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Introduced by Olive Shapley
'This Week's News,' by Bruce Belfrage
'Do You "Keep" Your Hens?' Eunice E. Kidd talks about the economics of backyard poultry-keeping
' Prison Without Bars': Winifred Saunders describes a visit she made recently to Askham Grange -the only open prison for women in this country
Today's contribution from the BBC Mobile Units
Serial: Readings from ' Never No More' by Maura Laverty. Chosen by Barbara Pym. Read by Mary O'Farrell

Contributors

Introduced By:
Olive Shapley
Unknown:
Bruce Belfrage
Talks:
Eunice E. Kidd
Unknown:
Winifred Saunders
Unknown:
Askham Grange
Unknown:
Maura Laverty.
Unknown:
Barbara Pym.
Read By:
Mary O'Farrell

at Famborough
A description of the mock ' prison-busting ' operation, modelled on Group-Commander Pickard's wartime exploit at Amiens
Commentators:
John Ellison in a Mosquito of the low-level attack force
Raymond Baxter in a Hadrian glider, landed and snatched off the ground with ' escapes '
Wynford Vaughan Thomas describes the action on the ground

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Raymond Baxter
Unknown:
Wynford Vaughan Thomas

A musical drama of the west
Episode 12 and ' Rustler' a canine cowhand with Macdonald Parke
Alan Keith , Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Jacques Brown , and Freddie Phillips
Music by the Four Ramblers and the Sons of the Saddle led by Jack Fallon
Written and produced by Charles Chilton

Contributors

Unknown:
MacDonald Parke
Unknown:
Alan Keith
Unknown:
Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Unknown:
Jacques Brown
Unknown:
Freddie Phillips
Unknown:
Jack Fallon
Produced By:
Charles Chilton
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:
Bob Mallin

Seaside entertainment presenting some of the leading artists who are appearing at holiday resorts this summer
This week the spotlight falls on Eastbourne and Bexhili and picks out
From Eastbourne
Sandy Powell appearing in Walter Fellows' ' Star Wagon ' at the Pier Theatre
Fred Gwyn , Eileen Cusack
Douglas Brooks appearing in Cecil Johnson 's ' Pavilion Revels ' at the Winter Garden
Marjorie Wieland Florence Raynor appearing in Cecil Johnson 's ' Fun in the Air' at the Redoubt Music Garden
From Bexhill
Avril Angers, Billy Tasker appearing in Harry Benet 's ' Gaiety Fayre ' at the De La Warr Pavilion
At the pianos, Winifred Taylor and Kathleen O'Hagan
Introduced and produced by John Ellison

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Gwyn
Unknown:
Eileen Cusack
Unknown:
Douglas Brooks
Unknown:
Cecil Johnson
Unknown:
Marjorie Wieland
Unknown:
Florence Raynor
Unknown:
Cecil Johnson
Unknown:
Billy Tasker
Unknown:
Harry Benet
Pianos:
Winifred Taylor
Pianos:
Kathleen O'Hagan
Produced By:
John Ellison

A musical entertainment
Jan Smeterlin (piano)
Geoffrey Gilbert (flute) Jack Brymer (clarinet)
John Alexandra (bassoon)
Dennis Brain (horn)
Marie Korchinska (harp)
Alfred Cave (violin)
Leonard Dight (violin)
Vivien Joseph (cello)
James Merrett (double-bass)
Arranged by Basil Douglas

Contributors

Piano:
Jan Smeterlin
Flute:
Geoffrey Gilbert
Clarinet:
Jack Brymer
Bassoon:
John Alexandra
Horn:
Dennis Brain
Harp:
Marie Korchinska
Violin:
Leonard Dight
Cello:
Vivien Joseph
Double-Bass:
James Merrett
Arranged By:
Basil Douglas

Light Programme

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