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2: Dr. C. E. M. Joad
Hilaire Belloc once described some imaginary conversations with famous figures in his ' Short Talks with the Dead.' GWYN THOMAS develops this idea and with the help of recordings holds a duologue with the past.
Produced by Denys Gueroult

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. C. E. M. Joad
Unknown:
Hilaire Belloc
Produced By:
Denys Gueroult

by MARGUERITE STEEN read by Sir John Gielgud arranged for broadcasting in five episodes by Mollie Hardwick
EPlSODE 1
Ben Terry , of the Portsmouth Theatre Company, woos and wins Sarah Ballard. They marry secretly in 1838 and take the road as strolling players.

Contributors

Unknown:
Marguerite Steen
Read By:
Sir John Gielgud
Unknown:
Mollie Hardwick
Unknown:
Ben Terry
Unknown:
Sarah Ballard.

Even in the street, Genevieve's friend Sylvie is so absorbed in her dreams of becoming a ballerina that she does not always take proper care.
Listeners are invited to join in the singing of ' En revenant de Versailles ' with Jan Rosol , to the accompaniment of his guitar Script by Charlotte Crozet
Intermediate French series

Contributors

Unknown:
Jan Rosol
Script By:
Charlotte Crozet

A Wind Blew by LYDIA RAGOSIN
The scene is India in the year 1857: a hot wind blows in the land calling to Moslem and Hindu alike saying ' Rise and destroy! The Raj is finished.'
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by CEDRIC MESSINA
Recorded broadcast of Oct. 31, 1960

Contributors

Unknown:
Lydia Ragosin
Produced By:
Cedric Messina
Captain Max Lynch:
John Westbrook
Dinah Serrall:
Sheila Grant
Olivia Serrall:
June Tobin
Major Harry Serrall:
Ronald Baddiley
Bhwani Din:
Keith Williams
Subadar-Major Badul Khan:
Malcolm Hayes
Colonel Glascock:
James Thomason
Lieutenant Jones:
Nigel Anthony
Captain Pendleton:
John Hollis
Lieutenant King:
Gareth Morgan
Captain Simon Frazer:
Haydn Jones
Dorothea Nairn:
Mary Wimbush
Mr Nairn:
Rolf Lefebvre
Eveline Frazer:
Hilda Kriseman
Kama:
John Bennett
Ayah:
Eva Stuart
Debi Singh:
Douglas Storm
Jhonti:
Tom Watson

Not again: John Francis describes an ' immoral' visit to the theatre
Listeners' Letters: a selection from the postbag
Calligraphic Grandmother: Veronica Bamfield on a kind of writing
A Character in the Train: a short story by Madeline Allen read by Janet Burnell Presented by John Dunn The last item is recorded

Contributors

Unknown:
Veronica Bamfield
Story By:
Madeline Allen
Read By:
Janet Burnell
Presented By:
John Dunn

A programme for the fives to eights
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The story by CARLO COLLODI adapted in thirteen parts by Barbara Sleigh
8: Pinocchio Goes to School
When Pinocchio was washed up on the strange shore after the terrible storm at sea, the first thing he did was to dry in the sunshine his paper coat, his cap of breadcrumbs, and his little wooden shoes.
Produced by David Davis

Contributors

Story By:
Carlo Collodi
Unknown:
Barbara Sleigh
Produced By:
David Davis
Pinocchio:
Patricia Hayes
The Fairy:
Rosamond Barnes
Two Boys:
Josefina Ray
Two Boys ,:
Denise Bryer
The Dolphin:
Stephen Jack
Storyteller:
Mary O'Farrell

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