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Recordings from the past and the present Talking to Artists
AUDREY RUSSELL considers some artistic viewpoints
Including those of: FLORA ROBSON
TONY HANCOCK
JOHN BARBIROLLI
JOAN SUTHERLAND
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
VICTOR PASMORE
JOHN Piper
JACOB EPSTEIN Produced by JOHN POWELL

Contributors

Artists:
Audrey Russell
Unknown:
Flora Robson
Unknown:
Tony Hancock
Unknown:
John Barbirolli
Unknown:
Joan Sutherland
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Victor Pasmore
Unknown:
John Piper
Unknown:
Jacob Epstein
Produced By:
John Powell

The Spinster of South Street by R. F. Delderfield adapted by CYNTHIA PUGHE with Rachel Gurney , Austin Trevor and Duncan Mclntyre
Produced by BETTY DAVIES Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
R. F. Delderfield
Adapted By:
Cynthia Pughe
Unknown:
Rachel Gurney
Unknown:
Duncan McLntyre
Produced By:
Betty Davies

For retired and older people, and those concerned for their welfare
People I met: WILFRED Pickles , just back from his last Have a Go! tour
Memory-The Trickster: FRANCES GOMM
' The Night-Watchman ': extracts from W. W. Jacobs 's short stories
5: 'Stepping Backwards' read by DEREK BIRCH Introduced by ALEXANDER MOYES

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilfred Pickles
Unknown:
W. W. Jacobs
Read By:
Derek Birch
Introduced By:
Alexander Moyes

A serial play in six episodes written for broadcasting by DAVID SCOTT DANIELL
6: A Royal Salute
Polly and Oliver and their friends have arrived at Aguilea where a frigate is waiting to sail at dawn, taking Prince Luis to England. But the French are close on their heels and they are trapped in a narrow alley near the harbour. Produced by PEGGY BACON

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
David Scott Daniell
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Ensign the Hon Peter Boscawen:
Simon Lack
Sergeant Trott:
Jack Holloway
Private Pilchard:
Michael Shaw
Polly Trott:
Mary Chester
Drummer Oliver Crowe:
Timothy Harley
H R H Prince Luis of Spain:
Josefina Ray
Abel Perkins:
Wilfred Babbage
Betsy Perkins:
Gwen Berryman
Captain J Martin, R N:
Arnold Peters
1st Lieutenant:
Leslie Dunn

played by the BBC Concert ORCHESTRA
Leader, Arthur Leavins
Conductor, VILEM TAUSKY with ELIZABETH HARWOOD (soprano) SYLVIA ROWLANDS (contralto)
ROWLAND JONES (tenor)
HAROLD BLACKBURN (bass)
RONALD SMITH (piano) Produced by ALAN ABBOTT

Contributors

Soprano:
Elizabeth Harwood
Contralto:
Sylvia Rowlands
Bass:
Harold Blackburn
Piano:
Ronald Smith
Produced By:
Alan Abbott

by Robert Romanis with John Slater and Virginia Masked Produced by WILLIAM GLEN-DOEPEL
See page 18

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Romanis
Unknown:
John Slater
Produced By:
William Glen-Doepel
Anna:
Virginia Maskell
Sgt -Major Cerqueira:
John Slater
Parral:
Will Leighton
Castex:
Michael Spice
Sergeant:
Denys Hawthorne
Olavarria:
Earle Grey
Mendoza:
Jon Rollason
Rengo:
John Kelland
Rufino ,:
Trevor Martin
Camarone:
John Pullen
Cobtja:
Brendan Collins
Captain Labrea:
Michael Deacon
Caseros:
John Dearth
General Cabello:
Austin Trevor
Santiago:
Norman Claridge

String Quartet in E flat major (Paisiello) played by THE CARMIRELLI QUARTET
Flute Quartet in C minor (Viotti) played by JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL (flute)
ROBERT GENDRE (violin) ROGER LEPAUW (viola)
ROBERT BEX (cello)
on gramophone records

Contributors

Flute:
Jean-Pierre Rampal
Violin:
Robert Gendre
Viola:
Roger Lepauw
Cello:
Robert Bex

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