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Introduced by Marjorie Anderson and including
'The Week-end Shopping Basket': Ruth Drew gives listeners in the south of England an idea of what is to be bought just now
' Prices and Problems': the fifth of a series of conversations between William Pickles and housewives about some of the difficulties of budgeting for a family
' Thinking Day': today has a special significance for Girl Guides throughout the world. Lady StrathedenCampbell, Chief Commissioner Imperial Headquarters, explains what Thinking Day means
Hobbies for Winter Evenings. 6—' Making Jewellery,' by Barbara Sedgwick
' The King's Son': an Irish fairy tale, told by Robert Gibbings
Serial: The Encircled Heart' by Josephine Elder. Read by Sonia Dresdel

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Ruth Drew
Unknown:
William Pickles
Unknown:
Barbara Sedgwick
Told By:
Robert Gibbings
Unknown:
Josephine Elder.
Read By:
Sonia Dresdel

(1952 edition) with Paddie O'Neil
Charles Penrose , Hilda Meacham
Stuart Gilmour , Jean Kennedy
Holt and Maurice
Chairman, Rob Currie supported by Billy Howard with the Palace of Varieties Chorus and the BBC Variety Orchestra
Script by Harry Loman
Produced and conducted by Ernest Longstaffe

Contributors

Unknown:
Paddie O'Neil
Unknown:
Charles Penrose
Unknown:
Hilda Meacham
Unknown:
Stuart Gilmour
Unknown:
Jean Kennedy
Unknown:
Rob Currie
Unknown:
Billy Howard
Script By:
Harry Loman
Conducted By:
Ernest Longstaffe

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by Ralph Wightman, J. Bronowski, John Paul, Victor Mishcon
Travelling Question-Master, Freddy Grisewood
From Filton, Bristol
Produced by Nicholas Crocker

John Paul, a newcomer to 'Any Questions?', was the Conservative candidate for the Test Division of Southampton in the General Election last year. He is a business executive and was on the staff of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company for fifteen years. He is a member of the National Executive Committee of the Conservative Party.

Victor Mishcon, also a newcomer to the programme, was the Labour Parliamentary candidate in Bath last October. He is a solicitor and has been Chairman of the Public Control Committee of the London County Council since 1947. During 1950 he toured the U.S.A. and Canada, lecturing and broadcasting on the Festival of Britain and the British way of life.

Contributors

Travelling Questionmaster:
Freddy Grisewood
Panellist:
Ralph Wightman
Panellist:
J. Bronowski
Panellist:
John Paul
Panellist:
Victor Mishcon
Producer:
Nicholas Crocker

Light Programme

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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