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by Michael Harald
Is it possible to isolate the quality of courage? How can one separate the hero from the legend? These are the questions which Michael Harald asked himself as he studied the character of his friend, Charles Fortune , a Frenchman who played an epic role in the Resistance Movement during the war and is now a cafe proprietor in Auxerre.

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Harald
Unknown:
Michael Harald
Unknown:
Charles Fortune

on gramophone records
Overture, The White Lady (Boieldieu):
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jean Martinon
Piano Concerto No. 2, in D minor
(MacDowell): Vivian Rivkin (piano), with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. conducted by Dean Dixon
Slavonic Dance No. 11, in F (Dvorak):
Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Nicolai Malko

Contributors

Conducted By:
Jean Martinon
Piano:
Vivian Rivkin
Conducted By:
Dean Dixon
Conducted By:
Nicolai Malko

Augmented
BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, George Deason )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Radio:
George Fierstone and his Quintet
Variety: Neville Taylor
TV: Bill Pertwee
Theatre:
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
In Town Today: Max Wall
Presented by Bill Worsley

Contributors

Leader:
George Deason
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
George Fierstone
Unknown:
Neville Taylor
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Anne Ziegler
Presented By:
Bill Worsley

The informal story of radio entertainment
Eric Coates
Mabel Constanduros
Fred Cooke
Radio Critic of Reynolds News
Michael Hogan , Cardew Robinson and Joan Young
Narrator, Rex Palmer
Written by Gale Pedrick
Produced by Alfred Dunning

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Coates
Unknown:
Mabel Constanduros
Unknown:
Fred Cooke
Unknown:
Michael Hogan
Unknown:
Cardew Robinson
Narrator:
Joan Young
Written By:
Gale Pedrick
Produced By:
Alfred Dunning

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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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