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A short story written for broadcasting by J. Jefferson Farjeon , read by Carleton Hobbs
J. Jefferson Farjeon can always be relied upon to produce the unexpected climax in his short stories, and in ' Murder over Draughts ' you may expect a surprise of the highest order. The setting is a small London restaurant, and the characters are the narrator and a pate, nervous young man who engages him in a game of draughts, explaining that just such a game resulted an hour or two before in the death of his fellow lodger. The parallels between the two games played are remarkable, though it would take a more than usually acute student of short fiction to discover just why the draughts player is so communicative.

Contributors

Unknown:
J. Jefferson Farjeon
Read By:
Carleton Hobbs
Read By:
J. Jefferson Farjeon

Vladimir Rosing (tenor): Gopak ;
The Star ; and Reverie of the Young Peasant (Mussorgsky)
Eileen Joyce (pianoforte): Preludes: In D flat, Op. 32, No. 13-In A flat, Op. 23, No. 8 ; In A minor, Op. 32, No. 8 (Rachmaninoff)
Vladimir Rosing (tenor): Do not depart (Rachmaninoff). Hunger (Cui). Lullaby (Grechaninov)
Claudio Arrau (pianoforte): Islamey (Oriental Fantasy) (Balakirev)

Contributors

Tenor:
Vladimir Rosing
Pianoforte:
Eileen Joyce
Tenor:
Vladimir Rosing
Pianoforte:
Claudio Arrau

A one-act play by J. M. Barrie
Cast (Television programme)

Contributors

Play By:
J. M. Barrie
Mr Vaile:
Frank Allenby
Miss Vaile:
Veronica Turleigh
Mr Preen:
Basil Radford
Mrs Preen:
Molly Lumley
Lady Jane:
Faith Bennett
Mrs Bland:
Mary O'Farrell
Captain Jennings:
Anthony Shaw
Miss Isit:
Josephine Wilson
Sir Joseph:
D A Clarke-Smith
Lady Wrathie:
Margaretta Scott
Mrs Castro:
Joan Clement-Scott
Sam Smith:
Richard Goolden
Mr Gourlay:
Olaf Olsen
Butler:
Aubrey Dexter
Maid:
Audrey O'Flynn
Policeman:
Peter Henschel
Production by George:
More O'Ferrall

Regional Programme London

About Regional Programme

Regional Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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