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A sort of radio show with Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick , Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee , Patricia Lancaster
The Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Eric Merriman and Barry Took wrote the script and Edwin Braden the incidental music
Produced by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Patricia Lancaster
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Conductor:
Eric Merriman
Conductor:
Barry Took
Conductor:
Edwin Braden
Produced By:
Jacques Brown

LET'S JOIN IN. 'Roly the Railway Mouse' by Ruth Ainsworth : the amusing adventures of a mouse family who live in Lamb's Spring Station. Part 1
2.20 ADVENTURES IN MUSIC. ' The Prince of the Pagodas ': second of two talks by Roger Fiske on the ballet music by Benjamin Britten
2.40 MODERN HISTORY. George Stephen -son: the Rainhill Trials of 1829 when Stephenson's Rocket beat all-comers. Script by John Tully

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Ainsworth
Unknown:
Roger Fiske
Music By:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
George Stephen
Script By:
John Tully

by Michael Brett
Another chapter in the story of the ' County Gazette ' Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by H. B. Fortuin
George, the junior reporter, is sent to consult a psychiatrist by his editor, who is worried about the boy's twisted imagination. In the waiting-room, George has an argument about the authenticity of a picture hanging there-and finds a scoop for his paper.

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Brett
Produced By:
H. B. Fortuin
George Maxwell:
Jon Rollason
Stella:
Judy Bailey
Frederick Elton:
Charles Simon
Dr Butler:
David Bird
Sir John Worple:
Douglas Storm
Det -Insp Blake:
Philip Cunningham

A play for broadcasting by Paul Dehn adapted from the short story by Somerset Maugham
Other parts played by Leigh Crutchley , Catherine Salkeld
Harold Young , and Sheila Grant
Pianist,Arthur Dulay
Production by Archie Campbell
When Lord Mountdrago exchanged the lonely eminence of the Foreign Office for a psychiatrist's couch, it was in the hope of discovering some explanation for a series of shameful and ridiculous dreams that had lately disturbed his august slumbers.
Were these hallucinations the result of his own guilty conscience, or was he haunted indeed by the plebeian ghost of the man whose political career he had so cruelly and ruthlessly destroyed?

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
Paul Dehn
Story By:
Somerset Maugham
Played By:
Leigh Crutchley
Played By:
Catherine Salkeld
Played By:
Harold Young
Pianist:
Sheila Grant
Pianist:
Arthur Dulay
Production By:
Archie Campbell
Lord Mountdrago:
Ralph Truman
His personal assistant:
John Cazabon
Dr Audlin, a psycho-analyst:
Michael Hitchman
Nurse:
Joan Matheson
John Higgins M p:
James Thomason

from St. Patrick's Cathedral,
Armagh
Sentence; Confession; Absolution Versicles and Responses (Byrd) Psalms 82, 83, 84, and 85 First Lesson: Exodus 8, vv. 1-19 Magnificat (Stanford in G)
Second Lesson: Colossians 4, vv. 2-18 Nunc dimittis (Stanford in G) Creed; Lesser Litany; Collects
Anthem: Justorum Animae (Stanford) Prayers; The Grace
Voluntary: Chorale Prelude, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (Bach)
Organist and Master of the Choristers,
Frederick Carter

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Carter

Advice and entertainment for retired people and older people generally, and a meeting place on the air for those concerned for their welfare
Hammer and Anvil: an interview with Gaius Carley , a village blacksmith.
The End of Full-Time Work: more ideas from W. P. A. Robinson
Presented by John Dunn

Contributors

Unknown:
Gaius Carley
Unknown:
W. P. A. Robinson
Presented By:
John Dunn

' Tinker and Tapp, Inc.*
A general ' knock-about' with Fred Fairclough on the one side, Herbert Smith on the other, and Doris Gambell and Violet Carson in the middle
Today : ' Spring Cleaning
Script by Muriel Levy
Incidental music written by Ray Martin and Frank Barber and played by a section of the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Produced by Trevor Hill
5.15 For Older Children
' The Tibbott Conspiracy'
A new historical adventure play in six parts by Constance Teear
1—' The House in Dragon Court
Produced by Ifan O. Williams
See Junior Radio Times
5.50 Children's Hour prayers
' The Top of the Hill '
Five talks for Lent by the Rev. David Skinner
3—' The Right Direction '

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Fairclough
Unknown:
Herbert Smith
Unknown:
Doris Gambell
Unknown:
Violet Carson
Script By:
Muriel Levy
Written By:
Ray Martin
Written By:
Frank Barber
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Produced By:
Ifan O. Williams
Unknown:
Rev. David Skinner
Thomas John:
Henley Thomas
Ellis Davies:
T H Evans
Nathaniel Edwards:
John Darran
Latimer Bligh:
Basil Jones
Henry Adkins:
Leonard Mayo
Coach Driver:
Andrew Irvine

A series of five-round contests between London and the Regions
London v. Scotland
ROUND 1
London:
Cedric Cliffe , Hubert Phillips
Quiz-Master, Lionel Hale Scotland:
Sir James Fergusson , Jack House
Quiz-Master, Gilbert Harding
Arranged by Robert Gladwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Cedric Cliffe
Unknown:
Hubert Phillips
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Sir James Fergusson
Unknown:
Jack House
Unknown:
Gilbert Harding
Arranged By:
Robert Gladwell

Dvorak
Quintet in E flat, Op. 97 played by Lyra String Quartet: Granville Casey (violin)
John Crossan (violin)
John Linn (viola)
John Mclnulty (cello) with Ronald Duncan (viola)

Contributors

Played By:
Lyra String
Violin:
Granville Casey
Violin:
John Crossan
Viola:
John Linn
Cello:
John McLnulty
Viola:
Ronald Duncan

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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