Programme Index

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including:
A Play for Christmas: in her fourth talk, Norah Ltambourne describes ways of making masks, armour, and wings
Reflections from the Screen: Gordon Gow on the fortnight in films
Sew Like a Pro.: Alice Hooper Beck gives a series of talks on taking the ' home-made ' look out of dressmaking. 3—' Making Sure the Sleeves are Right'
Have You Any Time to Spare-for earning a little extra money at home? Speakers with suggestions include Rose Buckner , Ileen Machin , Wenda Phillips , and E. Diana Powell
(Continued in next column)
Serial: ' The Franchise Affair ' by Josephine Tey
Abridged by Honor Wyatt
Read by James McKechnie
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe

Contributors

Unknown:
Norah Ltambourne
Unknown:
Gordon Gow
Unknown:
Alice Hooper
Unknown:
Rose Buckner
Unknown:
Ileen MacHin
Unknown:
Wenda Phillips
Unknown:
E. Diana Powell
Unknown:
Josephine Tey
Abridged By:
Honor Wyatt
Read By:
James McKechnie
Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe

Commonwealth artists entertain featuring
Edmund Hockridge
Chin Yii
Bruno Raikin
Wendy Gibb
BBC Revue Orchestra (Leader, David Paget )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Introduced by Bruce Wyndham
Produced by David Miller

Contributors

Unknown:
Edmund Hockridge
Unknown:
Chin Yii
Unknown:
Bruno Raikin
Unknown:
Wendy Gibb
Leader:
David Paget
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Introduced By:
Bruce Wyndham
Produced By:
David Miller

presents
' Home Made Opera'
In response to last month's challenge two groups of under-twenties have been selected from those who volunteered to be the ' guinea pigs ' in an experiment conducted by Reg Barrett-Ayres
In the course of a weekend they have shaped and rehearsed the'ir own show built round some song hits of today and yesterday
Listeners can follow the experiment ste-p by step with extracts from recordings made at different stages in the evolution of the show

Contributors

Conducted By:
Reg Barrett-Ayres

in which a panel of experts tries to discover the names of visitors to the studio who bear the same names as famous people
The Panel:
Frances Day, Phyllis Cradock Frank Muir , and Denis Norden
Chairman, Raymond Glendenning
Produced by C. F. Meehan

Contributors

Unknown:
Phyllis Cradock
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Raymond Glendenning
Produced By:
C. F. Meehan

with the BBC Show Band
Part 1-Dance music
Directed by Cyril Stapleton with the Stargazens, Julie Dawn
Bill McGuffle , Harold Smart
This week's guests:
The Malcolm Mitchell Trio
George Browne , Denny Wright
Producer, Donald MacLean

Contributors

Directed By:
Cyril Stapleton
Unknown:
Julie Dawn
Unknown:
Bill McGuffle
Unknown:
Malcolm Mitchell Trio
Unknown:
George Browne
Unknown:
Denny Wright
Unknown:
Donald MacLean

Light Programme

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About this data

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