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Those Cowardly Captains
A new radio play by Caryl Brahms and Ned Sherrin with Michael Hordern and David Dodimead
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Play By:
Caryl Brahms
Play By:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Michael Hordern
Unknown:
David Dodimead
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux

For retired and older people, and those concerned for their welfare
Tiger, Tiger!: BRUCE WOODHOUSE
My Diary: ELIZABETH GLANVILLE
A Visit to Prison: EDA LEVIN The Night Watchman': extracts from W. W. Jacobs 's short stories
1: ' Striking Hard' read by DEREK BIRCH
Introduced by JOHN DUNN

Contributors

Unknown:
Bruce Woodhouse
Unknown:
Elizabeth Glanville
Unknown:
W. W. Jacobs
Read By:
Derek Birch
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
2: Lost-Prince Luis of Spain Produced by PEGGY BACON

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
David Scott Daniell
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Sergeant Trott:
Jack Holloway
Private Pilchard:
Michael Shaw
Polly Trott:
Mary Chester
Drummer Oliver Crowe:
Timothy Harley
Ensign the Hon. Peter Boscawen:
Simon Lack
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
ROWLAND JONES (tenor)
CYNTHIA GLOVER (soprano)
WINIFRED DAVEY and JOSEPHINE LEE (two pianos) Produced by ALAN ABBOTT

Contributors

Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Soprano:
Cynthia Glover
Soprano:
Winifred Davey
Soprano:
Josephine Lee
Produced By:
Alan Abbott

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company on the occasion of their Golden Jubilee present
Bernard Shaw 's comedy
Getting Married with Peggy Thorpe-Bates as guest artist
The last of the Bishop's six daughters is getting married.... at least that was the intention, until everyone started having second thoughts!
The poem read by MARTIN CAVEN
Stage production by JOHN HARRISON Radio production by HUGH STEWART in the BBC's Midland studios
See page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Shaw
Unknown:
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Read By:
Martin Caven
Production By:
John Harrison
Production By:
Hugh Stewart
Collins:
William Ingram
Mrs Bridgenorth:
Monica Stewart
The General:
Arthur Pentelow
Lesbia:
Georone Anderson
Reginald:
Desmond Gill
Leo:
Jennifer Hilary
The Bishop:
Ralph Nossek
St John Hotchkiss:
Derek Jacobi
Cecil Sykes:
Paul Carson
Edith:
Lesley Nunneftley
Soames:
John Southworth
Mrs George:
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
The Beadle:
Frank Ellis

The Honey Siege by GIL BUHET abridged by Donald Bancroft read by ROBERT RIETTY
A gay and exciting story: sudden drama disturbs the sunny peace of a village in Southern France when schoolboys rebel against an unjust punishment. First of fifteen instalments

Contributors

Unknown:
Gil Buhet
Abridged By:
Donald Bancroft
Read By:
Robert Rietty

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