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STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. Handel: the story of the Water Music (1717)
2.25 SENIOR ENGLISH I. ' Cats in Poetry.' The cats in the poetry chosen include Pangur Ban in the eighth century, and various modern ones. Script by Audrey Harvey
2.50 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES. Borodin's ' Polovtsian Dances': an illustrated talk by Joseph Cooper
3.10 LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN
Overture: The Hebrides...Mendelssohn

Contributors

Script By:
Audrey Harvey
Talk By:
Joseph Cooper

A tragedy of Spanish rural life by Federico Garcia Lorca
English version by George Leeson
Textual consultant, Rafael Martinez Nadal
Cast in order of speaking:
Singer, Marina Gabarain
Solo guitars, Julian Bream and Bert Weedon
Music composed by Eduardo M Torner
Radio adaptation and production by George Ronald Hill

Contributors

Unknown:
Federico Garcia Lorca
Unknown:
George Leeson
Unknown:
Rafael Martinez Nadal
Singer:
Marina Gabarain
Guitars:
Julian Bream
Guitars:
Bert Weedon
Composed By:
Eduardo M Torner
Production By:
George Ronald Hill
Bridegroom:
Robert Rietty
The Mother:
Nan Marriott-Watson
Neighbour:
Violet Marquesita
Old servant:
Gladys Spencer
The Bride's Father:
Carleton Hobbs
The Bride:
Peggy Bryan
The Mother-in-law:
Barbara Trevor
Young servant:
Gabrielle Blunt
Leonardo's wife:
Selma Vas Diaz
Leonardo:
Lewis Stringer
First girl:
Nicolette Bernard
Second girl:
Betty Baskcomb
Third girl:
Norma Shebbeare
Fourth girl:
Brenda Cleather
First young man:
David Peel
Second young man:
Roger Delgado
First woodcutter:
Allan McClelland
Second woodcutter:
Michael Ripper
Guest:
Michael Ripper
Third woodcutter:
Alec Mango
The Moon:
Frank Duncan
Beggar-woman:
Vivienne Chatterton

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