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A radio fantasy on an old folk tale, by Francis Dillon
Characters
The Queen, the King, the Chancellor, the commentator, a Herald, a young Noble, the Court Physician, the Court Analyst, the Court Jester,
Buckram, Master of the Royal Hunt, a Poet, the Leader of the Army
Huffy and Duffy, quick-fire comedians, four Merchant Princes, First
Narrator, Second Narrator, Beggar, other members of the population
Production by John Cheatle

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Dillon
Production By:
John Cheatle

A Thirty-Minute Mixture with Gwen Lewis Horace Percival Margaret Eaves Sidney Burchall
Leonard Henry The Three Chimes
The BBC Variety Orchestra (leader, Frank Cantell ), conducted by Charles Shadwell
Presented by William MacLurg

Contributors

Unknown:
Gwen Lewis
Unknown:
Horace Percival
Unknown:
Margaret Eaves
Unknown:
Sidney Burchall
Unknown:
Leonard Henry
Leader:
Frank Cantell
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell
Presented By:
William MacLurg

Howard Marshall
What more dramatic than being in London this week, except, perhaps, an account of it? The tenseness and preparation, and yet the calmness; a glimpse of those who hold the destiny of England in their hands going quietly to and fro; the ideal before us all, and the symbol of it everywhere. Who better than Howard Marshall could describe it?

His deep voice, his lack of hesitation, his power of filling in the colour of the scene he is describing, whether it be the missing of Hammond in a Test Match, when, as Guy Pocock said in a recent article in The Listener, 'one could almost see the fielder dazzled by the sun'; whether it be the Coronation, or a boxing match, or the wonderful talk he gave the other day on the evacuation of school children, Howard Marshall has, to quote Pocock again, 'his broadcast in hand and plays on his audience with quiet confidence'.

Contributors

Speaker:
Howard Marshall

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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