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Introduced by BILL HARTLEY
Driving Psychology: DANE Sin-CLAIR takes a shrewd view of fellow motorists
Farmer's Car: down-to-earth comments by PATRICK DOBBS
The Dials on the Dash: instrument interpretation by STUART SEEGER Last Friday's broadcast in Network Three

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Unknown:
Patrick Dobbs
Unknown:
Stuart Seeger

Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to
Jimmy EDWARDS , TED RAY
CYRIL FLETCHER , RICHARD MURDOCH
In the chair, McDonald HOBLEY
Guest, GEORGE CHISHOLM
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by EDWARD TAYLOR
(Broadcast on February 4 in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
George Chisholm
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Produced By:
Edward Taylor

A Million to One Chance by Kenneth Bird with Patsy Rowlands and Tom Bowman
George Allegro is a small-town tycoon. His big blustering finger is in every pie-he even owns the local newspaper, from the worst motives. But Allegro doesn'understand human beings. This is proved when he tries to exploit a happy event ' which threatens to make headlines.
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by HUGH STEWART in the BBC's Midland studios Broadcast on June 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Bird
Unknown:
Patsy Rowlands
Unknown:
Tom Bowman
Unknown:
George Allegro
Produced By:
Hugh Stewart
Julia Marsden:
Jane Bond
Mr Allegro:
Tom Bowman
Humby:
Donald Shaw
Bob Catchaside:
Ralph Lawton
Bebe Catchaside:
Patsy Rowlands
Rembrandt:
Jon Farrell
Peter Caxton:
Peter Billingsley
Mavis:
Penelope Shaw
A technician:
John Sanders
Fred:
Alan Burnett

Music played by young orchestras from many parts of the country
3: THE LONDON SCHOOLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor, LESLIE RUSSELL
Part of a concert given in the Ebert Halle. Hamburg, during the orchestra's recent concert tour of Germany.
Recordings made available by courtesy of Norddeutscher Rundfunk

Contributors

Conductor:
Leslie Russell

Ronald Howard and Frank Duncan in No Highway
The novel by Nevil Shute adapted by STEPHEN GRENFELL with Christine Finn
Nicolette Bernard and Virginia Winter
Cost in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC
Drama Repertory Company Produced by BETTY DAVIES

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Howard
Unknown:
Frank Duncan
Novel By:
Nevil Shute
Adapted By:
Stephen Grenfell
Unknown:
Christine Finn
Unknown:
Nicolette Bernard
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Dennis Scott:
Frank Duncan
Shirley Scott:
Virginia Winter
Theodore Honey:
Ronald Howard
Director:
Norman Claridge
Fergusson:
Donald McKillop
Springer:
Michael Spice
Samuelson:
Frederick Treves
Jack Penworthy:
David Valla
Elspeth Honey:
Jill Raymond
Marjorie Corder:
Christine Finn
Dobson:
John Broster
Monica Teasdale:
Nicolette Bernard
Prendergast:
Austin Trevor
Stubbs:
Stephen Thorne

Brahms
Piano Quartet in G minor
Members of the London OCTET Hugh Maguire (violin) Harry Danks (viola)
Alexander Kok (cello) with PAUL HAMBURGER (piano) Broadcast on March 28 in the Third Programme
First of three programmes to include all Brahms's Piano Quartets

Contributors

Violin:
Hugh Maguire
Viola:
Harry Danks
Cello:
Alexander Kok

BBC Home Service Basic

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