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A Christmas holiday magazine
Edited by Lionel Gamlin
' The King's Stocking'
A holiday extravaganza for young people of all ages by H. M. Raleigh with music specially composed by Billy Mayerl
(Continued in next column)
Ladies-in-waiting: Patricia Clark
Carol Nolan , and Babs Nolan
The Musicians:
Billy Mayerl and his Players Produced by Lionel Gamlin

Contributors

Edited By:
Lionel Gamlin
Unknown:
H. M. Raleigh
Composed By:
Billy Mayerl
Unknown:
Patricia Clark
Unknown:
Carol Nolan
Unknown:
Babs Nolan
Unknown:
Billy Mayerl
Produced By:
Lionel Gamlin
The King of Magnesia:
Gordon Crier
The Queen:
Judith Furse
Lord Chamberlain:
Peter Creswell
Court Executioner:
Ernest Jay
A charcoal-burner's son:
Ross Wilson
Princess Daffodil:
Denise Bryer
A Magician:
Donald Scott
The Palace pageboys: Spiv:
David Rivers
The Palace pageboys: Polish:
Gawn Grainger

Introduced by Mary Ferguson and including

'A Bicycle for Christmas,' by Antonia Ridge

'Things that go Bump in the Night': a ghost story experienced and told by Jimmy Dyrenforth

'Women Behind the Scenes.' 1 - The Old Vic: Mary Hill introduces listeners to some of the people who never appear but without whom the curtain could not go up

Serial: 'Mary Barton' by Mrs. Gaskell. Abridged by Marianne Helweg. Read by John Sharp

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Ferguson
Speaker (A Bicycle for Christmas):
Antonia Ridge
Stryteller (Things that go Bump in the Night):
Jimmy Dyrenforth
Reporter (Women Behind the Scenes):
Mary Hill
Author (Mary Barton):
Mrs Gaskell [Elizabeth Gaskell]
Abridged by (Mary Barton):
Marianne Helweg
Reader (Mary Barton):
John Sharp

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by Ralph Wightman
A. G. Street
Jack Longland
Robert Henriques
Travelling Question-Master,
Freddy Grisewood
From the aircraft-carrier H.M.S. Eagle
Produced by Nicholas Crocker

Contributors

Unknown:
Ralph Wightman
Unknown:
A. G. Street
Unknown:
Jack Longland
Unknown:
Robert Henriques
Produced By:
Nicholas Crocker

with * Tony Hancock , Hattie Jacques Julie Andrews , Peter Madden
The Tanner Sisters
The Hedley Ward Trio
Guest, Jack Train
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:
Julie Andrews
Unknown:
Peter Madden
Conducted By:
Robert Busby
Script By:
Eric Sykes
Script By:
Sid Colin
Produced By:
Roy Speer

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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