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A celebration of its
Twenty-fifth Birthday
Since Scrapbook began in 1932 it has always been written and compiled by Leslie Baily
In this programme
Leslie Baily and his colleagues: Charles Brewer , Vernon Harris
Alan Paul and Freddy Grisewood take you behind the scenes, recalling various stages in the development of the series '
Excerpts from the Scrapbooks Include: the voices of King George V. King George VI
The Countess of Oxford and Asquith Madam Tamara Karsavina
Dame Margot Fonteyn
Count John McCormack, Marconi
. The Duke of Hamilton
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown
Admiral Richard Byrd
Alan Bullock , Anna Neagle
Cicely Courtneidge. Davy Burnaby with Carleton Hobbs
Geoffrey Lewis , Freda Bamford
Leslie Perrins , Dudley Rolph
Alan Keith , Harold Reese
Narrator, Freddy Grisewood
Technical direction by Harry Morriss
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader. Antony Gilbert ) Conducted by Alan Paul
Produced by Vernon Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Unknown:
Charles Brewer
Unknown:
Vernon Harris
Unknown:
Alan Paul
Unknown:
Freddy Grisewood
Unknown:
Admiral Richard Byrd
Unknown:
Alan Bullock
Unknown:
Anna Neagle
Unknown:
Cicely Courtneidge.
Unknown:
Davy Burnaby
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Unknown:
Geoffrey Lewis
Unknown:
Freda Bamford
Unknown:
Leslie Perrins
Unknown:
Dudley Rolph
Unknown:
Alan Keith
Narrator:
Harold Reese
Narrator:
Freddy Grisewood
Unknown:
Harry Morriss
Leader:
Antony Gilbert
Conducted By:
Alan Paul
Produced By:
Vernon Harris

A play by Bruce Stewart based on the legend of Mrs. Fraser a story they tell in Queensland with David Ryder and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by Peter Watts

Contributors

Play By:
Bruce Stewart
Unknown:
David Ryder
Produced By:
Peter Watts
Mrs Fraser:
Joan Hart
Lieutenant Rettar:
Andrew Sachs
Captain Marston:
Frank Windsor
Johnny, an aborigine:
Stephen Jack
Bracefell, a convict:
Jack MacGowran
The Storyteller:
Bruce Stewart

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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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