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from the Midlands
Introduced by Helen May and including
' Fire! Fire! ': Ruth Gale recalls an episode that caused a temporary disturbance in her domestic life
' I Love his Accent': a gentle tilt at a feminine weakness. by Andre Drucker
' Ribbons and Bows': Peter Cairns tours, with a mobile recording unit, a factory at Leek, Staffordshire, where nearly six hundred women work in the narrow fabric industry
' The Kibbutz at Hujot': a visit to a modern co-operative farm in Israel, described by Marie Burg
' Keeping Your Child Amused': Mary Orchard suggests occupations for children that satisfy an urge for adventure and provide them with leisure activities when they grow up
Serial: To Let Furnished,' by Josephine Bell. Abridged by Michael Bell. Read by Patience Collier

Contributors

Introduced By:
Helen May

with Max Bygraves
Harry Secombe
Beryl Reid
Ronald Chesney
Peter Madden
Hattie Jacques
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Guy Daines
Script by Eric Sykes
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Bygraves
Unknown:
Harry Secombe
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Unknown:
Ronald Chesney
Unknown:
Peter Madden
Unknown:
Hattie Jacques
Conducted By:
Guy Daines
Script By:
Eric Sykes
Produced By:
Roy Speer

A serial in eight parts freely adapted by Eric Maschwitz from the novel by Compton Mackenzie
Part 3
Characters in order of speaking:
Other parts played by Aubrey Richards and Wyndham Milligan
Production by Val Gielgud and Norman Wright

Contributors

Adapted By:
Eric Maschwitz
Novel By:
Compton MacKenzie
Played By:
Aubrey Richards
Unknown:
Wyndham Milligan
Production By:
Val Gielgud
Production By:
Norman Wright
John Touchwood:
Ronald Ward
Doris Hamilton:
Belle Chrystall
Mrs Worfolk:
Vivienne Chatterton
Beatrice:
Nancy Nevinson
James:
Allan Jeayes
Bertram:
Barry McGregor
Viola:
Janette Scott

directed by Cyril Stapleton with Lee Lawrence
Jean Campbell , Johnny Johnston
Louise Traill , Harold Smart
The Johnston Singers and Stan Stennett
Produced by Johnnie Stewart
Pictures on page 9

Contributors

Directed By:
Cyril Stapleton
Unknown:
Lee Lawrence
Unknown:
Jean Campbell
Unknown:
Johnny Johnston
Unknown:
Louise Traill
Unknown:
Harold Smart
Unknown:
Stan Stennett
Produced By:
Johnnie Stewart

Felton Rapley at the BBC theatre organ

Contributors

Unknown:
Felton Rapley
The Hour of Meditation:
Philip Green
Sentimental Serenade:
Felton Rapley
How Like the:
Stars Malberto
A Quiet Stroll:
Charles Williams
Berceuse:
Frederic Curzon
Faded Lilac:
Peter Yorke
Damask Rose:
Cyril Watters
Caernarvon (Memories):
Haydn Wood
Valse Nocturne:
Arthur Birkby
Pastourelle:
Fela Sowande
Softly Sleeping:
Douglas Brownsmith

Light Programme

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