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The Sunday supplement to Woman's Hour

All Hallowe'en: a talk by William Aspden

Ernest Jones, President of the Mineworkers Union who was a recent guest in Woman's Hour

Experts answering queries on home and garden

Coffee with a difference explained by Jeanne de Casalis

Compere, Nancy Spain

Contributors

Talk By:
William Aspden
Talk By:
Ernest Jones
Unknown:
Nancy Spain

Books which have pleased and interested him:
' Afr. Hobbs' Holiday,' by Edward Streeter : a light-hearted account of an American family on holiday
' The Creedy Case,' by Edward Crankshaw. Is Rupert Creedy guilty of disclosing military secrets, and what should his senior officer do when he is instructed to transfer Creedy for reasons unspecified?
'The Hero of Saint Roger,' by Jerrard Tickell : a story of the ingenious plan of the Prefect of the island of Saint Roger to attract tourists, and complications with which he was involved
Scenes brought to life by: Rosamond Barnes , Mary O'Farrell Tucker McGuire , Maurice Denham
Frank Duncan , Ian Sadler

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Streeter
Unknown:
Edward Crankshaw.
Unknown:
Jerrard Tickell
Unknown:
Rosamond Barnes
Unknown:
Mary O'Farrell
Unknown:
Tucker McGuire
Unknown:
Maurice Denham
Unknown:
Frank Duncan
Unknown:
Ian Sadler

Googie Withers In
' The Back of Beyond'
A short story by W. Somerset Maugham
Dramatised for broadcasting by Howard Agg
Cast in order of speaking:
The action of the play takes place in Malaya before the Second World War
Produced by Audrey Cameron
Peter Forster writes on page 5
The device shown in the heading will be familiar to readers of Mr. Maugham's books. It is a Moorish symbol for protection against the evil eye. Mr. Maugham adopted it when he went to live at the Villa Mauresque. Cap Ferrat, in the 'thirties

Contributors

Story By:
W. Somerset Maugham
Broadcasting By:
Howard Agg
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Unknown:
Peter Forster
Douglas, a club member:
Edward Jewesbury
Tom Saffary:
Jack Allen
Billiard marker:
Geoffrey Matthews
Second club member:
Richard Waring
Third club member:
Rolf Lefebvre
Violet Saffary:
Googie Withers
A servant:
Hugh David
Enid Ctarke:
Rosemary Lomax
Knobby Clarke:
Godfrey Kenton
The Resident:
Ronald Simpson

John Ellison and Robert MacDermot are the question-masters in this inter-country contest between representative teams from girls' and boys' schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
5-Wales
High School for Girls,
Cardiff v. The Lewis School, Pengam, Mon. (Boys)
Questions set by Tom Williams
Produced by Joan Clark

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Robert MacDermot
Unknown:
Tom Williams
Produced By:
Joan Clark

Community hymn-singing from Manor House Hospital, Golders Green, London; introduced by patients and staff of the Hospital
Conductor, William Miller
Pianist, Rhys Goring-Thomas
Closing prayer by the Rev. H. J. Halsey ,
Chaplain to the Hospital
Praise the Lord! (Tune, Austria)
The King of love my Shepherd is
(Tune, Dominus regit me)
(Continued in next column)
Jesu. Lover of my soul (Tune,
Aberystwyth)
All hail the power of Jesus' name
(Tune. Miles Lane)
Souls of men, why will ye scatter
(Tune. Cross of Jesus)
The day thou gavest. Lord, Is ended
(Tune. St. Clement)
Who would true valour see (Tune,
Monks Gate)
At even ere the sun was set (Tune,
Angelus)

Contributors

Conductor:
William Miller
Pianist:
Rhys Goring-Thomas
Unknown:
Rev. H. J. Halsey

Light Programme

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