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A daily programme for women at home
Introduced by Jean Metcalfe and including
' Turning Point': talks by well-known men and women who, after starting in one profession, have turned to something quite different. 2-Frank Birch : from university don to pantomime dame
' This Week's Life Story': Madame Curie. Adapted from Eve Curie's biography and read by Grizelda Hervey. 3-' Marriage.'
' Round Table': a programme of advice and discussion based on problems sent by listeners. A doctor, a priest, and the mother of a family answer questions, and a guest joins the Round Table to discuss this week's talking point: ' Polite Lies'
' Chelsea Flower Show': Honor Wyatt goes round the show with Gordon Forsyth and asks his advice about what to buy for her garden.
Serial : 'The Flowers Beneath the Scythe,' by Gwyn Jones. Abridged by Roy Herbert. Read by John Glyn Jones

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe
Unknown:
Madame Curie.
Read By:
Grizelda Hervey.
Unknown:
Gordon Forsyth
Unknown:
Gwyn Jones.
Abridged By:
Roy Herbert.
Read By:
John Glyn Jones

Play by W. Somerset Maugham
Adapted for broadcasting by Felix Felton
Characters ¡n order of speaking:
Produced by Archie Campbell

Contributors

Play By:
W. Somerset
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Narrator:
Laidman Browne
Lady Wanley:
Marie Lohr
Ambrose Holland:
Michael Anthony
Jack Straw:
Jack Hulbert
Rosie Abbott:
Rosamund Greenwood
Horton Withers:
Charles Maunsell
Mrs Withers:
Janet Burnell
The Rev Lewis Abbott:
Aubrey Richards
Count Adrian von Bremer:
John Turn Bull
Mrs Parker- Jennings:
Ruth Maitland
Mr Parker-Jennings:
George Merritt
Ethel:
Patricia Field
Vincent:
Brian Oulton
Lord Serlo:
Richard Hurndall

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