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Michael Miles introduces
The Coronets
Dan Douglas and Bob Colston
Professional Protégé
Joian Reddlin
Bernard Spear
Your Favourite Musical Comedy
Margaret Ashton and Stephen Bliake
Resident Top of the Bill
Ethel RevneH
Louis Voss and his Orchestra
Produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Miles
Unknown:
Dan Douglas
Unknown:
Bob Colston
Unknown:
Joian Reddlin
Unknown:
Bernard Spear
Unknown:
Margaret Ashton
Unknown:
Stephen Bliake
Unknown:
Ethel Revneh
Unknown:
Louis Voss
Produced By:
Trafford Whitelock

Another in the series of radio portraits of outstanding personalities in the entertainment world with Petula Clark , Jerry Desmonde Jimmy Edwards , Eddie Leslie and Val Parnell and the recorded voice of Sid Field
Script by Gale Pedrick
Produced by Thurstan Holland

Contributors

Unknown:
Petula Clark
Unknown:
Jerry Desmonde
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Eddie Leslie
Unknown:
Val Parnell
Script By:
Gale Pedrick
Produced By:
Thurstan Holland

For the Younger Ones
'The Old Nurse's Stocking-Basket': a series of stories by Eleanor Farjeon, from her book of the game name, told by Jo
3 - 'The Roof-Tree' and 'You can't darn that hole'

5.15 For Older Children
'Green Sailors, Beware!'
A new series of Green family adventures by Gilbert Hackforth-Jones
3 - 'Cowes can be Dangerous'
Production by David Davis
Hullo. First of all, I must make it clear that the Cowes in the title are not horned beasts that give milk. This Cowes is, of course, in the Isle of Wight and is the headquarters of sailing activities on the south coast of England. There's always a lot going on there during the summer, and in early August there are ten days of continuous yacht racing. This is called Cowes Week. When Uncle George told us that he had entered Rag Doll for a lot of races at Cowes we were very excited ...' (Mary Green)

Contributors

Stories By:
Eleanor Farjeon
Adventures By:
Gilbert Hackforth-Jones
Production By:
David Davis
Uncle George:
Norman Shelley
Polly the Parrot:
Norman Shelly
Mary Green:
Diana Maddox
Mark Green:
Harold Reese
Ben Green:
Glyn Dearman
Binnie Green:
Susan Condy
' Loopy ' Lomas:
Arthur Hill
Mr Paggott (alias MacTavish):
David Kossoff
Sidney:
John Westbrook
Francis Podsnap:
Richard George

Talk by Denis Johnston
Denis Johnston has just returned from the United States with a shipload of American students who were undertaking a course of ' Orientation ' before landing In Europe. He describes some of the differences between West and East which these visitors were expecting to have to face on their first visit to Europe, and the instruction that they were getting on how to cope with them.

Contributors

Talk By:
Denis Johnston
Talk By:
Denis Johnston

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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