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Holiday Talks
' Half an hour with Schubert'
David Wise (violin), Frederick Riddle (viola), Anthony Pini (cello), Victor Watson (double-bass), John Wills (pianoforte), Thomas Armstrong
(pianoforte)
Arthur Cranmer (baritone)
The programme introduced and compered by Thomas Armstrong ,
D.Mus.

Contributors

Violin:
David Wise
Violin:
Frederick Riddle
Viola:
Anthony Pini
Cello:
Victor Watson
Double-Bass:
John Wills
Pianoforte:
Thomas Armstrong
Baritone:
Arthur Cranmer
Unknown:
Thomas Armstrong

Walford Hyden and the Cafe Colette Orchestra in a programme of dance music from the Continent and other parts of the world with Laelia Finneberg and Marcel de Haes
The part of the Chef d'Orchestre played by C. Denier Warren
Produced by C. F. Meehan

Contributors

Musicians:
Walford Hyden and the Cafe Colette Orchestra
Unknown:
Laelia Finneberg
Unknown:
Marcel de Haes
Chef d'Orchestre:
C. Denier Warren
Producer:
C.F. Meehan

Pianoforte Quintet, Op. 84
1 Moderato. 2 Adagio. 3 Andante-Allegro played by the Stratton String Quartet-George Stratton (violin),
Carl Taylor (violin), Watson Forbes (viola), John Moore ' (violoncello), and Irene Kohler (pianoforte)

Contributors

Violin:
Quartet-George Stratton
Violin:
Carl Taylor
Violin:
Watson Forbes
Viola:
John Moore
Pianoforte:
Irene Kohler

A feature programme written and produced by Cecil McGivern
The Tyne runs for its last fourteen miles through a district which, once prosperous, has for many years been one of the most depressed in the country. Now it resounds with the din of industrial prosperity. This is the story of its change from silence to noisy life.

Contributors

Produced By:
Cecil McGivern

Tommy Handley assisted by Vera Lennox , Jack Train , Maurice Denham , Sam Costa
The Cavendish Three and the Dance Orchestra, conducted by Billy Ternent
The show written by Ted Kavanagh and presented by Francis Worsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Tommy Handley
Assisted By:
Vera Lennox
Assisted By:
Jack Train
Assisted By:
Maurice Denham
Assisted By:
Sam Costa
Conducted By:
Billy Ternent
Written By:
Ted Kavanagh
Presented By:
Francis Worsley

A new Leap Year revue by Jack House and Harold S. Stewart. Music by Ralph Bruce and Gerald Shaw. Production by Robin Russell
Baby 1940 leaps into the arena and is shown the ropes by Father Time. And since the New Year is regarded by the Scots as their own private property, the ropes have a Scottish twist--but don't be surprised if England is dragged in somewhere!
The warp and the woof are provided by Madeleine Christie , Pearl
Colquhoun, W. H. D. Joss , Ben Levy , Peter Moyes , Ian Sadler , Nan Scott , Harvey Sheppard , Jim Urquhart , the Alan Holmes Swing Sextet.

Contributors

Revue By:
Jack House
Revue By:
Harold S. Stewart.
Music By:
Ralph Bruce
Music By:
Gerald Shaw.
Production By:
Robin Russell
Provided By:
Madeleine Christie
Unknown:
W. H. D. Joss
Unknown:
Ben Levy
Unknown:
Peter Moyes
Unknown:
Ian Sadler
Unknown:
Nan Scott
Unknown:
Harvey Sheppard
Unknown:
Jim Urquhart
Unknown:
Alan Holmes

by Aubrey Wieberg
Cast and the imagined voices of Newsboys and Fight Fans
Production by Peter Creswell

Contributors

Unknown:
Aubrey Wieberg
Production By:
Peter Creswell
The Second:
Sidney Keith
The Announcer:
Lesley Bradley
The Referee:
Malcolm Graeme
Sam Jackson:
Leo McCabe
Edith:
Cathleen Cordell
Irish Mike:
Fred O'Donovan
The Reporter:
MacDonald Parke
Lucille:
Inez Gibbs
The Taxi-Driver:
Kent Stephenson
The Motorist:
David Miller

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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