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Singing Together, by William Appleby

11.20 The World of Work: The Telephonist
Dramatised scenes by Louise Cochrane; interviews by Rita Udall.

11.40 Intermediate French: Le Cambrioleur dans l'armoire.
Texte de Max Bellancourt
Les locataires du premier etage partent en vacances. Madame Fontaine laisse a Madame Bain la clef de l'appartement; on doit en effet lui livrer en son absence un piano. Mais c'est une armoire que des livreurs apportent.

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby
Unknown:
Louise Cochrane
Unknown:
Rita Udall

An evocation of London during the reign of Queen Victoria by men and women who look back at the days when they were young including:
Mrs. Elizabeth Findlater, Ada Reeve, Sir Max Beerbohm, Sir Seymour Hicks, Lord Ponsonby, Desmond MacCarthy, Bransby Williams, Edmund Gwenn, W. Macqueen-Pope, William Stone, William Howes, St. John Ervine.
Compiled from BBC recordings by M.A. Carter

Contributors

Compiled by:
M.A. Carter

A sound recording of Sunday's television programme
The members:
Alan Bullock
Anthony Quinton
Larry Adler
Professor A. R. Gemmell
Question-Master, Norman Fisher
Produced by John Furness
Questions should be addressed to ' The Brains Trust,' BBC Television Centre, London, W.12.

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Bullock
Unknown:
Anthony Quinton
Unknown:
Larry Adler
Question-Master:
Professor A. R. Gemmell
Question-Master:
Norman Fisher
Produced By:
John Furness

A programme of favourite operatic excerpts
Patricia Howard (soprano)
Robert Thomas (tenor)
BBC Chorus
(Trained by Alan G. Melville )
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Introduced by Robert Irwin Produced by Geoffrey Brand
Programmes from 5.0 overleaf

Contributors

Soprano:
Patricia Howard
Tenor:
Robert Thomas
Unknown:
Alan G. Melville
Leader:
William Armon
Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Introduced By:
Robert Irwin
Produced By:
Geoffrey Brand

'Polly and Oliver ' by David Scott Daniell
The further adventures of a drummer boy of 150 years ago
2—' In the Hands of the Pirates ' with Winifred Irvin (piccolo) Produced by Graham Gauld
5.30 'Write Me a Letter'
The Children's Hour correspondence column of the air
Edited and introduced by Adrian Thomas
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
David Scott Daniell
Unknown:
Winifred Irvin
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Introduced By:
Adrian Thomas
Oliver Crow:
Warren Hearnden
Polly Trott:
Thelma Rogers
Sergeant Trott:
Deryck Guyler
Private Pilchard:
Denis Folwell
Ensign Peter Boscawen:
Barry MacGregor
Zucconi:
Frank Sieman
Captain Brandini:
Peter Elliott
Lieutenant Tracey:
Arnold Peters

with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Announcer, Wallace Greenslade
Script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens

Contributors

Comedian:
Peter Sellers
Comedian:
Harry Secombe
Comedian:
Spike Milligan
Orchestra conducted by:
Wally Stott
Announcer:
Wallace Greenslade
Script:
Spike Milligan
Script:
Larry Stephens
Production:
Charles Chilton

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