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: Greenwich Time Signal; Mainly for Women
Your Own TimeA magazine of interest and entertainment for younger women.
Africa Revisited
Fay Smyth talks to Alex Macintosh about some of her impressions.
Beauty Box
Hair styles that you can have copied at your local salon.
News Strikes Home
Sticks and Stones
Margot Hirons makes decorative arrangements from unusual material.
Music
The Four Ramblers
Introduced by Vera McKechnie.
and
Design Review: Choosing Your Chairs
Chosen from The Design Centre and discussed by Moira Hallifax and a designer.
The Design Centre, situated in Haymarket, London, S.W.I, is the Council of Industrial Design's permanent exhibition of goods selected for their high standard of "design-using design", that is, in its fundamental sense to embrace good materials, good workmanship and appearance, and functional efficiency. Examples of most of the things needed in the home and office are shown there, and all of them are available in the shops. Nothing is actually sold in the Centre itself, but there is an information service to answer visitors' enquiries and, as far as possible, to put them in touch with retailers in their locality.
Contributors
Presenter (Your Own Time):
Vera
McKechnie
Interviewee (Africa Revisited):
Fay
Smyth
Interviewer (Africa Revisited):
Alex
Macintosh
Research (News Strikes Home):
Muriel
Segal
Reporter (News Strikes Home):
James
Drake
Item presenter (Sticks and Stones):
Margot
Hirons
Musicians (Music):
The Four
Ramblers
Presenter (Design Review):
Moira
Hallifax
Producer:
Frederick
Knapman
: Watch with Mother: The Flowerpot Men
Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the stringsGladys Whitred sings the songs
Peter Hawkins speaks the voices
Maria Bird writes the songs and music
(A BBC Television Film)
(to 16.00)
Contributors
Puppeteer:
Audrey
Atterbury
Puppeteer:
Molly
Gibson
Singer:
Gladys
Whitred
Voices:
Peter
Hawkins
Songwriter/music:
Maria
Bird
: Children's Television presents: Crackerjack
[Starring] Eamonn Andrewswith Joe Baker and Jack Douglas, "Mr. Grumble", Eddie Mendoza and his Band,
"Double or Drop" and a guest artist.
("Double or Drop" is devised by Eamonn Andrews; Eddie Mendoza is appearing at Butlin's Ocean Hotel, Brighton)
Contributors
Presenter/"Double or Drop" devised by:
Eamonn
Andrews
Comedian:
Joe
Baker
Comedian:
Jack
Douglas
Mr. Grumble:
Joe Baker
Snr.
Musicians:
Eddie Mendoza and his
Band
Designer:
Peter
Alexander
Producer:
Johnny
Downes
: Tonight
A topical programme for all the family.Introduced by Cliff Michelmore.
Contributors
Presenter:
Cliff
Michelmore
: The Other Man: Episode 3
A Francis Durbridge serial in six episodes.[Starring] Tony Britton and Duncan Lamont in a second showing of The Other Man
(A BBC telerecording)
An Italian called Rocello, now known to have been an ace frogman, has been found murdered in a houseboat. The boat belongs to Cooper, who has disappeared, though he remains in touch with David Henderson, the housemaster who has been seen near the houseboat at crucial moments by Katherine Walters, the doctor's niece, and by Billie Reynolds, a gay type who also lives on the river. Henderson visits her, ostensibly to play chess...
Contributors
Writer:
Francis
Durbridge
Producer:
Alan
Bromly
Billie Reynolds:
Vanda
Lamont
Detective-Inspector Ford:
Duncan
Lamont
Roger Ford:
David
Tilley
Detective-Sergeant Broderick:
Victor
Brooks
Robin Craven:
Philip
Guard
David Henderson:
Tony
Britton
Chris Reynolds:
Ian
Whittaker
Dr. Sheldon:
Jack
Lambert
Ralph Merson:
Peter
Copley
Mrs. Williams:
Brenda
Cowling
P.C. Sanders:
Ronald
Baddiley
: The Grove Family: Fear: Part 2
by Michael Pertwee and Roland Pertwee.Contributors
Writer:
Michael
Pertwee
Writer:
Roland
Pertwee
Director:
Richard
West
Producer:
John
Warrington
Mrs. Grove:
Ruth
Dunning
Pat:
Carole
Mowlam
Jack:
Peter
Bryant
Daphne:
Margaret
Downs
Lennie:
Christopher
Beeny
Gran:
Nancy
Roberts
Miss Jones:
Nan
Braunton
Rodney:
Sam
Jephcott
Tony:
Lawrence
James
Will:
Roger
Gage
First Police Constable:
Christopher
Hodge
Second Police Constable:
Hartnell
Stone
Police Sergeant:
Stanley
Groome
: At Home: Vera Lynn
(Mrs. Harry Lewis)Berkeley Smith, with Outside Broadcast cameras, visits one of Britain's most popular entertainers and her husband at their home in Finchley, North London.
Contributors
Presenter/interviewer:
Berkeley
Smith
Interviewee:
Vera
Lynn
Interviewee:
Harry
Lewis
Presented by:
Humphrey
Fisher
Blog post that mentions this programme:
The Sunday Post: Vera Lynn
10 April 2016
: Music for You
Introduced by Eric Robinsonwith Hilde Gueden, Joyce Grenfell, Yoko Kono, Belinda Wright and John Gilpin, Raymond Cohen, Audrey Attwood, Elizabeth Boyd, Ursula Connors, Ellen Dales, Gillian Knight, Doreen Lane, Nora Ogonovsky, Desmond Ainsworth, Bowles Bevan, Edgar Fleet, John Holmes, John Mitchinson, Brendan O'Dowda, Donald Scott
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader, Steven Staryk)
(Belinda Wright and John Gilpin are appearing with the Festival Ballet at the New Theatre, Oxford)
Contributors
Presenter/Conductor:
Eric
Robinson
Soprano:
Hilde
Gueden
Singer:
Joyce
Grenfell
Pianist:
Yoko
Kono
Dancer:
Belinda
Wright
Dancer:
John
Gilpin
Violinist:
Raymond
Cohen
Singer:
Audrey
Attwood
Singer:
Elizabeth
Boyd
Singer:
Ursula
Connors
Singer:
Ellen
Dales
Singer:
Gillian
Knight
Singer:
Doreen
Lane
Singer:
Nora
Ogonovsky
Singer:
Desmond
Ainsworth
Singer:
Bowles
Bevan
Singer:
Edgar
Fleet
Singer:
John
Holmes
Singer:
John
Mitchinson
Singer:
Brendan
O'Dowda
Singer:
Donald
Scott
Musical associate:
James
Turner
Orchestrations:
Arthur
Wilkinson
Musicians:
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Steven
Staryk
Designer:
Clifford
Hatts
Producer:
Patricia
Foy
: Sportsview
Introduced by Peter Dimmock.Tonight's special item:
Joe Davis challenges all snooker players
The first in a new series
See page 4
Contributors
Presenter:
Peter
Dimmock
Snooker player:
Joe
Davis
Editor:
Paul
Fox
Editor:
Ronnie
Noble
Presented by:
Bryan
Cowgill
: Variety Club of Great Britain Annual Awards for 1956
Actor of the Year - Paul ScofieldPresented by Henry Sherek
Actress of the Year - Mary Ure
Presented by Robert Dhery
Most Promising Newcomer - Elizabeth Seal
Presented by Barry Nelson
Personality of the Year - Tommy Trinder
Presented by Barbara Kelly
Chief Barker, M.J. Frankovich
King for the Day, Laurence Harvey
An edited telerecording of yesterday's presentation at the Savoy Hotel, London.
(Barry Nelson is appearing in "No Time for Sergeants" at Her Majesty's Theatre; Mary Ure is in "A View from the Bridge" at the Comedy Theatre; Robert Dhery is in "La Plume de Ma Tante" at the Garrick Theatre; Elizabeth Seal is in "The Pajama Game" at the London Coliseum; Laurence Harvey is in "The Country Wife" at the Adelphi Theatre, London)
Contributors
Award winner:
Paul
Scofield
Award presenter:
Henry
Sherek
Award winner:
Mary
Ure
Award presenter:
Robert
Dhery
Award winner:
Elizabeth
Seal
Award presenter:
Barry
Nelson
Award winner:
Tommy
Trinder
Award presenter:
Barbara
Kelly
Chief Barker:
M.J.
Frankovich
King for the Day:
Laurence
Harvey
Commentator:
John
Ellison
Presented for television by:
Aubrey
Singer
: Report from America: Play Time
What do the Americans do with their leisure?Produced and directed for the BBC and for the United States Information Agency by Don Cash.
See page 5
Contributors
Narrator:
Joseph C.
Harsch
Producer/Director:
Don
Cash
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