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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
A Medical Puzzle by a consultant neurologist
In Britain multiple sclerosis is the commonest disease of the central nervous system-and yet by comparison with poliomyelitis it is almost unknown to the public. What is more, its cause is a complete puzzle to medical scientists. It refuses to fit in to the usual pattern of diseases.
Last Thursday's recorded broadcast in Network Three I

Regional Variations (3)

From Today's Papers

BBC Home Service South and West

Your M.P. at Westminster

BBC Home Service Midland

How do you learn to ski? What sort of people go ski-ing? Why? What are the chances of survival on the nursery slopes?
Johnny Morris answers some of these questions and describes his experiences at a winter sports resort in Austria The third of four programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Morris

Introduced by Bill Hartley
How the Dealer Thinks: A series of talks by Robin Richards. 2: Hire Purchase
Grease and Greasing: Roy Brooks discusses this important part of car maintenance
How Do You Drive?-London or Provincial? Roy McCarthy explains his views on this question
Produced by James Pestridge

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Unknown:
Robin Richards.
Unknown:
Roy Brooks
Unknown:
Roy McCarthy
Produced By:
James Pestridge

Regional Variations (4)

Ulster Band: 55th Old Boys Silver Band

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

The West at Westminster

BBC Home Service South and West

Forces' Favourites: record requests

BBC Home Service Midland

The magazine programme of the air which invites you to meet some of the stars and personalities who are In Town Today Introduced by Leslie Mitchell Produced by Richard Dingley

Contributors

Introduced By:
Leslie Mitchell
Produced By:
Richard Dingley

A sort of radio show written by Eric Merriman with Kenneth Home
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Jill Day
The Fraser Hayes Four
BBC Variety Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Incidental music by Edwin Braden Produced by Jacques Brown
Recorded broadcast of October 19. 1961, in the Light Programme

Contributors

Written By:
Eric Merriman
Unknown:
Kenneth Home
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Jill Day
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Music By:
Edwin Braden
Produced By:
Jacques Brown

Regional Variations (3)

The Highland Country Band

BBC Home Service Scottish

Dance Music: as Scottish

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

BBC Drama Repertory Company in The Return
A play for radio by SHEILA HODGSON
Mark Lederman, a young German Jew, escaped with his family from Hitler's Germany at the age of sixteen. Ten years later, as a private in the British Army, he finds himself back in Germany in his own village.
Other parts: Haydn Jones
Donald McKillop , Anthony Viccars Accordionist, Henry Krein
Production by AUDREY CAMERON

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Hodgson
Unknown:
Haydn Jones
Unknown:
Donald McKillop
Accordionist:
Anthony Viccars
Accordionist:
Henry Krein
Production By:
Audrey Cameron
Cpl Fox:
John Bryning
Cpl Macall:
Derek Blomfield
Pte Mark Lederman:
Peter Claughton
Horst Mueller:
William Eedle
Otto Hahn:
Malcolm Hayes
Frau Mueller:
Hilda Kriseman
Ilse Katz:
Sheila Grant
Herr Mueller:
George Hagan
Captain Denny:
Denys Hawthorne
Pte Clark:
Anthony Hall
Renate Mueller:
Dorit Welles
Café singer:
Peggy Butt

by ANTHONY BUCKERIDGE
4: Jennings and the Lure of the Jumble
Produced by Graham Gauld

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Buckeridge
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Jennings:
Hugh Janes
Darbishire:
Adrian Walker
Mr Carter:
Geoffrey Wincott
Mr Wilkins:
Wilfred Babbage
Venables:
David Robinson
Temple:
David Lott
Atkinson:
Andrew Beeching
Matron:
Peggy Cameron
Mrs Plackett:
June Spencer
Village women Gwen Day Burroughs:
Patricia Greene

Regional Variations (7)

News

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Sport in the West

BBC Home Service South and West

News. Sport Spotlight

BBC Home Service North

News. Sports Medley

BBC Home Service Welsh

News

BBC Home Service Scottish

News. Sport

BBC Home Service Midland

Racing
Results from Lingfield Park,
Stratford-upon-Avon, and Wetherby Association Football
Results, reports, and comments on matches played by south-eastern teams
Minor Leagues
Results of matches played by clubs in the Athenian, Isthmian, and Southern Leagues
Rugby Union
A report on the international match between France and England, and news of games played by London and south-eastern teams
Comment in Sport
Well-known sports personalities are invited to express their views on affairs of the moment
Introduced by Jacob de Vries Produced by Gerald Sinstadt

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jacob de Vries
Produced By:
Gerald Sinstadt

Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Introduced by Ivan Samson Master of Ceremonies, Charles Crathorn
Produced by Andrew Gold
The dances: Rosetta Twostep ; Freesia Waltz : Square Tango; La
Mascotte: On Leave Foxtrot;
Valse Marie ; Bonnie Lassie

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Davidson
Introduced By:
Ivan Samson
Unknown:
Charles Crathorn
Produced By:
Andrew Gold
Unknown:
Rosetta Twostep
Unknown:
Freesia Waltz
Unknown:
Valse Marie
Unknown:
Bonnie Lassie

Introduced by Vic Oliver
The singers
Lucille Graham
John Cameron
The violin played by Tessa Robbins
The first broadcast of Sigfrido Giacomini
Comedy from
Leslie Crowther
Ronnie Barker
This month's comedy guests
Dick Bentley and June Whitfield
This month's storyteller Laurence Payne
Variety Playhouse Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conducted by Vic Oliver Script by Carey Edwards and Leslie Crowther Produced by Alastair Scott Johnston

Contributors

Introduced By:
Vic Oliver
Singers:
Lucille Graham
Singers:
John Cameron
Played By:
Tessa Robbins
Unknown:
Sigfrido Giacomini
Unknown:
Leslie Crowther
Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Unknown:
Dick Bentley
Unknown:
June Whitfield
Unknown:
Laurence Payne
Leader:
John Jezard
Conducted By:
Vic Oliver
Script By:
Carey Edwards
Script By:
Leslie Crowther
Produced By:
Alastair Scott Johnston

Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major (K.581) played by the Virtuoso Ensemble
Sidney Fell (clarinet)
Patrick Hailing (violin) Robert Cooper (violin)
Gwynne Edwards (viola) Willem de Mont (cello)
Recorded broadcast ot January 7

Contributors

Clarinet:
Sidney Fell
Violin:
Patrick Hailing
Violin:
Robert Cooper
Viola:
Gwynne Edwards
Cello:
Willem de Mont

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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