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Introduced by BILL HARTLEY
Wot-no Brakes?: ERIC HAWTREY describes what happened to him in this predicament
The Commonwealth Motoring Conference in Ottawa: JOHN Kipps of the A.A. reports
Safety in the New Forest: JACK DWYER talks about the new measures to protect animals and motorists
The Month's Motoring News: reviewed by DENIS HOLMES of the Daily Mail
Last Friday's broadcast in the Third Network and The Latest Road Traffic News

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Unknown:
Eric Hawtrey
Unknown:
John Kipps
Talks:
Jack Dwyer
Reviewed By:
Denis Holmes

A sort of radio snow written by ERIC MERRIMAN with Kenneth Home
KENNETH WILLIAMS , HUGH PADDICH
BETTY MARSDEN. BILL PERTWEE
THE FRASER HAYES FOUR
BBC VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conductor, PAUL FENOULBET
Sort-of-announcer, DOUGLAS SMITH
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS
Broadcast on December 15 in the Light Programme

Contributors

Written By:
Eric Merriman
Unknown:
Kenneth Home
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddich
Unknown:
Betty Marsden.
Unknown:
Fraser Hayes
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulbet
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Produced By:
John Simmonds

Solo for Several Players
A radio play by Michael Hardwick from the novel by Barbara Jefferis with Sheila Grant and Brace Beeby
Janet Osborne is sitting in a small aeropiane with the engine running, waiting for her fiance, Dick Garnett -when, suddenly, the plane moves off on its own. Janet cannot fly a plane.
Cost in order of speaking:
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON
Broadcast on January IS in the Light Programme

Contributors

Play By:
Michael Hardwick
Novel By:
Barbara Jefferis
Unknown:
Sheila Grant
Unknown:
Brace Beeby
Unknown:
Janet Osborne
Unknown:
Dick Garnett
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Dick Garnett:
Bruce Beeby
Janet Osborne:
Sheila Grant
Mrs Garnett:
Brenda Dunrich
Sylvie:
Paddy Turner
Dave Jordan:
Roy Patrick
George Donovan:
Bruce Wightman

Every Saturday top musical stars are joined by some of their favourite artists for thirty minutes of top entertainment
Tonight's star hostess: Anne Shelton and her guests:
Bob Monkhouse
Stanley Black with THE CLIFF ADAMS SINGERS
BBC VARIETY ORCHESTRA Leader, John Jezard
Conductor, PAUL FENOULHET
Continuity by Alastair Foot
Produced by BILL WORSLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Shelton
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Stanley Black
Leader:
John Jezard
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

Star-Maker by Lyndon Brook with Jane Wenham
Alan Gilford , Lyndon Brook
Other parts played by members of the BBC
Drama Repertory Company
Produced by BETTY DAVIES

Contributors

Unknown:
Lyndon Brook
Unknown:
Jane Wenham
Unknown:
Alan Gilford
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Claudine Prele:
Jane Wenham
Sydney Damrock:
Alan Gifford
Peter Melton:
Lyndon Brook
Joey Hunt:
Garard Green
Effie:
Valerie Kirkbright
Shirley Grail:
Eva Haddon
Mrs Price:
Gladys Spencer
Young actress:
Patricia Leventon
Lenny Greenway:
John Gabriel
Guy Purley:
William Fox
Glen Carver:
Stephen Thorne
Terry Morrigan:
Timothy West
Dame Myra Bainton:
Jane Eccles
Lord Paulson:
Andrew Sachs

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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