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Talk by Shirley Williamson
Two years ago, while she was still at school, Shirley Williamson spent one summer holiday with a French family in their ancient country home. The son of the house was to be married, and she describes the massive preparations and traditional festivities for which relations came from far and near.

Contributors

Talk By:
Shirley Williamson
Unknown:
Shirley Williamson

RHYTHMANOMELODY, by Gladys Whitred
11.20 GEOGRAPHY. The British Isles: a programme about the production of electric power. Script by Rene Cutforth.
11.40 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN. Johannes Brahms. Manuskript von Else Johann sen-Wagner.
Sie werden hdren, wie der junge Brahms zum ersten Mal zu Klara und Robert Schumann kommt, wie diese Begegnung entscheidend fur sein Leben wird, und wie der alte Brahms zwei Jahre vor seinem Tode noch einmal Klara Schu mann, die grosse Pianistin besucht. Die Sendung ist begleitet von Ausschnitten aus der Musik von Brahms.

Contributors

Unknown:
Gladys Whitred
Script By:
Rene Cutforth.
Unknown:
Johannes Brahms.
Unknown:
Else Johann
Unknown:
Robert Schumann
Unknown:
Klara Schu

ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH. ' The Borrowers ': a serial story from the book by Mary Norton. Script by Philippa Pearce. 3 - ' Mrs. Driver '
2.20 HISTORY I. Tudor People: 7- 'Princess: The Lady Elizabeth.' Script by Jo Manton
2.40 SCIENCE AND THE COMMUNITY. Transport. 1-' Early Forms of Transport.' Script by G. S. Hall

Contributors

Book By:
Mary Norton.
Script By:
Philippa Pearce.
Script By:
Jo Manton
Script By:
G. S. Hall

by E. M. Forster
Dramatised for radio by Lance Sieveking
Cast in order of speaking: with D. Devahuti , Sujata Khanna , Gyan Kaushik. and Zia Mohyeddin
Produced by Donald McWhinnie
Place: Chandrapore, in India, near the River Ganges. Time: A few years before the English left
(The recorded broadcast of Oct. 24)

Contributors

Unknown:
E. M. Forster
Unknown:
D. Devahuti
Unknown:
Sujata Khanna
Unknown:
Gyan Kaushik.
Unknown:
Zia Mohyeddin
Produced By:
Donald McWhinnie
Dr Aziz:
Roger Delgado
Hamidutlah a barrister:
Garard Green
Mahmoud Ali a barrister:
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Hamidullah Begum:
Jill Nyasa
Syed Mohammed, assistant engineer:
Bakshi Prem
Mrs Callendar:
Beatrice Gilbert
Mrs Lesley:
Annette Kelly
Mrs Moore, Ronny's mother:
Gladys Young
Adeta Quested:
Mary Wimbush
Turton Head of the District Establishment:
Richard Williams
Ronny Heaslop, City Magistrate:
Peter Howell
Cyril Fielding, Head of the Government College:
Manning Wilson
Mrs Turton:
Marjorie Mars
Professor Godbole, Fielding's Assistant:
Hugh David
The Nawab Bahadur, a leading Mohammedan landowner:
Garard Green
His chauffeur:
Geoffrey Matthews
McBride District Superintendent of Police:
Ewan Roberts
Major Callendar, civil surgeon:
Hamilton Dyce
Mr Das, local magistrate:
Bakshi Prem
Amritrao, a barrister:
Geoffrey Matthews

For Listeners of All Ages
Tinker and Tapp Inc.
A general ' knock-about' with Fred Fairclough on the one side and Herbert Smith on the other, and Doris Gambell in the middle
Script by Muriel Levy
Incidental music written by Ray Martin and played by a section of the BBC Northern Variety Orchestra
Produced by Trevor Hill
5.15 For Listeners of Most Ages
' Charter Pilot'
A new series of plays written by Gilbert Dalton
2-' Calamity Janet'
Produced by Peggy Bacon

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Fairclough
Unknown:
Herbert Smith
Unknown:
Doris Gambell
Script By:
Muriel Levy
Written By:
Ray Martin
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Written By:
Gilbert Dalton
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Mike Dudley, the pilot:
Robert Marsden
Billy Perkins, his engineer:
Billy Thatcher
Brian Watson, owner of Watson Air Lines:
James McKechnie
Mrs Dudley, Mike's mother:
Elspeth Duxbury
Angela, his sister:
Nona Blair
John his brother:
Michael Brooke
Janet Holdfast:
Angela Brooking
Sybil Thompson:
Heather Styles
Percival Poultney:
Peter Wilde
Nol Chambers:
Eddie Robinson
Jem Gould:
Leslie Bowmar
Gladys:
Judith Hacked

A new series of domestic episodes by Sid Colin , Talbot Rothwell and George Wadmore
4 - ' When Plumbers Mate '
The Peter Akister Players
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Sid Colin
Unknown:
Talbot Rothwell
Unknown:
Peter Akister
Produced By:
Roy Speer
Mary:
Diane Hart
Harold:
Kenneth Connor
Jane Foster:
Pamela Manson
Mr Leacock:
Bill Fraser
Margo Walham-Green:
Sandra Dorn
Taxi-driver:
Sam Kydd

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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