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including:
Guest of the Week:
Christopher Fry
Feminine Viewsreel: Monica Sims introduces people passing through London and some reports on exhibitions and events of the month
Pamela Frankau speaking
(Continued in next column)
Serial:
'O Rugged Land of Gold' by Martha Martin
Abridged by Honor Wyatt
Read by Peggy Hassard
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Fry
Introduces:
Monica Sims
Unknown:
Pamela Frankau
Unknown:
Martha Martin
Abridged By:
Honor Wyatt
Read By:
Peggy Hassard
Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe

Words and music to tell
'the wonderful fable of radio ' with Alirio Diaz (guitarist)
Frank Sinatra
A village band from the Abruzzo Edoardo Spadaro
'the Italian Chevalier'
Vittorio Gassman (film star) Lauri Volpi (operatic tenor)
Turin Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Maestro Rossi
Designed for British listeners by Radiotelevisione Italiano , and featuring:
Extracts from the San Remo Festival of Light Music
A Sicilian lullaby
The famous bird songs of Italian radio and a madrigal for the BBC's ' fair lady ' announcer
Written and produced by Gianni Giannantonio and Giovanni Mancini
Narrated by Angela Krenfeld and Maurizlo Pardi

Contributors

Guitarist:
Alirio Diaz
Guitarist:
Frank Sinatra
Unknown:
Abruzzo Edoardo Spadaro
Unknown:
Vittorio Gassman
Unknown:
Lauri Volpi
Conductor:
Maestro Rossi
Unknown:
Radiotelevisione Italiano
Produced By:
Gianni Giannantonio
Produced By:
Giovanni Mancini
Unknown:
Angela Krenfeld
Unknown:
Maurizlo Pardi

A season of new radio plays

The French film 'Un Carnet de Bal'
BY Jean Sarment, Henry Jeanson and Bernard Zimmer
Translated and adapted by Lance Sieveking who writes on page six
PRODUCTION BY MARTYN C. WEBSTER

CAST Christine de Guerande Mary Wimbush
CHRISTINE'S HOUSE ON LAKE COMO, ITALY
Raymond, her solicitor...............Richard Bebb
GEORGES AUDIER'S HOME IN A • SMALL FRENCH TOWN
Madame Auditer.....................Barbara Couper
Rose, her maid Catherine Salkeld
JO'S NIGHT CLUB
To..............................John Ruddock
Henri, one of Jo's associates Geoffrey Matthews
A waiter............................Richard Waring
Miss Barbara...........................Denise Bryer
The Baron de Brochel..................Cyril Shaps
Bo-Bo, another associate....................Alan Reid
Police inspector............T. St. John Barry
A FRENCH MONASTERY
Pere Dominique.........................John Wyse
Paul, a little boy.......................John Prowse
His mother.............................Janet Burnell
Philippe, a choirboy Sebastian Forbes
A SMALL PROVINCIAL TOWN HALL IN FRANCE
First clerk Bryan Powley
Second clerk Noel Iliffe
Francois Patusset, the Mayor Norman Shelley
Cecile, his bride.....................Vida Hope
AN ATTIC OVERLOOKING THE DOCKS IN MARSEILLES Thierry................................Richard Williams
Gaby, his wife Ena Moon
A LITTLE FRENCH SEASIDE TOWN
A postcard woman Ruth Cracknell
Fabien Richard Hurndall
His little daughter Ursula Hirst
A lovely young girl.........Sulwen Morgan
Alexandre George Hagan
EPILOGUE
Raymond, Christine's solicitor Richard Bebb Jacques.................................Gawn Grainger
YOUTHS IN CHRISTINE'S MEMORY: Kenneth Cope, Brian Smith, Myles Rudge
The choirboys in the monastery scene are from Hampstead Parish Church Choir, under the direction of Martindale Sidwell

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