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Introduced by Jean Metcalfe and including
' Pompey playing the Villa ' : Susan Noel gives her impressions of going to a football match
' Living and Teaching in an Indian Palace': Elinor Parslow recalls some of her outstanding memories
Mary Bligh. though quite unqualified, was persuaded to teach a class of little coloured deaf children in South Africa. She describes some of her experiences
' Putting your House in Order': Duncan Taylor Smith suggests a practical reason for thinking kindly of your neighbour in the New Year.
' Diligence in Love,' by Daisy Newman. Abridged by Evelyn Gibbs. Read by Peggy Hassard

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe
Unknown:
Susan Noel
Unknown:
Elinor Parslow
Unknown:
Mary Bligh.
Unknown:
Duncan Taylor Smith
Unknown:
Daisy Newman.
Abridged By:
Evelyn Gibbs.
Read By:
Peggy Hassard

A slice of life
Announcement of the winner of Parade's radio competition for
' The Youth Group of .the Year'
The National Judges: Richard Attenborough and Marjorie Tait explain how they made their choice, and talk about some of the bright ideas put forward by the runners-up
Letter from a Refugee Camp
An under-twenty describes his everyday life in Camp Waidmannsdorf B, Klagenfurt, Austria
'You're Only Young Once'
The adventures of the Caldicotts
Script by Edward J. Mason
10— ' In which Mum takes a back seat'

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Attenborough
Unknown:
Marjorie Tait
Script By:
Edward J. Mason

A radio serial based on the novels of C. S. Forester and adapted by Arlen Riley and Philo Higley
Episode 8
Music composed and conducted by Sidney Torch
Produced by Archie Campbell

Contributors

Adapted By:
Arlen Riley
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Commodore Sir Horatio Hornblower:
Michael Redgrave
Lady Barbara:
Catherine Campbell
Jenkins:
Ronald Sidney
Lieutenant Hirst:
Cyril Shaps
General Shevstoff:
Cyril Shaps
Colonel von Clausewitz:
Geoffrey Wincott
Duncan:
Barry Letts
General Essnov:
Bernard Rebel
Captain Bush:
Stanley van Beers
Kladensky and other voices:
Martin Lewis

Introduced by Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne and Sam Costa
with Lana Morris
Carole Carr sings songs of the Servicemen's choice
Sports Column:
Sports Celebrity: Jimmy Logie
and Leslie Welch, the Memory Man
Guest Comedian: Denis Goodwin
Show Time
Excerpts from the sound-track of 'The Sound Barrier'
Solo Pianist: Irene Kohler
The Peter Knight Singers
Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont and Frank Hooper

Contributors

Introduced By:
Richard Murdoch
Introduced By:
Kenneth Home
Introduced By:
Sam Costa
Unknown:
Lana Morris
Unknown:
Carole Carr
Unknown:
Jimmy Logie
Unknown:
Leslie Welch
Unknown:
Denis Goodwin
Pianist:
Irene Kohler
Script By:
Bob Monkhouse
Script By:
Denis Goodwin
Produced By:
Leslie Bridgmont
Produced By:
Frank Hooper

A tribute to composers whose melodies in the past twenty-five years have enriched the world of musical comedy and operetta
Introduced by Eric Maschwitz and ' The First-Nighter'
Written by Gale Pedrick
Illustrated by scenes and music
Chapter 5
The music of: Oscar Straus , Emmerich Kalman Franz Schubert-G . H. Clutsam
Gustave Kerker with Lucille Graham
Bruce Trent , John Lewis
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leadfer, John Sharpe )
Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Produced by Michael North

Contributors

Introduced By:
Eric Maschwitz
Written By:
Gale Pedrick
Illustrated By:
Scenes And
Unknown:
Oscar Straus
Unknown:
Emmerich Kalman
Unknown:
Franz Schubert-G
Unknown:
H. Clutsam
Unknown:
Gustave Kerker
Unknown:
Lucille Graham
Unknown:
Bruce Trent
Unknown:
John Lewis
Chorus-Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Conductor:
John Sharpe
Conductor:
Gilbert Vinter
Produced By:
Michael North

A monthly programme reflecting life in the country
C. Gordon Glover and Eric Simms introduce personalities to talk about happenings in the countryside. The programme also includes recordings of December countryside sounds
Programme edited by Eric Simma
Production by Bernard Lyons

Contributors

Unknown:
C. Gordon Glover
Unknown:
Eric Simms
Edited By:
Eric Simma
Production By:
Bernard Lyons

Light Programme

Appears in

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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