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17— 'The English Character' by the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, M.P.
Twenty-nine years in Parliament afforded Lord Baldwin considerable experience of the English character, but in order to understand it properly we must look at it in the light of those invaders and settlers who contributed to it. His commentary and injunctions are as apt now as they were when he first broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, M.P.

by J. B. Priestley
Dramatised for radio in eight parts by Howard Agg Production by Martyn C. Webster ' 2-' Setting the Pace ' with Alan Reid and Brian Haines

Contributors

Unknown:
J. B. Priestley
Unknown:
Howard Agg
Production By:
Martyn C. Webster
Unknown:
Alan Reid
Unknown:
Brian Haines
Mr Smeeth:
James Thomason
Mr Dersingham:
Richard Williams
Miss Matfleld:
Barbara Lott
Turgis:
Lewis Stringer
Goath:
George Merritt
Mrs Smeeth:
Elizabeth Maude
Edna Smeeth:
Denise Bryer
George Smeeth:
Kenneth Cope
Mr Golspie:
James Hayter
Narrator:
Hamilton Dyce

by David Garnett
Adapted for broadcasting by Thea Holme
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Hugh Stewart

Contributors

Unknown:
David Garnett
Broadcasting By:
Thea Holme
Production By:
Hugh Stewart
The Locust Voice:
Geoffrey Matthews
The Storyteller:
Simon Lack
Wright:
Wyndham Milligan
Bill:
Peter Lindsay
Jimmy Wreaks:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Lily Beanlands:
Marjorie Mara
Wilmot Shap:
Heron Carvic
Daphne Wreaks:
Betty Linton

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