill

The Ragged Thieves
Written and produced by Naomi Capon.
A play based on incidents in the life of the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury.
London, 1860
(Michael Aldridge is appearing in "Salad Days" at the Vaudeville Theatre; Powys Thomas is with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company at the Palace Theatre, London)
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No Ordinary Ship: 2: Hands to Flying Stations
Portrait of an aircraft carrier.
A visit to H.M.S. Bulwark at sea to watch the carrier's aircraft taking part in operational exercises.
Produced by Alan Chivers with the co-operation of the Admiralty and H.M.S. Bulwark, Captain J.M. Villiers, O.B.E., R.N.
(BBC telerecording of the broadcast on July 7)

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Writer/Producer (The Ragged Thieves):
Naomi Capon
Lady Bradshaw:
Gladys Young
Lord Shaftesbury:
Michael Aldridge
Cobbler George:
Powys Thomas
Policeman:
Kenneth Haigh
Elsie, the Cobbler's daughter:
Christine Collins
Reggie:
Stephen Rich
Charlie:
Ian Whittaker
Archie:
Anthony Green
Fred:
Robin Keeley
Other thieves:
David Kinsey
Other thieves:
George Howell
Other thieves:
Laurence Harrington
Patsy, a waif:
Margaret Sawyer
Commentator (No Ordinary Ship):
Richard Dimbleby
Commentator (No Ordinary Ship):
Berkeley Smith
Producer (No Ordinary Ship):
Alan Chivers

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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