Programme Index

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Introduced by BILL HARTLEY
A Simple Guide to the Motor Car: 2-Carburettors and Exhausts, by ROBIN RICHARDS
The Racing Car Show 1964: a report by JOHN EASON-GIBSON Space Problems:
A story by SAM HENRY
Holidaying Abroad:
Some advice for new travellers by DUDLEY NOBLE
Road Conditions: a review of the week ahead

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Unknown:
Robin Richards
Story By:
Sam Henry
Unknown:
Dudley Noble

with KEN DODD, JOHN LAURIE
JUDITH CHALMERS , WALLAS EATON
PERCY EDWARDS , PETER HUDSON and Wilfrid Brambell
Special feature: How to wash an invisible shirt
BBC VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conductor. PAUL FENOULHET
Script by Ken Dodd and Eddie Braben
Produced by BILL WORSLEY
Broadcast on October 27, 1963. in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
John Laurie
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Wallas Eaton
Unknown:
Percy Edwards
Unknown:
Peter Hudson
Script By:
Ken Dodd
Script By:
Eddie Braben
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

HARRY DAVIDSON
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Introduced by REX PALMER
Master of Ceremonies, CHARLES CRATHORN
Produced by ANDREW GOLD
The dances: Waltz; Marine Fourstep; Schottische; Royal Saunter; Tango Cherie ; Doris Waltz ; Millbrook Foxtrot

Contributors

Introduced By:
Rex Palmer
Produced By:
Andrew Gold
Unknown:
Tango Cherie
Unknown:
Doris Waltz

For the ninetieth birthday of SOMERSET MAUGHAM
The Letter adapted for radio by RAYMOND RAIKES from the short story and the play with Googie Withers
Stephen Murray
Carleton Hobbs
The action takes place on a plantation in the Malay Peninsula and at Singapore. Period-about 1920
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES

Contributors

Unknown:
Raymond Raikes
Unknown:
Googie Withers
Unknown:
Stephen Murray
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
A Quiet Voice:
Peter Pratt
Leslie:
Googie Withers
Geoffrey Hammond:
Gordon Faith
The Head-Boy:
Timothy Harley
Hassan, a Malay servant:
Kristopher Kum
John Withers, the Assistant District Officer:
Glyn Dearman
Robert Crosbie, Leslie's husband:
Stephen Murray
Howard Joyce:
Carleton Hobbs
Ong Chi Seng:
Andrew Sachs
Mrs Parker, a prison matron:
Molly Rankin
Chung Hi, a Chinese general dealer:
John Ruddock
Ah Sing:
Paul Tann
A Chinese woman:
Pik-Sen Lim
Mrs Joyce:
Vivienne Chatterton

News and views of books by JULIAN GLOAG , JOHN HORDER JULIAN JEBB
DORIS LANGLEY MOORE FRANCIS WATSON and MARGHANITA LASKI on A Life in Photography
Introduced by ROBIN HOLMES

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Gloag
Unknown:
John Horder
Unknown:
Julian Jebb
Unknown:
Doris Langley Moore
Unknown:
Francis Watson
Unknown:
Marghanita Laski
Introduced By:
Robin Holmes

Beethoven
Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127 played by the FINE ARTS QUARTET
Leonard Sorkin (violin) Abram Loft (violin) Irving Ilmer (viola)
George Sopkin (cello)
Part of the broadcast of Jan. 16,
1963, in the Third Programme Further programmes of music byi Beethoven: Wednesday. Thursday. and Friday in ' Music at Night '

Contributors

Violin:
Leonard Sorkin
Violin:
Abram Loft
Cello:
George Sopkin

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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