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Our First Guest: Charlotte Duncan recalls a time in her early married life when she entertained a distinguished guest. She learned, then, something valuable about hospitality
Swimming in Winter: Prunella Guthrie describes the benefit and enjoyment that she and her children get from going to ' the baths.'
The Added Years of Life:
Viola Klein describes how women have benefited from recent population changes, and asks what use we are making of the extra years and time which did not exist for our grandmothers
Denise Robins speaking
Serial: The Gipsy in the Parlour ' by Margery Sharp
Abridged by Barbara Henderson
Read by Patience Collier
Programme introduced by Marjorie Anderson

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlotte Duncan
Unknown:
Prunella Guthrie
Viola:
Klein
Unknown:
Denise Robins
Unknown:
Margery Sharp
Abridged By:
Barbara Henderson
Read By:
Patience Collier
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

Mrs. Dale records the daily happenings in the life of her family

Richard Fulton gave a children's party for Billy Owen and his friends. Jenny and Bob had a serious talk about their future and decided to wait for a year before getting engaged and in the meantime to have no claim on one another. Sally had a sale at her shop, and when Mrs. Freeman discovered that Sally had not been drawing a salary for some time she insisted that she too should take a cut in her salary while business was bad.

(To avoid confusion in many listeners' minds we should like to point out an error in last week's synopsis. It was stated that David proposed to Jenny. This should of course have read 'Bob proposed to Jenny.')

Contributors

Script:
Joan Carr-Jones
Mrs Dale:
Ellis Powell
Dr Dale:
Douglas Burbidge
Bob Dale:
Leslie Heritage
Gwen Owen:
Beryl Calder
David Owen:
Gordon Morrison
Sally Lane:
Thelma Hughes
Mrs Freeman:
Dorothy Lane
Mrs Morgan:
Grace Allardyce
Gerda Thornton:
Mary Ward
Richard Fulton:
Norman Chidgey
Sebastian Henry:
Alan Reid
Isabel Fielding:
Thea Wells
Edward Fielding:
Keith Pyott
Tiggy Fielding:
Wilfrid Downing
Andrew Gardiner:
Grey Blake
Phyllis:
Ruth Cracknell
Inspector Braithwaite:
Malcolm Graeme
Bobby Rivers:
Richard Brook
Cafe Proprietor:
Michael O'Halloran
Madame Leonora de Grey:
Dorothy Green
Jennv Owen:
Julia Braddock
Monument:
Charles Lamb
Mr Humphries/Bus Conductor:
Alan Gordon

Adapted for radio by Rex Rienits
From the novel by Henry Gibbs
Other parts played by Derek Hart. Rosamund Greenwood Geoffrey Bond , and Virginia Winter
Produced by Cleland Finn
(The recorded broadcast of April 1, 1953)

Contributors

Radio By:
Rex Rienits
Novel By:
Henry Gibbs
Played By:
Derek Hart.
Played By:
Rosamund Greenwood
Played By:
Geoffrey Bond
Played By:
Virginia Winter
Produced By:
Cleland Finn
John Anthrop:
James McKechnie
Tom Hylow:
Heron Carvic
Lex Anthrop:
Michael O'Halloran
A barber:
Bryan Powley
Mary:
Gabrielle Blunt
Eve Periapt:
Mary Wimbush
Simon Peters:
Charles Maunsell
Max Periapt:
Hamilton Dyce
Lily Field:
Violet Loxley
Holding:
Charles Richardson
Theo Mime:
Donald Gray
Percy Wallust:
Alan Reid
Mrs Periapt:
Janet Burnell
Toddy:
Duncan McLntyre
Boy:
Barry MacGregor
Young John:
Jeremy Spenser

welcomes a star visitor
Rosemary Clooney with the BBC Show Band
Directed by Cyril Stapleton
Bob Monkhouse , Rikki Fulton
The Melody Family featuring The Stargazers with ' Pip,' ' Pop,' and ' Smugsie '
Fireside Melody
Bill McGuffie and his piano
Pop Parade
The best of the best-sellers past and present
Smart Work: Harold Smart at the electric organ
Just For You
Tunes you have specially asked for with Julie Dawn and the Show Band Singers
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Production by Johnnie Stewart

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosemary Clooney
Directed By:
Cyril Stapleton
Directed By:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Rikki Fulton
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Unknown:
Julie Dawn
Script By:
Bob Monkhouse
Script By:
Denis Goodwin
Production By:
Johnnie Stewart

Hugh Ross Williamson examines afresh some of the unsolved mysteries of history. In short dramatic scenes he presents the facts as far as they are known, then offers his own solution to each mystery
2—' Was there a Man with a Pot of Gold? '
Or did the King-King James VI of Scotland-invent the story altogether? An old Scottish lady once said ' It is a great comfort to think that, at the Day of Judgment, we shall know the whole truth about the Gowrie Conspiracy at last.'

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Ross Williamson

Frankie Howerd introduces personalities in 'Show Business'
This week:
Derek Roy
Julie Andrews Tommy Reilly and Richard Greene
Billy Ternent and his Orchestra
Script by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson with Eric Sykes
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston

Contributors

Introduces:
Frankie Howerd
Unknown:
Derek Roy
Unknown:
Julie Andrews
Unknown:
Tommy Reilly
Unknown:
Richard Greene
Unknown:
Billy Ternent
Script By:
Ray Galton
Script By:
Alan Simpson
Unknown:
Eric Sykes
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston

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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