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including:
Shopping and the Law: Pamela Deedes , a solicitor, talks about the legal rights of people who go shopping
My Kind of Cat: Ann Codrington speaks in praise of the Siamese
Housewives' Quiz: some serious and not so serious questions devised by Ruth Drew
Getting ready for a Flower Show: Charles Kenyon , who handles the public relations work for the Royal Horticultural Society, describes some of the preparations that go on behind the scenes before the opening of the Society's fortnightly shows
Serial: Belated Reckoning by Phyllis Bottome
(to be read in ten instalments)
' Abridged by P. J. R. Wright
Read by Rosemary Davis
1 — ' Miss McDermott
Takes the Plunge '
Programme introduced by Marjorie Anderson

Contributors

Unknown:
Pamela Deedes
Unknown:
Ann Codrington
Unknown:
Ruth Drew
Unknown:
Charles Kenyon
Unknown:
Phyllis Bottome
Abridged By:
P. J. R. Wright
Read By:
Rosemary Davis
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

by C. E. Webber
Adapted from the novel ' For the Love of Doc' by Simon Kent
Production by Audrey Cameron

Contributors

Unknown:
C. E. Webber
Unknown:
Simon Kent
Production By:
Audrey Cameron
Mrs Myers, the storyteller:
Elsa Palmer
Doc Saunders:
Deryck Guyler
Mary:
Ella Milne
Ed Griffiths:
Roddy Hughes
Alex:
Cyril Shaps
Johnnie Paterson:
Roger Snowdon
Ma Paterson:
Eileen Thorndike
Danny Paterson:
Bunny May
Puccini:
Ian Sadler
Mickey Ryan:
George Hagan
Sammy:
Peter Claughton
Janey Baxter:
Elizabeth Digby-Smith
Anna:
Sulwen Morgan
Lew Lambert:
Alan Reid
Det -Insp Evans:
Malcolm Graeme

A programme for family listening presented by members of the Younger Generation
Fashioned in Wood
In this special edition from the West of England, Winifred Page with an eye to the coming summer months, introduces two groups who are making boats in their spare time:
At Weston-super-Mare Norma Tayler talks to young canoe builders
At Ilminster
Jim Hunkin learns more about dinghy construction and a final word from Martin Tucker , a young apprentice helping to re-create the Mayflower at Brixham. in Devon

Contributors

Unknown:
Winifred Page
Talks:
Norma Tayler
Unknown:
Jim Hunkin
Unknown:
Martin Tucker

The Royal School, Armagh, Northern Ireland (Boys) v.
Prince Rupert School,
Wilhelmshaven, Germany (Boys)
This is the second of the two friendly matches that have been arranged between the British schools that reached the finals this year, and two schools on the Continent. Prince Rupert School is a comprehensive secondary boarding school for the children of British personnel stationed in Germany.
Question-Masters:
In Germany: Robert MacDermot
In Northern Ireland: John Ellison
Questions set by Tom Williams
Programme produced by Joan Clark

Contributors

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

Cyril Stapleton directs
The BBC Show Band starring Alfred Marks with The Stargazers, Harold Smart
Bert Weedon , Dennis Wilson
The Show Band Singers and Janie Marden
Script by Dick Vosburgh and Brad Ashton Production by Johnnie Stewart

Contributors

Unknown:
Cyril Stapleton
Unknown:
Alfred Marks
Unknown:
Harold Smart
Unknown:
Bert Weedon
Unknown:
Dennis Wilson
Unknown:
Janie Marden
Script By:
Dick Vosburgh
Script By:
Brad Ashton
Production By:
Johnnie Stewart

A musical entertainment given by Norma Procter (contralto)
Josephine Lee (accompanist)
Colin Horsley (piano)
Leon Goossens (oboe)
Gervase de Peyer (clarinet)
Vernon Elliot (bassoon)
Charles Gregory (horn)
The Martin String Quartet
Programme arranged by Basil Douglas

Contributors

Contralto:
Norma Procter
Accompanist:
Josephine Lee
Piano:
Colin Horsley
Oboe:
Leon Goossens
Clarinet:
Gervase de Peyer
Bassoon:
Vernon Elliot
Horn:
Charles Gregory
Arranged By:
Basil Douglas

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More