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Coronation March (Le Prophete)
(Meyerbeer)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Paul Paray
Pizzicato (Sylvia) (Delibes)
London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Anatole Fistoulari
Anitra's Dance; In the hall of the mountain king (PeerGynt) (Grieg) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Menuet and Ballet (Petite Suite)
(Debussy, orch. Busser)
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Conducted by Ernest Ansermet
Danse Slave (Chabrier)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Paul Paray on gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Paul Paray
Conducted By:
Anatole Fistoulari
Conducted By:
Herbert von Karajan
Conducted By:
Ernest Ansermet
Conducted By:
Paul Paray

by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE adapted by Michael Hardwick with Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley
A portly and distinguished gentleman bursts in on Holmes and Watson and to their astonishment collapses at their feet. Before long they find themselves on the Scottish moors searching for traces of a young lord.
Produced by ROBIN MIDGLEY
Recorded broadcast of January 8 in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted By:
Michael Hardwick
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Produced By:
Robin Midgley
Sherlock Holmes:
Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson:
Norman Shelley
Dr Huxtable:
Eric Anderson
Roberts:
Peter Hutton
Reuben Hayes:
Victor Lucas
Duke of Holdernesse:
Wilfrid Grantham
James Wilder:
David Spenser

Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson in A Picture of Autumn by N. C. HUNTER adapted by Mollie Hardwick
The action takes place at Winton Manor, Wiltshire, the home of the Denhams. Produced by CHARLES Lefeaux
Recorded broadcast of Sept. 9. 1961

Contributors

Unknown:
Sybil Thorndike
Unknown:
Lewis Casson
Unknown:
N. C. Hunter
Adapted By:
Mollie Hardwick
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Lady Margaret Denham:
Sybil Thorndike
Sir Charles Denham:
Lewis Casson
Nurse:
Mary O'Farrell
Harry Denham:
Philip Ray
Elizabeth Denham:
Rachel Gurney
Robert Denham:
Haydn Jones
Felicity:
Tracy Rogers
Frank Denham:
Nigel Stock
Mr Pargeter:
Godfrey Kenton
John:
John Pullen

Holidays Long Ago: Clara Hahn remembers
The Old Green Jug: Jack Over-hill traces the story of a useful utensil
One Enchanted Afternoon: Lucy Yates describes an encounter with two young strangers
Love and Freindship: Freda Dowie reads an extract from Jane Austen 's little-known work
Introduced by John Dunn

Contributors

Unknown:
Clara Hahn
Unknown:
Lucy Yates
Unknown:
Freda Dowie
Unknown:
Jane Austen
Introduced By:
John Dunn

by LEWIS CARROLL adapted by Mollie Hardwick Music written by Alan Paul played by Harold Smart at the organ Alan Paul at the piano with Prunella Scales as Alice Other parts played by: Betty Hardy. Joan Hickson
Eric Anderson. Wilfred Babbage Stephen Jack. Ivan Samson
Norman Shelley , Geoffrey Wincott
Narrated and produced by DAVID DAVIS
3: Tea and Croquet

Contributors

Unknown:
Lewis Carroll
Adapted By:
Mollie Hardwick
Written By:
Alan Paul
Played By:
Harold Smart
Unknown:
Alan Paul
Unknown:
Prunella Scales
Played By:
Betty Hardy.
Played By:
Joan Hickson
Unknown:
Eric Anderson.
Unknown:
Wilfred Babbage
Unknown:
Stephen Jack.
Unknown:
Ivan Samson
Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Unknown:
Geoffrey Wincott
Produced By:
David Davis

A weekly contest between amateur choirs
The eleventh of twelve programmes in the national competition
Introduced by JOHN HOBDAY with a summary of the adjudicators' comments from MAURICE JACOBSON
SCHOOL CHOIRS
Howells School Choir
Conductor,
Gwen Osborne Wirral County Grammar School for Girls Choir
Conductor, Doris Parkinson
MALE Voice CHOIRS
Bromley and District Male Voice Choir
Conductor. Sidney Smith
Greenock Male Voice Choir Conductor, A. J. Gourlay
Produced by John Fawcett Wilson

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Hobday
Unknown:
Maurice Jacobson
Conductor:
Gwen Osborne Wirral
Conductor:
Doris Parkinson
Conductor:
Sidney Smith
Conductor:
A. J. Gourlay
Produced By:
John Fawcett Wilson

by DOROTHY and CAMPBELL CHRISTIE adapted for broadcasting by Peggy Wells with Kenneth More
Virginia McKenna
Coral Browne
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by CEDRIC MESSINA

Contributors

Unknown:
Campbell Christie
Broadcasting By:
Peggy Wells
Unknown:
Kenneth More
Unknown:
Virginia McKenna
Unknown:
Coral Browne
Produced By:
Cedric Messina
Evans:
Anthony Hall
Sergeant Crane:
Frank Partington
Cooke:
Peter Claughton
Judge Advocate:
James Thomason
Major Carrington v c:
Kenneth More
The Prosecutor:
Brewster Mason
Bombardier Owen:
Tom Watson
Captain Foljambe:
Robert Bishop
The President:
Charles Simon
Major Forbes:
John Pullen
Lt -CoL Reeve:
Geoffrey Matthews
Major Broke-Smith:
Derek Blomfield
Lt -Col Huxford:
Jonathan Scott
Major:
Panton Lewisstringer
Captain Alison Graham:
Virginia McKenna
Valerie Carrington:
Coral Browne
Lt -Col Henniker:
Rolf Lefebvre

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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