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Edmund Rubbra with OWEN BRANNIGAN (bass-baritone)
ERICH GRUENBERG (violin)
WILLIAM PLEETH (cello)
Three Psalms:
0 Lord, rebuke me not
The Lord is my Shepherd Praise ye the Lord
Introduction, Aria, and Fugue for piano
Trio in one movement

Contributors

Unknown:
Edmund Rubbra
Bass-Baritone:
Owen Brannigan
Violin:
Erich Gruenberg
Cello:
William Pleeth

Introduced by BILL HARTLEY
Crossroads
In which listeners' letters are answered by SUPERINTENDENT
W. HULL of Buckinghamshire County Constabulary
F. WILSON MCCOMB Editor, Safety Fast
COURTENAY EDWARDS of The Sunday Telegraph
Last Friday's broadcast in Network Three

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Unknown:
W. Hull
Unknown:
Wilson McComb
Unknown:
Courtenay Edwards

ARTHUR HAYNES and NICHOLAS PARSONS in sketches by JOHNNY SPEIGHT with music in the style of THE TEMPERANCE SEVEN
Vocalist,
WHISPERING PAUL MCDOWELL
Produced by RICHARD DINGLEY
Broadcast on November 5 in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Johnny Speight
Unknown:
Paul McDowell
Produced By:
Richard Dingley

by John Bowen
[Starring] Austin Trevor and Deryck Guyler

Sylvan Humphreys, ex-school-master and scholar, is ending his life at the Shangri-La old folks' home. He is a difficult old man, but he has a close sympathy with his grandson Evan, and when the boy needs money Sylvan determines to get it - in a way that seems easy, if uncongenial...
Cast in order of speaking: [see below]
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company

Contributors

Writer:
John Bowen
Pianist:
Viola Tunnard
Music composed by:
Madeleine Dring
Producer:
Betty Davies
Singer:
John Baddeley
Evan:
Terry Raven
Sylvan Humphreys:
Austin Trevor
Miss Thrush:
Vivienne Chatterton
Boris Thwaites:
Ronald Wilson
Harry:
Deryck Guyler
Sarah Rudge:
Elizabeth Morgan
Hugh Rudge:
Timothy West
Mrs Basin:
Ella Milne
Judi:
Sian Davies
Mr Hall:
John Baddeley

A new series of adventures of the boy detectives by ANTHONY C. WILSON with Harold Reese as Norman and Patricia Hayes as Henry, his cousin
5: The Music Mystery
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony C. Wilson
Unknown:
Harold Reese
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Mrs Bones:
Ann Codrington
The Rev Wentworth:
John Ruddock
Mrs Wentworth:
Beatrice Kane
Mr Sherrick:
Edgar Norfolk
Mr Jessop:
Martin Starkie
Inspector Martin:
Preston Lockwood
Assistant:
Annest William

Introduced by Vic Oliver
The Singers Bruce Trent
The George Mitchell Singers
First Broadcast
Noel Mangin
Piano played by Moura Lympany
Comedy from Hattie Jacques
Leslie Crowther
Ronnie Barker
Playhouse Theatre Sir Donald Wolfit and Fay Compton
This week's guest Peter Sellers in a sketch written by ERIC MERRIMAN
BBC REVUE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Vic OLIVER
Script by Carey Edwards and Leslie Crowther
Produced by ALASTAIR SCOTT JOHNSTON
Leslie Crowther is in ' The Black and White Minstrel Show ' at the Victoria Palace. London

Contributors

Introduced By:
Vic Oliver
Singers:
Bruce Trent
Played By:
Moura Lympany
Unknown:
Hattie Jacques
Unknown:
Leslie Crowther
Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Unknown:
Sir Donald Wolfit
Unknown:
Fay Compton
Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Written By:
Eric Merriman
Conducted By:
Vic Oliver
Script By:
Carey Edwards
Script By:
Leslie Crowther
Produced By:
Alastair Scott Johnston
Produced By:
Leslie Crowther

The Last Hero by Robin Maugham adapted for broadcasting by CYNTHIA PUGHE with Michael Hordern as General Gordon
Produced by JOHN GIBSON
Sight into Sound is a series of plays by leading writers from film and television, broadcast by arrangement with the Screenwriters Guild.
Repeated on Monday at 3.0
Michael Hordern broadcasts by permission of the Royal Shakespeare Company: Charles Lloyd Pack is in ' The School for Scandal' at the Haymarket Theatre. London

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Maugham
Broadcasting By:
Cynthia Pughe
Unknown:
Michael Hordern
Unknown:
General Gordon
Produced By:
John Gibson
Unknown:
Michael Hordern
Unknown:
Charles Lloyd
Augusta Gordon:
Joan Haythorne
Mary:
Elizabeth Morgan
The Equerry:
John Baker
Mr Headley:
Charles Lloyd Pack
Willie Warren:
Andrew Irvine
W Stead:
Geoffrey Wincott
General de Coetlogon:
George Merritt
Herbin:
Malcolm Hayes
LL-Colonel Stewart:
Frank Partington
Frank Power:
Michael Deacon
Khalil Orphali:
Anthony Viccars
Faragh Bey:
Frank Singuineau
Bordeine:
John G Heller

Dvorak
Quintet in A major played by the AMADEUS STRING QUARTET Norbert Brainin (violin) Siegmund Nissel (violin) Peter Schidlof (viola) Martin Lovett (cello) with Celia Arieli (piano)
Faure's Piano Quintet in D minor: November 17

Contributors

Violin:
Norbert Brainin
Viola:
Peter Schidlof
Cello:
Martin Lovett
Piano:
Celia Arieli

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