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For Children of Most Ages
' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
(arranged as a dialogue story)
Last episode: The Trial of the Knave of Hearts '
Production by Fenella Scott
Alice was having rather a difficult conversation with the Mock Turtle when, in the distance, she heard cries of ' The Trial's beginning.' The Gryphon seized her by the hand and hurried her off to where the King and Queen of Hearts were seated before a great crowd of little birds and beasts, as well as the Knave, the White Rabbit, and a whole pack of cards.
5.30 For Older Listeners
Adventure in Space
A discussion about Space Travel in which three Fellows of the British Interplanetary Society give authentic answers to your questions about man's great pioneering efforts to achieve the conquest of space
In the chair, L. J. Carter
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Lewis Carroll
Production By:
Fenella Scott
Unknown:
L. J. Carter
Alice:
; Patricia Field
Mock Turtle:
Fred Yule
Gryphon:
Norman Shelley
Mad Hatter:
Norman Shelley
The White Rabbit:
Wilfred Babbage
The March Hare:
Wilfred Babbage
The Dormousel:
Vivienne Chatterton
Cook:
Vivienne Chatterton
The Queen of Hearts:
Mary O'Farrell
The King of Hearts:
Bryan Powley
Narrator:
David Davis

See above
Acts 1 and 2
Leonard Isaacs writes on page 4

The Glyndebourne Opera Presents 'Le Nozze di Figaro'
'The Marriage of Figaro'
An Opera in Four Acts
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte: sung in the original Italian
MUSIC BY MOZART

Count Almaviva: Michel Roux

Countess Almaviva: Joan Sutherland

Figaro, the Count's servant: Sesto Bruscantini

Susanna, the Countess's maid: Elena Rizzieri

Cherubino, a page to the Count: Cora Canne-Meijer

Doctor Bartolo: Ian Wallace

Marcellina, his former housekeeper: Monica Sinclair

Don Basilio, a music teacher: Hugues Cuenod

Antonio, a gardener: Gwyn Griffiths

Barbarina, his daughter, Susanna's cousin: Jeannette Sinclair

Don Curzio, a lawyer: Daniel McCoshan

Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Chorus-Master, Peter Gellhorn)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Leader, Arthur Leavins)
Conducted by Vittorio Gui
Continuo, Joseph Horovitz
Chief coach, Jani Strasser

7.30-9.5
ACT 1 A room in the Count's palace

ACT 2 The Countess's boudoir
9.20-10.45
ACT 3 A hall in the palace

ACT 4 The palace gardens

FROM THE OPERA HOUSE, GLYNDEBOURNE before an invited audience

Contributors

Unknown:
Leonard Isaacs

BBC Home Service Basic

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