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From the West of England
Shopping Report, by Daphne Hubbard
A Village Switches on: Honor Daplyn describes the excitement when electricity came to a small village
Whose Job?: Barbara Molland reflects on the husband-plus-wife interview for a job
Guest House Stocktaking: by John Hardy
Reflections on Sheep, by Mary Noble
The Wine-Maker: Bettie Harris tells how she grew more adventurous
Serial: 'Adam Bede' by George Eliot
Abridged by Terry Gompertz
Read by Gladys Young
The ninth of fifteen instalments
Programme introduced by Rosemary Colley

Contributors

Unknown:
Daphne Hubbard
Unknown:
Barbara Molland
Unknown:
John Hardy
Unknown:
Mary Noble
Unknown:
Bettie Harris
Unknown:
Adam Bede
Unknown:
George Eliot
Abridged By:
Terry Gompertz
Read By:
Gladys Young
Introduced By:
Rosemary Colley

A message of comfort and cheer for all in trouble, sorrow, need. sickness, or any other adversity'
Stuart Hibberd introduces a talk by the Rev. Leslie Jones
Listeners' letters are very welcome, as they give real help in planning these talks. Send them to Stuart Hibberd , c/o Silver Lining, Broadcasting House, London, W.J. Listeners will realise that speakers cannot reply personally but will try to deal with their problems in the talks.

Contributors

Introduces:
Stuart Hibberd
Unknown:
Rev. Leslie Jones
Unknown:
Stuart Hibberd

The usual roles are reversed and a team of young people from different parts of the country are invited to face the fire of an audience of the older generation
Prominent Citizens of Norwich: including a former Lord Mayor, the Chief Constable, the Chief Education Officer, the Matron of the city hospital, the Bishops
Chaplain for Youth, and the Sheriff of Norwich confront
A Younger Generation team:
Margaret Gilder (clerk) Colin Broadley (student)
Daphne Fisher (farm worker)
John Burley (schoolboy) and ask them to explain themselves and their generation
Afterwards the tables are turned and an adult team answers some of the visitors' questions
In the chair,
David Lloyd James
Programme arranged in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Norwich

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Gilder
Unknown:
Colin Broadley
Unknown:
Daphne Fisher
Unknown:
John Burley
Unknown:
David Lloyd James

with Benny Hill and Beryl Reid , Graham Stark
Shirley Eaton , Peter Madden
The Coronets
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Script by Eddie Maguire
Ronald Wolfe , and Rex Dawe
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Benny Hill
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Unknown:
Graham Stark
Unknown:
Shirley Eaton
Unknown:
Peter Madden
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Script By:
Eddie Maguire
Script By:
Ronald Wolfe
Script By:
Rex Dawe
Produced By:
Roy Speer

A weekly parade of the Stars of Show Business
Dickie Valentine, Max Wall
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
The Ray Ellington Quartet
The International Violinist:
Alan Loveday
Band of the Week:
Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra
The Mitchell Choristers
Directed by George Mitchell
The Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Glyn Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Wall
Unknown:
Anne Ziegler
Violinist:
Alan Loveday
Unknown:
Ken MacKintosh
Directed By:
George Mitchell
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Produced By:
Glyn Jones

Gilbert Harding brings his guests to the studio, records them in their homes, or talks to them across seas and continents by telephone and short-wave telecommunications
Because the world around us changes from day to day the people to be interviewed in these programmes will not be chosen until shortly before the broadcast, and their names will not be announced in advance.

Contributors

Unknown:
Gilbert Harding

Special Duty-5
Written and narrated by Stephen Grenfell
This is the story of a man called Mike. Mike was an alcoholic. He had reached
-because of his disease-the depths of human degradation. His treatment and his rehabilitation in hospital, his own tremendous effort, and the help given him by Alcoholics Anonymous have been dramatised to make this programme.
Produced by R. D. Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Grenfell
Produced By:
R. D. Smith

Light Programme

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