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Contributors

Daniel Archer:
Harry Oakes
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Jack Archer:
Denis Folwell
Peggy Archer:
Thelma Rogers
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Christine Johnson:
Lesley Saweard
Paul Johnson:
Leslie Dunn
Mr Fairbrother:
Leslie Bowmar
Mrs Fairbrother:
Joy Davies
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Mrs Perkins:
Pauline Seville
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Len Thomas:
Arnold Peters
Doughy Hood:
Arnold Ridley
Carol Grey:
Anne Cullen
John Tregorran:
Basil Jones
Pru Harris:
Mary Dalley
Ned Larkin:
Bill Payne
Mabel Larkin:
Kay Hudson
Jill Patterson:
Patricia Greene

A short novel by H. E. Bates
Adapted for broadcasting by Peggy Wells
Produced by Peggy Wells

Contributors

Novel By:
H. E. Bates
Broadcasting By:
Peggy Wells
Produced By:
Peggy Wells
Mr Warburton:
Eric Anderson
Mr Thompson:
John Ruddock
Mr Jekyll:
Hugh Manning
Harry Barnfleld:
James Thomason
Katey, his wife:
Kathleen Helme
Valerie Whittington:
Sheila Grant
Edna, her mother:
Joan Sanderson

presenting Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert with Graham Stark , John Hanson
Ronnie Barker , Patricia Hayes
Donald Purchese , Ken Platt and Victoria Elliott
The George Mitchell Choir
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Antony Gilbert )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Continuity by Terry Nation and John Junkin
' Pocket Theatre ' written by Jack Hulbert
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston

Contributors

Unknown:
Cicely Courtneidge
Unknown:
Jack Hulbert
Unknown:
Graham Stark
Unknown:
John Hanson
Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Unknown:
Donald Purchese
Unknown:
Ken Platt
Unknown:
Victoria Elliott
Leader:
Antony Gilbert
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Conductor:
John Junkin
Written By:
Jack Hulbert
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston

by Jacques Deval
Translated and adapted by Cynthia Pughe
Other parts plaved bv members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by Charles Lefeaux

Contributors

Unknown:
Jacques Deval
Adapted By:
Cynthia Pughe
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Emilie Gandoche:
Una Venning
Denis Gandoche:
John Ruddock
Monsieur Gouleste:
Eric Anderson
Captain Bouin:
Willoughby Goddard
Louis Malican:
Nicholas Amer
Clarisse Naulier:
Geraldine Meewan
Sixte Cauchois:
Richard Bebb
Jane:
Jean Marlow

Unveiled by General Sir Kenneth Anderson ,
K.C.B., M.C.
Dedication by the Rev. Canon V. J. Pike,
C.B., C.B.E., D.D. Chaplain to the Queen.
Chaplain General to the Forces
This Memorial has been built by the Imperial War Graves Commission to commemorate soldiers of the British Commonwealth and Empire who gave their lives while serving in the First and Eighth Armies in North-West Africa, and who have no known grave.
Howard Marshall, who was BBC Correspondent with the First Army, recalls memories of the campaign
Harry Middleton, who was at the ceremony earlier today, introduces recorded extracts from it

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Kenneth Anderson

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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