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Lent Series: 5
Talking about Ways of Prayer
DR. OLIVE WYON considers the question: Is there anybody there?
This series of talks Is available as a booklet, price Is. 6d. plus 3d. postage. It may be obtained by sending a crossed postal order to [address removed]. or by ordering through booksellers.

A series of six programmes on Britain's coloured immigrants Two in every hundred people in this country today are coloured. By the turn of the century it will probably be four in every hundred
1: We're all lumped together as the same coloured person ...
LIVERPOOL HOUSEWIFE
Who are the coloured immigrants? How many are there? Where do they come from? Why do they come?
Narrated by MICHAEL SMEE with C. L. R. JAMES
DR. MICHAEL BANTON
SIR LEARIE CONSTANTINE , M.B.E.
HAMZA ALAVI and DR. D. R. PREM
Produced by Richard Hooper
Broadcast on December 29,
1964, in Study Session

Contributors

Unknown:
C. L. R. James
Unknown:
Dr. Michael Banton
Unknown:
Sir Learie Constantine
Unknown:
Hamza Alavi
Unknown:
Dr. D. R.
Produced By:
Richard Hooper

from the South-East A weekly meeting with young musicians
This week:
THE Boys' BRIGADE BAND of the London district
Conducted by FRANK WRIGHT
Introduced by JOHN HOBDAY
Produced by Gareth Walters

Contributors

Conducted By:
Frank Wright
Introduced By:
John Hobday
Produced By:
Gareth Walters

The Watchmaker of Everton by Georges Simenon translated by NORMAN DENNY and dramatised for radio by HOWARD AGG with Malcolm Hayes and Haydn Jones Dave Galloway , a watchmaker in a small American town. has brought up his sixteen-year-old son alone. He has always been a quiet, peace-loving boy, but ... I
Produced by MARTYN C. WEBSTER
Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Georges Simenon
Translated By:
Norman Denny
Unknown:
Malcolm Hayes
Unknown:
Haydn Jones
Unknown:
Dave Galloway
Produced By:
Martyn C. Webster

Including: tHave you read this?:
JACK SINGLETON dips into some of the entries in the competition recommending books for your library list
On Active Service:
KEITH MACKLIN talks to MR. AND MRS. FREEMAN about their life's work in Sheffield for the unemployed and refugees tArgument: another conversation on an issue of the day
Away From It All:
LESLIE GARDINER describes holidays he has spent off the main tourist stream. 4: Islands of the Blest
You asked us to play ... record requests
Introduced by STEVE RACE

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Singleton
Talks:
Keith MacKlin
Unknown:
Leslie Gardiner
Introduced By:
Steve Race

The Borrowers by Mary Norton arranged as a dramatised reading in four parts by BERTHA LONSDALE
1: Pod's Hole
Produced by HERBERT SMITH

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Norton
Unknown:
Bertha Lonsdale
Produced By:
Herbert Smith
Storyteller:
Marah Stohl
Homily:
Rosalie Williams
Arrietty:
Margaret Dew
Pod:
Jack Woolgar

A Sad Comedy with Some Songs by Bernard Kops
Music composed, arranged and played by LARRY ADLER with Cyril Shaps , Andrew Sachs
Marjorie Westbury and Meier Tzelniker
David's songs sung by MIKE LEROY
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Songs By:
Bernard Kops
Played By:
Larry Adler
Unknown:
Cyril Shaps
Unknown:
Andrew Sachs
Unknown:
Marjorie Westbury
Unknown:
Meier Tzelniker
Sung By:
Mike Leroy
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Hava Segal:
Patricia Leventon
Bessie Levy:
Marjorie Westbury
Sam Levy:
Cyril Shaps
Solly Segal:
Meier Tzelniker
David Levy:
Andrew Sachs
Mr Alf Stone:
Harry Towb
Mrs Stone:
Mary Henry
Mr Green:
George Layton
Mr Black:
John Barrard
Mr White:
Frederick Treves

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