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Profiles and personalities from the world of Variety
The Hedley Ward Trio
Elly Katsirelly
Roy Hartnell
Geoffrey Suggars
Tony Fayne and David Evans
Augmented
Northern Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Produced by Richard Kelly

Contributors

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Hedley Ward Trio
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Elly Katsirelly
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Roy Hartnell
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Geoffrey Suggars
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Tony Fayne
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David Evans
Conducted By:
Alyn Ainsworth
Produced By:
Richard Kelly

STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Dae dalus and Icarus ': a story of ancient Crete. Script by Margaret Boys
2.20 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' Pip and the Convict ' from ' Great Expectations,' by Charles Dickens
2.30 LET'S JOIN IN. A Tree for the Panty a realistic winter story by Jean Sutcliffe
2.50 ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. ' Hector Berlioz ': a dramatised programme by Roger Fiske. based on the composer's autobiography

Contributors

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Dae Dalus
Script By:
Margaret Boys
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Charles Dickens
Story By:
Jean Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Hector Berlioz
Programme By:
Roger Fiske.

' Polly and Oliver'
A serial play in six episodes by David Scott Daniell
The further adventures of a drummer boy of one hundred and fifty years ago
2 —' In the Hands of the Pirates '
Winifred Irvin (piccolo)
Produced by Peggy Bacon
Drummer Oliver Crow is sailing from Sicily for Gibrallar in the year 1806, as one of the escort for the prisoner Zucconi, a bandit chief. With Oliver are Ensign Boscawen, Sergeant Trott, Private Pilchard, and, after Mowing away on board, Oliver's cousin Polly Trott. In a storm the ship founders and she is abandoned, but as the boat is swung out Oliver remembers that Zucconi has been left behind. He leaps back on to the sinking ship to rescue the prisoner.
5.30 ' Going to the Pictures': Eric Gillett reviews some of the new films now showing
5.50 This week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
David Scott Daniell
Unknown:
Winifred Irvin
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Oliver Crow:
Barry MacGregor
Polly Trott:
Heather Styles
Private Pilchard:
Jack May
Sergeant Trott:
Will Kings
Ensign Peter Boscawen:
David Spenser
Zucconi:
Victor Rietti
Midshipman Jolliffe:
Peter Wilde
Boatswain:
Gilbert Gordon
Captain Brandini:
Robert Rietty
Lieutenant Tracey:
Arnold Peters

to meet
Christopher Hewett
Marie Benson
The Johnston Singers
Encore!
Reviving a memorable moment in the career of Doris Hare
A Switch in Time
James Moody and Winifred Davey
On Stage, Please!
Presenting an interlude by advanced students from the London
School of Dramatic Art
Thanks for the Melody
Hits of yesterday and today played by Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
Production by Ronnie Hill

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Hewett
Unknown:
Marie Benson
Unknown:
Doris Hare
Unknown:
Winifred Davey
Played By:
Peter Yorke
Production By:
Ronnie Hill

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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