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Dick Emery , Warren Mitchell
Pearl Carr , Ronald Chesney
Jerry Desmonde
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Script by Ronald Wolfe
George Wadmore , and David Climie
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Emery
Unknown:
Warren Mitchell
Unknown:
Pearl Carr
Unknown:
Ronald Chesney
Unknown:
Jerry Desmonde
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Script By:
Ronald Wolfe
Script By:
George Wadmore
Script By:
David Climie
Produced By:
Roy Speer

A sound approach to the cinema
Introduced by Peter Haigh
Pocket Edition
Charles Chaplin 's
' A King in New York ' co-starring Dawn Addams
Adaptation by Roy Bradford
Film Musical
Silk Stockings ' in which
Fred Astaire sings with Cyd Charisse
' Paris Loves Lovers with Janis Paige
' Stereophonic Sound '
Sounds Familiar
A short quiz to test your know-how of current and not-so-cuiient movies
Presented by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale
Around the British Studios with Peter Noble
Music from a New Release
Deborah Kerr sings
' An Affair to Remember' from the film of the same name
The Hollywood Touch
A report from Donovan Pedelty
Incidental Music
Passepartout's theme from
' Around the World in Eighty Days '
A Flashback to 1957
Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy sing ' Will You Remember ' from ' May time '
The programme devised and produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Charles Chaplin
Unknown:
Fred Astaire
Unknown:
Cyd Charisse
Unknown:
Janis Paige
Presented By:
Desmond Carrington
Presented By:
Spencer Hale
Unknown:
Peter Noble
Unknown:
Deborah Kerr
Unknown:
Jeanette MacDonald
Unknown:
Nelson Eddy

BBC Concert Orchestra (Leader, William Armon )
Conductor, Vilem Tausky
Bruce Trent (baritone)
Tommy Reilly (harmonica) from the Regal Cinema, Gloucester
Introduced by John Webster Produced by Geoffrey Brand

Contributors

Leader:
William Armon
Conductor:
Vilem Tausky
Baritone:
Bruce Trent
Baritone:
Tommy Reilly
Introduced By:
John Webster
Produced By:
Geoffrey Brand

A new thriller in eight episodes by Philip Levene
1 — ' The Brazilian Seed' ' It's always sad when a seeded player is knocked out in the first round ' — In fact, the consequences can be fatal ,
The 'Ambrose ' piano theme composed by the author is played
In the course of the programme by Raymond Holder
Production by Archie Campbell

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Levene
Production By:
Archie Campbell
Ambrose West, a professional tennis champion:
Nigel Patrick
Nicky Beaumont, a French professional player:
Janette Richer
Colonel Cruikshank, secretary of the;Imperial Lawn Tennis Club:
Richard Williams
Reggie Davenport, a friend of,Ambrose:
Colin Gordon
George Armstrong, a tennis enthu-isiast:
Peter Claughtoa
Maria Masini, Brazilian tennis champion:
June Tobin
Mrs Grant, masseuse at the club:
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Mr Parker:
John Bryning
Waiter:
John Ruddock'
Hotel porter:
Arthur Young
Umpire:
Arthur Young
Commentator:
Robert Sansonv
A girl:
Beryl Calder

A song-a-minute sequence of popular melodies old and new sung by Benny Lee
Julie Dawn
Dave Carey
Jean Campbell
The Meritones with accompaniments by The Steve Race Quartet and Harold Smart
Compiled and produced by Johnnie Stewart

Contributors

Sung By:
Benny Lee
Sung By:
Julie Dawn
Unknown:
Dave Carey
Unknown:
Jean Campbell
Produced By:
Johnnie Stewart

Being an account of the hole, the wonderful way it was filled, and with what
Written for the wireless by Spike Milligan
As the story unfolds, the listener will be transported to scenes of magnificent splendour: the Sultan's Palace, the Fish Market, and the Embankment lit by Faity Lamps-to name but a few.
(The recorded broadcast of August 22 in the Home Service)

Contributors

Unknown:
Spike Milligan
Jack Snaffle, a habit-maker:
Wallace Greenslade
Mr Henry Crun:
Peter Sellers
Hon Harold Bowles:
Harry Secombe
An omne:
Valentine Dyall
Eccles:
Spike Milligan
Lord Midgeworthy Thynne:
Peter Sellers
Admiral ' Biggers Creighton:
Harry Secombe
Major Denis Bloodnok:
Peter Sellers
Pugh:
Harry Secombe
A producer:
Jacques Brown

A series of horse laughs 1 — ' Soapy Cleans Up'
Mr. Turnbull, an owner.Donald Bisset Soapy, the horse, and other animals
Percy Edwards
Concertina played by Alf Edwards
Script by Eddie Maguire
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston
See page 6

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald Bisset
Unknown:
Percy Edwards
Played By:
Alf Edwards
Script By:
Eddie Maguire
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston
Reg, a stable lad:
Reg Dixon
Major Hunt, the trainer:
Francis de Wolff
Mary, the Major's daughter:
Dilys Laye
Parker, the head stable lad:
Roger Snowdon
The Padre:
T St John Barry
Ginger, an apprentice:
Anthony Green
Clare, the cook:
Patricia Hayes

A panel game in which members of the public and invited personalities put questions to a team of distinguished experts
The great minds are: Jimmy Edwards, David Nixon, David Tomlinson, Jimmy Wheeler
In the chair, Peter Haigh
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Presented by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Panellist:
Jimmy Edwards
Panellist:
David Nixon
Panellist:
David Tomlinson
Panellist:
Jimmy Wheeler
Chairman:
Peter Haigh
From an idea by:
Jimmy Edwards
Presented By:
Jacques Brown

Hymn singing from Bethlehem Presbyterian Church of Wales, Treorchy
Conductor, D. Edgar Williams
Organist, D. Haydn Pugh
Hymns introduced by Havard Gregory Praise to our God. whose bounteous hand (Tune. Lledrod)
O'er those gloomy hills of darkness
(Tune, Blaencefn)
Make me a captive. Lord (Tune.
Llanllyfni)
Today thy mercy calls us (Tune.
Penlan)
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Tune. Ebenezer)
From Greenland's icy mountains
(Tune, Talyllyn)
A Sovereign Protector I have (Tune.
Trewen)
Guide me, 0 thou great Jehovah
(Tune. Cwm Rhondda)
Blessing by the Minister. the Rev. T. J. Edwards

Contributors

Conductor:
D. Edgar Williams
Organist:
D. Haydn Pugh
Introduced By:
Havard Gregory
Unknown:
Rev. T. J. Edwards

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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