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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

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

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

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

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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