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A Cornish play by Irene Hall based on a story by Alphonse Daudet
Plays produced by Patrick Dromgoole

Contributors

Play By:
Irene Hall
Story By:
Alphonse Daudet
Produced By:
Patrick Dromgoole
Breward:
Bernard Fishwick
Prior:
George Holloway
Symphorian:
Roderick Cook
Endellion:
John Wood
Piran:
Howard Goorney
Minver:
Frank Shelley
Hilary:
David March
Gluvias:
Denis Raymond
Aunt Mary:
Irene Hall

from the Priory Church of St. Bartholomew - the - Great, West Smithfield, London
Introit: Prayer to Jesus (Oldroyd)
(Words by Richard Rolle : Fourteenth century)
Prayers
Responses (William Smith ) Psalms 142 and 143 First Lesson: Ezekiel 8
Magnificat (Byrd, Third Service)
Second Lesson: St. Mark 3, v. 13-end Nunc dimittis (Byrd, Third Service) Creed; Responses: Collects
Anthem: My God, my God, look upon me (Blow)
Prayers
Organ Voluntary: Fantasia in G
(Bach)
Assistant Organist, Charles Farncombe
Organist and Choirmaster,
Paul Steinitz

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Rolle
Unknown:
William Smith
Choirmaster:
Paul Steinitz

A serial in six parts by Angus MacVicar
3 — 'The Missing Container'
Produced by Kathleen Garscadden
A foreign radio valve is found near the Anchorite's Cave. That night in the November dark, the atom chasers ' are astonished to find that someone appears to be signalling from the cave to a passing aircraft. They catch sight of a shadowy figure at the entrance, but at the critical moment Constable Grant arrives on the scene.
5.50 Children's Hour prayers conducted by the Rev. Clifford Smith
5 — 'Only an Ant'

Contributors

Unknown:
Angus MacVicar
Produced By:
Kathleen Garscadden
Unknown:
Rev. Clifford Smith
Sandy:
Elizabeth Corner
Jock:
Eileen McCallum
Willie:
Jae Fraser
Major Morrison:
Lain Cuthbertson
Miss Cunningham:
Miriam Owens
Mr Ingersoll:
Jameson Clark
Constable Grant:
Douglas Murchie
Donald Sween, a tinker:
James Sutherland
Sir Wilfred Steele:
Douglas Robin

Peter Sellers , Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan in China Story
During the year of the Boxer Rising, when the Far East, from Shanghai to Pekin, was seething with spies and arms smugglers, ' Raffles' Seagoon, a swaggering racketeer and part-time dustman, was approached by Mandarin Grytpyppe-Thynne and General Kash-Mai-Chek to join them in the most staggering, international, financial coup of all time.
Cast in order of speaking:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Announcer, Wallace Greenslade
Script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
Production by Dennis Main Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Harry Secombe
Unknown:
Spike Milligan
Unknown:
Max Geldray
Conducted By:
Wally Stott
Announcer:
Wallace Greenslade
Script By:
Spike Milligan
Script By:
Eric Sykes
Production By:
Dennis Main Wilson
Fred Fu-Manchu:
Peter Sellers
'Raffles' Seagoon:
Harry Secombe
' Kowloon ' McTeeth:
Spike Milligan
General Kash-Mai-Chek:
Peter Sellers
Ah Pong:
Harry Secombe
Beachcomber Eccles:
Spike Milligan
Missionary Crun:
Peter Sellers
Missionary Bannister:
Spike Milligan

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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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