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A new play by John Keir Cross from the mystery novel by Carter Dickson
Characters in order of speaking:
Produced by David H. Godfrey

Contributors

Play By:
John Keir Cross
Novel By:
Carter Dickson
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
The Presenter:
Heron Carvic
Sir Henry Merrivale ('H M '):
Felix Felton
Angus MacTavish:
John Rae
Mike Parsons:
Tom Bowman
Madge Palliser:
Judy Bailey
Carey Quint:
Rolf Lefebvre
Louise Benton:
Janet Burnell
Edward Benton:
Edgar Norfolk
Di Jack Rivers:
Denis Goachor
Agnes Noble:
Joan Matheson

For Children of Most Ages
' The Just So Stories ' by Rudyard Kipling
Arranged for broadcasting by Maurice Brown
10—'How the Rhinoceros Got his skin'
told by David and 11—'The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo '
'Not always was the Kangaroo as now we do behold him, but a Different Animal with four short legs. He was grey and he was woolly, and his pride was inordinate.'
Production by Josephine Plummer
5.30 For Older Children
Now Showing in London
A review by Eric Gillett of some of the new films and plays
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Stories By:
Rudyard Kipling
Broadcasting By:
Maurice Brown
Production By:
Josephine Plummer
Review By:
Eric Gillett
Kangaroo:
James McKechnie
Yellow-Dog-Dingo:
Wilfred Babbage
Big God Nqong:
Felix Felton
The Storyteller:
David Davis

Translated and adapted for radio by Barbara Bray from the novel
' Le Grand Meaulnes ' by Alain -Fournier
With music composed by Elizabeth Poston and conducted by Douglas Robinson
Pupils at M. Seurel's school, and other children:
Anthony Adams ,Jean England
Peter Wilde , Clive Parritt
Other parts played by members of the cast
Production by Barbara Bray

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Bray
Unknown:
Alain -Fournier
Composed By:
Elizabeth Poston
Conducted By:
Douglas Robinson
Unknown:
Anthony Adams
Unknown:
Jean England
Unknown:
Peter Wilde
Unknown:
Clive Parritt
Production By:
Barbara Bray
Francois Seurel:
Timothy Bateson
Mme Seurel, his mother:
Catherine Salkeld
M Seurel, his father:
Frederick Treves
Augustin Meaulnes:
Albert Finney
Mme Meaulnes his mother:
Mary Morrell
Yvonne de Galais:
Clare Austin
Frantz de Galais, her brother:
Lyndon Brook
M de Galais their father:
Duncan McLntyre
Jasmin Delouche:
John Scott
Desnoues, the blacksmith:
Frank Windsor
Ganache:
John Cazabon
Uncle Florentin:
Frank Windsor
Cousins of Frangois: Firmin:
David Spenser
Cousins of Frangois: Marie-Louise:
Patricia Leventon
Great-aunt Moinel:
Dorothy Green
A peasant woman:
Hilda Schroder

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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