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A weekly survey of the world of motoring
Sleepiness and Sickness: Two important problems for holiday motorists. Some helpful advice from MICHAEL Kemp , Motoring Correspondent of the Daily Sketch
Bring 'em Back Alive!: Michael HARRIS of the Financial Times looks at the General Motors report on Michigan's Highway deaths for the summer of 1966 Together with topical news and the latest Road Conditions
Introduced by BILL HARTLEY
Produced by Jim Pestridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Kemp
Unknown:
Michael Harris
Introduced By:
Bill Hartley
Produced By:
Jim Pestridge

Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to
Jimmy EDWARDS , TED RAY
Tommy TRINDER. CYRIL FLETCHER
In the chair. McDONALD HOBLEY
Guest, BILLY WALKER from an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by Edward Taylor
Broadcast on February 5 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Tommy Trinder.
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Billy Walker
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Produced By:
Edward Taylor

Sybil Thorndike Festival
Dame Sybil stars in some of her favourite plays
The First
' Saint Joan '
Four of the great scenes from Saint Joan by BERNARD SHAW chosen and introduced by DAME Sybil who acts her original role in this play which took London by storm in 1924 with Walter Fitzgerald
Ian McKellen , Clive Morton
Michael Spice , Alan Wheatley
('ast in order of speaking:
John Foulds 's music composed for the 1924 production
Conducted by ALAN PAUL
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD
Ian McKellen is appearing in ' The Promise ' at the Fortune Theatre, London
See facing page'

Contributors

Unknown:
Sybil Thorndike
Unknown:
Bernard Shaw
Unknown:
Walter Fitzgerald
Unknown:
Ian McKellen
Unknown:
Clive Morton
Unknown:
Michael Spice
Unknown:
Alan Wheatley
Unknown:
John Foulds
Conducted By:
Alan Paul
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Produced By:
Ian McKellen
Robert de Baudricourt:
Clive Morton
Steward:
Duncan McIntyre
Saint Joan:
Sybil Thorndike
De Pouiengey:
Frank Henderson
Dauphin:
Ian McKellen
Bluebeard:
Peter Bartlett
La Tremouille:
Geoffrey Wincott
Archbishop:
Walter Fitzgerald
La Hire:
John Justin
Duchess:
Betty Hardy
Page at Court:
Terry Raven
Dunois:
Michael Spice
The Inquisitor:
Alan Wheatley
De Cauchon:
Frank Henderson
Canon d'Estivet:
John Justin
Ladvenu:
Nigel Clayton
Canon de Courcelles:
Duncan McLntyre
The Executioner:
Geoffrey Wincott
Chaplain:
Walter Fitzgerald

A Saturday Supplement to Woman's Hour
Ϯ Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Painting for Pleasure: NOEL BARBER remembers what he learnt from Dufy. Vlaminck, Utrillo, and Chagall
Children in Danger: ANNA HARPER describes the National Association on Drug Addiction's plan to help parents
Compliments: that have pleased Charlotte MITCHELL , EVANGELINE BANKS. AUDREY Butt , ARTHUR MARSHALL , and PAUL MAHER
A Birth on the Farm: DAN SLATER describes his role during his wife's confinement
What I believe and What I have proved: an occultist talks about her work to ELIZABETH ST. JOHNSTON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Noel Barber
Unknown:
Anna Harper
Unknown:
Charlotte Mitchell
Unknown:
Audrey Butt
Unknown:
Arthur Marshall
Unknown:
Paul Maher
Unknown:
Dan Slater
Unknown:
Elizabeth St.

The Thunderbolt
An episode in the history of a Provincial Family by Arthur Wing Pinero
Adaoted for radio by PEGGY WELLS
Cast in order of speaking:
The scene is the Midland town of singlehampton, early in the century.
Produced by DAVID DAVIS
Bernard Brown is in 'Fallen Angels ' at the Vaudeville Theatre, London

Contributors

Produced By:
David Davis
Produced By:
Bernard Brown
James Mortimore:
Peter Claughton
Mr Vallance:
Peter Bartlett
Thaddeus Mortimore:
Garard Green
Ann, James's wife:
Noel Hood
Colonel Ponting:
Geoffrey Wincott
Rose his wife:
Vivienne Chatterton
Mr Elkin:
Arthur Brough
Phyllis, Thaddeus's wife:
Ella Milne
Helen Thornhill:
Jill Cary
The Rev George Trist:
Bernard Brown

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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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More