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Wilfrid Brambell in Who Am I Kidding?
A new play for radio by Maisie Mosco with Jessie Evans. David March
' I know he's a bit of a yarn-spinner, but lots of people spin yarns, don'they? They do it to weave a bit of magic round their lives, because there might not be any there, otherwise. I bet you've done it yourself now and again-but you'd never admit it! '
Cast:
Produced by JOHN Powell

Contributors

Unknown:
Maisie Mosco
Unknown:
Jessie Evans.
Produced By:
John Powell
Alfred Littleton:
Wilfrid Brambell
Mrs Payne:
Jessie Evans
Mr Payne:
David March
Enid Beale:
Joan Matheson
Beryl:
Carol Marsh
Sgt Hughes:
Alan Dudley
P.C. Latimer:
Nigel Graham
Ann:
Susan Maudslay
Bob:
Leroy Lingwood

from Llandaff Cathedral
Introit: Sing we merrily (Batten)
Responses (Rose)
Psalms: 27, 28 29
Lessons: Job 6
St. Luke 1, w. 57-80
Magnificat and Nune dimittis
(Wood m E flat, No. 1)
Anthem: 0 love, how deep, how broad, how high (Bush)
Immortal, invisible (A. and M.
Rev. 372)
Organist and Master of the Choristers, ROBERT JOYCE
Assistant organist, V. Anthony Lewis

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Joyce
Organist:
V. Anthony Lewis

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:

Extravaganza of the East: Elsie Arnold, a member of the original cast of Chu Chin Chow when it opened fifty years ago, recalls music and memories from the show

A Way with Flowers: Anne Catchpole looks at international floristry and talks to floral designers from all over the world

Collector's Item: Philip Holland reflects on a personal column request for 'a stage-coach wanted urgently'

Disabled - but not unable: Gordon Snell talks to someone who has overcome a physical handicap

Introduced by Ken Sykora

Contributors

Unknown:
Elsie Arnold
Unknown:
Chu Chin
Unknown:
Anne Catchpole
Talks:
Gordon Snell
Presenter:
Ken Sykora

The King's General by Daphne du Maurier dramatised for radio in eight episodes by REX RIENITS with Mary Wimbush
2: The Gathering Storm
It is no longer possible for Honor Harris to marry Sir Richard Gren vile; in despair she turns away from him, and he leaves her life for the present. Meanwhile the internal strife between King and Parliament is beginning to make itself felt throughout the country.
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by BRIAN MILLER from the West of England

Contributors

Unknown:
Rex Rienits
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Sir Richard Gren
Produced By:
Brian Miller
Honor Harris:
Mary Wimbush
Robin Harris:
Bill Meilen
Matty:
Ruby Luscohbe
Bevil Grenvile:
Esmond Rideout
Jonathan Rashleigh:
Peter Claughton
Jo Harris:
Michael Spice
Sir Peter Courtney:
Kim Grant
John Rashleigh:
Brian Jackson
Joan Rashleigh:
June Barrie
Mary Rashleigh:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Alice Courtney:
Elizabeth Boxer

London v. Wales: Round 2
London:
SIR DENIS BROGAN , CEDRIC Cliffe Quiz-Master,
LIONEL HALE Wales:
T. 1. ELLIS, WYN GRIFFITH Quiz-Master, Roy PLOMLEY
Arranged by Patrick Harvey

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Denis Brogan
Unknown:
Cedric Cliffe
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Wyn Griffith
Unknown:
Roy Plomley
Arranged By:
Patrick Harvey

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire
Conducted by Colin Davis
Royal Philharmonic Society Concert from the Royal Festival Hall, London
Part 1
SYMPHONY No. 5

Contributors

Cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Leader:
Hugh Maguire
Conducted By:
Colin Davis

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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