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Written by Edward J. Mason and Geoffrey Webb.
A story of country folk.

Contributors

Writer:
Edward J. Mason
Writer:
Geoffrey Webb
Editor:
Godfrey Baseley
Producer:
Tony Shryane Daniel Archer: Harry Oakes
Doris Archer:
Gwen Berryman
Jack Archer:
Denis Folwell
Peggy Archer:
Thelma Rogers
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Christine Johnson:
Lesley Saweard
Paul Johnson:
Leslie Dunn
Mr Fairbrother:
Leslie Bowmar
Mrs Fairbrother:
Joy Davies
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Mrs Perkins:
Pauline Seville
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Len Thomas:
Arnold Peters
Doughy Hood:
Arnold Ridley
Carol Grey:
Anne Cullen
John Tregorran:
Basil Jones
Pru Harris:
Mary Dalley
Ned Larkin:
Bill Payne
Mabel Larkin:
Kay Hudson
Mrs Turvey:
Courtney Hope
Jimmy Grange:
Alan Rothwell

A sound approach to the cinema
Peter Haigh introduces a retrospective glance at Hollywood's Golden Jubilee Year. Star personalities, dialogue extracts and music from pictures shown during 1957

Featuring Fred Astaire, Pat Boone, Marlon Brando, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jnr., Doris Day, Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Anthony Franciosa, Ben Gazzara, Van Heflin, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Frankie Laine, Burt Lancaster, Jayne Mansfield, Vera Miles, Don Murray, Anthony Perkins, Elvis Presley, John Railt, Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Kay Thompson
and some personal comments from:
Michael Anderson, Leslie Caron, Charles Chaplin, Cecil B. DeMille, Walt Disney, Stanley Donen, Lillian Gish, Stewart Granger, Alfred Hitchcock, William Holden, Otto Preminger

Devised and written by Gordon Gow

Produced by Trafford Whitelock at 2.45

A winter programme looking back to last summer and forward to next-memories of sunlit days and leisure hours to come
This week
A cycling holiday in Northern Ireland, by Eric Phillips
A party holiday in Macedonia, with Patricia Brent
Ted Appleton and Bill Cormack , travel experts, are on hand with up-to-the-minute items of holiday interest
Introduced by Franklin Engelmann
Produced by Arthur Phillips

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Phillips
Unknown:
Patricia Brent
Unknown:
Ted Appleton
Unknown:
Bill CormacK
Introduced By:
Franklin Engelmann
Produced By:
Arthur Phillips

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.

Contributors

Singer:
Benny Lee
Singer:
Julie Dawn
Singer:
Franklyn Boyd
Singer:
Jean Campbell
Singers:
The Meritones
Musicians:
The Steve Race Four
Musician:
Harold Smart
Compiled and produced by:
Johnnie Stewart

Five short stories by W. W. Jacobs adapted for radio by Lionel Brown
1—' The Nest Egg '
Characters in order of speaking:
Produced by David H. Godfrey

Contributors

Stories By:
W. W. Jacobs
Unknown:
Lionel Brown
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
Bill:
John Bryning
Mrs Cook:
Joan Sanderson
Old Cook:
Allan Jeayes
George Smith:
Peter Wilde
Emma Cook:
Beryl Calder
Charlie Cook:
Nancy Nevinson
Jack Bates:
Jack May

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

Community hymn-singing from the Methodist Central Hall, Tony-pandy, Rhondda
Organist, David W. Jones
Conductor, the Rev. Maurice D. Gatehouse
Hymns introduced by Havard Gregory What shall I do (Tune. Jerusalem)
The Lord will come (Tune. Grafenberg)
Sing to the great Jehovah's praiae
(Tune, Northrop)
How do thy mercies (Tune. Saxby) God is love (Tune. Sussex)
Give heed, my heart (Tune, Vom Himmel hoch)
Behold the servant of the Lord (Tune.
Mozart)
Guide me, 0 thou great Jehovah
(Tune, Cwm Rhondda)
Blessing by the Minister, the Rev. Maurice D. Gatehouse

Contributors

Organist:
David W. Jones
Unknown:
Rev. Maurice D. Gatehouse
Introduced By:
Havard Gregory
Unknown:
Rev. Maurice D. Gatehouse

Radio's shining hour of entertainment
Introduced by Tony Fayne and David Evans with Ian Wallace
This week's stars include:
Sir Donald Wolfit
Campoli, Petula Clark
Peggy Mount and Joan Sims
Jon Pertwee , Los Indios
Pepe Jaramillo
On the Stairway to the Stars:
Laura Peterson
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Antony Gilbert )
Conducted by Harry Rabinowitz
Script by Gene Crowley
Produced by John Simmonds

Contributors

Introduced By:
Tony Fayne
Introduced By:
David Evans
Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Sir Donald Wolfit
Unknown:
Petula Clark
Unknown:
Peggy Mount
Unknown:
Joan Sims
Unknown:
Jon Pertwee
Unknown:
Los Indios
Unknown:
Pepe Jaramillo
Unknown:
Laura Peterson
Leader:
Antony Gilbert
Conducted By:
Harry Rabinowitz
Script By:
Gene Crowley
Produced By:
John Simmonds

Light Programme

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