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An Easter holiday programme
Edited by Lionel Gamlin
Music Maker's Diary
For the last time these holidays Kenyon Emrys-Roberts looks through the diary of a noted composer and tells you something about a work that has brought him fame
Today, William Walton
Wilfred Pickles invites you to listen to some of his favourite poems
With him to read them are
Patricia Field and Brian Smith
(Brian Smith is appearing with the Old Vic Theatre Company)

Contributors

Edited By:
Lionel Gamlin
Unknown:
Kenyon Emrys-Roberts
Unknown:
William Walton
Unknown:
Wilfred Pickles
Unknown:
Patricia Field
Unknown:
Brian Smith
Unknown:
Brian Smith

Introduced by Olive Shapley
' Bird in the Hand': a poultry talk by Eunice E. Kidd
' Digging Up the Past,' by Ivor Noel-Hume
The speaker describes some of the historic discoveries that he and his fellow archeologists have made during their excavations at Walbrook In London. These finds have thrown considerable light on the houses and housewives of Roman times.
'Why Not Change Jobs?' by Janet Mandeville
Today's contribution from the BBC Mobile Units
Serial: 'The Kon-Tiki Expedition,' by Thor Heyerdahl. Abridged by Audrey Jones. Read by Gerik Schjelderup

Contributors

Introduced By:
Olive Shapley
Talk By:
Eunice E. Kidd
Unknown:
Ivor Noel-Hume
Unknown:
Thor Heyerdahl.
Abridged By:
Audrey Jones.
Read By:
Gerik Schjelderup

A musical drama of the west
[Starring] Cal McCord, Paul Carpenter and Charles Irwin
Music by the Four Ramblers and the Sons of the Saddle led by Tack Fallon

(BBC recording)

Contributors

Writer/Producer:
Charles Chilton
Music:
The Four Ramblers
Music:
The Sons of the Saddle
Leader, The Sons of the Saddle:
Tack Fallon
A rancher:
Cal McCord
Mary, his daughter:
Carole Carr
Jeff Arnold, a Texas ranger:
Paul Carpenter
Luke, an old cowhand:
Charles Irwin
Bob, a singing cowhand and 'Rustler,' a canine cowhand:
Bob Mallin
Other parts by:
MacDonald Parke
Other parts by:
Alan Keith
Other parts by:
Freddie Phillips

A musical entertainment given by Suzanne Danco (soprano)
Iris Loveridge (piano)
John Francis (flute)
David Martin (violin)
Max Gilbert (viola)
James Whitehead (cello)
Frederick Stone (accompanist)
Arranged by Basil Douglas

Contributors

Soprano:
Suzanne Danco
Piano:
Iris Loveridge
Flute:
John Francis
Violin:
David Martin
Viola:
Max Gilbert
Cello:
James Whitehead
Accompanist:
Frederick Stone
Arranged By:
Basil Douglas

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