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Antony Bilbow presents a selection of personalities he talked to on ' In Town Tonight'
Stars this week:
Dirk Bogarde , Tito Gobbi
Written by Marjorie and Antony Bilbow Produced by Peter Duncan

Contributors

Unknown:
Antony Bilbow
Unknown:
Dirk Bogarde
Unknown:
Tito Gobbi
Produced By:
Peter Duncan

Short story by Muriel Spark
Read by Avril Elgar
I I am glad that I went to the secondary modern school, because it was only constructed the year before. Therefore, it was much more hygienic than the grammar school.' This is the attitude of Lorna, who has hygiene where her heart should be.

Contributors

Story By:
Muriel Spark
Read By:
Avril Elgar

A radio play by Lydia Ragosin
Produced by Charles Lefeaux
Edward Gurney is the engineer in charge of building a vast dam somewhere in South America. Despite floods, sabotage, and disaster he means to get the dam completed on schedule, regardless of the cost in human life and suffering. For material progress is the only thing Gurney believes in, and he is prepared to sacrifice himself and anyone else to it.

Contributors

Play By:
Lydia Ragosin
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Unknown:
Edward Gurney
Keith Brown:
Michael Turner
Bill Albright:
John Rye
Edward Gurney:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Roy McCorry:
Simon Lack
Doctor Cabrera:
William Fox
Lieutenant Suarez:
Tom Watson
Rose McCorry:
Elizabeth MacLennan
Latham:
John Bryning

Advice and entertainment for retired people and older people generally, and a meeting place on the air for those concerned for their welfare
Opening Our Club House: Florence Priestley tells the story of a successful new venture
Adventures Without Endings: Margaret Prance leaves us to guess what the outcomes were!
Presented by Douglas Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Prance
Presented By:
Douglas Smith

Junior Theatre presents
Said the Cat to the Dog'
A series of ten plays about Mompty and Peckham by Martin Armstrong
7—' The Penknife '
Produced by Graham Gauld
followed by Music for Cats and Dogs
5.30 'On Record'
Roy Bradford reviews a mixed bag of recent records
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Unknown:
Roy Bradford
Mompty the Cat:
Vivienne Chatterton
Peckham, the Dog:
Stephen Jack
Mum:
Mary O'Farrell
Dad:
Wilfred Babbage
Diana:
Elwyn Stock
Ronnie:
Andrew Beeching
Elsie:
Norma Griffin
Cookie:
Gwen Day Burroughs
Mr Potts, the gardener:
Leonard Henry
Narrator:
Lewis Stringer

by J. Lutowski
Translated by Carol Wilson and Walter Jelen
Produced by William Glen-Doepel

Contributors

Translated By:
Carol Wilson
Translated By:
Walter Jelen
Produced By:
William Glen-Doepel
Dr Osinski:
Michael Gough
Professor Godowsky:
Carleton Hobbs
Anna:
Margaret Whiting
Brosz:
Raf de la Torre
Dabek:
Michael Warre
Rawicz:
George Hagan
Witold:
Malcolm Hayes
Sister Sofie:
Gladys Spencer
Dr Korgut:
Bill Horsley
An Orderly:
Tom Watson

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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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