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Introduced by Bill Hartley

Motorway Driving: a journey by Police Car on the M1, with advice from John Gott, Chief Constable of Northamptonshire

Car Thefts: a report from Glasgow by Graham Gauld

So You're Going Touring?: comments from Roy McCarthy

(Friday's broadcast in Network Three)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Unknown:
John Gott
Unknown:
Graham Gauld
Unknown:
Roy McCarthy

A sort of radio show written by ERIC MERRIMAN with Kenneth Home
KENNETH WILLIAMS
HUGH PADDICK
BETTY MARSDEN
BILL PERTWEE
THE FRASER HAYES FOUR
EILEEN GOURLAY
BBC VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conductor, PAUL FENOULHET
Sort-of-announcer, DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS Broadcast on January 24 in the Light Programme

Contributors

Written By:
Eric Merriman
Unknown:
Kenneth Home
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Eileen Gourlay
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
John Simmonds

And Lastly-Owen Stephens by Philip Broadley adapted by the author with Richard Pearson and Peter McEnery
When young Owen Stephens decided to forsake the primrose path for a mild flirtation with amateur crime, he failed to reckon on the deceptively disarming methods of the police and, in particular, of Inspector Morton.
Girl typist...Jo MANNING WILSON Vivian Matthews. DORIT WELLES
Sgt. Gregory. DENYS HAWTHORNE Owen Stephens. PETER McENERY Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Broadley
Unknown:
Richard Pearson
Unknown:
Peter McEnery
Unknown:
Owen Stephens
Unknown:
Jo Manning Wilson
Unknown:
Vivian Matthews.
Unknown:
Dorit Welles
Unknown:
Sgt. Gregory.
Unknown:
Denys Hawthorne
Unknown:
Owen Stephens.
Unknown:
Peter McEnery
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Inspector Morton:
Richard Pearson
Mr Parkes:
James Thomason
Charles:
Charles Hodgson
Gloria:
Sheila Grant
Sgt Williams:
Andrew Sachs
Beth Graham:
Gretchen Franklin
Deacon:
Lewis Stringer
Woman:
Hilda Kriseman

Strong Poison
A play by Felix Felton from the book by Dorothy L. Sayers
Sixth in the series
Murder for Pleasure with Frank Duncan
Mary Wimbush , Mary O'Farrell A thriller in which Lord Peter Wimsey , the famous amateur detective, first meets his wife-to-be, Harriet Vane-who is on trial for her life.
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON

Contributors

Play By:
Felix Felton
Book By:
Dorothy L. Sayers
Unknown:
Frank Duncan
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Mary O'Farrell
Unknown:
Lord Peter Wimsey
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Lord Peter Wimsey:
Frank Duncan
Judge Crossley:
John Ruddock
The Hon Freddy Arbuthnot:
Michael Spice
The Dowager Duchess of Denver:
Janet Burnell
Sir Impey Biggs:
Peter Pratt
Chief Insp Charles Parker C.I.D:
Timothy West
Miss Climpson:
Mary O'Farrell
Harriet Vane:
Mary Wimbush
The Rev Arthur Boyes:
Lee Fox
Mrs Pettican:
Margaret Wolfit
Mr Pond:
James Thomason
Bunter:
Eric Anderson
Hannah Westlock:
Jo Manning Wilson
Miss Murchison:
Sheila Grant
Norman Urquhart:
Norman Claridge
Blindfold Bill:
Peter Pratt
Miss Booth:
Margot Boyd
Second Judge:
Frank Partington

played by the London Piano Quartet
Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) Watson Forbes (viola) Vivian Joseph (cello) James Gibb (piano) Eighth of twelve programmes in eluding Russian chamber music

Contributors

Violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz
Viola:
Watson Forbes
Cello:
Vivian Joseph
Piano:
James Gibb

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More