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A weekly discussion on cinema, theatre, books, broadcasting, and art
This week:
ROGER MANVELL , JOHN METCALF
BRYAN ROBERTSON
KATHARINE WHITEHORN
In the chair, JOHN HOLMSTROM
Produced by Carl Wildman

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Manvell
Unknown:
John Metcalf
Unknown:
Bryan Robertson
Unknown:
Katharine Whitehorn
Unknown:
John Holmstrom
Produced By:
Carl Wildman

Joyce Grenfell actress writer and broadcaster recalls the war years 1939-1945 as the time of her life.
It was the time when she played in several of Herbert Farjeon 's revues: was welfare officer in a Canadian Red Cross hospital: and entertained the troops in Northern Ireland, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and India.
Joyce Grenfell was playing in Noel Coward 's Sigh No More when the war ended; she introduces songs from this and other revues. and many of the popular songs of the time, as well as straight music and the voices of many well-remembered wartime broadcasters.
Produced by Tony Gould

Contributors

Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell
Unknown:
Herbert Farjeon
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell
Unknown:
Noel Coward
Produced By:
Tony Gould

Archaeologists talk about their work in the field this summer
3: The Saxons are coming-but how?
The century after the Roman legions left Britain has left no reliable literary record. But recent excavations are providing new evidence which may eventually solve the mystery of what happened in Eastern England. Were the Saxons mercenaries who rebelled, invaders, or peaceful settlers? What happened to the Romano-Britons?
SONIA HAWKES and NOEL MYRES describe recent advances in our knowledge of this dark period.
Introduced by VINCENT WAITE
Produced by Roger Laughton from the South and West

Contributors

Unknown:
Sonia Hawkes
Introduced By:
Vincent Waite
Produced By:
Roger Laughton

News of the weekend's events
Introduced by JACOB DE VRIES
Motor Cycling: Race of Aces: ALAN CLARKE from Snetterton
World Cycling Championships: JOHN BURNS on the fifth day's track event finals from the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam Broadcast by arrangement with Netherlands Radio Union
European Horse Trials: a report by MICHAEL O'HEHIR from Punchestown, Eire
Broadcast by arrangement with Radio Telefis Eireann
Cricket: report on a vital County Championship match
Yachting: Little America's Cup: KEN SYKORA looks forward to the international Catamaran Championships at Thorpe Bay

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jacob de Vries
Unknown:
Alan Clarke
Unknown:
John Burns
Unknown:
Michael O'Hehir

National Library for the Blind by VIOLET CARSON O.B.E.
Please send donations to Violet Carson , O.B.E., National Library for the Blind, [address removed]
This Library, founded In 1883, lends books in Braille and Moon types to thousands of blind readers in Britain and overseas, free of charge. It prides itself on giving personal and individual service to each reader. Service of this quality is inevitably expensive.

Contributors

Unknown:
Violet Carson

Crest of the Wave
The second of four programmes in which Iwan THOMAS retells the magical and glamorous Novello story with memories from former friends and colleagues and music from
ELIZABETH SIMON
STUART BURROWS with PAULINE JONES
HENRY ELLIS EVANS
THE GLENDOWER SINGERS
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA Leader. Colin Staveley
Conducted by RAE JENKINS
Also taking part: Gareth Bowen Linda Seen , Frank Baker
Script by Frank Baker
Produced by ARNOLD LEWIS
Broadcast on January 30

Contributors

Unknown:
Iwan Thomas
Unknown:
Elizabeth Simon
Unknown:
Stuart Burrows
Unknown:
Pauline Jones
Unknown:
Henry Ellis Evans
Leader:
Colin Staveley
Conducted By:
Rae Jenkins
Unknown:
Gareth Bowen
Unknown:
Linda Seen
Unknown:
Frank Baker
Script By:
Frank Baker
Produced By:
Arnold Lewis

The story of Oliver Goldsmith
1728-1774 by FELIX FELTON in collaboration with THEO THIPTHORPE with Jack HacGowran
Robert Eddison , Felix Felton
Other parts: Christopher Bidmead Douglas Hankin , Carol Marsh and Geoffrey Wincott
Music arranged by John Beckett played by JOHN FRANCIS (flute) HEATHER FRANCIS <harp)
Produced by DAVID THOMSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Oliver Goldsmith
Unknown:
Felix Felton
Unknown:
Jack Hacgowran
Unknown:
Robert Eddison
Unknown:
Felix Felton
Unknown:
Christopher Bidmead
Unknown:
Douglas Hankin
Unknown:
Carol Marsh
Unknown:
Geoffrey Wincott
Arranged By:
John Beckett
Played By:
John Francis
Harp:
Heather Francis
Produced By:
David Thomson
Narrator:
Felix Felton
Goldsmith:
Jack MacGowran
Dr Johnson:
Norman Wynne
Garrick:
Robert Eddison
Boswell:
Henry Stamper
Miss Hodson:
Grizelda Hervey
Bishop Percy:
Alexander John
Edmund Burke:
Robert Mooney

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