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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
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Mrs Perkins:
Pauline Seville
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Pru Forrest:
Mary Dalley
Carol Grey:
Anne Cullen
John Tregorran:
Basil Jones
Ned Larkin:
Bill Payne
Mabel Larkin:
Kay Hudson
Jimmy Grange:
Alan Rothwell
Mr Grenville:
Michael Shaw

Piano music in contrasting styles played by Valerie Tryon
(solo pianist)
Reub Silver and Marion Day
(two pianos)
Bill McGuffie
(Latin-American music)
The Ian Stewart Quartet
(rhythmic piano music)
Introduced by John Webster
Produced by Jimmy Grant

Contributors

Played By:
Valerie Tryon
Pianos:
Bill McGuffie
Unknown:
Ian Stewart
Introduced By:
John Webster
Produced By:
Jimmy Grant

Introduced by Peter Haigh and including
Around the British Studios with Peter Noble
Highlights from Tempest.' starring
Silvana Mangano. Van Hen in Viveca Lindfors , Geoffrey Home
A Few Words from
Kevin McClory , Producer-Director of ' The Boy and the Bridge '
Pocket Edition: 1
' The Mouse that Roared ' starring Peter Sellers
Jean Seberg , William Hartnell
Adaptation by Gordon Gow
Sounds Familiar (or otherwise) to test your memory of films old and new
Presented by Desmond Carrington and Spencer Hale
Pocket Edition: 2
' Genevieve ' starring
John Gregson. Dinah Sheridan
Kenneth More , Kay Kendall Adaptation by Lyn Fairhurst Script by Trafford Whitelock
Edited and produced by Alfred Dunning

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter Haigh
Unknown:
Silvana Mangano.
Unknown:
Viveca Lindfors
Unknown:
Kevin McClory
Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Jean Seberg
Unknown:
William Hartnell
Unknown:
Gordon Gow
Presented By:
Desmond Carrington
Presented By:
Spencer Hale
Unknown:
John Gregson.
Unknown:
Dinah Sheridan
Unknown:
Kenneth More
Unknown:
Kay Kendall
Unknown:
Lyn Fairhurst
Script By:
Trafford Whitelock
Produced By:
Alfred Dunning

by D. L. Murray dramatised in ten episodes by Thea Holme
2 — ' King Charles's Head'
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by Charles Lefeaux

Contributors

Unknown:
D. L. Murray
Unknown:
Thea Holme
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Sam Rubens:
John Gabriel
Josie Marchmont:
Billie Whitelaw
Partridge:
George Hagan
Jan Smeltz:
David Peel
Charlie Lachmann:
John Hollis
Sir Julius Davenant:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Alf Davenant:
Ronald Baddiley
Gambardelli:
George Merritt
Dick Dodge:
Douglas Storm
Violet Marchmont:
Dilys Laye
Mrs Marchmont:
Janet Burnell
Mr Marchmont:
Richard Williams
Rose Marchmont:
Hilda Schroder

A song-a-minute sequence of popular melodies old and new sung by Benny Lee , Jean Campbell
Matt Monro. Toni Eden
The Coronets with the Johnny Pearson Quartet and Harold Smart
Compiled and produced by Johnnie Stewart

Contributors

Sung By:
Benny Lee
Sung By:
Jean Campbell
Sung By:
Matt Monro.
Unknown:
Toni Eden
Unknown:
Johnny Pearson
Produced By:
Johnnie Stewart

Members of the public and invited personalities put questions to a team of distinguished experts
The great minds are:
Jimmy Edwards , Ted Ray
Tommy Trinder , Cyril Fletcher In the chair, McDonald Hobley
This week's special guest,
Kenneth Home
From an idea by Jimmy Edwards
Produced by Edward Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Ted Ray
Unknown:
Tommy Trinder
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Produced By:
Edward Taylor

from Dundee, with the delegates attending the Scottish Kirk Week. 1959
The hymns are introduced by J. Stanley Pritchard
Glory be to God the Father (Tune.
Kirk Week)
The church's one foundation (Tune,
Aurelia)
Sing, my tongue, how glorious battle
(Tune, Regent Square)
When morning gilds the skies (Tune,
Laudes Domini )
I to the hills will lift mine eyes
(Tune. French)
City of God (Tune, Richmond)
All people that on earth do dwell
(Tune. Old 100th)
Glorious things of thee are spoken
(Tune, Austrian Hymn)
(Praise recorded during Kirk Week in Dundee)

Contributors

Unknown:
Kirk Week.
Unknown:
Laudes Domini

with Charles Arnold , Harriet Cohen
Mike Hall , Robert Layton
Anne Rogers , Cyril Stapleton
Elsie and Doris Waters
Barbara Leigh
The George Mitchell Singers
BBC Revue Orchestra
(Leader, Antony Gilbert )
Conductor. Harry Rabinowita
Narrator, Spike Hughes
Written by B. D. Chapman
Edited and produced by Michael North

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Arnold
Unknown:
Harriet Cohen
Unknown:
Mike Hall
Unknown:
Robert Layton
Unknown:
Anne Rogers
Unknown:
Cyril Stapleton
Unknown:
Doris Waters
Unknown:
Barbara Leigh
Leader:
Antony Gilbert
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowita
Narrator:
Spike Hughes
Written By:
B. D. Chapman
Produced By:
Michael North

Light Programme

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