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BBC Midland Light Orchestra
(Leader, James Hutcheon)
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
Ralph Holmes (violin), Marion Studholme (soprano), The Lanchester Marionettes and the BBC Midland Chorus.
Introduced by Christopher Stagg.
From the BBC's Midland television studio

(Marion Studholme appears by permission of Sadlers Wells Trust, Ltd.)

Contributors

Presenter:
Christopher Stagg
Musicians:
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
James Hutcheon
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson
Violinist:
Ralph Holmes
Soprano:
Marion Studholme
Singers:
The BBC Midland Chorus
Presented by:
David Martin
Presented by:
Peter Haysom Craddy

meets every Sunday afternoon to answer questions sent by viewers.
The members this week are Dr. Julian Huxley, F.R.S., The Rt. Hon. Sir Oliver Franks, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., The Hon. Ewen Montagu, C.B.E., David Daiches.
Question-Master, Hubert Gregg
Questions should be addressed to: "The Brains Trust", [address removed]

Contributors

Panellist:
Dr. Julian Huxley
Panellist:
The Rt. Hon. Sir Oliver Franks
Panellist:
The Hon. Ewen Montagu
Panellist:
David Daiches
Question-Master:
Hubert Gregg
Producer:
John Furness

Children's Television Club
Wilfred Pickles introduces a new programme in which a group of children meet in the Children's Television Club.
This week the Club is aboard the Royal Iris in the river Mersey, Wallasey.

Rex Milligan: 4: Rex Milligan keeps the flag flying
A series of plays by Anthony Buckeridge.

Sunday at Six: Springtime on the Farm
The Rev. Austen Williams shows a film about the services being held at this time in the countryside.

(to 18.05)

Contributors

Presenter (Children's Television Club):
Wilfred Pickles
Presented by (Children's Television Club):
Trevor Hill
Writer (Rex Milligan):
Anthony Buckeridge
Producer (Rex Milligan):
Pharic MacLaren
Film Cameraman (Rex Milligan):
David Prosser
Film Editor (Rex Milligan):
John Pullen
Designer (Rex Milligan):
Donald Horne
The:
Sheldrake Juniors:
Rex Milligan:
Paul Streather
Jigger Johnson:
Anthony Bryant
J.O. Stagg:
Anthony Valentine
Alfie Cutforth:
William Simonds
The:
Tech Juniors:
Spikey Andrews:
Wilfrid Downing
Bubblegum Tucker:
Melvyn Hayes
Mrs. Tucker:
Maud Long
Builder:
Lane Meddick
Others taking part:
Douglas Chapman
Others taking part:
Graham Larkin
Others taking part:
Andrew Vale
Others taking part:
James Warren
Presenter (Sunday at Six):
The Rev. Austen Williams

A farce by Wallace Geoffrey and Basil Mitchell.

(John Slater, Brian Rix, Basil Lord, Larry Noble, Cicely Paget-Bowman, Charles Cameron, and Peter Mercier are appearing in "Dry Rot" at the Whitehall Theatre, London)
See facing page

Contributors

Author:
Wallace Geoffrey
Author:
Basil Mitchell
Stage Presentation:
Brian Rix
Settings:
Rhoda Gray
Play directed by:
Wallace Douglas
Television Presentation:
Alan Chivers
Joan Merrifield:
Elspet Gray
Grubb:
Arthur Brough
Professor Archibald Belmon:
John Deverell
Dr. Jackson:
Charles Cameron
Buddy Raymon:
Peter Mercier
Freddie Cavendish:
Brian Rix
Albert Ramshead:
Basil Lord
Farini:
John Slater
Winkel:
Larry Noble
Lady Geviphie:
Cicely Paget-Bowman
And:
"The Perfect Woman"

BBC Television

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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