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A Chronicle of the Hundred Years War by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE arranged for broadcasting by NAN MACDONALD with Francis de Wolff as Sir Bertrand du Guesclin
Marjorie Westbury as The Lady Tiphaine Stanley MacKenzie as Sir Nigel Loring
Victor Lucas as Samkin Aylward and David Spenser as Alleyne Edricson
8: How Sir Nigel Took Command of the White Company and Led the Vanguard into Spain
Produced by TREVOR HILL from the North of England

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Broadcasting By:
Nan MacDonald
Unknown:
Francis de Wolff
Unknown:
Sir Bertrand du Guesclin
Unknown:
Marjorie Westbury
Unknown:
Lady Tiphaine Stanley MacKenzie
Unknown:
Sir Nigel Loring
Unknown:
Victor Lucas
Unknown:
Samkin Aylward
Unknown:
David Spenser
Unknown:
Alleyne Edricson
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Sir Claud Latour, a Breton knight:
David Mahlowe
Sir Oliver Buttershorn:
Graham Tennant
Hordle John:
James Luxton
Black Simon of Norwich:
Roy Minton
Johnstone, an old archer:
Bert Parnaby
A crossbowman from Brabant:
Jack Woolgar
Sir William Felton:
Francis Winfield
Sir Simon Burley:
Norman Somers
Don Diego:
John Linstrum
Bligh, an archer:
Peter Wheeler
Mark Shaw, another archer:
John Daglish
A young archer:
Paul Bond
The Chronicler:
Ronald Harvi

An autobiographical talk by a man who has been a naval officer, author, parliamentarian, broadcaster, playwright, and always independent in his opinions
African Episodes
COMMANDER SIR STEPHEN KING-HALL first visited Africa in 1911. He caused white maggots to get on to the bridge of a cruiser, turned the fire hose on an Admiral, and was made to spend a night up a tree.
Broadcast on August 31

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Stephen King-Hall

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

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
The Helping Hand: National
Assistance is a right not a charity. ANGELA PAIN, with the help of recordings, explains how it works
We Spell It with a Y: PENNE-
THORNE HUGHES explains how some differences have crept into surnames
Singing in Public: MICHAEL
TYLER-WHITTLE speaks from experience
Your Letters
You asked us to play ... record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Unknown:
Thorne Hughes
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

A new serial play by JOHN DARRAN featuring security officers Greg Vaughan and James ' Rocky ' Mountain in their latest assignment
2: Red Light
Produced by EVELYN WILLIAMS

Contributors

Play By:
John Darran
Unknown:
Greg Vaughan
Produced By:
Evelyn Williams
Col Spear:
Ivor Maddox
Greg Vaughan:
John Darran
' Rocky Mountain:
Dillwyn' Owen
Robinson:
Donald Richards
Kuranski:
David Lawton
David Brust PETER:
Bowen Jones
Philip Guard:
Len Mayo
Secretary:
Rita Street
Baleda:
Annest Wiliam
The Minister:
Henry Jacobs
Announcer IEUAN:
Rhys Williams
Alec Roux:
Alun Davies

DENIS MATTHEWS (piano) The combined
CITY OF Birmingham SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leader, John Georgiadis and BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA Leader, James Hutcheon
Conducted by Hugo Rignold Mozart
Serenata Notturno (K.286)
7.46* Piano Concerto No. 22, in E flat major (K.482)
From the Town Hall, Birmingham
See facing page

Contributors

Piano:
Denis Matthews
Leader:
John Georgiadis
Leader:
James Hutcheon
Conducted By:
Hugo Rignold
Unknown:
Serenata Notturno

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
Correspondents are invited to write to: Listening Post. BBC. Broadcasting House. London. W.l.

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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