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with Dick Emery
Warren Mitchell
Pearl Carr
Ronald Chesney
BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard )
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
Leader:
John Jezard
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 and including
1957 Royal Film
Gene Kelly and Kay Kendall with Mitzi Gaynor and Taina Elg introduce some of the Cole Porter songs from ' Les Girls'
Pocket Edition
' The Pride and the Passion ' starring
Cary Grant. Frank Sinatra
Sophia Loren
Adaptation by Gordon Gow
Sounds Familiar
A short quiz to test your know-how of current and not-so-current movies
Incidental Music
Eric Coates conducts his theme music for ' High Flight
Around the British Studios with Peter Noble
Flashback to 1951
Jane Powell in 'Rich. Young and Pretty '
The Hollywood Touch
A report from Donovan Pedelty
Cuban Lullaby i
A cradle song heard in 'The Right to be Born '
The programme devised and produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Gene Kelly
Unknown:
Kay Kendall
Unknown:
Mitzi Gaynor
Unknown:
Cary Grant.
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra
Unknown:
Sophia Loren
Unknown:
Gordon Gow
Unknown:
Eric Coates
Unknown:
Peter Noble
Unknown:
Jane Powell

A new thriller in eight episodes by Philip Levene
7—' Clifford Walk'
The 'Ambrose ' piano theme composed by the author is played in the programme by Raymond Holder
Production by Archie Campbell

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Levene
Production By:
Archie Campbell
Ambrose West:
Nigel Patrick
Nicky Beaumont:
Janette Richer
Reggie Davenport:
Colin Gordon
Colonel Cruikshank:
Richard Williams
George Armstrong:
Peter Claughton
Mrs, Grant:
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Hammond:
Rolf Lefebvre
Porter:
Arthur Young
Umpire:
Arthur Young
Chambermaid:
Rosamund Greenwood

with Eleanor Summerfield
The Singer:
Lorrae Desmond and ' Nearly Everybody Else':
Ron Moody
Music written and arranged by Bob Sharpies and played by the BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader. John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Script written by David Climie and Pat Dunlop
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont

Contributors

Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Singer:
Lorrae Desmond
Arranged By:
Bob Sharpies
Leader:
John Jezard
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
David Climie
Written By:
Pat Dunlop
Produced By:
Leslie Bridgmont

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

Contributors

Sung By:
Benny Lee
Sung By:
Julie Dawn
Unknown:
Franklyn Boyd
Unknown:
Jean Campbell
Produced By:
Johnnie Stewart

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 Thome
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 Thome
Script By:
Michael Bentine
Script By:
David Nettheim
Production By:
Pat Dixon

A series of horse laughs
7 — ' Maiden Handicap '
Script by Eddie Maguire
Produced by Alastair Scott Johnston
Although luck plays a great part in the fortunes of the turf, it is generally acknowledged that on level terms a class horse will always beat a hack. It is a question of breeding. And though we enjoy the fantasy of fairy tales and pantomime, it is not usual in real life for the bootboy to marry the Princess....

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 St John Barry
Tony Todd:
T St John Barry
Ginger, an apprentice:
Anthony Green
Clara, the cook:
Patricia Hayes
Mrs Diana Todd:
Patricia Hayes
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
George Martin
David Tomlinson Jimmy Wheeler
In the chair, Peter Haigh
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Presented by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
George Martin
Unknown:
David Tomlinson
Unknown:
Jimmy Wheeler
Unknown:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Presented By:
Jacques Brown

Community hymn-singing from Trinity Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney, County Antrim, led by the United Choirs of the Presbytery of Route
Conductor, Havelock Nelson
Organist, Albert Tempest
Hymns introduced by Edgar Boucher Praise ye the Lord (Tune, Bloxham)
The Lord's my Shepherd (Tune, Crimond)
In the Cross of Christ I glory (Tunc,
Stuttgart)
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
(Tune. St. Peter)
Rejoice the Lord Is King (Tune,
Gopsal)
Behold! the mountain of the Lord
(Tune. Glasgow)
0 Lord of life (Tune, Vulplus)
Praise the Lord. ye heavens adore him
(Tune. Laus Deo )
Blessing given by the Moderator of the Presbytery the Rev. J. J. Forbes

Contributors

Conductor:
Havelock Nelson
Introduced By:
Edgar Boucher
Unknown:
Laus Deo
Unknown:
Rev. J. J. Forbes

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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