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The Captive Lyre by Lydia Ragosin with Gabriel Woolf and Jane Wenham
St. Petersburg 1836. The tragic story of Alexander Pushkin and his wife Natalya : their social intrigues in the courts of Russia. and his fateful duel with Baron Georges d'Anthes.
Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT
Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Lydia Ragosin
Unknown:
Gabriel Woolf
Unknown:
Alexander Pushkin
Produced By:
Norman Wright

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
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For your library list: some recommendations for your reading from ANNE SCOTT-JAMES
Tame birds: CLARE Kipps talks to ROBIN HOLMES about Timmy the Sparrow
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Holmes
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

Young musicians from Northern Ireland
ISABEL MORAN (contralto)
Clarinet Trio:
Peter BARNECUTT David REID
David JOHNSTON
Cello duet:
DAVID STRANGE and PETER WORRALL
Accompanist, HAVELOCK NELSON
Introduced by EDGAR Boucher

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Barnecutt
Unknown:
David Reid
Cello:
David Johnston
Cello:
Peter Worrall
Accompanist:
Havelock Nelson
Introduced By:
Edgar Boucher

by John Osborne u-ith
Donald Wolfit
Avis Bunnage Jane Wenham
George Merritt
Music composed by JOHN ADDISON
Adapted for broadcasting by BENNETT MAXWELL
Music directed by BILL BLEZARD
Produced by H. B. FORTUIN

Contributors

Unknown:
John Osborne
Unknown:
Donald Wolfit
Unknown:
Avis Bunnage
Unknown:
Jane Wenham
Unknown:
George Merritt
Composed By:
John Addison
Directed By:
Bill Blezard
Produced By:
H. B. Fortuin
Archie Rice:
Donald Wolfit
Billy Rice, his father:
George Merritt
Jean Rice, his daughter:
Jane Wenham
Phoebe Rice, his wife:
Avis Bunnage
Frank Rice, his son:
Andrew Sachs
William Rice:
Kenneth Hyde
Brother Bill:
Kenneth Hyde
Graham Dodd:
Gabriel Woolf

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