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A serial play in six episodes
Adapted from
L. A. Knight's novel by Gethyn Stoodley Thomas
1—' Fox Pit Hall'
Produced by Dafydd Gruffydd
When SarahPitt-Royden was so unhappily orphaned in Italy in the summer of 1860, she found herself homeless and utterly alone. Her only living relatives, she discovered, were two uncles living somewhere in Wales. They were old and crusty bachelors called Absolom and Jonathan Pitt-Royden. who lived in Fox Pit Hall in the county of Pembrokeshire. Fox Pit
Hall A gloomy name! A house so called could promise little comfort for Sarah. brought up as she was in the warm, leisurely land of Italy. However, she was now homeless and in no position to pick and choose her future home. So, in the autumn of the year, she found herself tourneying to Pembrokeshire through country that grew ever wilder and more lonely as the ancient coach bumped and jolted its way further West. What sort of life lay before her, and what manner of men were her uncles who would be meeting the coach at Haverfordwest?

Contributors

Produced By:
Dafydd Gruffydd
Sarah Pitt-Royden:
Vera Meazey
Jonathan Pitt-Royden:
Tom Jones
Absolom Pitt-Royden:
Norman Wynne
Hippy Scandrett:
Donald Wells
Stephen St Helier:
John Darran
Mrs Maggs:
Dorothy Champion
Riding Officer Shell:
Ivor Maddox

Introduced by Olive Shapley
' Choosing Flowering Shrubs for Your Garden,' by Mavis Gubbins
' Your Skin and How to Care for it,' by Geoffrey H. Bourne
' How Men Like Their Clothes
Looked After,' by Richard Blythe
Today's contribution from the BBC mobile units
Serial: ' Evensong,' by Beverley Nichols. Abridged by James Langham. Read by Patience Collier

Contributors

Introduced By:
Olive Shapley
Garden By:
Mavis Gubbins
Unknown:
Geoffrey H. Bourne
Unknown:
Richard Blythe
Unknown:
Beverley Nichols.
Abridged By:
James Langham.

Stewart MacPherson puts all the questions, and Harold Berens , Gladys Hay , and (Michael Moore know none of the answers
The Soup Stains
The Foulharmonic Orchestra
Directed by Jack Coles
Script by Ronnie Hanbury and George Wadmore
Produced by Neil Tuson

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart MacPherson
Unknown:
Harold Berens
Unknown:
Gladys Hay
Unknown:
Michael Moore
Directed By:
Jack Coles
Script By:
Ronnie Hanbury
Script By:
George Wadmore
Produced By:
Neil Tuson

The adventures of a gentleman of leisure by Francis Durbridge
7—' The Outsider'
(Continued in next column)
Others taking part: Charles Leno , Margaret Vines , and Brian Campbell
Produced by Martyn C. Webster

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Durbridge
Unknown:
Charles Leno
Unknown:
Margaret Vines
Unknown:
Brian Campbell
Produced By:
Martyn C. Webster
Johnny Washington:
Bernard Braden
Mrs Gimble:
Ina M Allan
Inspector Marlow:
Ivan Samson
Sir Hector Tearle:
Denys Blakelock
Margaret:
Lesley Wareing
Iris Charles:
Avice Landone
Guy Durly:
Malcolm Hayes

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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