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America v. Britain: a contest to find out who knows more about the other's country
Teams:
London: D.W. Brogan, Sir Thomas Beecham.
Quiz-Master, Lionel Hale.
New York: Christopher Morley, John Mason Brown.
Quiz-Master. Alistair Cooke

Weekly programme, originating in New York and London, produced by the BBC in collaboration with the American Broadcasting Company, and heard in America as well as in Britain

Contributors

Unknown:
D. W. Brogan
Unknown:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Christopher Morley
Unknown:
John Mason Brown
Unknown:
Alistair Cooke

An entertainment for Forces overseas. Bruce Trent , Olga Gwynne. Peter Sinclair , Helen Lewis , Billy Mayerl , Peter Cavanagh , George Ryder and his Sextet, BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Introduced by Anne Crawford (by permission of Gainsborough Pictures)
Produced by Cecil Madden and Stephen Wiliams. from the stage of the Queensberry All-Services Club

Contributors

Unknown:
Bruce Trent
Unknown:
Olga Gwynne.
Unknown:
Peter Sinclair
Unknown:
Helen Lewis
Unknown:
Billy Mayerl
Unknown:
Peter Cavanagh
Unknown:
George Ryder
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell.
Introduced By:
Anne Crawford
Produced By:
Cecil Madden
Produced By:
Stephen Wiliams.

4-' Arctic Rescue,' by Frank Illingworth. The story of how a Tynesider, Bill Heslop , his wife, and assistant were rescued from a Hudson's Bay outpost during the war. The rescue, carried out in mid-winter, called for the most northerly parachute drop ever made, 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle
Outstanding stories of wartime adven tures, presenting the heroes and heroines of hairbreadth escapes and secret missions. Edited by Robert Barr. Produced by Brigid Maas

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Illingworth.
Unknown:
Bill Heslop
Stories Of:
Wartime Adven
Edited By:
Robert Barr.
Produced By:
Brigid Maas

Light Programme

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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