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by Giuseppe Verdi.
Adapted and produced by George R. Foa.
The scene is laid in Mantua during the fifteenth century.
The Pro Arte Orchestra (Leader, Antony English)
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
(A BBC telerecording of the broadcast on January 16)

Contributors

Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto:
Francesco Maria Piave
Adapted and produced by:
George R. Foa
Musicians:
The Pro Arte Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Antony English
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson
Chorus-Master:
Cyril Gell
Repetiteur:
William Reid
Designer:
Stephen Bundy
Rigoletto:
William Lucas
Rigoletto sung by:
John Noble
Gilda, his daughter:
Petra Davies
Gilda sung by:
Patricia Clark
The Duke of Mantua:
David Peel
The Duke of Mantua sung by:
Alfred Hallett
Sparafucile, a hired murderer:
Neil Wilson
Sparafucile sung by:
John Holmes
Maddalena, his sister:
Eugenie Castle
Maddalena sung by:
Patricia Kern
The Count of Monterone:
Jack Lambert
The Count of Monterone sung by:
Bryan Drake
Marullo, a courtier:
Paul Garner
Marullo sung by:
John Lawrenson
The Count of Ceprano:
Walter Randall
The Count of Ceprano sung by:
Gwyn Griffiths
The Countess of Ceprano:
Anne Edwards
The Countess of Ceprano sung by:
Patricia Kern
Matteo Borea, a courtier:
Noel Davis
Matteo Borea sung by:
John Ford
Giovanna, Gilda's nurse:
Audrey Foat
Giovanna sung by:
Patricia Kern
A page:
John Stirling
A page sung by:
Anne Edwards
Courtiers, Guards, and Noblemen:
[artists uncredited]

The Brains Trust meets this afternoon to answer your questions.
The members this week are: Alan Bullock, Pamela Hansford Johnson, Reg Butler,
Anthony Quinton.
Question-Master, Norman Fisher
Questions should be addressed to: The Brains Trust, [address removed]
(A sound recording of this programme can be heard in the Home Service on Friday at 1.10)

Contributors

Panellist:
Alan Bullock
Panellist:
Pamela Hansford Johnson
Panellist:
Reg Butler
Panellist:
Anthony Quinton
Question-Master:
Norman Fisher
Producer:
John Furness

Wonders of the Sea: The Sea Turtle
A thrilling adventure with a creature of two worlds.
Another in the underwater series of films featuring the struggle for existence among the creatures who live in the strange underwater world of the deep. This is the story of the turtle. Born on land, it is drawn by some strange instinct to the sea where it learns to swim and grows to maturity. Later it returns to the land to reproduce itself.

5.25 The Thrilling Adventures of Captain Pugwash and Stowaway Tom
A cartoon film written and drawn by John Ryan.
Storyteller, Howard Marion-Crawford

5.35 Little Women: Part 6
Adapted in six episodes by Constance Cox.
[Starring] Phyllis Calvert as Marmee
with Andree Melly as Jo

(Michael Aldridge is appearing in "Free As Air" at the Savoy Theatre, London)

Contributors

Writer/Artist (The Thrilling Adventures of Captain Pugwash and Stowaway Tom):
John Ryan
Narrator (The Thrilling Adventures of Captain Pugwash and Stowaway Tom):
Howard Marion-Crawford
Adapted by (Little Women):
Constance Cox
Producer (Little Women):
Joy Harington
Designer (Little Women):
Eileen Diss
Laurie:
David Cole
Jo:
Andree Melly
Meg:
Kate Cameron
Beth:
Diana Day
Amy:
Sylvia Davies
Hannah:
Aithna Gover
Mr. Laurence:
Noel Howlett
Doctor:
Nicholas Grimshaw
Mrs. March:
Phyllis Calvert
John Brooke:
Michael Aldridge
Mr. March:
Tom Fleming

A programme about People and God.
Does God enter into people's lives and change them?
This evening two well-known writers, Hugh Redwood and Arthur Calder-Marshall, give their own answers in the light of their own experiences.
Arranged and introduced by the Rev. William Purcell.
From the BBC's Midland television studio
(A BBC telerecording)

Contributors

Panellist:
Hugh Redwood
Panellist:
Arthur Calder-Marshall
Arranged and introduced by:
The Rev. William Purcell
Producer:
Barrie Edgar

Television's most popular panel game with Isobel Barnett, Barbara Kelly, Frank Muir, Denis Norden.
In the chair, Gilbert Harding

("What's My Line?" was devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman and is televised by arrangement with CBS and Maurice Winnick)

Contributors

Panellist:
Isobel Barnett
Panellist:
Barbara Kelly
Panellist:
Frank Muir
Panellist:
Denis Norden
Chairman:
Gilbert Harding
Devised by:
Mark Goodson
Devised by:
Bill Todman
Producer:
Harry Carlisle

Sir Vivian Fuchs Leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition describes The Crossing of the Antarctic and shows film taken during the epic and historic journey from Shackleton to Scott Base, a distance of over 2,000 miles.
Other members of the expedition who describe their experiences include: Ken Blaiklock, Gordon Haslop, Hannes La Grange, John Lewis, Hal Lister, George Lowe, George Marsh, David Pratt, Geoffrey Pratt, Allan Rogers, Jon Stephenson, David Stratton.
(See page 3)

Contributors

Presenter:
Sir Vivian Fuchs
Interviewee:
Ken Blaiklock
Interviewee:
Gordon Haslop
Interviewee:
Hannes La Grange
Interviewee:
John Lewis
Interviewee:
Hal Lister
Interviewee:
George Lowe
Interviewee:
George Marsh
Interviewee:
David Pratt
Interviewee:
Geoffrey Pratt
Interviewee:
Allan Rogers
Interviewee:
Jon Stephenson
Interviewee:
David Stratton
Chief cameraman of the Expedition:
George Lowe
Film Editor:
Larry Toft
Designer:
Tony Abbott
Producer:
David Attenborough

by Maurice Edelman, M.P.
[Starring] Donald Wolfit as Admiral Byng

[and] Edward Chapman, Malcolm Keen

The Scene: Variously at Portsmouth and London

From the BBC's Midland television studio
(See page 7)

Contributors

Author:
Maurice Edelman
Producer:
Peter Dews
Designer:
Margaret Peacock
The Court - Admiral Smith (President):
Malcolm Keen
The Court - Admiral Broderick:
Edward Chapman
The Court - Admiral Norris:
George Skillan
The Court - Admiral Holbourne:
Chris Gittins
The Court - Admiral Broughton:
Harry Stubbs
The Court - Usher:
Leon Eagles
The Court - Marshal:
Geoffrey Lewis
The Accused - Admiral The Hon John Byng:
Donald Wolfit
The Witnesses - Admiral Temple West:
John Sharp
The Witnesses - Gunner Lee:
Ivor Salter
The Witnesses - Lord Robert Bertie:
George Curzon
The Witnesses - Midshipman Tatwell:
Colin Broadley
The Witnesses - Lieutenant Bishop:
William Peacock
The Witnesses - Lord Blakeney:
Harry Hutchinson
The Witnesses - Captain Faulkner:
Geoffrey Taylor
The Interested Parties - Sarah Osborn, Byng's sister:
Helen Lindsay
The Interested Parties - William Pitt:
Noel Johnson
The Interested Parties - The Duke of Newcastle:
Elwyn Brook-Jones
The Interested Parties - Radford:
Geoffrey Bayldon
The Interested Parties - Viscount Torrington:
Ronald Hines
The Interested Parties - Lawrence, Byng's secretary:
Hugh Dickson
The Interested Parties - Admiralty Commissioner:
Owen Berry
The Interested Parties - King George II:
Otto Diamant

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Margot Fonteyn in "Music for You"
Introduced by Eric Robinson
with Lev Oborin, Pilar Lorengar, Michael Somes, Sasbilekba Balachandran

(Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes, who are members of the Royal Ballet, appear by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Ltd.; Lev Oborin appears by arrangement with Harold Holt Ltd.; Pilar Lorengar, by permission of Glyndebourne Opera Co., Ltd.)

Contributors

Presenter/Conductor:
Eric Robinson
Dancer:
Margot Fonteyn
Pianist:
Lev Oborin
Soprano:
Pilar Lorengar
Dancer:
Michael Somes
Performer:
Sasbilekba Balachandran
Musicians:
London Symphony Orchestra
Leader:
Hugh Maguire
Assistant Conductor:
Marcus Dods
Designer:
Stephen Taylor
Producer:
Patricia Foy

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