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An Irish Idyll, Op. 77
Corrymeela
The Fairy Lough Cuttin ' rushes
Johneen
A broken song Back to Ireland sung by GORDON CLINTON (bass-baritone) with JAMES WALKER (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Lough Cuttin
Bass-Baritone:
Gordon Clinton
Piano:
James Walker

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick
with Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley.

Sherlock Holmes's ramifications are wide, but they do not stretch into amateur sport. An exception is when the Cambridge University Rugby Team lose their crack international three-quarter on the eve of the match against Oxford.

(Broadcast on August 14 in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyte
Adapter:
Michael Hardwick
Producer:
Robin Midgley
Sherlock Holmes:
Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson:
Norman Shelley
Cyril Overton:
Hervey Ashby
Hotel porter:
Blaise Wyndham
Lord Mount-James/Godfrey Staunton:
Keith Williams
Lady Clerk:
Dorit Welles
Dr Leslie Armstrong:
Eric Anderson

ABBEY SIMON (piano)
JANET BAKER (contralto)
WINIFRED DAVEY (piano)
THE MELOS ENSEMBLE
Richard Adeney (flute)
Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Terence Weil (cello) Osian Ellis (harp) Broadcast on December 27. 1960

Contributors

Piano:
Abbey Simon
Contralto:
Janet Baker
Piano:
Winifred Davey
Flute:
Richard Adeney
Violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz
Viola:
Cecil Aronowitz
Cello:
Terence Weil
Harp:
Osian Ellis

NINE-DAY SPECIAL
Sketco the Raven
Nine stories from the Raven Cycle of legends retold by ROBERT AYRE abridged by Shirley Franklin read by DERYCK GUYLER 3: How the raven stole the fire

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Ayre
Abridged By:
Shirley Franklin
Read By:
Deryck Guyler

ARCHIE CAMDEN introduces a programme for young musicians This week's guests:
From the West of England ROSALIND SERGEANT (piano)
From Scotland
BACH ENSEMBLE
Eric Levin (violin) Valerie Lyle (violin) Janet Little (violin)
Alan Campbell (viola) Aileen Marshall (cello)
Michael Calder (double bass) Anne Scott (piano)
From London
CHRISTINE GEER (oboe)
Accompanist, Frederick Stone

Contributors

Violin:
Eric Levin
Violin:
Valerie Lyle
Violin:
Janet Little
Viola:
Alan Campbell
Cello:
Aileen Marshall
Cello:
Michael Calder
Piano:
Anne Scott
Oboe:
Christine Geer
Accompanist:
Frederick Stone

Overture: The Apothecary (Haydn)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by KARL FORSTER
Pastorella in D major for organ and string orchestra (Gregor Josef Werner )
WOLFGANG MEYER (organ) BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by KARL FORSTER
Sinfonia in D major (Frederick the Great)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by HANS VON BENDA on gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Karl Forster
Unknown:
Gregor Josef Werner
Unknown:
Wolfgang Meyer
Conducted By:
Karl Forster
Conducted By:
Hans von Benda

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