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Crack of Doom
A play for radio by Gilbert and Margaret Hackforth-Jones with Richard Hurndall John Westbrook
Marjorie Westbury
Austin Trevor, David Spenser
Some are lucky ships, and some have a hoodoo. The submarine Pericles had a hoodoo. Her sister ship Parsifal has recently been lost with all hands in unexplained circumstances. When John Winter takes command of Pericles, Ian Bawley , a reporter, scents a story. Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Hackforth-Jones
Unknown:
Richard Hurndall
Unknown:
John Westbrook
Unknown:
David Spenser
Unknown:
John Winter
Unknown:
Ian Bawley

For retired and older people, and those concerned for their welfare

The Welsh Woman: Ivy Watkinson

You may telephone from here: Stanley Laughton

Where's that lovely leisure?: France Gomm

'The Way of All Flesh': an extract from Samuel Butler's book read by Rolf Lefebvre

Introduced by John Dunn

Contributors

Unknown:
Stanley Laughton
Unknown:
Samuel Butler
Read By:
Rolf Lefebvre
Introduced By:
John Dunn

A serial play in six episodes written for broadcasting by DAVID SCOTT DANIELL
More adventures of a Drummer-boy of the lllth Foot 1: Royal Bodyguard Produced by PEGGY BACON

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
David Scott Daniell
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Drummer Oliver Crowe:
Timothy Harley
Polly Trott:
Mary Chester
Sergeant Reuben Trott:
Jack Holloway
Private Pilchard:
Michael Shaw
Ensign the Hon Peter BosCawen:
Simon Lack
Colonel Frinton:
Eric Skelding
Captain Lord Fitzroy:
Arnold Peters
Don Ramon:
Roger Delgado
H R H Prince Luis of Spain:
Josefina Ray

played by the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins
Conductor, VILEM TAUSKY
ELIZABETH FRETWELL (soprano)
THE AMBROSIAN SINGERS
Directed by JOHN MCCARTHY Produced by ALAN ABBOTT

Contributors

Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Soprano:
Elizabeth Fretwell
Directed By:
John McCarthy
Produced By:
Alan Abbott

The Seagull by Anton Chekhov with Virginia Maskell and Mary Wimbush
Translated by GEORGE CALDERON Adapted by BARBARA BURNHAM Cast in order of speaking:
Pianist, CICELY HOYE
Guitarist, ALEXIS CHESNAKOV Produced by VAL GIELGUD
See page 18

Contributors

Unknown:
Anton Chekhov
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Translated By:
George Calderon
Adapted By:
Barbara Burnham
Pianist:
Cicely Hoye
Guitarist:
Alexis Chesnakov
Produced By:
Val Gielgud
Medvedenko:
Norman Claridge
Masha:
Grizelda Hervey
Sorin:
Peter Pratt
Konstantin:
Jon Rollason
Nina:
Virginia Maskell
Pautina:
Gudrun Ure
Dr Dorn:
John Ruddock
Shamrayef:
George Hagan
Madame Arcadina:
Mary Wimbush
Trigorin:
Austin Trevor
Narrator:
-John Pullen

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