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by Frederick Willis
In Edwardian days young courting couples walked miles round London squares and commons, through dimly lit streets, impervious to bad weather. A railway terminus was a godsend, for here they could sit down, and many a troth was plighted at Paddington or Charing Cross.....

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Willis

Recalling the lives and times of Ethel, Lionel, and John Barrymore with Helen Hayes , Katharine Hepburn Alexander Woolcott. Fay Compton and quotations from Gene Fowler
Others taking part:
Cecil Brock and Hamilton Dyce
Compiled, narrated and produced by Robert Gladwell

Contributors

Unknown:
John Barrymore
Unknown:
Helen Hayes
Unknown:
Katharine Hepburn
Unknown:
Alexander Woolcott.
Unknown:
Fay Compton
Unknown:
Gene Fowler
Unknown:
Cecil Brock
Unknown:
Hamilton Dyce
Produced By:
Robert Gladwell

Anona Winn , Joy Adamson
Jack Train and Richard Dimbleby ask all the questions and Gilbert Harding knows some of the answers
Produced by C. F. Meehan

Contributors

Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Joy Adamson
Unknown:
Jack Train
Unknown:
Richard Dimbleby
Unknown:
Gilbert Harding
Produced By:
C. F. Meehan

Rosalyn Tureck (piano)
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Before an invited audience in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London. Tickets may be obtained by applying to [address removed] enclosing stamped addressed envelope.
Next week — Bach's Musical Offering:
. London Harpsichord Ensemble

Contributors

Piano:
Rosalyn Tureck

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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