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An eightieth-birthday tribute to
Sir Barry Jackson
(born September 6. 1879) founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
In which the Company is heard in excerpts from three famous plays
With the recorded voices of Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Godfrey Kenton
Compiled and produced by Hugh Stewart
(The recorded broadcast of September 6 in the Midland Home Service)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Barry Jackson
Unknown:
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Unknown:
Godfrey Kenton
Produced By:
Hugh Stewart

Norman Shelley and Patricia Hayes in ' THE BOY
AND THE BUS'
A tale for broadcasting by Emile Gardaz translated by Cynthia Pughe
Music composed and conducted by Alan Paul
Cast in order of speaking:
The lullaby sung by Veronica Lucas
Ladies, raindrops, wind, stalactites and sailors sung by the BBC Chorus
Production by Audrey Cameron

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Broadcasting By:
Emile Gardaz
Translated By:
Cynthia Pughe
Conducted By:
Alan Paul
Sung By:
Veronica Lucas
Production By:
Audrey Cameron
Antony, the bus driver:
Norman Shelley
The Boy:
Patricia Hayes
The Bus Inspector:
Jeffrey Segal
The Cure:
Edgar Norfolk
Alice:
June Tobin
Bijou, the horse:
John Graham
The Level-crossing Keeper:
David March
Loudspeaker Voice:
Philip Cunningham
The Farmer:
Harold Reese
Marcel, another bus driver:
Jon Rollason
The Woman:
Kathleen Helme
The Caretaker:
Tom Watson
The Lady Superintendent:
Janet Burnell

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

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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