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A course of twenty lessons in spoken Russian for near-beginners
Lesson 10 given by VAUGHAN JAMES. MARINA RYAN and VICTOR GREGORIY
Last Wednesday's broadcast (Study)
A booklet is available

Contributors

Unknown:
Vaughan James.
Unknown:
Victor Gregoriy

A series of fifteen magazine-type programmes, including readings from the Penguin book of Italian Short Stories and The Penguin Book of Italian Verse, fur listeners with some knowledge of Italian
Programme 10 Pascoli: Orfano Lu sgombero—2
11 Segreto di Susanna (Wolf-Ferrari) Ninna Nanna
Introduced by ARIELLA REGGIO
Speakers, LEONORA FABBRI ALDO BEVACQUA
Thursdays broadcast (Study)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ninna Nanna
Introduced By:
Ariella Reggio
Unknown:
Leonora Fabbri
Unknown:
Aldo Bevacqua

starring
Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H. Corbett as Harold in The Bird with MARIANNE STONE
Written by ALAN SIMPSON and RAY GALTON adapted for radio by Gale Pedrick
Produced by BOBBY JAYE
Broadcast on July 10 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilfrid Brambell
Unknown:
Harry H. Corbett
Written By:
Alan Simpson
Written By:
Ray Galton
Unknown:
Gale Pedrick
Produced By:
Bobby Jaye

'It's not our social battlefield - it's her life. We think we can see the dangers for her. the pitfalls. It's an illusion. We can see nothing. No one can.'

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Russell
Producer:
Alan Ayckbourn
David Webster:
Derrick Gilbert
Angela Burlon:
Rosalind Shanks
Sheila Burton:
Penelope Lee
Henry Burton:
James Beck
Hylda Burton:
Mavis Rogerson
Tom Burton:
Colin Edwynn
Joe Burton:
Ralph Lawton
Gail Wainwright:
Pamela Craig
Alderman Wainwright:
John Franklyn Robbins
Sam Cranston:
Graham Rigby
Mrs Wainwright:
Jean Lockhart
[Actress]:
Catherine Naish
[Actor]:
Chris Canavan
[Actor]:
Roy Barraclough
[Actor]:
John Baldwin
[Actor]:
Paul Harper

Marcus Dods conducts the BBC Welsh Orchestra, Leader. Colin Staveley in a programme of music for all the family with Elizabeth Fretwell (soprano) John Williams (guitar)
Introduced by Iwan Thomas
Produced by Moelfryn Harries and Gareth Walters

The programme includes music from The Force of Destiny (Verdi). Schwanda the Bagpiper (Weinberger), and the second movement of Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo).
Given before an Invited audience in the Cory Mall, Cardiff.
(Elizabeth Fretwell broadcasts by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Company)

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus Dods
Leader:
Colin Stavcley
Introduced By:
Iwan Thomas
Produced By:
Moelfryn Harries
Produced By:
Gareth Walters
Unknown:
Elizabeth Fretwell

Home and Beauty by W. Somerset Maugham adapted for radio by PEGGY WELLS
' You see. in the beauty business you net to know all the ins and outs of married life, and my impression is that. in the long run, it don'really matter much who you marry.'
The Marlowe Company, Canterbury production by ANN STUTFIELD
Produced for radio by Guy VAESEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Peggy Wells
Production By:
Ann Stutfield
Unknown:
Guy Vaesen
Miss Dennis:
Janet Bailey
Victoria:
Helena Be Crespo
Taylor:
Judy Booty
Mrs Shuttleworth:
Denise Allwohth
Leicester Paton:
Peter Gordon
Major Frederick Lowndes D S O:
James Fairley
Major William Cardew, D S O:
David Glover
Nannie:
Fiona Latham
Mrs Pogson:
Jenny Berg
A B Raham:
Alan Partington
Miss Montmorency:
Jenny Short
Clarence:
William Coombes

BRIAN REDHEAD discusses some topical matters and some less topical with FLORENCE SUMMERSKILL co-author of A Dictionary of Politics
RT. HON. PETER THORNEYCROFT
DR. PATRICK NUTTGENS
Director, Institute of Architecture, University of York

Contributors

Unknown:
Florence Summerskill
Unknown:
Rt. Hon. Peter Thorneycroft
Unknown:
Dr. Patrick Nuttgens

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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