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BBC MIDLAND LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conductor, JACK COLES
STAN REYNOLDS AND HIS MUSIC
THE DEREK NEW QUINTET and some stars on records including THE Kirby STONE FOUR
Introduced by BRUCE WYNDHAM

Contributors

Conductor:
Jack Coles
Conductor:
Stan Reynolds
Introduced By:
Bruce Wyndham

A light-hearted look at the twenties and thirties, by JAMES MOODY
AND THE TOP HATTERS with CHERRY LIND and HARRY DAWSON
Introduced by DAVID BROWN
Produced by ERIC ARDEN

Contributors

Unknown:
James Moody
Unknown:
Harry Dawson
Introduced By:
David Brown
Produced By:
Eric Arden

with His Orchestra featuring Rose Brennan, Ross McManus, Larry Gretton, The Johnny Pearson Strings and Rhythm
Special guests, Lady Lee, Duffy Power
On the beat scene, Adam Faith and the Roulettes

Contributors

Musicians:
Joe Loss and his Orchestra
Singer:
Rose Brennan
Singer:
Ross McManus
Singer:
Larry Gretton
Musicians:
The Johnny Pearson Strings and Rhythm
Singer:
Lady Lee
Singer:
Duffy Power
Singer/Musicians:
Adam Faith and the Roulettes
Producer:
Don George

from Scotland Introduced by Elsie Russell and including:

Scottish Guest: Menzies Campbell, British Olympic sprinter and Glasgow law student, talks to Mary Marquis about these twin careers

Delinquent Pigs - Elizabeth Anderson describes an experiment in pig-fattening

The Saints Came Marching In: Leslie Gardiner on the joys playing host to a Boys' Club

Alastair Dunnett illustrates the importance of the longest suspension bridge in Europe by talking to those who manage it and those who use it

Rosalie Crutchley reads "The Sandcastle" by Iris Murdoch
Ninth of twelve Instalments

Contributors

Introduced By:
Elsie Russell
Unknown:
Mary Marquis
Unknown:
Elizabetr Anderson
Unknown:
Leslie Gardiner
Unknown:
Alastair Dunnett
Unknown:
Rosalie Crutchley

Introduced by JOHN ANTHONY Today's record stars include NANCY Wilson , TONY Bennett
NINA AND Frederik
THE Laurie JOHNSON ORCHESTRA and from six o'clock some of the week's new records THE KENNY SALMON TRIO Script by Tony Aspler
Produced by JOHN SIMMONDS and JOHNNY BEERLING

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Anthony
Unknown:
Nancy Wilson
Unknown:
Tony Bennett
Script By:
Tony Aspler
Produced By:
John Simmonds
Produced By:
Johnny Beerling

A series of stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick
With Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley

The mysterious connection between Jabez Wilson's red hair and a London bank cellar presents a 'three-pipe problem' for Sherlock Holmes.

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted by:
Michael Hardwick
Producer:
Graham Gauld
Dr Watson:
Norman Shelley
Sherlock Holmes:
Carleton Hobbs
Jabez Wilson:
Victor Lucas
Vincent Spaulding:
Peter Marinker
Duncan Ross:
Frank Dunne
Inspector Jones:
Gabriel Woolf
Merryweather:
Eric Anderson

At least not for the next thirty minutes in the company of CYRIL FLETCHER , with RONNIE BARKER , JOAN HEAL
EIRA HEATH, DAVID KERNAN and THE Max HARRIS GROUP
Produced by JOHN FAWCETT WILSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Unknown:
David Kernan
Unknown:
Max Harris
Produced By:
John Fawcett Wilson

A spontaneous discussion by Richard Crossman
Jeremy Thorpe
EDWARD DU CANN
Travelling Question-Master, FREDDY GRISEWOOD
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN From the Minor Hall, Southsea, Hampshire
Views for use in ' Any Answers? ' should be addressed to the BBC. Bristol, marked ' Any Answers?

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Crossman
Unknown:
Jeremy Thorpe
Unknown:
Edward du Cann
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

From the stage of Hornsey Town Hall, London SIDNEY TORCH conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins
Friday Night's Star Singers:
Cynthia Glover
JOHN LAWRENSON
THE FRIDAY KNIGHTS
Directed by JOHN MCCARTHY BAND OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY (Woolwich)
Conducted by MAJOR S. V. HAYS , M.B.E. Director of Music
Introduced by Jimmy KINGSBURY
Produced by CHARLES BEARDSALL

Contributors

Singers:
Cynthia Glover
Singers:
John Lawrenson
Directed By:
John McCarthy
Conducted By:
Major S. V. Hays
Introduced By:
Jimmy Kingsbury
Produced By:
Charles Beardsall

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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