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Guest of the Week: Veronica Wedgwood
(Continued in next column)
Homeless Children and Childless Homes. 3-A lawyer explains the legal procedure involved in getting a child adopted; a psychiatrist answers listeners' questions about how to answer the questions of adopted children
Animal Grooming: Frank Lane describes some of the ways in which animals keep themselves clean and well groomed
Kaye Webb continues her diary
Serial:
' The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ' by Agatha Christie
Abridged by Honor Wyatt Read by James McKechnie
The thirteenth of fifteen instalments
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe
For Women Readers-page 27

Contributors

Unknown:
Veronica Wedgwood
Unknown:
Frank Lane
Unknown:
Kaye Webb
Unknown:
Roger Ackroyd
Unknown:
Agatha Christie
Read By:
James McKechnie
Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe

Young people discussing the current films, books, plays, and tunes they like
A Knife to Kill or Heal ...
This week Norma Ellis , Margaret Gilder , Colin Broadley , and Ginger Vogel talk about
' Simba directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Dirk Bogarde , Virginia McKenna , Donald Sinden , and Earl Cameron and ' The Healinr, Knife 1: the autobiography of a surgeon, George Sava , available in a paper-backed edition
All Yours
Michael Flanders gives the results of last week's competition and sets another one

Contributors

Unknown:
Norma Ellis
Unknown:
Margaret Gilder
Unknown:
Colin Broadley
Unknown:
Ginger Vogel
Directed By:
Brian Desmond
Unknown:
Dirk Bogarde
Unknown:
Virginia McKenna
Unknown:
Donald Sinden
Unknown:
Earl Cameron
Unknown:
George Sava

Aided and abetted by Bob Andrews introduce
Frankie Vaughan with Bert Waller at the piano
Top Tunes at Your Request
Leslie Welch
The Memory Man
Forces Show Radio Nutwork
These you have liked
-but not this way!
The Tanner Sisters
Those ' swing-song ' girls
Raymond Glendenning
Reports on sports
The Forces Tutor
The low-down on Ciwie Street
Malcolm Lockyer 's Concert Orchestra with the Knights Errant
' The Girl of Your Dreams'
That dean of detectives
Klaxon Home finds himself
' Without a Clue'
Fantastic adventures
' To be continued in our next'
Introduced by Roy Williams
Script by Larry Stephens and Jimmy Grafton with additional material by Peter Griffiths and John Vyvyan Produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Andrews
Unknown:
Frankie Vaughan
Unknown:
Bert Waller
Unknown:
Leslie Welch
Unknown:
Raymond Glendenning
Unknown:
Malcolm Lockyer
Introduced By:
Roy Williams
Script By:
Larry Stephens
Script By:
Jimmy Grafton
Unknown:
Peter Griffiths
Unknown:
John Vyvyan
Produced By:
Trafford Whitelock

by Nicholas Monsarrat
Adapted for radio by Stephen Grenfell
See above and page 8

Jack Hawkins in the play of his choice "The Cruel Sea"

Contributors

Author:
Nicholas Monsarrat
Adapted by:
Stephen Grenfell
Producer:
Charles Lefeaux
Lieutenant-Commander George Eastwood Ericson, R.N.R.:
Jack Hawkins
Sub-Lieutenant Keith Lockhart, R.N.V.R.:
Laurence Payne
Sub-Lieutenant Ferraby, R.N.V.R.:
Martin Starkie
Lieutenant James Bennett, R.A.N.V.R.:
Russell Napier
Mrs. Ericson (Grace):
Dorothy Smith
Chief E.R.A. Watts:
Andrew Crawford
Petty Officer Tallow:
Deryck Guyler
Leading Signalman Wells:
Victor Maddern
Vice-Admiral Sir Vincent Murray-Forbes, K.C.B.. D.S.O., R.N.:
Kynaston Reeves
A.B. Gregg:
Peter Howell
Mrs. Bell (Gladys):
Barbara Lott
Sub-Lieutenant Morell, R.N.V.R.:
Brian Haines
Second Officer Julie Hallam, W.R.N.S.:
Heather Stannard
A.B. Sellars:
Richard Bebb
Kapitan-Leutnant von Hellmuth:
Richard Williams
Fourth Officer John Ericson:
Barry McGregor
Other parts:
Jack Allen
Other parts:
Derek Birch
Other parts:
George Hagan
Other parts:
George Merritt
Other parts:
Edgar Norfolk
Other parts:
John Ruddock
Other parts:
Gerik Schjelderup
Other parts:
Jeffrey Segal
Other parts:
Michael Turner

Recorded extracts from a Lent Term Debate held yesterday and introduced by the President,
Mr. Richard Moore
(Trinity College)
The motion:
' That this House will welcome the return of Billy Graham
Proposed by: Mr. C. Harcourt-Norton
(Selwyn College)
Opposed by: Mr. J. A. Stannard
(Trinity College)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mr. Richard Moore
Unknown:
Billy Graham
Unknown:
Mr. C. Harcourt-Norton
Unknown:
Mr. J. A. Stannard

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