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Radio feature, based on operational documents and first-hand accounts, telling how British and Norwegian Commando troops and underground fighters destroyed fhe hydro-electric works in German-controlled Norway which made the 'heavy-water,' essential to atomic bomb development. Written by Paul Dehn. Produced by Laurence Gilliam

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Written By:
Paul Dehn.
Produced By:
Laurence Gilliam

Douglas Furber introduces
Bobby Howes
Edgar Norfolk , Jack Cooper , and Adele Dixon. The augmented BBC
Revue Orchestra, conducted by Frank Cantell. Orchestrations by Jack Beaver. Produced by Michael North.

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Introduces:
Douglas Furber
Unknown:
Bobby Howes
Unknown:
Edgar Norfolk
Unknown:
Jack Cooper
Unknown:
Adele Dixon.
Conducted By:
Frank Cantell.
Unknown:
Jack Beaver.
Produced By:
Michael North.

Play for broadcasting adapted by Muriel Pratt from a short story by A. E. Coppard. Produced by James Mageean
' If you knew the man from Kilsheelan it was no use saying you didn't believe in fairies and secret powers'

Contributors

Adapted By:
Muriel Pratt
Story By:
A. E. Coppard.
Produced By:
James Mageean
The teller of the story:
Nita Hardie
The Man from Kilsheelan:
John Stephenson
Tom Tool:
James Stewart
Christine Horan:
Doreen Keogh
Denis Horan:
Sean Dynan
Peter Corcoran:
James Connolly
A Judge:
Harold Goldblatt
Clerk of the Court:
Charles Owens
A Lawyer:
Frank Reynolds

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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