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A nation-wide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete for the title: Brain of Britain 1964
Chairman, FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
1: London
AGNES STUBBS
Administrative Officer
RONALD WHITE , Art teacher
MICHAEL O'DONOGHUE , Librarian LESLIE NYE , Company Director The programme also includes Hear: Hear.': a test of memory
Devised and written by JOHN P. WYNN
Produced by JOAN CLARK

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Ronald White
Unknown:
Michael O'Donoghue
Unknown:
Librarian Leslie Nye
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
Joan Clark

From an aircraft components factory at Staverton, Gloucestershire
THE WAYFARERS, JOE HENDERSON DEREK Roy , MAUREEN EVANS
Harry Engleman (piano) Vic Cook (string-bass) Bob Mansell (drums)
Produced by RICHARD MADDOCK

Contributors

Unknown:
Joe Henderson
Unknown:
Derek Roy
Unknown:
Maureen Evans
Piano:
Harry Engleman
Piano:
Vic Cook
Unknown:
Bob Mansell
Produced By:
Richard Maddock

Introduced by PAMELA CREIGHTON
Old Tales Retold:
J. B. BOOTHROYD 'S version of Cole-ridge's poem The Ancient Mariner
In My Opinion: a personal comment
A Bath in Fer: JUNE GOODFIELD was staying in the Arab quarter
Deserted Wife: ARTHUR COATES discusses ways of relieving financial stress .
Reading Your Letters
School Visit: JOHN TIMPSON talks to the headmaster and some of the boys at Woolverstone Hall, an L.C.C. boarding school
The House Under the Water
FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG'S book
Read by DONALD HOUSTON
First of fifteen instalments

Contributors

Introduced By:
Pamela Creighton
Unknown:
J. B. Boothroyd
Unknown:
Arthur Coates
Talks:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Francis Brett
Read By:
Donald Houston

Introduced by Tim BRINTON Today's record stars include NANCY WILSON ,SAM COOKE
BBC REVUE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by MALCOLM LOCKYER THE RONNIE ALDRICH QUARTET
Script by Tony Marriott
Produced by PETER DUNCAN and JOHN FENTON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Tim Brinton
Unknown:
Nancy Wilson
Unknown:
Sam Cooke
Conducted By:
Malcolm Lockyer
Unknown:
Ronnie Aldrich
Script By:
Tony Marriott
Produced By:
Peter Duncan
Produced By:
John Fenton

Edgar Lustgarten in The Man with the Soviet Secrets
The first in a series of six programmes
Written by BOB KESTEN
At the end of the second world war, with the invention of the atomic bomb, the importance of knowing the secrets of a potential enemy became a vital need of all the major powers. It needed one unknown Russian cipher clerk to emphasise this fact to the West.
Other parts played by members of the cast
Produced by ALAN BURGESS

Contributors

Unknown:
Edgar Lustgarten
Written By:
Bob Kesten
Produced By:
Alan Burgess
Gouzenko:
Malcolm Hayes
Reporter:
Bob Kesten
Cousel:
David Bauer
Walsh:
Jon Farrell
Mazerall:
Tommy Duggan
Honey:
Rosamund Waring
Pavlov:
John G Heller
Lavrentiev:
Stuart Nichol
Mrs Woikin:
Hilda Schroder
Miss Wilsher:
Bettina Dickson

A journey into melody with the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins
Conducted by LAWRENCE LEONARD
Also taking part
HUGO D'ALTON (mandolin)
PHILIP CHALLIS (piano) THE LINDEN SINGERS directed by IAN HUMPHRIS
Introduced by PETER REYNOLDS
Produced by CHARLES BEARDSALL BBC General Overseas Service production

Contributors

Conducted By:
Lawrence Leonard
Directed By:
Ian Humphris
Introduced By:
Peter Reynolds
Produced By:
Charles Beardsall

CYRIL FLETCHER in The
Panto-Panto-Panto Show with the voices of to name but a few
Music by WALTER PLYNGE
Book (in plain covers) by ROBERT TURLEY
Re-production by DENYS GUEROULT

Contributors

Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Music By:
Walter Plynge
Unknown:
Robert Turley
Unknown:
Denys Gueroult

DAVID GELL introduces
DEBBIE LEE
THE LES REED
PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
LES HOWARD
BBC NORTHERN DANCE ORCHESTRA Conductor, BERNARD HERRMANN and some choice L.P.s
Produced by BRIAN WILLEY and PETER PILBEAM

Contributors

Introduces:
David Gell
Unknown:
Debbie Lee
Conductor:
Bernard Herrmann
Produced By:
Brian Willey
Produced By:
Peter Pilbeam

Light Programme

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