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by Hugh Ross Williamson
The Affair of the Diamond
Necklace
Few people doubt nowadays that, in this scandal which rocked the throne of France on the eve of the French Revolution, Queen Marie Antoinette was the innocent victim of a monstrous fraud: or that the notorious ' con-woman,' Jeanne de la Motte , was justly arrested and imprisoned. The mystery is: Who helped Jeanne to escape from prison and make her way to England, and why?

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Ross Williamson
Unknown:
Queen Marie Antoinette
Unknown:
Jeanne de la Motte

Stanley Baxter and Terry Scott with Patricia Hayes and presenting
Radio's Kartoon Kids in ' The Adventures of Sammy and Speedy'
Dispensing the music is
'Hutch'
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Script by Terry Nation and Dick Barry
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston (The recorded broadcast of June 21 in the Home Service)

Contributors

Unknown:
Stanley Baxter
Unknown:
Terry Scott
Unknown:
Patricia Hayes
Conducted By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Script By:
Terry Nation
Script By:
Dick Barry
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston

A visit to the seaside to meet
Reginald Dixon
Harold Berens
Cavan O'Connor
Stan Stennett
Semprini Fayne and Evans
Anne Shelton
Ken Platt
The George Mitchell Choir
Augmented BBC
Northern Variety Orchestra conducted by Alyn Ainsworth
Introduced by Jack Watson
Produced by Eric Miller
(Anne Shelton and Harold Berens are appearing in Variety at the Palace Theatre, Blackpool; Fayne and Evans in Variety at the Garrick Theatre, Soulhpori; Stan Stennett is in Variety at the Winter Gardens, Morecambe; Semprini in ' Sing a Happy Song' at the Winter Gardens Pavilion Theatre, Blackpool; Ken Plan in ' Pick of the Pack ' at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool; Jack Watson in Variety at the Garrick Theatre, Souihport)

Contributors

Unknown:
Reginald Dixon
Unknown:
Harold Berens
Unknown:
Cavan O'Connor
Unknown:
Stan Stennett
Unknown:
Semprini
Unknown:
Fayne
Unknown:
Evans
Unknown:
Anne Shelton
Unknown:
Ken Platt
Conducted By:
Alyn Ainsworth
Introduced By:
Jack Watson
Produced By:
Eric Miller
Unknown:
Anne Shelton
Unknown:
Harold Berens
Unknown:
Stan Stennett
Unknown:
Ken Plan
Unknown:
Jack Watson

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