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Introduced by Mary Ferguson and including
' Having a Baby in 1951': during today's programme, the gas-and-air analgesic apparatus for use by women in labour is demonstrated on the premises of the Royal College of Midwives, with Margaret Farrer , matron of St. Mary's Hospital, Croydon
' Just Back! ' Some impressions by Rose-Mary Sands of a visit that she recently paid to Yugoslavia
' Guest Book': some listeners who have been invited to the studio sign their names and talk to listeners at home
' From a Man's Point of View':
Gordon Morrison discusses the things that make him wild about women
Serial: ' The House in Paris ' by Elizabeth Bowen. Abridged by Brenda Markham. Read by Patience Collier

Contributors

Introduced By:
Mary Ferguson
Unknown:
Margaret Farrer
Unknown:
Rose-Mary Sands
Unknown:
Gordon Morrison
Unknown:
Elizabeth Bowen.
Abridged By:
Brenda Markham.

A weekly programme presenting important topics of the day with the help of reports from experts, eye-witness descriptions, cables from BBC correspondents, and actuality recordings.
About Steel by Howard Marshall
A talk about the steel industry, the men and women who work in it, what steel is used for, and why British steel is particularly valuable.

Contributors

Unknown:
Howard Marshall

[Starring] Ted Ray
with Kitty Bluett, Peter Sellers, Patricia Hayes, Jack Watson, Charles Leno, John Hanson, The King's Men
Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra

Contributors

Comedian:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Kitty Bluett
Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Unknown:
Jack Watson
Unknown:
Charles Leno
Unknown:
John Hanson
Musicians:
Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by Ralph Wightman
Jack Longland
Anthony Wedgwood Benn, M.P.
Sir Edward Boyle, M.P.
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
From the Garrison Theatre, Tidworth (By permission of Col. R. J. Kerton ,
Garrison Commander )
Produced by Nicholas Crocker
Anthony Wedgwood Benn. Member of Parliament (Labour) for Bristol South-East, and Sir Edward Boyle , Member of Parliament (Conservative) for the Handswor-th Division of Birmingham, are two of the youngestM.P.s in the House of Commons. Both are past presidents of the Oxford Union and they toured the United States of America in the same Union debating team.

Contributors

Unknown:
Ralph Wightman
Unknown:
Jack Longland
Unknown:
Anthony Wedgwood Benn, M.P.
Unknown:
Sir Edward Boyle, M.P.
Unknown:
Freddy Grisewood
Unknown:
Col. R. J. Kerton
Unknown:
Garrison Commander
Produced By:
Nicholas Crocker
Produced By:
Anthony Wedgwood Benn.
Produced By:
Sir Edward Boyle

[Starring] Peter Brough and Archie Andrews
with Robert Moreton, 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:
Robert Moreton
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

Presented by Jack Do Leon by arrangement with Bronson Albery
Book by J. B. Fagan
Music and lyrics by Vivian Ellis
Directed by Wendy Toye
Orchestra under the direction of Mantovani
Others in the cast who are heard:
Servants:
Eileen Lush , Richard Curnock
Dilys Lay , Hazel Jennings and Kenneth Tewkesbury
Introduced by Brian Johnston
From the New Theatre, London

Contributors

Presented By:
Jack Do Leon
Arrangement With:
Bronson Albery
Book By:
J. B. Fagan
Unknown:
Vivian Ellis
Directed By:
Wendy Toye
Unknown:
Eileen Lush
Unknown:
Richard Curnock
Unknown:
Dilys Lay
Unknown:
Hazel Jennings
Unknown:
Kenneth Tewkesbury
Introduced By:
Brian Johnston
Mistress Pepys:
Betty Paul
Humphrey:
Dudley Jones
Mistress Knepp:
Shelagh Furley
Mistress Pierce:
Gwen Nelson
Pelling:
Tony Sympson
Prodgers:
Dennis Quilley
A Watchman:
Alan Dudley
Doll:
Eileenway

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