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Crossroads
Recorded before an audience of the North-East London Group of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, in Chigwell, Essex
Answering their questions:
W. A. MCCONNACH , M.B.E., Chief Constable of Southend-on-Sea
THE LAWYER
RONALD PRIESTLEY , Chief Instructor of a driving school
TONY BROOKS , motoring journalist and ex-racing driver
Chairman, BILL HARTLEY
Friday's broadcast in the Third Network and The Latest Road Traffic News

Contributors

Unknown:
W. A. McConnach
Unknown:
Ronald Priestley
Unknown:
Tony Brooks

Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to
Jimmy EDWARDS , TED RAY
TOMMY TRINDER , CYRIL FLETCHER
In the chair, MCDONALD HOBLEY
Guest, Tsai Chin
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by EDWARD TAYLOR
Broadcast on January 16 in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Tommy Trinder
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
McDonald Hobley
Unknown:
Tsai Chin
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Produced By:
Edward Taylor

A reinterpretation of history by Mary Stocks adapted for radio by Cynthia Pughe
With David March as Nero
and Gudrun Ure, Richard Hurndall, Mary O'Farrell

Nero is known as the perfect type of blood-thirsty tyrant. In his day, republican sentiment made any emperor fair game, of whom duty required that the worst possible should be said. This play shows how well-intentioned actions might give rise, in a capital seething with gossip, to the kind of stories 'history' records.

Cast in order of speaking: [see below]

See page 9

Contributors

Author:
Mary Stocks
Adapted by:
Cynthia Pughe
Nero's fiddle music composed by:
Alan Paul
Nero's fiddle music played by:
William Miller
Producer:
Audrey Cameron
The Empress Poppaea, the Divine Augusta:
Gudrun Ure
Phaon, Nero's freedman and secretary:
Andrew Sachs
Petronius, the Arbiter of Elegance:
Richard Hurndall
Neanthe, a slave-girl:
Jane Wenham
Sentry:
Stephen Thorne
The Emperor Nero:
David March
Locusta, the poisoner:
Mary O'Farrell
Thessalus, Court physician:
John Ruddock
Seneca, Nero's former tutor:
Philip Leaver
Cleon, a Greek man of business:
Timothy Harley
Tigellinus, commander of the Praetorian Guard:
Hamlyn Benson
Slave-girl:
Jo Manning Wilson
Slave-girl:
Valerie Kirkbright
Slave-girl:
Patricia Leventon
Player:
Gordon Gardner
Player:
Garard Green
Player:
Glyn Dearman

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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