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Regional Variations (4)

Children's Hour: Variety.

BBC Home Service North

Children's Hour: including a talk on sailing and the Sheringham Junior Band.

BBC Home Service Midland

As North.

BBC Home Service London

Saturday Afternoon Variety
' Introduced by Robert Marsden with Peter Brough and Archie Andrews '
Doris Gambell (songs)
Francis Walker
(accordion, harmonica, and saxophone)
Winwick Handbell Ringers
Ronald Gourley (songs at the piano)
Violet Carson and Muriel Levy at two pianos

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Marsden
Unknown:
Peter Brough
Unknown:
Archie Andrews
Unknown:
Doris Gambell
Accordion:
Francis Walker
Unknown:
Ronald Gourley
Piano:
Violet Carson
Piano:
Muriel Levy

Regional Variations (4)

Those Were the Days!

BBC Home Service London

Scottish news talk.

BBC Home Service Scottish

Welsh sports bulletin.

BBC Home Service Welsh

Harry Davidson and his Orchestra with Robert Easton
Script written and programme
, introduced by Patric Curwen
Master of Ceremonies,
A. J. Latimer
Producer, Stanton Jefferies

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Davidson
Unknown:
Robert Easton
Introduced By:
Patric Curwen
Unknown:
A. J. Latimer
Unknown:
Stanton Jefferies

Regional Variations (5)

Sports Special.

BBC Home Service North

Saturday Sports Review.

BBC Home Service London

As North

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Sport in the Midlands.

BBC Home Service Midland

Edited by Angus Mackay
Introduced by Lionel Marson
Third Test Match
Rex Alston and Jack Fingleton report on the third day's play at Manchester Athletics: From Cardiff, Jack Crump sums up the meeting between Wales and the A.A.A. at Abertillery
Swimming: Report on the National Championships at Scarborough
Angling: Norman Thornett gives some hints about holiday fishing

Contributors

Edited By:
Angus MacKay
Introduced By:
Lionel Marson
Unknown:
Rex Alston
Unknown:
Jack Fingleton
Unknown:
Jack Crump
Unknown:
Norman Thornett

Eddie Reindeer
The Three Musketeers
Charlie Clapham and Mrs. Mopp (Dorothy Summers)
Jackie Hunter
Evelyn Laye
Vic Oliver
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Rae Jenkins
Announcer, Denys Drower

Contributors

Comedian:
Eddie Reindeer
Performers:
The Three Musketeers
Comedian:
Charlie Clapham
Comedienne (Mrs Mopp):
Dorothy Summers
Unknown:
Jackie Hunter
Singer:
Evelyn Laye
Comedian:
Vic Oliver
Conducted by:
Rae Jenkins
Announcer:
Denys Drower
Producer:
John Sharman

by J. B. Priestley
Adapted for broadcasting by Mollie Greenhalgh
Produced by Howard Rose
(Stephen Williams on the play, page 6)

Contributors

Unknown:
J. B. Priestley
Broadcasting By:
Mollie Greenhalgh
Produced By:
Howard Rose
Unknown:
Stephen Williams
Mrs Roberts:
Susan Richards
Lawrence:
David Stringer
Miss Porrin:
Janet Morrison
Mr Biddle:
Arthur Ridley
Cornelius:
Ralph Truman
Eric Shefford:
Malcolm Hayes
Judy:
Denise Bryer
Dr Schweig:
David Kossoff
Fletcher:
Roger Snowdon
Mrs Reade:
Gladys Spencer
Pritchet:
Stanley Groome
Mortimer:
Charles Mortimer
Murrison:
Richard Williams

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