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by S. N. Behrman
Adapted from the French of Jean Giraudoux
Music composed and directed by John Hotchkis
Adaptation and production by E. J. King Bull
Cast in order of speaking:

Contributors

Unknown:
S. N. Behrman
Directed By:
John Hotchkis
Production By:
E. J. King Bull
Jupiter:
Roger Livesey
Mercury:
Leonard Sachs
Sosie servant to Amphitryon:
Leonard Sachs
Trumpeter:
Olaf Pooley
Warrior:
Rupert Davies
Alkmena:
Hermione Hannen
Amphitryon:
Roger Livesey
Kleantha:
Joan Hart
Nenetza:
Denise Bryer
Leda:
Virginia Winter

or 'Love in the Stocks
A romantic ballad opera in two acts
Words by Harold Child
Music by Vaughan Williams
Villagers pedlars, soldiers
BBC Opera Chorus
(Trained by John Clements )
(Continued in next column)
BBC Opera Orchestra (Led by John Sharpe )
Conductor. Stanford Robinson
Presented by Mark Lubbock
Narrator. Robert Harris
The action takes place in a small town in the Cotswolds in the early nineteenth century
Act
A fair in an open field near the town. Morning, April 30

Contributors

Unknown:
Harold Child
Music By:
Vaughan Williams
Unknown:
John Clements
Conductor:
John Sharpe
Presented By:
Mark Lubbock
Narrator:
. Robert Harris
The constable:
Ian Wallace
Mary the constable's daughter:
Lorely Dyer
Aunt Jane, the constable's sister:
Mary Jarred
John, the butcher:
Roderick Jones
The turnkey:
Jan van Der Gucht
A showman:
Fabian Smith
A sergeant:
Denis Dowling
Hugh the drover:
Walter Midgley
A cheap-jack:
George Stearn Scott
A shell-fish seller:
Fisher Morgan
A primrose seller:
Ethel Gedge
A ballad seller:
David Holman

Octet in E flat, Op. 20 played by members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra: Paul Beard (violin), Thomas Peatfield (violin), Bernard Andrews (violin), Belle Davidson (violin), Harry Danks (viola), Jacqueline Townshend (viola), Peter Muscant (cello), Frank Ford (cello)

Contributors

Violin:
Paul Beard
Violin:
Thomas Peatfield
Violin:
Bernard Andrews
Violin:
Belle Davidson
Viola:
Harry Danks
Viola:
Jacqueline Townshend
Viola:
Peter Muscant

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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