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SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby
11.20 the WORLD OF WORK. The Need for Training: a discussion between John Evernden. a training officer, and two young people.
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH: ' 'Un COUp bien monte.' Maurice s'inquiete des choses qui se passent dans un des appartemenls ... et non sans raison. Texte d'Emile Harven.

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby
Unknown:
John Evernden.

PEOPLE. PLACES, AND THINGS. In the Seventeenth Century: second of three programmes about cooking and eating in days gone by. Script by John Merrett
2.0 the music box, by Gordon Reynolds
2.10 ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. Music for the Theatre: first of two talks by Roger Fiske on Prokofiev's music for the ballet Romeo and Juliet'
2.30 the JACKSONS. The Bad Patient. Script by D. J. Saint
2.50 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' The Great Frost' from Orlando ' by Virginia Woolf and ' London Snow ' from the ' Poetical Works of Robert Bridges'

Contributors

Script By:
John Merrett
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Unknown:
Roger Fiske
Script By:
D. J. Saint
Unknown:
Virginia Woolf

Dean and Noel Johnson in « SYLVESTER'by Georgette Heyer adapted for broadcasting by Cyril Wentzel
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by Norman Wright
(The recorded broadcast of Aug. 29)
Georgette Heyer 's romance of Regency times tells the story of Sylvester, Duke of Satford, who decides that it is time he entered upon marriage and-in arbitrary fashion-chooses Phoebe, a spirited girl who leads him into an adventurous pursuit.

Contributors

Unknown:
Georgette Heyer
Broadcasting By:
Cyril Wentzel
Produced By:
Norman Wright
Unknown:
Georgette Heyer
Sylvester:
Noel Johnson
The Duchess:
Una Venning
lanthe:
Violet Loxley
Phoebe:
Isabel Dean
Tom Orde:
John Graham
Keighley:
John Rye
Lady Ingham:
Sylvia Coleridge
Sir Nugent Fotherby:
Keith Williams
Edmund:
George Bond

A weekly series of programmes of incidental music from the theatre played by the BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Introduced by George Baker
This week's programme consists of music for Shakespeare's plays
(BBC General Overseas Service Programme)

Contributors

Leader:
William Armon
Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Introduced By:
George Baker

Junior Theatre presents
' Carbonel ' the book by Barbara Sleigh adapted by the author as a serial insix parts
1—' Fairfax Market'
Produced by David Davis
(Winifred Oughton is in ' The Unexpected Guest ' at the Duchess Theatre, London)
See Junior Radio Times
5.30 Huntsman of Song
Cecil Sharp , England's greatest collector of folk songs and folk music, was born on November 22 one hundred years ago
C. Gordon Glover makes a personal voyage of discovery through the lifetime of a dedicated man, and invites you to hear some of the songs and music he found
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Book By:
Barbara Sleigh
Produced By:
David Davis
Produced By:
Winifred Oughton
Unknown:
Cecil Sharp
Unknown:
C. Gordon Glover
Carbonel:
Timothy Bateson
Rosemary:
Kika Markham
Mrs Walker:
Joan Hickson
Mrs Brown:
Barbara Lott
Mrs Contrip:
Winifred Oughton
Storyteller:
Charles E Stidwill

with The George Mitchell Choir
Howell Glynne , Alfie Bass
Duncan Robertson , Benny Lee
Jean Campbell , Norma Hughes
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor. Harry Rabinowitz
Written and produced by Charles Chilton

Contributors

Unknown:
George Mitchell Choir
Unknown:
Howell Glynne
Unknown:
Alfie Bass
Unknown:
Duncan Robertson
Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
Jean Campbell
Unknown:
Norma Hughes
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Produced By:
Charles Chilton

[Starring] Dorothy Tutin as Elizabeth Bennet
with John Westbrook as Mr Darcy
in "Pride and Prejudice"
by Jane Austen
Adapted for radio by Cynthia Pughe
from the play "Miss Elizabeth Bennet" by A.A. Milne

Contributors

Author:
Jane Austen
Adapted by:
Cynthia Pughe
From the play "Miss Elizabeth Bennet" by:
A.A. Milne
Production:
Audrey Cameron
The Storyteller:
Lionel Marson
Mrs. Bennet:
Susan Richards
Jane Bennet:
June Tobin
Lydia Bennet:
Elizabeth London
Mary Bennet:
Tobi Weinberg
Kitty Bennet:
Freda Falconer
Elizabeth Bennet:
Dorothy Tutin
Mr. Bennet:
James Thomason
Charles Bingley:
David March
Mr. Darcy:
John Westbrook
Sir William Lucas:
Robert Sansom
Miss Bingley:
Eva Stuart
George Wickham:
Peter Wilde
The Rev. Mr. Collins:
John Scott
Charlotte Lucas:
Judy Bailey
Lady Catherine de Bourgh:
Janet Burnell
Colonel Fitzwilliam:
Bruce Stewart
Mr. Gardiner:
Philip Cunningham
Mrs. Gardiner:
Catherine Salkeld

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