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Kenneth Home in a fort of radio show with Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick. Betty Marsden
Bill Pertiwee , Janet Waters
The Hornets
BBC Variety Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conductor, Paul' Fenoulhet
Incidental music by Edwin Braden Script by Eric Merriman
Prodtucedr by Jacques Brown
The recorded broadcast of December 8 in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Paddick.
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Bill Pertiwee
Leader:
John Jezard
Music By:
Edwin Braden
Script By:
Eric Merriman
Unknown:
Jacques Brown

Hoist North Cone by CHARLES THORNTON
When Ted, the Scots Third Mate on S.S. Lebanon, learnt the First Book of Kings by heart as a boy he did not imagine that his knowledge would one day be put to the test in such unusual circumstances.
Production by WILLIAM GLEN-DOEPEL

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Thornton
Production By:
William Glen-Doepel
Harry:
Douglas Blackwell
Boatman:
John Bryning
Ted:
Ian MacNaughton
Max:
Henry Kay
Spider:
J Joe Sterne
Ben:
Haydn Jones
Ropey:
John Hollis
Slim:
Derek Birch

by David Attenborough

In 1956 David Attenborough travelled through the islands of Indonesia in search of rare and interesting animals for BBC Television. In addition to a camera he also took with him a tape recorder. In this programme he describes his adventures and introduces some of the recordings he made. Introduced by Harold Rogers

(The recorded broadcast of March 21, 1957, in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Presenter:
Harold Rogers
Speaker:
David Attenborough

in which
Cyril Fletcher invites the family to listen to
' Mrs Shufflewick '
Kenneth MacDonnld
Margo Henderson
Larry Adler
Roberta D'Esti
Terry Scott
Country Calendar Percy Edwards
Calypso Time with Cy Grant
Memories in Music with Rawicz and Landauer
The Adam Singers
Directed by Cliff Adams BBC Variety Orchestra
Leader, John Jezard Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Bill Worsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Mrs Shufflewick
Unknown:
Kenneth MacDonnld
Unknown:
Margo Henderson
Unknown:
Larry Adler
Unknown:
Roberta D'Esti
Unknown:
Terry Scott
Unknown:
Percy Edwards
Unknown:
Cy Grant
Directed By:
Cliff Adams
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

Body Below
The novel by HOWARD MASON freely adapted for radio by Norman Edwards with Jack Hetlley
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company Night. Club music by Alan Paul played by Ray Dempsey (guitar) Tim Ball (bass) and Alan Paul (piano)
Words and song written by Gloria Nugent
Produced by DAVID H. GODFREY.

Contributors

Novel By:
Howard Mason
Unknown:
Norman Edwards
Unknown:
Jack Hetlley
Music By:
Alan Paul
Guitar:
Ray Dempsey
Bass:
Tim Ball
Bass:
Alan Paul
Written By:
Gloria Nugent
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey.
Henri Dubois:
Eric Anderson
Edwardi Hurd:
Jack Hedley
Mariette Hilary:
June Tobin
Charles Cox-Smith:
Trevor Martin
Captain Hilary:
Ralph Truman
Inspector Lemoineau:
Julian Somers
' Dutchy ' Boon:
John Bryning
Commandant Dulac:
Anthony Viccars
Amed Suliman:
Garard Green
Huntingiord:
Charles Simon
Rossiter:
Wilfred Babbage
De Savigny:
Philip Leaver

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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