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by ANTHONY C. WILSON
A new series of five plays about the boy detectives with Harold Reese and Patricia Hayes
5: The Radcliffes of Wildwinds Hall
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony C. Wilson
Unknown:
Harold Reese
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Norman Bones:
Harold Reese
Henry Bones:
Patricia Hayes
The Rev George Bones:
Charles E. Stidwill
Dr Clare:
William Fox
Mrs Beale:
Janet Morrison
Mr Witley:
Frederick Treves
Mr Appleby:
Ronald Baddiley
Mrs Appleby:
June Spencer
Fred Jefferson:
Preston Lockwood
John Pettigast:
Roy Spencer
Sergeant Fairley:
Hamlyn Benson

Bert Holland the middle-aged schoolmaster who. as director and producer of the Stretford (Manchester) Children's Theatre, has given the drama a new meaning for hundreds of local youngsters. Among those helping to tell the story are film actress JUNE RITCHIE and members of the theatre
Compiled and narrated by GEOFFREY HOWARD
Broadcast on July 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Bert Holland

A Chronicle of the Hundred Years War by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE arranged for broadcasting in nine episodes by NAN MACDONALD with Francis de Wolff as Sir Bertrand du Guesclin
Marjorie Westbury as The Lady Tiphaine Stanley MacKenzie as Sir Nigel Loring David Spenser as Alleyne Edrieson and Victor Lucas as Samkin Aylward
7: How Five Men held the Keep at Villefranche
Produced by TREVOR HILL from the North of England

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Nan MacDonald
Unknown:
Francis de Wolff
Unknown:
Sir Bertrand du Guesclin
Unknown:
Marjorie Westbury
Unknown:
Lady Tiphaine Stanley MacKenzie
Unknown:
Sir Nigel Loring
Unknown:
David Spenser
Unknown:
Alleyne Edrieson
Unknown:
Victor Lucas
Unknown:
Samkin Aylward
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Sir Tristram de Rochefort:
David Mahlowe
Lady de Rochefort:
Mara Stohl
Hordle John:
James Luxton
Walter Ford, squire to Sir Nigel:
Keith Buckley
Godfrey Sir Bertrand's squire:
Brian Trueman
Gaston, the innkeeper:
Jim Wiggins
Pelligny, the Bishop's Champion:
Bert Parnaby
Sir Otto Harnit:
Graham Tennant
Father Stephen, chaplain to Sir Tristram:
John Wardle
The Chronicler:
Ronald Harvi

with WILFRED PICKLES visits Guisborough
The ' capital ' of Cleveland with MABEL at ' The Table' and HARRY HUDSON at the piano
Produced by STEPHEN WILLIAMS
Broadcast on December 15 in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Hudson
Produced By:
Stephen Williams

An emigrant's account of Los Angeles
Every day more than a hundred immigrants reach Los Angeles, most of them Europeans. Why they come and what they find on arrival are the terms of this documentary programme which illustrates. with local recordings, the problems confronting the new-comer to the Californian city of which Hollywood is nowadays merely the annexe.
Compiled and narrated by KEITH D. WILLIAMS
Produced by ROBERT POCOCK

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith D. Williams
Produced By:
Robert Pocock

LESLIE SMITH introduces this morning's edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on lively talking points of any kind are welcome for these midday broadcasts.
Correspondents are invited to write to: Listening Post. BBC. Broadcasting House, London, W.l.

Contributors

Introduces:
Leslie Smith

Jonsen by C. K. Munro with Joss Ackland
Ned has been waiting two years to marry Rose. but Rose has felt unable to leave her aunt who has brought her up. Now they hope that Captain Jonsen may solve their problem, but tragedy intervenes.
Produced by DAVID H. GODFREY

Contributors

Unknown:
C. K. Munro
Unknown:
Joss Ackland
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
Rose:
Valerie Kirkbright
Ned Carmichael:
Stephen Thorne
Nellie McAlpine:
Joan Sanderson
Jonsen:
Joss Ackland
Dr Moyle:
Seymour Green
Jessie McAlpine:
Molly Rankin
Miss Kingdom:
Nicolette Bernard
Gladys Carmichael:
Rosalind Shanks
George Carmichael:
Fraser Kerr

from Coventry Cathedral
Preces and Responses
(Hewitt-Jones)
Psalm 97
Lessons: Isaiah 60. vv. 1-6;
Revelation 21. v. 22. to 22, v. 5 (J. B. Phillips translation)
Canticles (Rubbra in A flat) Anthems: Dormi, Jesu!
(Rubbra)
Glory to God (Schutz)
Hymns: (from A. and M. Rev.)
God of mercy, God of grace (264); The people that in darkness sat (80)
Organist, DAVID LEPINE
Sub-organist, Robert Weddle

Contributors

Unknown:
B. Phillips
Organist:
David Lepine
Unknown:
Robert Weddle

A magazine of interest to all with older listeners specially in mind, including
Off-Beat: DERYCK COOKE talks about marches in.music
Albert Schweitzer at ninety:
James CAMERON talks about the man and his work tDate with a Patient:
BILL TAYLOR recalls men in dressing-gowns
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Talks:
Deryck Cooke
Unknown:
Albert Schweitzer
Talks:
James Cameron
Unknown:
Bill Taylor
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

Five-round contests between London and the Regions
London v. West: Round 1
London:
MICHAEL AYRTON
SIR DENIS BROGAN
Quiz-Master, LIONEL HALE West:
VIVIAN OGILVIE , VINCENT WAITE Quiz-Master, Roy PLOMLEY
Arranged by PATRICK HARVEY
Repeated on Thursday at 1.10

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Ayrton
Unknown:
Sir Denis Brogan
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Vivian Ogilvie
Unknown:
Vincent Waite
Arranged By:
Patrick Harvey

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
JOHN THOMPSON introduces this evening's edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are especially welcome

Contributors

Introduces:
John Thompson

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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