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by W. W. Jacobs , dramatised by Lance Sieveking Together with an assortment of Wapping characters : night watchmen, longshoremen, and old women
The cast also includes : Betty Astell, Susan Taylor, Fred O'Donovan,
David Miller, Stafford Hilliard

Contributors

Unknown:
W. W. Jacobs
Dramatised By:
Lance Sieveking
Actor:
Wallace Evenett
Bob Kidd:
Henry Longhurst
George Brown ':
Harold Scott
Joe Gibbs:
Harold Scott
The Landlord of the:
Red Lion
Sam:
Vivienne Chatterton

A melodic miscellany presented by Roy Speer with Adelaide Hall, accompanied by Fela Sowande at the organ, the Cavendish Three, Dick Bentley, Al and Bob Harvey, and the Dance Orchestra conducted by Billy Ternent
Occasional interruptions by James Dyrenforth

Contributors

Presented By:
Roy Speer
Accompanied By:
Fela Sowande
Unknown:
Dick Bentley
Unknown:
Bob Harvey
Conducted By:
Billy Ternent
Unknown:
James Dyrenforth

Who has not dreamed of becoming a star in a night, of holding an audience spellbound, of a tempest of cheering as the curtain falls ? Tonight a lucky few, picked from the audience, will be given a chance to make their dreams come true
Incidental music by the Dance Orchestra conducted by Billy Ternent
Devised by Rion Voigt. Presented by Vernon Harris
When ' I Want to be an Actor ' was first presented last spring, it was received with enthusiasm. The central idea was original, and listeners found great interest in assessing the merits of the would-be actors as they competed for inclusion in the final cast.
Tonight sees the first of a new series, to be presented weekly.
Vernon Harris will be there as usual, with plenty of good advice and encouragement—and a little gentle leg-pulling. Also, he promises listeners a number of surprising innovations.

Contributors

Conducted By:
Billy Ternent
Unknown:
Rion Voigt.
Presented By:
Vernon Harris

Music for Films
Sung and played by Tessa Deane , Jan van der Gucht , Ronnie Hill
The BBC Theatre Chorus and the BBC Theatre Orchestra
(leader, Tate Gilder ), conducted by Mark H. Lubbock
With a descriptive commentary written by C. A. Lejeune and spoken by Cathleen Cordell

Contributors

Played By:
Tessa Deane
Played By:
Jan van Der Gucht
Played By:
Ronnie Hill
Leader:
Tate Gilder
Conducted By:
Mark H. Lubbock
Written By:
C. A. Lejeune
Spoken By:
Cathleen Cordell

by L. du Garde Peach
With Geoffrey Wincott as Grayson, Leo Genn as Vernon, Malcolm Graeme as Wallace, H. B. Longhurst as a Sailor, Charles Mason as Grime, J. B. Rowe as the Chief, and Ivor Barnard and Ralph Truman as Stokers, supported by Philip Cunningham , Wallace Evenett ,
Bryan Powley , and Philip Wade
Produced by John Cheatle

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Wincott
Unknown:
Leo Genn
Unknown:
Malcolm Graeme
Unknown:
H. B. Longhurst
Unknown:
Charles Mason
Unknown:
J. B. Rowe
Unknown:
Ivor Barnard
Unknown:
Ralph Truman
Unknown:
Philip Cunningham
Unknown:
Wallace Evenett
Unknown:
Bryan Powley
Unknown:
Philip Wade
Produced By:
John Cheatle

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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