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A novel of the days of Roman Britain by ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF abridged for radio in six parts by David Scott Daniell
Readers, GABRIEL WOOLF NIGEL GRAHAM and Valerie Kirkbricht
3: Breaking-Point
Broadcast on June 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosemary Sutcliff
Readers:
David Scott Daniell
Readers:
Gabriel Woolf
Readers:
Nigel Graham
Readers:
Valerie Kirkbricht

A short storv by C. B. Gilford dramatised for broadcasting by WILFRID GRANTHAM with Esma Cannon
' Wouldn'it it be lovely to see a bit of life for once. with nice things to eat and a bed you could really sleep in? ' So mused Mrs. Owen alone in her dingy bed-sitting room with its broken-down furniture and faded curtains. How the old lady realised her ' glorious hour ' is the little secret behind this play.
Produced by ARCHIE Campbell

Contributors

Unknown:
C. B. Gilford
Broadcasting By:
Wilfrid Grantham
Unknown:
Esma Cannon
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Police Inspector:
Derek Birch
Mrs Owen:
Esma Cannon
Mrs Bennett:
Ella Milne
Taxi driver:
Peter Bartlett
Mr Satterfield:
Kenneth Dight
George:
Bill Horsley
Ernest:
Keith Buckley
Valerie Brown:
Olive Kirby
Mr Lewis:
Wilfred Barrage

Introduced by ANNE GREGG
Writers Talking: PETER BULL talks to TERESA MCGONAGLE about his latest volume of autobiography
Language of the Headlights: YVONNE CROSS is perplexed by the lorry drivers' code
Reading Your Letters
A Library of Smells: MALCOLM
BILLINGS visits a factory making industrial perfumes
Those Boring Days: ANNE WILSON and ELIZABETH CAYLEY were teenagers before the second world war
PATIENCE COLLIER reads
All the Days of Minnie Sue by SUSAN BELL
Seventh of ten instalments

Contributors

Introduced By:
Anne Gregg
Unknown:
Teresa McGonagle
Unknown:
Anne Wilson
Unknown:
Elizabeth Cayley
Unknown:
Minnie Sue
Unknown:
Susan Bell

A radio serial in thirteen parts by Frederick Bradnum freely dramatised from Louise de la Valliere and The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas with Patrick Troughton, Anne Cullen and Victor Lucas

Louise de la Valliere has revealed to her friends her love for Louis XIV-only to be overheard by the King himself. The Princess Henrietta makes capital of this, and decrees that Louise must behave or be banished from the Court. Meanwhile D'Artagnan repairs to the Beau Paon Inn to keep hidden watch on Aramis, and to learn of his plotting and intrigues.
5: Of Death and Love
Produced by Norman Wright
Sunday's broadcast

Contributors

Dramatist:
Frederick Bradnum
Author:
Alexandre Dumas
Unknown:
Patrick Troughton
Unknown:
Anne Cullen
Unknown:
Victor Lucas
Producer:
Norman Wright

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Space in the Sixties:
PATRICK MOORE takes a look at space travel today y Look Back in Nostalgia:
REG BRENT recalls some music-hall moments with HARRY PARR DAVIES
Silver Lining: the first of three talks about a holiday in the Holy Land by GERTRUDE MINETT
Your Letters
Introduced by Ken Syicora

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Moore
Unknown:
Reg Brent
Unknown:
Harry Parr
Unknown:
Gertrude Minett
Introduced By:
Ken Syicora

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
Giles Playfair 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 specially welcome

Contributors

Introduces:
Giles Playfair

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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