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by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted as a serial in six parts by Peggy Wells
6—‛ Our eyes have seen great wonders’
Others taking part: Alastair Duncan , Eric Lugg , Bryan Powley , Andrew Churchman , Stanley Groome. Ronald Sidney , and Hugh Manning
Produced by Ayton Whitaker

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Peggy Wells
Unknown:
Alastair Duncan
Unknown:
Eric Lugg
Unknown:
Bryan Powley
Unknown:
Andrew Churchman
Unknown:
Stanley Groome.
Unknown:
Ronald Sidney
Unknown:
Hugh Manning
Produced By:
Ayton Whitaker
Narrator:
Richard Williams
Edward Malone:
Lewis Stringer
Lord John Roxton:
Cyril Gardiner
Professor Challenger:
Abraham Sofaer
Professor Summerlee:
Ivor Barnard
Tom Madcona:
Geoffrey Keen
Chairman:
Charles Lefeaux
Dr Hlingworth:
John Rae
Gladys:
Marjorie Westbury
William Potts:
Preston Lockwood

Introduced by Olive Shapley
' Preparing Your Garden for the Winter': Gordon Forsyth describes how to protect your plants from frost, damp, and stormy weather
' Beginners in the Kitchen': Dorothy Taylor gives some recipes for sweet sauces
' The Cost of Living': A series of questions and explanations about the country's housekeeping and how it affects our own. 3— Honor Croome talks about the fear of unemployment and explains what is meant by a slump
' Trans-Canada Trek ’—2, by Pamela Lee : from the Okanagan to the Prairies.
Serial: ‛ Icedrome ’ by Frank Tilsley , abridged by the author. Read by Freda Falconer

Contributors

Introduced By:
Olive Shapley
Unknown:
Gordon Forsyth
Unknown:
Dorothy Taylor
Unknown:
Pamela Lee
Unknown:
Frank Tilsley
Read By:
Freda Falconer

1—‛ The Great Fire of London '
A team of BBC correspondents make an excursion into the past and use modern news-reporting technique to give an account of the fire which all but destroyed the City of London in September 1666 with Audrey Russell , Matthew Halton
Richard Dimbleby , Colin Wills and Richard Williams
Compiled and produced with the aid of the BBC Research Unit by W. P. Rilla

Contributors

Unknown:
Audrey Russell
Unknown:
Matthew Halton
Unknown:
Richard Dimbleby
Unknown:
Colin Wills
Unknown:
Richard Williams
Unknown:
W. P. Rilla

Introduced by John Watt
Melodies from:
' Bless the Bride'
'Tough at the Top'
' Sauce Tartare'
' Carissima '
' Lilac Time'
' Her Excellency'
' White Horse Inn '
' Annie Get Your Gun! '
Singers include:
Bill Johnson
Maria d'Attili
George Tozzi
Brian Reece
Muriel Smith with Helen Clare
John Hanson and the Wardour Singers
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Rae Jenkins
Produced by Michael North

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Watt
Unknown:
Bill Johnson
Unknown:
George Tozzi
Unknown:
Brian Reece
Unknown:
Muriel Smith
Unknown:
Helen Clare
Unknown:
John Hanson
Conducted By:
Rae Jenkins
Produced By:
Michael North

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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