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A summer holiday magazine
Edited and produced by Lionel Gamlin
Peacock Pie
A mid-week miscellany served with music by Billy Mayerl and his Rhythmic Piemen
Arthur Marshall reads ' The Scotty Who Knew Too Much ' and ' The Elephant Who Challenged the World' by James Thurber
The Balalaika Players
Michael Hill (tubular tunes) and the welcome guest,
Archie Andrews
(by permission of Peter Brough )

Contributors

Produced By:
Lionel Gamlin
Produced By:
Peacock Pie
Music By:
Billy Mayerl
Unknown:
Arthur Marshall
Unknown:
James Thurber
Unknown:
Michael Hill
Unknown:
Archie Andrews
Unknown:
Peter Brough

Composer of the month
Schubert
Introduced by Mosco Carner illustrated by the BBC Scottish Orchestra
(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conducted by John Hopkins
Joan Alexander (soprano)
First movement of Symphony No. 8. in B minor (The Unfinished)
Finale from Symphony No. 5 In B flat
Gretchen at the Spinning-wheel The Trout
Military March in D (arr. Guiraud)
Ballet Music No. 2. in G; Entr'acte
No. 3. in B flat (Rosamunde)
Overture: Rosamunde

Contributors

Introduced By:
Mosco Carner
Leader:
J. Mouland Begbie
Conducted By:
John Hopkins
Soprano:
Joan Alexander

with Julie Wilson in the Saint Subber and 'Lemuel Ayers production presented by Jack Hylton
Music and lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack
Chorus and Orchestra under the direction of Michael Collins
Introduced by Brian Johnston
From the London Coliseum

Contributors

Unknown:
Julie Wilson
Unknown:
Saint Subber
Unknown:
Lemuel Ayers
Presented By:
Jack Hylton
Unknown:
Cole Porter
Book By:
Sam Spewack
Book By:
Bella Spewack
Unknown:
Michael Collins
Introduced By:
Brian Johnston

by Charles Dickens
Adapted as a serial for broadcasting in eight instalments by Philip Wade
1-' David Looks upon the World '
Produced by Archie Campbell

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Unknown:
Philip Wade
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
David Copperfield,as a man:
David Enders
David Copperfield,a boy:
Jeremy Spenser
Mrs Copperfield his mother:
Margaret Vines
Peggotty his nurse:
Mabel Constanduros
Miss Betsy Trotwood, his great-aunt:
Gladys Young
Mr Chillip:
Arthur Ridley
Mr Murdstone:
Malcolm Hayes
Miss Murdstone:
Gladys Spencer
Mr Peggotty:
Norman Shelley
Little Em'ly:
Denise Bryer
Barkis:
Stanley Groome

A festival of choirs from all parts of Britain
From Scotland
Glasgow Orpheus Choir
Conductor. Sir Hugh S. Roberton
From the North
Felling Made Voice Choir Conductor, T. H. Meo-ris with Crookhall Colliery Band
Maia Ladies' Ohcir
Conductor, Harold Dawber with Besses Boys' Band
From the Midlands
Tamworth Co-operative Choir
Conductor, Albert Knight witjh the Albert Webb String Players
From the South
Fleet Street Choir
* Conductor, T. B. Lawrence with the Augtmemtied BBC Revue Orchestra
From the West
Mousehole Male Voice Choir
Conductor, R. J. Maddern-Williaims
From Northern Ireland
Belfast Girl Singers
Conductor, Kay Simipson with the Light Orchestra
From Wales
Pontandulais Chicral. Society
Conductor, T. Haydin Thomas
Introduced from London by James McKechnie
Produced by Michael North and John Simmonds

Contributors

Conductor:
Sir Hugh S. Roberton
Conductor:
T. H. Meo-Ris
Conductor:
Harold Dawber
Conductor:
Albert Knight
Unknown:
Albert Webb
Conductor:
T. B. Lawrence
Conductor:
R. J. Maddern-Williaims
Conductor:
Kay Simipson
Conductor:
T. Haydin Thomas
Unknown:
James McKechnie
Produced By:
Michael North
Produced By:
John Simmonds

Light Programme

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