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The Sunday Supplement to "Woman's Hour".
Some Women of the Past Year.
Arthur Marshall gives his point of view on conversations with strangers.
Janet Teissier du Cros compares the French and English attitude to women.
Do you believe in ghosts?: Pamela Frankau, Nancy Spain, Nancy Price, and others tell why they do.
Clinic for Old Clothes: Alice Hooper Beck prescribes the treatment for coats.
Geraldine McEwan as Sarah Darnley in "The Big City: Episode 6: Home for the Holiday", a new radio serial by Marjorie Riddell.
Programme introduced by Marjorie Anderson.

(Geraldine McEwan is in "Summertime" at the Apollo Theatre, London)

Contributors

Presenter:
Marjorie Anderson
Reporter:
Arthur Marshall
Reporter:
Janet Teissier du Cros
Speaker:
Pamela Frankau
Speaker:
Nancy Spain
Speaker:
Nancy Price
Reporter:
Alice Hooper Beck
Sarah Darnley:
Geraldine McEwan
Author (The Big City):
Marjorie Riddell

Dick Bentley , Jimmy Edward * in Alma Cogan , June Whitfield and Wallas Eaton with The Keynotes
Script hy
Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Produced by Charles Maxwell
(Wallas Eaton is in ' The Water Gipstes ' at the Winter Garden Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Bentley
Unknown:
Jimmy Edward
Unknown:
Alma Cogan
Unknown:
June Whitfield
Unknown:
Wallas Eaton
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Produced By:
Charles Maxwell
Unknown:
Wallas Eaton

Peter Yorke in with his Concert Orchestra
Ronnie Hilton and The Johnston Brothers
A programme of melodies for everyone. designed to suit the mood of a Sunday afternoon by the fireside
Introduced by Neil Landor
Produced by Neil Sutherland

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Yorke
Unknown:
Ronnie Hilton
Introduced By:
Neil Landor
Produced By:
Neil Sutherland

The younger generation is asked to explain itself before an audience of the older generation
Prominent citizens of Edinburgh: including:
The Chief Constable, Lothians and Peebles
Constabulary
The Minister of St. Giles' Cathedral
The manager of a big dance hail and Sir Compton Mackenzie confront a team of Under-Twenties:
Gretta MacSporran
(telephonist from Ayrshire)
Derek Bell
(railway apprentice from Derby)
Michael Simpson
(National Serviceman from London)
June Furr
(schoolgirl from Yorkshire) and ask them why they act, speak, and think as they do
Afterwards the visitors get their own back on an adult team
In the chair, Noel Stevenson

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Compton MacKenzie
Unknown:
Derek Bell
Unknown:
Michael Simpson
Unknown:
Noel Stevenson

Frankie Howerd introduces
Shani Wallis
The Tanner Sisters
Lee Young
Ken Morris and Joan Savage Gladys Morgan , Billy Ternent and Max Wall
Billy Ternent and his Orchestra
Announcer. Robin Boyle
Script by Johnny Speight. John Antrobus Terry Nation, and Dick Barry
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston
(Frankie Howerd is appearing in 'Charley's Aunt at the Globe Theatre, London; Max Wall rn 'The Pajama Game ' at the London Coliseum)

Contributors

Introduces:
Frankie Howerd
Unknown:
Shani Wallis
Unknown:
Joan Savage
Unknown:
Gladys Morgan
Unknown:
Billy Ternent
Unknown:
Max Wall
Unknown:
Billy Ternent
Script By:
Johnny Speight.
Script By:
Dick Barry
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston
Unknown:
Frankie Howerd
Unknown:
Max Wall

Community hymn-singing by the Christian choirs and congregations of Walsall and district, from the Town Hall, Walsall
Hymns introduced by: The Rev. R. D. M. Hughes (Anglican)
The Rev. W. H. Lake (Methodist)
The Rev. L. J. Cooper (Baptist)
Major 0. G. Foster (Salvation Army)
\ Conductor, Edgar Morgan
Organist, Horace Davis
As with gladness (Tune, Dix)
Brightest and best (Tune. Epiphany
Hymn)
In heavenly love abiding (Tune,
Penlan)
0 boundless salvation (Tune, My
Jesus, I love)
0 God of Bethel (Tune, Martyrdom) 0 thou who earnest from above (Tune,
Hereford)
The Lord my pasture shall prepare
(Tune. Surrey)
What a friend we have in Jesus
Tune, What a friend)

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. R. D. M. Hughes
Unknown:
Rev. W. H. Lake
Unknown:
Rev. L. J. Cooper
Unknown:
G. Foster
Conductor:
Edgar Morgan
Organist:
Horace Davis

(Theologian, Philosopher,
Musician, Missionary, Physician and an Honorary Member of the Order of Merit)
1-' Between Two Worlds'
The story of Schweitzer's life, told in extracts from his writings selected and arranged by Ormerod Greenwood
Linking commentary spoken by Rex Palmer
Reader, John Glen

Contributors

Arranged By:
Ormerod Greenwood
Spoken By:
Rex Palmer
Reader:
John Glen

Light Programme

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