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Written,and spoken by John Elsom composed and played on the harpsichord by Sally Ann Mays
Production by Douglas Cleverdon
This story of the death of Sir Godfrey Kneller , based upon Spence's Anecdotes, embodies an unusual form of presentation with the speech rhythms set in a musical framework.
followed by an interlude at 8.0

Contributors

Spoken By:
John Elsom
Unknown:
Sally Ann Mays
Production By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Unknown:
Sir Godfrey Kneller

A sequence of his blues and poems read by Langston Hughes with jazz by The Horace Parlan Quintet Red Allen, Vic Dickenson
Sam (The Man) Taylor. Al
Williams Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson on a gramophone record
Introduced by D. G. Bridson

Contributors

Read By:
Langston Hughes
Unknown:
Vic Dickenson
Unknown:
Williams Milt Hinton
Unknown:
Osie Johnson
Introduced By:
D. G. Bridson

Third Programme

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