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A course of ten lessons in spoken Mandarin for complete beginners
Programme 8
Introduced by Lucia Liu with the help of Terry Chang
Language consultant, Mrs. Y. C. Liu
Script by David POLLARD
Produced by Elsie Ferguson
Last Tuesday's broadcast (Study)
A booklet and pronunciation record are available

Contributors

Introduced By:
Lucia Liu
Unknown:
Terry Chang
Unknown:
Mrs. Y. C. Liu
Script By:
David Pollard
Produced By:
Elsie Ferguson

A course of twenty lessons in spoken Russian for near-beginners
Lesson 8
Written by VAUGHAN JAMES University of Sussex
Language consultant, Lyubov Volossevich given by VAUGHAN JAMES , MARINA RYAN and VICTOR GREGORIY
Produced by Richard Hooper
Last Wednesday's broadcast (Study)
A bcuklet is available

Contributors

Written By:
Vaughan James
Unknown:
Lyubov Volossevich
Unknown:
Vaughan James
Produced By:
Richard Hooper

Italiano
A series of fifteen magazine-type programmes, including readings from the Penguin book of Italian Short Stories and The Penguin Book of Italian Verse, for listeners with some knowledge of Italian
Programme 8
Leopardi: L'infinito
Pesci grossi , pesci piccoli - 8
II Filosofo di Campagna (Galuppi)
Introduced by ARIELLA REGGIO
Speakers, LEONORA FABBRI, ALDO BEVACQUA
Script by Leonora Fabbri and Elsie Ferguson
Produced by Elsie Ferguson
Last Thursday's broadcast (Study)

Contributors

Unknown:
Pesci Grossi
Unknown:
Pesci Piccoli
Introduced By:
Ariella Reggio
Script By:
Leonora Fabbri
Script By:
Elsie Ferguson
Produced By:
Elsie Ferguson

with Ken Dodd
JOHN LAURIE
PATRICIA HAVES
GRAHAM STARK
PERCY EDWARDS
JUDITH CHALMERS and THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
DODDY's DIDDY ORCHESTRA Conducted by MALCOLM LOCKYER
Script by EDDIE BRABEN and KEN DODD
Produced by BILL WORSLEY
Broadcast on July 17 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Dodd
Unknown:
John Laurie
Unknown:
Patricia Haves
Unknown:
Percy Edwards
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Spencer Davis
Conducted By:
Malcolm Lockyer
Script By:
Eddie Braben
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

Ask a Stranger by Barbara Foxe with Pauline Letts , Cyril Shaps
Sylvia Coleridge , David March Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by RONALD MASON

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Foxe
Unknown:
Pauline Letts
Unknown:
Cyril Shaps
Unknown:
Sylvia Coleridge
Produced By:
Ronald Mason
Mrs Barret:
Sylvla Coleridge
Miss Carter:
Pauline Letts
Mr Barret:
David March
Mr Smith:
Cyril Shaps
Mrs Smith:
Eva Haddon
Miss West:
Olga Lindo

VILEM TAUSKY conducts the BBC'WELSH Orchestra Led by John Bradbury in a programme of music j for all the family with MARGARET PRICE (soprano)
KENNETH BOWEN (tenor) ; COLIN STAVELEY (violin)
Introduced by IWAN THOMAS
Produced by Moelfryn Harries and Gareth Walters "
The programme includes music from Manon (Massenet), Un ballo in Maschera (Verdi), L'EIisir d'amore (Donizetti), and Zigeuner- weisen (Sarasate)
Given before aninvitedaudience ? in the Cory Hall. Cardiff. Tickets may be obtainedfromBBCBroadcasting House. Llandaff, Cardiff.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Bradbury
Soprano:
Margaret Price
Tenor:
Kenneth Bowen
Violin:
Colin Staveley
Introduced By:
Iwan Thomas
Produced By:
Moelfryn Harries
Produced By:
Gareth Walters
Unknown:
Cory Hall. Cardiff.

Private Angelo by Eric Linklater adapted by ERIC EWENS
The adventures of a non-heroic Italian Private, in three armies, during the Second World War. j with Wilfred Babbage
John Dearth , Arthur Lawrence
Guitar music arranged and played by FREDDIE PHILLIPS
Produced by JOHN GIBSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Linklater
Adapted By:
Eric Ewens
Unknown:
Wilfred Babbage
Unknown:
John Dearth
Guitar:
Arthur Lawrence
Played By:
Freddie Phillips
Produced By:
John Gibson
Private Angelo:
Trader Faulkner
Count Piccolograndi:
Felix Felton
Countess Piccolograndi:
Mary Wimbush
The Marchesa Dolce:
Anna Burden
Lucrezia:
Carole Boyd
Annunziata:
Cécile Chevreau
Fest:
Malcolm Hayes
Corporal Tom Trivet:
Clive Merrison
Lieutenant Telfer:
Michael McClain
Lucia:
Sian Davies
Pasquale:
Tom Bowman

Brian Redhead discusses some topical matters and some less topical with Mary Goldring, Business Editor, The Economist; John Rex, Professor of Social Theory and Institutions, University of Durham; John Wain, novelist and critic.

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Redhead
Guest:
Mary Goldring
Guest:
John Rex
Guest:
John Wain

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