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' If You're Cooking Pigs' Trotters ... ' Ambrose Heath has some suggestions to offer
I Knew Him: Peter Noble recalls some memories of Ivor Novello
John Cherrington talks about sheep farming.
Minnie Pallister speaking
Serial: 'Our Virgin Island ' by Robb White
Abridged by Becky Cocking
Read by Guy Kingsley Poynter
Programme introduced by Marjorie Anderson

Contributors

Unknown:
Ambrose Heath
Unknown:
Peter Noble
Unknown:
Ivor Novello
Talks:
John Cherrington
Unknown:
Minnie Pallister
Abridged By:
Becky Cocking
Read By:
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

Mrs. Dale, the doctor's wife, records the daily happenings in the life of her family
Script by Jonquil Antony
Dr. and Mrs. Dale had their first serious quarrel for many years, when Mrs. Dale refused to give up her activities against the Parkwood Lodge Housing scheme. Mrs. Mountford was indignant at not being elected to the Protest Committee. Although Mrs. Freeman's letter to Mrs. Cunningham caused a quarrel between her and Sally, it bad the desired effect and Mrs. Cunningham settled her account in cash; Mrs. Freeman bought three dozen scarves from a traveller w:th the money Bob became iealous of Clive Maxton and was very angry when he learned rha' Maxton had forbidden members of the company to have private telephone calls at the theatre. Gwen discovered Mr Capon lying unconscious in his shop He was taken to hospital with pneumonia. When he had recovered slightly, he wrote to Sally asking her to find someone to look after the shop in the mornings.

Contributors

Script By:
Jonquil Antony
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
Angela Wade:
Fiona Fraser
Mrs Ferguson:
Jean Stuart
Clive Maxton:
Richard Waring
Jenny Owen:
Julia Braddock
Nancy Shearn:
Mairhi Russell
Sir Bernard Remington-Wade:
John Welsh
Richard Fulton:
Norman Chidgey
Fickling:
Robert Webber
Mr Somers:
John Cazabon
Miss Simmons:
Evelyn Moore
Andrew Gardiner:
Grey Blake
Mr Fauncey:
Derek Birch
Monument:
Charles Lamb
Mrs Vyner:
Dorothy Darke

by William Douglas Home
Adapted for broadcasting by Peggy Wells
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by Norman Wright
Programmes from 5.0 overleaf

Contributors

Unknown:
William Douglas
Produced By:
Norman Wright
Countess of Lister:
Ella Milne
Earl of Lister:
A E Matthews
June Farrell:
Helen Horton
Bessie:
Avril Wheatley
Beecham:
Clifford Mollison
Lord Pym:
Peter Coke
Mr Cleghorn:
Rupert Davies
Lady Caroline Smith:
Mary Williams

with the BBC Show Band
Directed by Cyril Stapleton
This week's Show Band Star:
Sam Costa with Bob Monkhouse
The Stargazers' Music Shop
Songs in style
Fireside Melody: Bill McGuffle
Just for You
Tunes you have specially asked for
I Hear a Violin: Louis Stevens
The Barnstormers invite you to the Old Log Cabin
Smart Work: Harold Smart at the electric organ
Pop Parade
The best of the best-sellers with Julie Dawn and the Show Band Singers
Script bv
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Production by Johnnie Stewart

Contributors

Directed By:
Cyril Stapleton
Unknown:
Sam Costa
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Violin:
Louis Stevens
Unknown:
Julie Dawn
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Denis Goodwin
Production By:
Johnnie Stewart

Hugh Ross Williamson examines afresh some of the unsolved mysteries of history
6—'Who Killed the Red Fox?'
The Red Fox, Colin Campbell of Glenure, was shot dead in Stewart country in the troublesome days after the rising of '45. James Stewart of the Glens was later executed unjustly for t'he murder. Who was the real culprit? Is the secret known to some people today?

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Ross Williamson
Unknown:
Colin Campbell
Unknown:
James Stewart

in which
Frankie Howerd introduces
* Show Business'
This week:
Josef Locke
Anny Berryer
Diana Dors and Max Wall
Billy Ternent and his Orchestra
Script by Eric Sykes
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston

Contributors

Introduces:
Frankie Howerd
Unknown:
Josef Locke
Unknown:
Anny Berryer
Unknown:
Diana Dors
Unknown:
Max Wall
Unknown:
Billy Ternent
Script By:
Eric Sykes
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston

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