Listings
: FARMING TODAY
Market trends, news, weather: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE NEWS
: TODAY
Radio's breakfast-time look at life around the country and across the worldIntroduced by JACK DE MANIO
Contributors
Introduced By:
Jack
de Manio
: TEN TO EIGHT
Twentieth-centuryChristians MRS. MARY STOCKS recalling
Archbishop William Temple
Contributors
Unknown:
Christians
Mrs.
Unknown:
William
Temple
: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE NEWS
: TODAY
Revised second edition of the breakfast-time magazine: DAVID COPPERFIELD AND STEERFORTH
Readings by GARY WATSON from David Copperfield by CHARLES DICKENS abridged by Donald BancroftBroadcast in A Book at Bedtime. 1963
Contributors
Unknown:
Gary
Watson
Unknown:
David
Copperfield
Unknown:
Charles
Dickens
Abridged By:
Donald
Bancroft
: THE NEWS
: The Eye-Witness
Reports from Britain and overseasSunday's broadcast
: FATHER'S TALES
JUNE GRIMBLE, daughter of the late Sir Arthur Grimble who was a Colonial officer in the Pacific Islands for nineteen years and the author of A Pattern of Islands, recalls, with recordings, her father as a storyteller and broadcasterReader, Garard Green
Produced by Rodney M. Bennett
Broadcast on September 26. 1965
Contributors
Unknown:
Sir Arthur
Grimble
Produced By:
Rodney M.
Bennett
: DAILY SERVICE
New Every Morning, page 50The Son of God his glory hides
(BBC H.B. 68)
Psalm 150
1 John 1, v. 1, to 2, v. 2 (N.E.B.) Earth has many a noble city
(BBC H.B. 64)
: THE PICKWICK PAPERS
by Charles DickensA series of nine dramatic readings selected and arranged by MOLLIE HARDWICK 5: The Middle-aged Lady in Curl Papers
Broadcast on July 12. 1965
Cast for the week: Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
Charles
Dickens
Arranged By:
Mollie
Hardwick
: GREAT SINGERS
5: Elisabeth Schumann on gramophone recordsContributors
Unknown:
Elisabeth
Schumann
: THE EATING BUSINESS
Do the British care enough about foodf How do our restaurants compare with those of other countries? tThese are some of the questions ROGER SNOWDON discusses with, among others, the proprietors of a working man's café, a smart West End restaurant, a five-star hotel, and the head of one of the largest catering chains in this countrySee facing page
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
Snowdon
: NONSENSE AT NOON
JOHN EBDON presents some conclusions from three years of undisciplined investigation of the BBC Sound ArchivesProduced by Denys Gueroult
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Ebdon
Produced By:
Denys
Gueroult
: Desert Island Discs
Patience Strong, writer of verse, discusses with Roy Plomley in a recorded programme, devised by him, the gramophone records she would take to a desert island.Repeated: next Saturday, 1.40
Contributors
Presenter:
Roy
Plomley
Producer:
Monica
Chapman
- Desert Island Discs: Patience Strong 32 minutes
: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE WORLD AT ONE
The News and Voices and topics in and behind the headlinesIntroduced by Ludovic KENNEDY
Contributors
Introduced By:
Ludovic
Kennedy
: The Archers
Friday's broadcast (Light)Contributors
Written By:
John Keir
Cross
Produced By:
Tony
Shryane
Edited By:
Godfrey
Baseley
Daniel Archer:
Monte
Crick
Doris Archer:
Gwen
Berryman
Jack Archer:
Denis
Folwell
Peggy Archer:
June
Spencer
Lilian Archer:
Elizabeth
Marlowe
Philip Archer:
Norman
Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia
Greene
Aunt Laura Archer:
Gwenda
Wilson
Tom Forrest:
Bob
Arnold
Ned Larkin:
Bill
Payne
Mabel Larkin:
Kay
Hudson
Carol Grenville:
Anne
Cullen
Jack Woolley:
Philip
Garston-Jones
John Tregorran:
Philip
Morant
Walter Gabriel:
Chris
Gittins
Roger Patillo:
Jeremy
Mason
Polly Mead:
Hilary
Newcombe
Mrs Perkins:
Pauline
Seville
: LISTEN WITH MOTHER
Today's story:' The Canary who wouldn'sing ' by DOROTHY STUCKY
Contributors
Unknown:
Dorothy
Stucky
: KREISLER
Records of the great violinistIntroduced by ALFREDO CAMPOLI
Broadcast on January 25, 1965
Contributors
Introduced By:
Alfredo
Campoli
: BRAZIL
by GILBERT PHELPSAfter independence, Spain's American Empire split into nineteen republics. The provinces of Portuguese Brazil, on the other hand, emerged as a single nation, to become the largest of the Latin American countries both in area and population.
Mr. Phelps discusses some of the unique characteristics of modern Brazil in the light of her past history. with readings by John Glen and Peter Bartlett
Produced by Adrian Johnson A booklet is available
Broadcast on April 6. 1965 (Study)
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Glen
Unknown:
Peter
Bartlett
Produced By:
Adrian
Johnson
: FATHER JOSEPH
The portrait of a priest in Sicily by JAMES MCNEISHContributors
Unknown:
James
McNeish
: AFTERNOON THEATRE
Death in a Sleeping City by John WainwrightSaturday's broadcast
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Wainwright
: HOME THIS AFTERNOON
A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:Conversation with Claudia—2:
JACK SINGLETON talks to CLAUDIA McNeil , star of Amen Corner , about her work in hospitals and with young people
Over the Coffee Cups:
ALAN WALLBANK talks about collecting coffee cups and cans
' Cheese for all at two o'clock ': FLORENCE EDWARDS describes her experiences in a grocer's shop during World War 1
Can You Tell Me?: a fortnightly series answering listeners' queries
You asked us to play ... record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA
Contributors
Talks:
Jack
Singleton
Unknown:
Claudia
McNeil
Unknown:
Amen
Corner
Talks:
Alan
Wallbank
Unknown:
Florence
Edwards
Introduced By:
Ken
Sykora
: STORY TIME
The Rose and the RingA fireside pantomime by W. M. Thackeray adapted as a dramatised reading in three parts by BARBARA SLEIGH
The ring which makes the wearer seem entrancinsly beautiful has passed to the hideous Countess Gruffanuff. So, bowing and smiling at all the compliments paid to her, the Countess has taken her place behind her royal master and mistress, to await the arrival of the Prince of Crim Tartary. 2: A Little Misfortune
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD
Contributors
Unknown:
W. M.
Thackeray
Produced By:
Graham
Gauld
Storyteller:
David
Davis
Prince Bulbo:
Anthony
Jackson
King Valoroso:
Wilfred
Babbage
The Queen:
Mary
Henry
Princess Angelica:
Brigit
Paul
Prince Giglio:
Peter
Marinker
Countess Gruffanuff:
Valerie
Taylor
Princess Rosalba:
Ann
Totten
Hedzoff:
Geoffrey
Matthews
: WEATHER
and Programme News: THE NEWS
: SOUTH-EAST
Today's news and the stories behind the news-Scotland Yard Calling-Sport-From the Local PressIntroduced by DEREK PARKER
Produced by the South-East news unit
Contributors
Introduced By:
Derek
Parker
: HOME TO MUSIC
The Stage RevolvesA round of entertainment provided by the finest orchestras, singers, and instrumentalists on records
Introduced by BRYAN MARTIN
Contributors
Introduced By:
Bryan
Martin
: THE LIVES OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
A new and revised production of the radio biography in six parts written by Leslie Baily with Part 5: The Summit of SuccessOther parts played by Ralph Truman , Russell Napier Dudley Rolph , Bruce Beeby David Nettheim , Ian Frost
The Narrator, HUGH BURDEN
THE RADIO ORCHESTRA
Leader, Julien Gaillard
Conducted by ALAN PAUL
Excerpts from the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas taken from long-playing gramophone records
Produced by VERNON HARRIS
Peter Pratt is appearing In A Month in the Country ' at the Cambridge Theatre. London
Contributors
Written By:
Leslie
Baily
Played By:
Ralph
Truman
Played By:
Russell
Napier
Played By:
Dudley
Rolph
Played By:
Bruce
Beeby
Played By:
David
Nettheim
Played By:
Ian
Frost
Leader:
Julien
Gaillard
Conducted By:
Alan
Paul
Produced By:
Vernon
Harris
W S Gilbert:
Clive
Morton
Arthur Sullivan:
Richard
Hurndall
Richard D'Oyly Carte:
Alan
Wheatley
Mrs Gilbert:
Fanny
Rowe
George Grossmith:
Peter
Pratt
Queen Victoria:
Marjorie
Westbury
Mrs Ronalds:
Madi
Hedd
: THE SUN IN SPLENDOUR
No one is going to care for my father's crown better than I shall. No one is going to rub it on his sleeve except me! by Lydia Ragosin with Robert Hardy , William Squire and Maurice DenhamThe action takes place in England and France between 1461 and 1471. Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX
See facing page
Contributors
Unknown:
Lydia
Ragosin
Unknown:
Robert
Hardy
Unknown:
William
Squire
Unknown:
Maurice
Denham
Produced By:
Charles
Lefeaux
Edward. Earl of March, after wards Edward IV:
Robert
Hardy
Sir William Hastings:
Brian
Smith
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick:
William
Squire
Monseigneur de Lannoy, the French Ambassador:
Geoffrey
Matthews
Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales:
Julian
Glover
Elizabeth Woodville, Lady Grey:
Mary
Wimbush
George, Duke of Clarence:
Gordon
Gardner
Richard. Duke of Gloucester (Dickon), afterwards Richard III:
Douglas
Hankin
Louis XI, King of France:
Maurice
Denham
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke:
Wilfrid
Carter
John de Vere, Earl of Oxford:
Hector
Ross
Henry Tudor, afterwards Henry VII:
Anthony
Hall
John Neville, Marquess of Montagu.:
Geoffrey
Matthews
: TEN O'CLOCK
The NewsBackground to the News People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
† GILES PLAYFAIR introduces this evening's edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome.
Contributors
Introduces:
Giles
Playfair
: A THOUSAND DAYS
An account of the Kennedy Administration by ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER JR. abridged by Helen Arbuthnot Berlin and the WallRead by JOHN GLEN
Eleventh of fifteen excerpts
Contributors
Abridged By:
Helen
Arbuthnot
Read By:
John
Glen
: A BOOK AT BEDTIME
The House of Elrig by GAVIN MAXWELL abridged by Elizabeth BrewerRead by GABRIEL WOOLF
Sixth of ten instalments
Contributors
Unknown:
Gavin
Maxwell
Abridged By:
Elizabeth
Brewer
Read By:
Gabriel
Woolf
: MUSIC AT NIGHT
MendelssohnPiano Trio No. 1, in D minor played by the BEAUX ARTS TRIO
Daniel Guilet (violin)
Bernard Greenhouse (cello) Menahem Pressler (piano) on a gramophone record
Contributors
Violin:
Daniel
Guilet
Cello:
Bernard
Greenhouse
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