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Introduced by Mary Ferguson and including
' Having a Baby in 1951.' Relaxation and exercises do not promise painless childbirth. This point and others is made by Professor W. C. W. Nixon in a second selection of extracts from a talk given by him to prospective parents.
Professor John Immer , American expert on work-saving in Industry and in the home, is interviewed by Ruth Drew
' Guest Book Goes to the Midlands': Peter Cairns introduces some listeners who have been invited to the Birmingham studios
' From a Man's Point of View':
Sam Pollock discusses the great housewife legend
Serial : 'The House in Paris ' by Elizabeth Bowen. Abridged by Brenda Markham. Read by Patience Collier

Contributors

Introduced By:
Mary Ferguson
Unknown:
W. C. W. Nixon
Unknown:
Professor John Immer
Unknown:
Ruth Drew
Introduces:
Peter Cairns
Unknown:
Sam Pollock
Unknown:
Elizabeth Bowen.
Abridged By:
Brenda Markham.
Read By:
Patience Collier

A weekly programme presenting important topics of the day with the help of reports from experts, eye-witness descriptions, caibles from BBC correspondents, and actuality recordings
'The Progress and Prospects of Civil Aviation' by Charles Gardner
The speaker reviews the great advances made since the war in British commercial aircraft. He describes some of our latest passenger transport planes and the kind of journeys they make.

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Gardner

with Kitty Bluett
Peter Sellers , Patricia Hayes
Jack Watson , Charles Leno
John Hanson , The King's Men
Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
Script by Eddie Maguire
George Wadmore , and Ted Ray
Prpduced by George Inns

Contributors

Unknown:
Kitty Bluett
Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Unknown:
Jack Watson
Unknown:
Charles Leno
Unknown:
John Hanson
Script By:
Eddie Maguire
Script By:
George Wadmore
Script By:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
George Inns

with Tony Hancock
Hattie Jacques , John Sharp
Julie Andrews , Peter Madden
The Tanner Sisters
The Hedley Ward Trio
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Busby
Script by Eric Sykes and Sid Colin
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Hancock
Unknown:
Hattie Jacques
Unknown:
John Sharp
Unknown:
Julie Andrews
Unknown:
Peter Madden
Conducted By:
Robert Busby
Script By:
Eric Sykes
Script By:
Sid Colin
Produced By:
Roy Speer

Light Programme

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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