Programme Index

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played today by BBC Revue Orchestra (Leader. Antony Gilbert )
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
BBC Variety Orchestra
(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Cecil Norman and the Rhythm Players with Danny Levan
News Summary at 7.30 and 8.30

Contributors

Leader:
Antony Gilbert
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Conductor:
Cecil Norman
Unknown:
Danny Levan

WORKERS' PLAYTIME from the British Legion
Poppy Factory, Richmond,
Surrey Donald Purchese
Bob Andrews , Vanessa Lee
Cyril Fletcher
James Moody (piano) Bert Weedon (guitar) Max Abrams (drums)
Presented by Bill Gates

Contributors

Unknown:
Surrey Donald Purchese
Unknown:
Bob Andrews
Unknown:
Vanessa Lee
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Piano:
James Moody
Guitar:
Bert Weedon
Guitar:
Max Abrams
Presented By:
Bill Gates

Teaching a Budgerigar to Talk: Philip Marsden offers some ideas
Sports Report: another tale out of school by Paul Cornforth
Fudge and Things: Mary Alex ander talks about home-made sweets
Reading Your Letters: expressing listeners' points of view
As We See It Now: second thoughts about the day-before-yesterday. I-Health before the Health Service
(Continued in next column)
Serial: ' The Shadow of Time ' by Christopher Landon
Abridged by Neville Teller
Read by Russell Napier
The second of ten instalments
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
News Summary at 2.30

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Marsden
Unknown:
Paul Cornforth
Unknown:
Mary Alex
Unknown:
Christopher Landon
Read By:
Russell Napier
Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson

Elizabeth Allan , Diana Decker
Gwen Plumb v.
Gerard Hoffnung , Ian Messiter
Eric Sykes
Referee, Michael Jackson
Each contestant, having no clue to the subject-matter, is called upon to speak for sixty seconds, without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Is it possible?
Devised by Ian C. Messiter Produced by C. F. Meehan

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Allan
Unknown:
Diana Decker
Unknown:
Gwen Plumb
Unknown:
Gerard Hoffnung
Unknown:
Ian Messiter
Unknown:
Eric Sykes
Unknown:
Michael Jackson
Unknown:
Ian C. Messiter
Produced By:
C. F. Meehan

You too can be a detective
'Death of a Leading Lady Written by Edward J. Mason
Actors:
Experts: John Arlott
F. R. Buckley , Robert Fabian
Devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J . Mason
Produced by Tony Shryane

Contributors

Written By:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
John Arlott
Unknown:
F. R. Buckley
Unknown:
Robert Fabian
Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
Edward J . Mason
Produced By:
Tony Shryane
Joe McCready (Private investigator):
Jon Farrell
Inspector Galloway:
Hamilton Dyce
Conrad Vane:
Dudley Rolph
Leah Downing:
June Spencer
Amos Borridge:
Chris Gittins
Joan Steele:
Lesley Saweard

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About this data

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