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Written by ' Blair,' and produced by Fred O'Donovan

Contributors

Produced By:
Fred O'Donovan
Lord President of the Council:
William Trent
Oliver Cromwell:
Richard George
Lord Fairfax:
Heron Carvic
General David Leslie:
Duncan McLntyre
First Commissioner of the Scottish Kirk:
John Laurie
Commissary General Whalley:
Stanley Groome
Lieut -General Fleetwood:
Dermot Cathie
Colonel Strachan:
Gordon McLeod
An English soldier:
Peter Noble
Hostess:
Nell Ballantyne
John Rushworth:
Cyril Gardiner
Major Hodgson:
Bryan Powley
Cornet Hacket:
Frank Partington

Elizabeth MacKinlay sings nursery rhymes
'Inversnecky Bairns': Harry Gordon, with Jack Holden, Mollie Weir, and Ruby Duncan in a Variety entertainment for children. Producer Howard M. Lockhart. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth MacKinlay
Unknown:
Harry Gor
Unknown:
Jack Holden
Unknown:
Mollie Weir
Unknown:
Ruby Duncan
Unknown:
Howard M. Lockhart.

-when dancing really was dancing! Harry Davidson and his Orchestra play old-time dance music and Norman Allin entertains with old-time ballads
At the piano, Berkeley Mason. Introduced by Patric Curwen. Master of Ceremonies, A. J. Latimer. Producer, Douglas Lawrence.

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Davidson
Unknown:
Norman Allin
Duced By:
Patric Curwen.
Unknown:
A. J. Latimer.
Producer:
Douglas Lawrence.

with Low and Webster
Hetty King
Peter Brough
Bob- Under and Ben Tupp
Judy Shirley and Sam Browne and Arthur Askey
(by permission of Jack Hylton )
BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Announcer, Norman Wooland. Producer, John Sharman. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Hetty King
Unknown:
Peter Brough
Unknown:
Ben Tupp
Unknown:
Judy Shirley
Unknown:
Sam Browne
Unknown:
Arthur Askey
Unknown:
Jack Hylton
Unknown:
Charles Shadwell.
Unknown:
Norman Wooland.
Unknown:
John Sharman.

by Vincent Douglass , adapted for broadcasting by Cynthia Pughe. Produced by Martyn C. Webster
Scenes: Spring Bank Hill and the Jeffersons' house in Farncombe, Lancashire

Contributors

Unknown:
Vincent Douglass
Broadcasting By:
Cynthia Pughe.
Produced By:
Martyn C. Webster
Christopher Jefferson:
Edward Chapman
Helen, his wife:
Gladys Young
Rose, his daughter:
Gillian Maude
Nathaniel Mosscrop:
Ernest Butcher
Geoffrey, bis son:
Philip Cunningham
Silas P Mallinson:
Tommy Duggan
Stephen Anthony:
Alexander Sarner
Joseph Forshaw:
Preston Lockwood
Elizabeth:
Marjorie Westbury

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.

About this data

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