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Friday's broadcast (Light)

Contributors

Written By:
John Keir Cross
Produced By:
Tony Shryane
Edited By:
Godfrey Baseley
Daniel Archer:
Monte Crick
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Jack Archer:
Denis Folwell
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Lilian Archer:
Elizabeth Marlowe
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Carol Grenville:
Anne Cullen
Harvey Grenville:
Ronald Baddiley
John Tregorran:
Philip Morant
Ned Larkin:
Bill Payne
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Fred Barratt:
Tommy Duggan
Betty Barratt:
Brenda Dunrich
Roger Patillo:
Jeremy Mason
Gregory Salt:
Gerald Turner
Polly Mead:
Hilary Newcombe

The novel by Nevil Shute adapted by Stephen Grenfell
with Ronald Howard and Trader Faulkner

Some men of noble stock were made, Some glory in the murder blade.
Some praise a Science or an Art, But I like honourable Trade.

(Saturday's broadcast)

Contributors

Author:
Nevil Shute
Adapted by:
Stephen Grenfell
Producer:
Betty Davies
[Actor]:
Ronald Howard
[Actor]:
Trader Faulkner

A magazine of interest to all with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Turning Points: JOHN ELLISON talks to TERRY-THOMAS
Winter Fishing at Pniewy:
CATHERINE COAST recalls a scene when she was an au-pair girl in Western Poland
Looking at Books: KENNETH
YOUNG talks about the work of WINIFRED HOLTBY , whose novel South Riding has just been re-issued
Can You Tell Me?: a fortnightly series answering listeners' queries
You asked us to play . . . record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Talks:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Winifred Holtby
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

by J. P. Martin adapted as a dramatised Teading in four parts by Josephine Bruce
The Badfortians are planning a nasty surprise for Uncle the elephant, but an unexpected present of 200 cartloads of honey and strawberry jam, and 6,000 casks of condensed milk, has made all seem well at ' Homeward '—for the time being.
Part 3: A Lull before the Storm
Other parts played by Nigel Graham , Noel Howlett
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Unknown:
J. P. Martin
Unknown:
Josephine Bruce
Played By:
Nigel Graham
Played By:
Noel Howlett
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Storyteller:
John Pullen
Uncle:
Fred Yule
Old Monkey:
Wilfred Babbage
Beaver Hateman:
Geoffrey Matthews
Auntie:
Grizelda Hervey

adapted by Laura Common from the novel
The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic with Bessie Love , Diana Olsson
Jeremy Wilkin
Cast in order of speaking:
Terence Madden. KEVIN MCHUGH
Produced by H. B. FORTUIN
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Contributors

Adapted By:
Laura Common
Unknown:
Theron Ware
Unknown:
Harold Frederic
Unknown:
Bessie Love
Unknown:
Diana Olsson
Unknown:
Jeremy Wilkin
Unknown:
Terence Madden.
Unknown:
Kevin McHugh
Produced By:
H. B. Fortuin
Brother Tisdale:
Stephen Jack
The Rev Theron Ware:
Jeremy Wilkin
Alice Ware:
Diana Olsson
Church Trustees: Winch:
Douglas Hankin
Pierce:
Harold Kasket
Fr Vincent Forbes:
Peter Marinker
Celia Madden:
Margaret Robertson
Dr John Lund:
Stephen Jack
Sister Constance Soulsby:
Bessie Love
Brother Soulsby:
Stuart Nicholl

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