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How the Eyes Deceive by Richard Gregory
Lecturer in Experimental
Psychology, Cambridge University
Why are we misled by optical illusions? Mr. Gregory has an explanation to offer.
Last Thursday's recorded broadcast in Network Three

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Gregory

Ballet Music: William Tell (Rossini)
London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Jean Martinon
Suite No. 1: Carmen (Bizet)
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Conducted by Ernest Ansermet
Dance of the Rose Maidens; Dance of the Kurds (Gayaneh) (Khachaturyan)
London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Antal Dorati
Some recent gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Jean Martinon
Conducted By:
Ernest Ansermet
Conducted By:
Antal Dorati

Introduced by Bill Hartley CROSS ROADS
In which listeners' motoring questions are answered by Ronald Priestley
Chief Instructor of a national driving school
Joseph Lowrey
Technical Editor of The Motor
Geoffrey Salmon
Area Secretary of the Automobile Association's Leicester office
Produced by James Pestridge

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Unknown:
Ronald Priestley
Unknown:
Joseph Lowrey
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
Sort-of-announcer. Douglas Smith Produced by JACQUES BROWN
Recorded broadcast of February 15, 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
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
Jacques Brown

South Africa v.
The British Lions
Commentary by Charles Fortune and John Henderson on the second half of the first of the tourists' four international matches
Broadcast from Ellis Park, Johannesburg, by arrangement with the South
African Broadcasting Corporation
The second half of the other three international matches will be broadcast as follows:
July 21: at King's Park, Durban
August 4: at Newlands, Cape Town August 25: at the Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Contributors

Commentary By:
Charles Fortune
Unknown:
John Henderson

Cyril Fletcher invites the family to listen to
' Mrs. Shufflewick'
Viviane Gomori
Tony Fayne
Ballads Old and New
Marian Nowakowski
Carole Carr
Hank 'n'
Hannah David Kossoff and Libby Morris
Script by David Cumming and Derek Collyer
Star Comedy
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
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:
Viviane Gomori
Unknown:
Marian Nowakowski
Unknown:
Carole Carr
Unknown:
Hannah David Kossoff
Script By:
David Cumming
Script By:
Derek Collyer
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Denis Goodwin
Directed By:
Cliff Adams
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

The Plantation by NORMAN GINSBURY with Mary Wimbush , Stuart Nichol and Ralph Truman
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Ginsbury
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Stuart Nichol
Unknown:
Ralph Truman
Produced By:
Norman Wright
Charles Kemble:
Ralph Truman
Fanny Kemble Butler:
Mary Wimbush
Pierce Butler:
Stuart Nichol
Elizabeth Sedgwick:
Marguerite Stone
Charles Sedgwick:
Ronald Wilson
Mr Olliphant:
Errol McKinnon
Psyche:
Elizabeth Morgan
Mr Simmons:
Denys Hawthorne
Joe:
Peter Claughton
Mrs Simmons:
Sheila Grant
John:
Nigel Anthony

Sibelius
Quartet in D minor (Voces intimae) played by the Aeolian String Quartet Sydney Humphreys (violin) Robert Cooper (violin) Watson Forbes (viola) Derek Simpson (cello)

Contributors

Violin:
Sydney Humphreys
Violin:
Robert Cooper
Viola:
Watson Forbes
Cello:
Derek Simpson

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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