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The Big Killing by Philip Mackie adapted for radio by PEGGY WELLS with Jack Watling and Monica Grey Peter Ashbury has money difficulties. He agrees to commit the apparently perfect murder-but things go wrong.
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON
Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip MacKie
Unknown:
Peggy Wells
Unknown:
Jack Watling
Unknown:
Monica Grey
Unknown:
Peter Ashbury
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron

A magazine of interest to aU with older listeners specially in mind, including: tI've gotta horse: at the beginning of Derby Week, ANNE BRUNTON remembers Derby Day sixty years ago, and ROSEMARY HART takes a look at Epsom today
For Your Library List: URSULA
BLOOM has written several books about her family. She discusses the latest one, Price Above Rubies, a portrait of her mother, with JACK SINGLETON tCan you tell me?: a new fortnightly series answering listeners' queries
You asked us to play.... record requests
Introduced by POLLY ELWES

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Brunton
Unknown:
Rosemary Hart
Introduced By:
Polly Elwes

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin adapted for radio in five episodes by AILEEN MILLS
In Riverboro, Rebecca fell once again from grace in Aunt Miranda's eyes by smuggling the smallest Simpson baby into the house to take care of. Now, after a few years and many adventures, Rebecca is fourteen, and about to leave her aunts to go to the Wareham Academy for Young Ladies....
Episode
Produced by BRIAN MILLER from the West of England

Contributors

Unknown:
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Produced By:
Brian Miller
Narrato:
Tucker McGuire
Aunt Jane:
Tucker McGuire
Rebecca:
Josefina Ray
Adam Ladd:
Ronald Wilson
Aunt Miranda:
Mavis Villiers
Miss Maxwell:
Mavis Villiers

by J. M. Synge adapted for broadcasting by W. R. RODGERS with Siobhan McKenna
Eamonn Keane , Liam Redmond
Milo O'Shea , Anna Manahan and Jack Cunningham
Greatness is about to begin. In a little room
Men will walk and talk like KingS for a while
And explore
The wide and windu acres of words.
A country girl will comport herself in the style of a Queen of note,
A penny potbot4 take on the golden tongue of a poet
W. R. RODGERS
Cast in order of speaking:
Villagers by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company Opening narration by PATRICIA LEVENTON and ALLAN MCCLELLAND
Produced by RONALD MASON
Eamonn Keane broadcasts by arrangement with Radio Eireann
See facing page

Contributors

Unknown:
J. M. Synge
Broadcasting By:
W. R. Rodgers
Unknown:
Siobhan McKenna
Unknown:
Eamonn Keane
Unknown:
Liam Redmond
Unknown:
Milo O'Shea
Unknown:
Anna Manahan
Unknown:
Jack Cunningham
Unknown:
W. R. Rodgers
Unknown:
Patricia Leventon
Unknown:
Allan McClelland
Produced By:
Ronald Mason
Produced By:
Eamonn Keane
Margaret Flaherty, called Pegeen Mike.:
Siobhan McKenna
Shawn Keogh, a farmer:
Milo O'Shea
Michael James Flaherty a publican:
Liam Redmond
Small farmers: Jimmy Farrell:
Patrick McAlinnet
Small farmers: Philly Cullen:
Barry Keegan
Christopher Mahon:
Eamonn Keane
Widow Quln:
Anna Manahan
Village girls: Susan Brady:
Barbara Adair
Village girls: Honor Blake:
Maggie Fitzgerald
Sara Tansey:
Kate Binchy
Old Mahon, a squatter:
Jack Cunningham

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

Contributors

Introduces:
Kenneth Kendall

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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