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West of England Edition
Introduced by Rosemary Colley and including:
' A New Use for the Rods': Frank Miles , a chimney sweep, recalls a winter adventure in the New Forest
' Lady Help': Rosemary Weir talks about experiences ranging from Scotland to Cornwall
' My Wife's a Worker': a pat on the back from Douglas Stone
' Salisbury Market,' by Molly Maidment
'Life with Five Under-Sixes,' by Kenya Tagney
' How I Cured my Wife's Cold': Horace Hayes describes a new method of cooking fish
'Painting as a Hobby,' by Dorothy Mackinder. (BBC recording)
Serial: Cousin Jan ,' by Antonia Ridge. Read by the author

Contributors

Introduced By:
Rosemary Colley
Unknown:
Frank Miles
Talks:
Rosemary Weir
Unknown:
Molly Maidment
Unknown:
Dorothy MacKinder.
Unknown:
Cousin Jan
Unknown:
Antonia Ridge.

Presenting High Speed Variety with
The Kordites
The Gaunt Brothers
Eddie Arnold
Ken Mackintosh
Morecambe and Wise
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
Ken Platt
Augmented Northern Variety Orchestra Conducted by Vilem Tausky
Introduced by Alan Clarke
Produced in the North of England by Ronnie Taylor

Contributors

Country singer:
Eddie Arnold
Entertainer:
Ken Mackintosh
Comedy duo:
Morecambe and Wise
Soprano:
Anne Ziegler
Tenor:
Webster Booth
Comedian:
Ken Platt
Conductor By:
Vilem Tausky
Introduced By:
Alan Clarke
Producer:
Ronnie Taylor

(Third Series)
12-Stupid Cupid with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Hugh Morton , Horace Percival
Doris Rogers , Molly Weir
David Enders
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bebe Daniels
Bob Block , and Bill Harding
Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson
Produced by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Lyon
Unknown:
Richard Lyon
Unknown:
Hugh Morton
Unknown:
Horace Percival
Unknown:
Doris Rogers
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Unknown:
David Enders
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
Bebe Daniels
Written By:
Bob Block
Written By:
Bill Harding
Music By:
Arthur Wilkinson
Produced By:
Tom Ronald

Questions of the moment put by members of the audience are discussed spontaneously by: A.G. Street, Francis Williams, Robert Boothby, M.P., The Rt. Hon. P.C. Gordon Walker, M.P.
Travelling Question-Master, Freddy Grisewood
From St. Faith's Hall, Havant, Hampshire

Francis Williams, a journalist and author, was editor of the Daily Herald from 1936 to 1940. In 1941 he became Controller of News and Censorship, Ministry of Information, and from 1945 to 1947 he was Adviser on Public Relations to the Prime Minister. He was a Governor of the BBC from January 1951 to 1952.

The Rt. Hon. P.C. Gordon-Walker has been Member of Parliament (Labour) for Smethwick since 1945. During the war he joined the BBC European Service. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mr. Herbert Morrison in 1946 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Commonwealth Relations Office from 1947 to 1950.

Contributors

Question-Master:
Freddy Grisewood
Panellist:
A. G. Street
Panellist:
Francis Williams
Panellist:
Robert Boothby
Panellist:
Rt. Hon. P.C. Gordon Walker

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