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Douglas Craig talks about some operatic conventions with the aid of characters and situations from Benjamin Britten's opera The Little Sweep.
Illustrations sung by April Cantelo (soprano), Anna Pollak (mezzo-soprano), Max Worthley (tenor), Norman Lumsden (bass) accompanied by Winifred Taylor.
Also taking part:
Members of the choirs of Ealing Grammar School for Boys and Notting Hill and Ealing High Schools for Girls
Conducted by Kenneth Alwyn
(to 11.55)

Contributors

Presenter:
Douglas Craig
Soprano:
April Cantelo
Mezzo-Soprano:
Anna Pollak
Tenor:
Max Worthley
Bass:
Norman Lumsden
Pianist/accompanied by:
Winifred Taylor
[Choirs] conducted by:
Kenneth Alwyn
Director:
Peter Dunkley
Producer:
John Hosier

Edrych ar y byd a'i bethau Cwrdd A phobl
Ymweld â Ileoedd Ymdrin a phynciau yng nghwmni Owen EDWARD Rhaglen ddyddiol dan ofal NAN DAVIES , IFOR REES JACK WILLIAMS
Today: a topical magazine.
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Llandrindod Wells, Llanddona, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Crystal Palace)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ifor Rees
Unknown:
Owen Edward
Unknown:
Nan Davies
Unknown:
Jack Williams

The use of chemicals to fight germs and disease has only become common in the past hundred years. One of the early workers in this field was Lord Lister, who pioneered the idea of antiseptic surgery.
Introduced by Professor W. T. Williams.
With Anthony Woodruff, Bernard Davies, Peter Blythe, Audrey Muir, Anthony Wager and Francis Jackson
for Schools

Contributors

Presenter:
Professor W. T. Williams
Script:
Bernard Davies
Designer:
Stuart Walker
Producer:
John Braybon
[Actor]:
Anthony Woodruff
[Actor]:
Bernard Davies
[Actor]:
Peter Blythe
[Actress]:
Audrey Muir
[Actor]:
Anthony Wager
[Actor]:
Francis Jackson

A magazine programme for railway enthusiasts.
This month's edition includes
Can You Guess?
Jones Goods to the Kyle Lille to Basle by S.N.C.F.
A Station in Miniature
Introduced by Peter Cranmer.
From the Midlands

Contributors

Devised and filmed by:
John Adams
Devised and filmed by:
Patrick Whitehouse
Presenter:
Peter Cranmer
Producer:
Peggy Bacon

Barry Bucknell's weekly do-it-yourself television guide to new materials and new methods for the handyman who wants to improve his house.

Making sure in advance of local authority approval and encouragement... How to get improvement grants to help pay for the work...
How to make a cheap and solidly founded workbench which can be folded up for storage.

Contributors

Presenter:
Barry Bucknell
Producer:
Stanley Hyland

Look around with Cliff Michelmore, Derek Hart, Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Trevor Philpott, Kenneth Allsop, Macdonald Hastings, Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Alan Whicker
Reporter:
Fyfe Robertson
Reporter:
Trevor Philpott
Reporter:
Kenneth Allsop
Reporter:
Macdonald Hastings
Singer:
Robin Hall
Singer/guitarist:
Jimmie Macgregor
Editor:
Alasdair Milne

Written by Sid Green and Dick Hills.
Second showings of the most popular editions of Citizen James
This week: The Rally
Starring Sidney James
with Sydney Tafler
featuring Frank Williams, Pauline Stroud, Bill Shine, Gordon Phillott, Bob Todd, Meadows White, Roger Avon, Dave Freeman, Ronnie BrodySee page 34

Contributors

Writer:
Sid Green
Writer:
Dick Hills
Incidental music:
Gordon Franks
Designer:
Lawrence Broadhouse
Producer:
Duncan Wood
Sid James:
Sidney James
Charlie Davenport:
Sydney Tafler
[Actor]:
Frank Williams
Flossie:
Pauline Stroud
[Actor]:
Bill Shine
[Actor]:
Gordon Phillott
[Actor]:
Bob Todd
[Actor]:
Meadows White
[Actor]:
Roger Avon
[Actor]:
Dave Freeman
[Actor]:
Ronnie Brody

Introduced by Peter Dimmock.
Tonight's programme includes:

Boxing
Filmed reports of last night's fights at Wembley.
An International Heavyweight Contest:
Billy Walker, London v. Mariano Echevarria, Champion of Spain
also
Terry Spinks, West Ham v. Billy 'The Kid' Davis, Bow

Football: Peru v. England
A special film report from South America.

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Dimmock
Boxer:
Billy Walker
Boxer:
Mariano Echevarria
Boxer:
Terry Spinks
Boxer:
Billy 'The Kid' Davis
Programme edited by:
Ronnie Noble
Programme edited by:
Leslie Kettley
Presented by:
Alec Weeks

with Johnny Morris
In the last programme of the series he continues his travels through Norway starting at Honningsvag and visiting Hammerfest, the most northerly town in Europe. After returning to the North Cape to see the Midnight Sun he journeys south to Oslo via Trondheim.
BBC film
From the West

Contributors

Narrator:
Johnny Morris
Cameraman:
Jim Saunders
Film editor:
Philip Mutton
Dubbing editor:
John Cox
Director:
Ronald Webster
Producer:
Dennis Towler

Written and introduced by Derek Hill.
The amateur, the off-beat, the individual approach.
With excerpts from: Sunday, Michael, Commercial
(BBC recording)

10.0-10.30 View of South and West
(Rowridge, Brighton)

10.0-10.30 Outlook - on East Anglia
(Manningtree)

Contributors

Writer/Presenter:
Derek Hill
Produced for television by:
Richard Evans

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