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Singing Together
by William Appleby.
(BBC recording)

11.20 The World of Work: Jobs in the Office
Rita Udall talks to some young office workers.
(BBC recording)

11.40 Intermediate French: Lulli
un apercu de la vie du grand compositeur, avec des extraits de sa musique. Texte de Max Bellancourt.
(BBC recording)

Contributors

Presenter/singer (Singing Together):
William Appleby
Presenter (The World of Work):
Rita Udall

A satire for broadcasting by Redmond Macdonogh.
The Time: Towards the end of the present century

(Recording of broadcast on Oct. 27)

Contributors

Writer:
Redmond Macdonogh
Production:
Val Gielgud
The Scientists - Herbert Holdern:
Colin Gordon
The Scientists - Sergei Gluck:
Anthony Jacobs
The Presidents - Robert E Baron:
Peter Claughton
The Presidents - Felix Porensky:
John Cazabon
Security Officers - Herman Kraut:
George Merritt
Security Officers - Gregor Schmidt:
Philip Leaver
Security Officers - Franz Hackenburger:
Frederick Schiller
Security Officers - Karl Pflugt:
Godfrey Kenton
The Moon-People - An Old Man:
Baliol Holloway
The Moon-People - A Girl:
Annabel Maule
Sundry Insects:
[names uncredited - see below?]
Other parts played by:
Ronald Baddiley
Other parts played by:
John Boddington
Other parts played by:
John Brynine
Other parts played by:
Denis Goacher
Other parts played by:
Gabriel Woolf
Other parts played by:
John Bennett
Other parts played by:
Joan Matheson
Other parts played by:
Sheila Manahan
Other parts played by:
Betty Baskcomb

For Younger Listeners: Brogeen of the Stepping Stone: 6: Seven Beggars
A dialogue story by Patricia Lynch.
(BBC recording)

Songs sung by Annie Gray
(BBC recording)

5.30 For Older Children: Music Room
A series of monthly talks edited and introduced by Claire.

Jazz: 2: New Orleans Jazz
Three programmes by Jo Avrach with musical illustrations.

5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Writer (Brogeen of the Stepping Stone):
Patricia Lynch
Producer (Brogeen of the Stepping Stone):
Cicely Mathews
Narrator:
Kathleen O'Donnell
Brogeen:
H.J. Blaney
Beggar:
Jack Gavin
Fisherman:
Dawson Manning
Peg Roche:
Eileen Madden
Singer:
Annie Gray
Speaker (Jazz):
Jo Avrach

Denis Stevens introduces Music to Remember
Howard Ferguson (piano)
BBC Northern Orchestra
(Led by Ben Horsfall)
Conducted by George Hurst
Before an invited audience in King George's Hall, Blackburn.

(November 24: Mozart Serenade, conducted by Harry Blech, at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey. First of five programmes introduced by Robert Irwin.)

Contributors

Presenter:
Denis Stevens Pianist: Howard Ferguson
Musicians:
BBC Northern Orchestra
Orchestra led by:
Ben Horsfall
Orchestra conducted by:
George Hurst

with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
(BBC recording)

(Harry Secombe is in 'Large as Life' at the London Palladium; Peter Sellers in 'Brouhaha' at the Aldwych Theatre, London)
Repeated on Wednesday at 9.30 (Light)

Contributors

Comedian:
Peter Sellers
Comedian:
Harry Secombe
Comedian/Script:
Spike Milligan
Musicians:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Harmonicist:
Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by:
Wally Stott
Announcer:
Wallace Greenslade
Producer:
John Browell

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