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Round the British Isles with Top of the Form
John Ellison and Robert MacDermot are the question-masters in this general knowledge contest between representative teams from girls' and boys' schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Ardwyn Grammar School, Aberystwyth (Girls) v. Canton High School for Boys, Cardiff

Contributors

Question-master:
John Ellison
Question-master:
Robert MacDermot
Questions set by:
Tom Williams
Producer:
Joan Clark

Dick Emery , Warren Mitchell
Pearl Carr , Ronald Chesney
Billy Ternent and his Orchestra
Script by Ronald Wolfe
George Wadmore. and David Climle
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Emery
Unknown:
Warren Mitchell
Unknown:
Pearl Carr
Unknown:
Ronald Chesney
Unknown:
Billy Ternent
Script By:
Ronald Wolfe
Script By:
George Wadmore.
Script By:
David Climle
Produced By:
Roy Speer

A sound approach to the cinema
Introduced by Peter Haigh
Pocket Edition
'Robbery Under Arms ' starring
Peter Finch. Ronald Lewis
Maureen Swanson , David McCallum
Introduced by David McCallum
Adaptation by Roy Bradford
The song from
' The James Dean Story ' sung by Tommy Sands
Sounds Familiar
A short quiz to test your know-how of current and not-so-current movies
Presented by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale
Incidental Music
Anton Karas with his zither in ' The Third Man '
Thumbnail Sketch ' My Man Godfrey ' with June AJlyson and David Nlven
Around the British Studios with Peter Noble
Flashback to 1956
Mario Lanza sings in ' Serenade '
The Hollywood Touch
A report from Donovan Pedelty
Film Star — Record Star
Debbie Reynolds sings ' Tammy '
Programme devised and produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Peter Finch.
Unknown:
Ronald Lewis
Unknown:
Maureen Swanson
Unknown:
David McCallum
Introduced By:
David McCallum
Unknown:
Roy Bradford
Unknown:
James Dean Story
Sung By:
Tommy Sands
Presented By:
Desmond Carrington
Presented By:
Spencer Hale
Unknown:
Incidental Music
Unknown:
Anton Karas
Unknown:
David Nlven
Unknown:
Peter Noble
Unknown:
Mario Lanza

A new thriller in eight episodes by Philip Levene
6 — 'The White Star Agency'
The Ambrose piano theme composed by the author is played in the programme by Raymond Holder
Production by Archie Campbell

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Levene
Programme By:
Raymond Holder
Production By:
Archie Campbell
Ambrose West:
Nigel Patrick
Nicky Beaumont:
Janette Richer
Reggie Davenport:
Colin Gordon
Colonel Cruikshank:
Richard Williams
George Armstrong:
Peter Claughton
Inspector Green:
Julian Somers
Susan Williams:
Elizabeth London
Luiz Carlos:
Roger Delgado
Hammond:
Rolf Lefebvre
Mrs Grant:
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Trolley:
Christopher Page
Porter:
Christopher Page

with Eleanor Summerfield
The Singer: Lorrae Desmond
Guest Pianist: John Simons
* Nearly Everybody Else':
Ron Moody
Music written and arranged bv Bob Sharpies
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Script written by David Climie and Pat Dunlop Produced by Leslie Bridgmont

Contributors

Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Pianist:
John Simons
Conducted By:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
David Climie
Written By:
Pat Dunlop
Produced By:
Leslie Bridgmont

In Thirty Minutes
(The Radio Digest Show) with Benny Lee
David Nettheim , Marie Benson
Announcer. Ronald Fletcher
Nat Temple and his Orchestra
Music arranged by Ken Thorne
Script by Michael Bentine and David Nettheim
Production by Pat Dixon

Contributors

Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
David Nettheim
Unknown:
Marie Benson
Announcer:
Ronald Fletcher
Announcer:
Nat Temple
Arranged By:
Ken Thorne
Script By:
Michael Bentine
Script By:
David Nettheim
Production By:
Pat Dixon

A series of horse laughs
6 — 'The Curly Tale'
Script by Eddie Maguire
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston
Racing people, like theatrical people, are, on the whole, very superstitious. They probably won't admit it and say that they just prefer not to take risks. But when Reg backed a horse out of its stable one morning, the rest of the day certainly turned out to be unfortunate.....

Contributors

Script By:
Eddie Maguire
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston
Reg, the 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 S John Barry
The Salesman:
T S John Barry
Ginger, an apprentice:
Anthony Green
Clara, the cook:
Patricia Hayes
Mrs biana Todd:
Patricia Havye
Soapy, the horse, and all other animals:
Percy Edwards

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
Alfred Marks George Martin
David Tomlinson
In the chair, Peter Haigh
From an idea by Jimmy Edward.
Presented by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Alfred Marks
Unknown:
George Martin
Unknown:
David Tomlinson
Unknown:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Jimmy Edward.
Presented By:
Jacques Brown

Community hymn-singing from H.M. Prison, Leyhill, Gloucestershire
Hymns introduced by John Arlott
All people that on earth do dwell
(Tune. Old 100th)
Praise to the Holiest in the height
(Tune, Richmond)
Through all the changing scenes of life (Tune, Wiltshire)
0 God of Jacob (Tune. Crediton)
Jesu. Lover of my soul (Tune,
Aberystwyth)
0 worship the King (Tune, Hanover) God that madest earth and heaven
(Tune. Welsh Air)
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
(Tune. St. Clement)

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Arlott

Light Programme

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