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by C. S. K. Pathy
The river Irrawaddy takes its name from a legendary white elephant which was the mount of the Hindu God Indra, and there is a tradition that Buddha himself once walked the earth in this guise. But Po Min, who exhibited his white elephant at the London Zoo in 1919, was a Christian who did not believe these legends at first.

Contributors

Unknown:
C. S. K. Pathy

A play for radio by Philip McCutchan
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Michael Bakewell

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip McCutchan
Production By:
Michael Bakewell
Vice-Admiral O'Brien:
Allan Jeayes
Mrs O'Brien:
Molly Rankin
Defending Officer:
Robert Sansom
President of the Court:
Martin Lewis
Sub-Lieutenant O'Brien:
Derek Hart
Miranda:
Margaret Anderson
Commander Patterson:
Leslie Perrins
First Lieutenant:
Simon Lack
Mr Waters:
Charles Leno
Petty Officer Williamson:
Malcolm Hayes
Petty Officer Johnson:
Trevor Martin
Bosun's Mate:
Peter Neil

For Younger Listeners
' Railway Tales by the Rev. W. Awdry
Told by Charles E. Stidwill
2—' Thomas the Tank Engine '
Thomas is a fussy, cheeky little tank engine who joins his friends, Gordon, Henry, and Edward. In the end he proves himself a Really Useful Engine, and is given a Branch Line all to himself.
followed by For Children of Most Ages
' Saturday Excursion'
A magazine programme introduced by Margaret Hubble
Mine Rescue
F. R. Buckley and Gerald Nethercott visit the Mine Rescue Training Centre at Mansfield in Nottinghamshire
Flight to
Venice Jeanne Heal and Bill Simpson report on the inaugural B.E.A. flight from London to Venice, and tell you something of the beauties of this city which is often called ' the Queen of the Adriatic '
Produced by John Lane

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. W. Awdry
Told By:
Charles E. Stidwill
Introduced By:
Margaret Hubble
Unknown:
Mine Rescue
Unknown:
F. R. Buckley
Unknown:
Gerald Nethercott
Unknown:
Venice Jeanne Heal
Unknown:
Bill Simpson
Produced By:
John Lane

Kenneth Horne rings up the curtain on Variety Playhouse presenting Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert, Billy Burden, Michael Holliday, George Meaton, June Birch, Sally Ann Howes, Charlie Chester
Peter Knight his Singers and his Orchestra
Continuity by Eric Merriman and Lewis Schwarz
Production by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Cicely Courtneidge
Unknown:
Jack Hulbert
Unknown:
Billy Burden
Unknown:
Michael Holliday
Unknown:
George Meaton
Unknown:
June Birch
Unknown:
Sally Ann Howes
Unknown:
Charlie Chester
Unknown:
Peter Knight
Unknown:
Eric Merriman
Unknown:
Lewis Schwarz
Production By:
Jacques Brown

The novel by Michael Gilbert
Adapted for radio by W. P. Rilla
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Audrey Cameron

Contributors

Novel By:
Michael Gilbert
Unknown:
W. P. Rilla
Production By:
Audrey Cameron
Liz Artside:
Margaret Webster
Maurice:
Michael Maguire
Sue Palling:
Annette Kelly
Major MacMorris:
Haydn Jones
Tim Artside:
David Enders
Sergeant Gattie:
Frank Partington
General Sir Hubert Palling:
Robert Sansom
Inspector Luck:
Simon Lack
Robert Cleeve:
Brewster Mason
The Vicar:
Peter Neil
Lucy Mallory:
Molly Rankin
Rupert:
Richard Bellaers
The Captain:
Morris Sweden
Jeff:
Emerton Court
Det -Inspector Bazeley:
Charles Hodgson
Tom Pearce, the Chief Constable:
James Thomason

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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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