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Introduced by Mary Hill and including
' Facing Bereavement': Lilian Rowonth recalls the agony of mind she endured on the loss of a beloved child
' Old Wives' Tales,' by a doctor.
Robin Roberts and her Guitar: a programme showing how some of the folk songs of Great Britain have become the traditional songs of America
' Meeting Point ' : a monthly newsletter, compiled by Janet Dunibar , concerning the activities of women's organisations in all parts of the British Isles
Serial: John Brown 's Body'—2. The story of the American Civil War. Stephen Vincent Benét's epic poem, adapted for radio by Pamela Frankau and read by Richard Aindey , with Edric Connor, Orlando Martins , Robin Roberts , and John Stirland

Contributors

Introduced By:
Mary Hill
Unknown:
Lilian Rowonth
Unknown:
Robin Roberts
Unknown:
Janet Dunibar
Unknown:
John Brown
Unknown:
Stephen Vincent Ben
Unknown:
Pamela Frankau
Read By:
Richard Aindey
Unknown:
Orlando Martins
Unknown:
Robin Roberts
Unknown:
John Stirland

Extracts from Puccini's opera
' Madam Butterfly'
BBQ Opera Chorus
(Trained by Alan G. Melville )
BBC Opera Orchestra (Leader. John Sharpe )
Conductor, Stanford Robinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan G. Melville
Leader:
John Sharpe
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson
Lieutenant F B Pinkerton of the U.S. Navy:
John Lanigan
Sharpless (United States Consul at Nagasaki):
George Hancock
Goro, a marriage broker:
William Biggs
Cho-Cho-San (Madam Butterfly):
Joyce Gartside
Suzuki, Cho-Cho-San's servant:
Valetta Iacopi

Light Programme

About this data

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