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A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes stories, and music

A mother, having read of the boy who believed 'his ladies' to be stating inside the wireless cabinet, asked her own nearly-five-year-old son where he thought they were. 'In the wireless,' be replied, and he, too, meant literally what he said. His brother, attempting to demonstrate the falseness of this idea, removed the back of the cabinet to show only the valves and wires. But, unlike some children we know, he was not nonplussed, for the explanation leapt to his mind - 'Oh, they do it.' he said, 'by 'mote control.' He had not, however, precociously solved the mysteries of radio transmission, but his brother 'had brought back from abroad a car which is steered by a wire manipulated from a distance. He evidently thought the same applied to the ladies and the wireless.'

This week, we exert our 'remote control' to bring, today and tomorrow, Dorothy Smith, with two stories about Richard and Maureen, by Joan E. Cass; on Wednesday and Thursday, Daphne Oxenford, with 'Joey the Budgie,' by Hilda Bramwell, and 'Josephine, the little black dolly,' by E. E. Ellsworth; and, on Friday, Julia Lang, with 'Dan's Holiday,' by Joan Martin. (Elizabeth A. Taylor)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy Smith
Unknown:
Joan E. Cass
Unknown:
Hilda Bramwell
Unknown:
E. E. Ellsworth
Unknown:
Julia Lang
Unknown:
Joan Martin.
Unknown:
Elizabeth A. Taylor

Woman's Hour becomes Everybody's Hour
In this programme for the holiday season you hear:
' A Thorn in the Heart': a novel by T. 0. Beachcroft, abridged by Charles Hatton , read in serial form by Kelty MacLeod
' Like This': records chosen by a Woman's Hour personality
This week : Ronald Simpson
'Old Folks' Corner': a place of their own for the over sixty-fives
Presented by Stuart Hibberd and Richard Tatlock
Programme introduced by Roy Williams
See page 45

Contributors

Abridged By:
Charles Hatton
Unknown:
Kelty MacLeod
Unknown:
Ronald Simpson
Presented By:
Stuart Hibberd
Presented By:
Richard Tatlock
Introduced By:
Roy Williams

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
(BBC recording)
To be repeated tomorrow at 11.00 am
Mrs. Dale learned that the Parkwood Hill local hospital was going to be converted into a children's hospital. Dr. Dale agreed with the proposal, but his partner Bruce Laurie and many of his patients were against the scheme. Mrs. Freeman noticed an accessories shop for sale in Parkwood Hill, which she suggested Sally might buy, since she didn't want to go to Exeter. Mrs. Morgan, Albert and Maggs began their holiday at the holiday camp. Maggs thoroughly enjoyed it and annoyed Mrs. Morgan by entering into the spirit of the camp wholeheartedly.

Contributors

Script:
Joan Carr-Jones
Mrs Dale:
Ellis Powell
Dr Dale:
Douglas Burbidge
Bob Dale:
Leslie Heritage
Gwen Owen:
Beryl Calder
David Owen:
John Springett
Mrs Freeman:
Dorothy Lane
Sally Lane:
Thelma Hughes
Mrs Morgan:
Grace Allardyce
Mollie Lambert:
Freda Falconer
Marleen:
Violet Loxley
Mr Bridges:
Gordon Phillott
Isabel Fielding:
Thea Wells
Bruce Laurie:
John Rae
Mrs Mountford:
Vivienne Chatterton
Bert Thompkins:
Michael Harding
Maud French:
Gwen Day Burroughs
Richard Fulton:
Norman Chidgey
Elizabeth Russell:
Jacqueline Thompson

A play dedicated to the fortitude and endurance of the men of the Submarine Service by Kenneth Woollard
Members of the crew of Submarine S.14:
Members of the Shore Staff:
Adapted and produced by James Crampsey

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Woollard
Produced By:
James Crampsey
Lt Cmdr Stanford, D S O , R N (Captain of S.14):
James McKechnie
Lieut Manson, R N (First Lieutenant):
David Peel
Lieut Oakley, R N V E (Navigation Officer):
Harry Hutchinson
Lieut McFee, R N R (Engineer Officer):
Duncan McLntyre
Petty Officer Barlow:
Donald Gray
Leading Seaman Hillbrook:
Kenneth MacKintosh
Stoker Marks:
Ronald Sidney
Stoker Snipe:
Charles Mason
Able Seaman Higgins (Mess Orderly):
Charles Leno
Commander Gates, R N (' N ' Submarine Flotilla):
Alan Wheatley
Commander Whateley, R N (Salvage Depot, Devonportt):
Alec Ross
Captain Fenton, R.N.R. (Salvage Officer S & S E Areas):
Eric Anderson
Captain Marshall, D s o„ R N (D N S Admiralty):
Ivan Samson
Brackley (Civilian Clerk in D N S Office):
Basil Gray
Day telephone operator:
Denise Bryer
Night telephone operator:
Ella Milne

presents
'Union Pacific'
Episode 6
Paul Carpenter as ' Jeff Arnold '
Charles Irwin as ' Luke ' Carole Carr , Bob Mallin
Macdonald Parke , Alan Keith
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Reed de Rouen and ' Rustler
Music by the Four Ramblers
Freddie Phillips and the Sons of the Sadd-le led by Jack Fallon
Written and produced by Charles Chilton

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Carpenter
Unknown:
Jeff Arnold
Unknown:
Charles Irwin
Unknown:
Carole Carr
Unknown:
Bob Mallin
Unknown:
MacDonald Parke
Unknown:
Alan Keith
Unknown:
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Unknown:
Jack Fallon
Produced By:
Charles Chilton

A serial play for radio adapted by Elleston Trevor from the story of Simon Rattray
7 — ' The Web and the Fly '
Other parts played by Cecil Brock , Stan Thomson
William Abney. Nancy Nevinson
Mary Wimbush , and Derek Waring
Produced by Cleland Finn

Contributors

Adapted By:
Elleston Trevor
Unknown:
Simon Rattray
Played By:
Cecil Brock
Played By:
Stan Thomson
Played By:
William Abney.
Unknown:
Nancy Nevinson
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Derek Waring
Produced By:
Cleland Finn
Gorry:
Noel Hood
Hugo Bishop:
Robert Eddison
Detective Inspector Frisnay:
Raf de la Torre
Sir Bernard Gregg:
Ivan Samson
Joanna Gregg:
Monica Grey
Christine Johns:
Daphne Maddox

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