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'Sleeping Beauty,' a musical fairy-tale based on the story by the Brothers Grimm, with words and music by Henry Reed. Produced by Nan Macdonald
Music played by a section of the BBC Northern Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves
5.50 ' From America': more folk songs sung to the guitar by Eithne Golden

Contributors

Music By:
Henry Reed.
Produced By:
Nan MacDonald
Conducted By:
Charles Groves
The King:
Wilfred Pickles
The Chancellor:
Fred Fairclough
The Queen:
Olive Lucius
First Crone:
Joan Littlewood
Second Crone:
Marjorie Westbury
The Witch:
Violet Carson
The Princess:
Doris Gambell
The Prince:
Helmar Fernback
John, his servant:
John Broadbent
Storyteller:
Nan MacDonald

with Jack Train, Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani, Sydney Keith, Fred Yule, Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, and Paula Green. BBC Augmented Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Script by Ted Kavanagh. Produced by Francis Worsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Train
Unknown:
Dorothy Summers
Unknown:
Horace Percival
Unknown:
Dino Galvani
Unknown:
Sydney Keith
Unknown:
Fred Yule
Unknown:
Jean Capra
Unknown:
Diana Morrison
Unknown:
Paula Green
Conductor:
Charles Shadwell
Script By:
Ted Kavanagh
Produced By:
Francis Worsley

(Fourth series). Weekly half-hour of mystery and suspense; written by John Dickson Carr, and produced by Martyn C. Webster. No. 6-' The Curse of the Bronze Lamp'
Newspaper reporters, Frank Partington, Peter Noble, Dermot Cathie, and Roger Snowdon

Contributors

Written By:
John Dickson Carr
Produced By:
Martyn C. Webster
Unknown:
Frank Partington
Unknown:
Peter Noble
Unknown:
Dermot Cathie
Unknown:
Roger Snowdon
Storyteller:
Valentine Dyall
Lady Helen:
Jenny Laird
Alim Bey:
Philip Wade
Mrs Rackley:
Courtney Hope
Benson:
Alexander Sarner
Kit Farrell:
Alan Wheatley
Bill Powers:
Foster Carlin

Poetry and prose describing the towns of Europe. An anthology compiled by Michael Meyer , spoken by David Lloyd-James , Cecil Day Lewis , and Christopher Pemberton , and produced by Douglas Cleverdon

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Meyer
Spoken By:
David Lloyd-James
Spoken By:
Cecil Day Lewis
Spoken By:
Christopher Pemberton
Duced By:
Douglas Cleverdon

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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