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by Armand Georges
, Fit-up' Companies-the name given to the troupes of strolling players who visited remote country districts on one-night stands-have now practically disappeared. Armand Georges joined one of these companies in 1943 and during his next six years as a strolling player had many adventures, some of which he describes in this talk.

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Unknown:
Armand Georges
Unknown:
Armand Georges

A farce for radio by Willis Hall
The music played by Ransome and Maries Works Band
Conductor. David Aspinall Produced by Peter Dews

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Unknown:
Willis Hall
Conductor:
David Aspinall
Produced By:
Peter Dews
Mr Migglewood:
Herbert Smith
Frank Higgins:
Frank Pettingell
Herbert Jackson:
John Sharp
Tom Walters:
Geoffrey Bayldon
Maud Higgins:
Marion Dawson
Eddie Fossgill:
Malcolm Hayes
Sally Higgins:
Judith Hackett
Joe Thropjoy:
Mervyn Blake
Mrs Throttle:
Irene Handl
Mr Cartwright:
John Dexter

From Worcester Cathedral
Eve of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Senex puerum portabat (Five-part)
(Byrd)
Sentence; Exhortation; Confession;
Absolution
The Lord's Prayer
Preces and Responses (William Smith ) Psalms 6. 7, 8
First Lesson: Exodus 13, w. 11-16
Blest are the pure in heart (E.H.
370)
Magnificat (Edgar Cook in G)
Second Lesson: Galatians 4, w. 1-7 Nunc dimittis (Edgar Cook in G) Creed; Responses; Collects
Anthem: When to the Temple Mary went (Johannes Eccard)
Prayers and Grace
Organist and Master of the Choristers,
David Willcocks

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Virgin Mary
Unknown:
William Smith
Unknown:
Edgar Cook
Unknown:
Edgar Cook
Unknown:
David Willcocks

Five discussions on questions facing trade unionists today
S-Rival Unions
Walter Long
A member of the Electrical Trades Union from Sunderland
Albert Powell
A shop steward in the cotton spinning industry from Cheshire
Asa Briggs
Professor of Modern History in the University of Leeds, formerly Reader in Recent Social and Economic History in the University of Oxford

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Unknown:
Albert Powell

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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