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THE RADIO TIMES, ISSUE DATED NOVEMBER 13
SHORT-WAVEVISION: 45 Mc/s
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UVISIOIN
9.5
PROGRAMMES TO WATCH
Modern Galleries
Pottery and Sculpture
Some examples of the work on exhibition at Galleries in London,! with a
commentary by JOHN PIPER
TUESDAY, 3.5 and 9.5: Inn Signs Through The
Ages
THURSDAY, 3.5 and 9.5 : The Mask Theatre
9.20 Movietone Magic Carpets
Fisherman's
Fortune
THIS WEEK THE BAIRD SYSTEM WILL BE USED
9.30
Interval
Time, Weather
Monday
3.0
3.5
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
Film
3.15 Movietone Magic Carpets
Fisherman's Fortune
3.23
Interval
Time, Weather
3.30
Picture P a g e '
3.5 Inn Signs Through T h e Ages
Some examples of Inn Signs from the
Exhibition now being held at the
Building Centre
3.2]
Devised and Edited by CECIL MADDEN
Interval
Starlight
LEONARD HENRY
comedian
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4.0
At the close of this afternoon's programme A few weeks ago Leonard Henry was
a chart arranged in co-operation with the seen at Alexandra Palace in a test
Air Ministry will forecast the weather transmission, but this is the first time
that this puckish personality has appeared in the regular programmes. He
is well known all over the country to
theatre-goers and sound broadcast
listeners as a versatile artist who can
delight an audience in concert party
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
9.0
shows, Variety, revue, and musical
comedy.
9.5 Movietone Magic Carpets
9.25
Interval
3.0
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
3.5
Modern Galleries
Time, Weather
Produced by G. MORE O'FiftytALL
Film
¥/ednesday
Film
The Switchboard Girl : JOAN MILLER 3.40
9.15
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4.0
At the close of this afternoon's programme
a chart arranged in co-operation with the
Air Ministry will forecast the weather
3.20
Film
3.30
Interval
Time, Weather
London Characters
GYPSY P E T U L E N G R O
W. J. S M I T H
The Whistling Guard
Interviewed by LESLIE BAILY
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
The Switchboard G i r l : JOAN MILLER
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3.0
described by FRED TAYLOR, R.I.
9.25
Film
9.35
Interval
T i m e , Weather
Tuesday
9.40
IRENE PRADOR
Cabaret Artist
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
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Thursday
3.0
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
T h e Mask T h e a t r e
with
PAMELA WATSON
YOLANDE PROCTOR
ALEX PASSAVANT
Masks by ELISE PASSAVANT
' White Lady ' to music by Ravel
' T h e L o c u s t ' to a Maori Folk Song,
arranged by Wilfred Thomas
' Balinesque ', to music (Burmese bells)
' Grief', to music by Gluck (Solo
violin, Boris Pecker)
THE
BBC
TELEVISION
ORCHESTRA
Leader, Boris Pecker
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
Devised and Edited by CECIL MADDEN
Produced by G. MORE O'FERRALL
Film
3.5
3.35
At the Piano, NENE SMITH
9.0
Introduced by MARY SHARPS
A woman who can cook well in these
days of tin-openers and restaurants is
all too rare. And a woman who can
cook well and sing well, like Rosina
Dixon, is a positive treasure.
Jack O'Brien describes himself as a
' ganger '. Although he works mainly
in the ' underworld ', the layman must
understand that a ganger is nothing to
do with a gangster and is only another
word for a sewerman. T o those who
work above ground a sewerman's job is
much of a mystery. This evening Jack
O'Brien will probably do a good deal to
elucidate it.
Pottery and Sculpture
9.50
Some examples of the work on exhibition at Galleries in London, with
a commentary by JOHN PIPER
10.0
Except for one broadcast in ' In Town
T o n i g h t ' , W. J. Smith is an amateur
performer. He makes his living as a
railway guard, but not content with
9.5 Inn Signs Through T h e Ages
9.30
' Picture Page '
Some examples of Inn Signs from the whistling frequently at his work he
A Magazine of Topical and General Exhibition now being beld at the imitates bird calls in his spare time.
For these he uses no artificial aid at all.
Building Centre.
Interest
Time, Weather
London Characters
ROSINA D I X O N
T h e Singing Cook
and
JACK O'BRIEN
A Ganger
described by FRED TAYLOR, R.I.
This is the first time within living
memory that an exhibition of this kind
has been held. In all. there are over two
hundred inn signs on show. Some are
old—there is one that creaked in the
wind way back in the reign of Charles
II—and some are modern. Amongst L e o n a r d H e n r y ' s smile will be seen
the latter there are some particularly
on T u e s d a y afternoon at 3.40.
fine examples of a happy blend of
commerce and art. All these signs have
been taken down specially for this
exhibition.
A Magazine of Topical and General
3.35
Interest
Land of the Nile
9.35
3.50 Movietone Magic Carpets
Produced by DALLAS BOWER
Masks have played a big part in the
Land of the Nile
history of the drama. Today in Japan
and other Eastern countries masked
players are stil! to be found. In England,
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however, the first modern presentation
At the close of this afternoon's programme took place only last April, when Mr.
a chart arranged in co-operation with the and Mrs. Passavant gave a show in a
Air Ministry will forecast the weather London studio. It was so popular that
regular performances are now given.
Little speech is used, and when it is it
usually comes from the lips of an unseen
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
narrator.
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3.20
PROGRAMM
9.50
Film
3.30 Wireless T r a n s m i t t e r Valves
SUZANNE McCLAV
Cabaret Artist
T H E BBC TELEVISION
Conductor, HYAM
ORCHESTRA
GREENBAUM
3.33
VIVIENNE BROOKS
(former vocalist with Henry Hall and
the BBC Dance Orchestra)
with
The various stages in the construction
T H E BBC TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
of Radio Transmitter Valves,
Suzanne McClay has featured in
described by LESLIE M I T C H l i i several sound broadcasts both in home
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
and Empire programmes.
She is
young,
petite,
and
,pretty.
H
e
r
Interval
3.45
singing career began only a little over a
year ago. Already she has made a hit in 3 . 5 0 M o v i e t o n e M a g i c C a r p e t s
Time, Weather
cabaret, both in Paris and in London.
Fisherman's Fortune
She can sing ' s t r a i g h t ' songs and
3.5!)
NINA DEVITT
' blues ', and is an outstandingly good
disease. For some time she was a dress
Cabaret Artist
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designer in America.
T H E BBC TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
At the close of this afternoon's programme
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
a chart arranged in co-operation with the
Air Ministry will forecast the weather
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10.0
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At the close of this afternoon's programme
a chart arranged in co-operation with thi
Air Ministry will forecast the weather
Friday
3.0
9.9
9,5
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME
9.5
SUMMARY
The Mask Theatre
(Details as at 3.5)
Film
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
W o m e n ' s Interests
A L a u n d r y Demonstration
3.5
Women's
Interests
Mrs.
DAISY PAIN
will give some tips about ironing
T h e r e will b e t e n minutes of song
by Suzanne McClay o n T h u r s d a y
evening at 9.50.
A Laundry Demonstration
Mrs.
9.29
SUMMARY
9.0
DAISY
PAIN
will give some tips about ironing
9.20 M o v i e t o n e M a g i c C a r p e t s
3.20
Film
3.30
Interval
Land o f the Nile
This is a practical demonstration
by a practical woman.
Mrs. Daisy
9.30 Wireless T r a n s m i t t e r Valves Pain, as well as being an expert broadcaster,
is
an
experienced
laundress,
for 9.30 Cabaret Q u a r t e r of a n H o u r
The various stages in the construction
of Radio Transmitter Valves, described she has worked in and supervised her
husband's laundry. Listeners to sound
BUBBLES S T E W A R T
by LESLIE MITCHELL
broadcasts will remember her Tuesday
in Impressions of Film Stars
morning household talks.
JOAN COWLEY
Interva'
9.45
in Modern Dances
Film
T i m e , Weather
3.20
9.50
Film
10.0
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T i m e , Weather
3.35
Starlight
C L A U D E DAMPIER,
The Professional M o t ,
Assisted by BILLIE
CARLYLE
3.50 Movietone M a g i c Carpets
Fisherman's Fortune
4.0
Saturday
3.0
3.5
PROGRAMME
Gardening Demonstration
Autumn
C. H .
Here is N i n a Devitt dancing with Jack Browning for t h e old low
definition television system. S h e comes again t o t h e camera o n
T h u r s d a y afternoon at 3.50.
SUMMARY
Pruning
MIDDLETON,
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At the close of this afternoon's programme
a chart arranged in co-operation with the
Air Ministry will forecast the weather
9.0
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
9.5 G a r d e n i n g D e m o n s t r a t i o n
Autumn Pruning
C. H .
MIDDLETON,
the well-known broadcaster,
the well-known broadcaster,
comes to the television camera
in his first Television appearance
Despite his specialised subject, C. H .
Middleton is one of the most popular 9.20
Film
talkers on the air. He is authoritative
and informative, and yet manages to
Interval
eschew technicalities and ' seed cata- 9.30
logue ' phraseology.
T
i
m
e , Weather
His father was a gardener in a small
Northamptonshire village. At seventeen he was in the thick of the nursery 9 . 3 5
Cabaret
trade, getting experience in every
EDWARD COOPER
department—seed trade, market gardening, private gardening, the chemical
Original Songs at the Piano
industry, and dealing with fertilisers
and insecticides.
The most important part of his 9.50 M o v i e t o n e M a g i c Carpets
training, perhaps, was at Kew Gardens.
L a n d o f t h e Nile
Ten years ago he became a member of
the Horticultural Advisory Staff of the
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Surrey County Council.
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Yodelling Song
PROGRAMMES TO WATCH
Monday, 3.30: Murder in the Cathedral
Tuesday, 3.40 : Sophie Tucker
Friday, 3.30 and 9.30: All-Coloured Cabaret
THIS WEEK THE MARCONI-EMI SYSTEM WILL BE USED
was attended by sixteen members in
March, 1930. Since Mrs. Bagot Stack's
death her sister, Mrs Cruickshank, and
her daughter, Prunella, have carried on
HAROLD TURNER, WILLIAM CHAPPELL
the good work. Over ninety classes
Polka
MARGOT FONTEYN are now held in London every evening ;
and 1,800 are held each week in the
Waltz
PAMELA MAY, JUNE BRAE, PEGGY suburban, provincial, and Dominion
centres.
MELLISS, ANNE SPICER
Popular Song
HAROLD TURNER, WILLIAM CHAPPELL 9.20 BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS
Country Dance
T h e Milkmaid GWYNNETH MATTHEWS
Mountaineers ROBERT
HELPMANN,
A Maiden
Monday
3.0
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
followed by
TEX McLEOD
with his horse ' Arabia'
Spinning Ropes and Yarns
Hilary Pepler teaches mime at the
Royal. Academy of Dramatic Art.
Recently he produced two Sunday
shows in London—The Field is Won
at the Victoria Palace, and The Hunting
3.20 BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS
of the Snark at the Little Theatre.
He has been interested in mask and
mime for many years.
In America
3 . 3 0 Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
he produced his own version of St.
followed by
Joan with eighty characters, and a
political mime dealing with prohibition
Theatre Parade
and kidnapping.
His most notable
ROBERT S P E A I G H T as Becket
success on the other side of the Atlantic,
in scenes from E. Martin Browne's however, was a performance of The
Passion by North American Indians
production
in their national costume at Santa Fe.
' Murder in the Cathedral'
by T . S. ELIOT
9.25
from the Duchess Theatre
(by arrangement with J. P. Mitchelhill)
9.3S
Cast
Thomas Becket
ROBERT SPEAIGHT
First Tempter and Knight GUY SPAULL
Second Tempter and Knight
G. R. SCHJELDERUP
Third Tempter and Knight
NQRMAN CHIDGEY
Fourth Tempter and Knight
E. MARTIN BROWNE
Film
Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed b y
' Cabaret Cartoons'
Conducted by WILLIAM WALTON
William Walton's ' Facade ' was written
in 1923 when the composer was twentyone years of age. It was originally conceived as a series of poems by Edith
Sitwell to be recited through a megaphone with musical accompaniment,
for flute, clarinet, saxophone, 'cello,
trumpet, and percussion.
These
accompaniments are mostly in the
form of very clever and witty parodies
of popular dance tunes, ranging from
the polka to the foxtrot.
In 1936 Walton revised the music
and also arranged an orchestral suite
for concert use, in which form it
was played as an interlude during the
Diaghilev Russian Ballet seasons. A
few years ago, however, the VicWells Ballet had the happy idea of
adapting the music of ' Facade ' for
a ballet, and accordingly one of the
cleverest and wittiest of modern ballets
was produced.
Cartoons by HARRY RUTHERFORD
3.30
Cabaret by
LEVANDA, Foot Juggler
3.40
Tuesday
' Facade'
Ballet freely adapted and music
originally written as settings to poems
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
by E D I T H SITWELL
followed by
Music by WILLIAM WALTON
Choreography by FREDERICK ASHTON
Masks and Mimes
3.0
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
followed by
Quarter-of-an-Hour-Meals
MOIRA M E I G H N will give an example
of what can be done with simple
equipment in the preparation of good
food
3.20
BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS
Presentation by CECIL MADDEN
This play was produced by E. Martin
JANET L I N D , Songs and Taps
Browne—in this afternoon's production
CHAZ CHASE, Silent Comic
he is playing the part of the Fourth
Tempter and Knight—at the Canterbury Festival in 1935. It was first
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performed in the Chapter House at 10.0
Canterbury.
T h e play deals with the last month of
Becket's life. T h e dialogue is written
almost entirely in rhyming verse and
the chorus—more than anything else,
the play is Greek in form—is in free
verse. Robert Speaight, G. R. Schjelderup, and E. Martin Browne played 3 . 0
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
in the radio version broadcast last
followed by
January.
T H E VIC-WELLS B A L L E T
COMPANY
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9.0
Wednesday
Presented by STEPHEN THOMAS
Presentation by G. MORE O'FERRAIX LEONA AND DE LEON, Acrobatic Dancers
4.0
JILL GREGORY
A Yokel
RICHARD ELLIS 9 . 3 0 Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed by
The Squire
ROBERT HELPMANN
Lord Ronald, to traditional music
Tango
T H E BBC
T h e Bargain Basement, to music by
A DagO
CLAUDE NEWMAN
DANCE ORCHESTRA
Moszkowski
A Debutante
MOLLY BROWN
Directed by HENRY H A L L
T h e Burglar
1
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Tarantella
FULL COMPANY
St. George and the \x° T S 1 C , b £
T H E BBC TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
Dragon
J Frederick Page
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10.0
Presentation by STEPHEN THOMAS
Leader, Boris Pecker
Costumes and decor by
Film
Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed by
Starlight
SOPHIE T U C K E R
T h e inimitable Sophie, America's
' red-hot momma ', made her d£but
in an old German village cafe' in New
York, owned by her father. She then
earned a couple of pounds a week,
augmented by coins thrown on the
stage after her turn. Now after thirty
years or so in the show business,
she is one of the most highly paid
artists in the world.
4.0
CLOSE
9.0
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
followed by
A Demonstration by
The Women's League of Health
and Beauty
led by PRUNELLA BAGOT STACK
More than six years ago this society
by
H E A L T H and BEAUTY
was founded by Mrs. Bagot Stack to
H . D . C. PEPLER
enable business girls and busy women Prunella Bagot Stack will lead a
Scotch Rhapsody
JILL GREGORY, MOLLY BROWN, CLAUDE to improve their physique. T h e first demonstration to be given on Tuesday
Death and the Maiden, to music by
evening at 9.0
exercise class accompanied by music
Schubert
NEWMAN
JOHN ARMSTRONG
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3.30
PROGRAMMES
Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed by
c
9.0
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
followed by
Starlight
Picture Page'
AMBROSE
( T e n t h Edition)
and EVELYN DALL
A Magazine Programme of Topical
and General Interest
Ambrose will conduct the BBC Tele
Devised and edited by CECIL MADDEN vision Orchestra, in place of its regular
conductor, Hyam Greenbaum.
Produced by G. MORE
O'FERRAIX
T h e Switchboard G i r l : JOAN MILLER
4.0
9.20 BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS
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9.30
9.0
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
followed by
Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed by
Quarter-of-an-Hour-Meals
T H E VIC-WELLS B A L L E T
COMPANY
MOIRA MEIGHN will give an example
of what can be done with simple
equipment in the preparation of good
food
Ballet freely adapted and music
originally written as settings
9.20
9.30
' Facade'
to poems by EDITH
Film
Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed by
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Music by WILLIAM
Choreography by FREDERICK ASHTON
Costumes and decor by
Devised and edited by CECIL MADDEN
Produced by G. M O R E
(Details as on Tuesday at 3.0)
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O'FERRALL
The Switchboard G i r l : JOAN MILLER
10.0
3.0
Friday
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Thursday
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
3.0
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
followed by
The Modern House
followed by
A discussion between JOHN GLOAG and
S. I. CHERMAYEFF on the tendencies in
London Characters
TONI
modern architectural design, taking as
a starting point a model and the plans
of one of M r . Chermayeff's houses
the one-man band
and
MIKE STERN
the cheapjack of Petticoat Lane
Introduced by J. C CANNELL
3.15
Film
3.25
Scene Design
A demonstration by PETER BAX
of the methods used by
designers of stage scenery
W A L T O N ' S FAQADE. One of the most popular ballets in the Vic-Wells
repertoire will be shown on Tuesday at 3.0 and Thursday at 9.30.
JOHN ARMSTRONG
Picture Page'
(Eleventh Edition)
A Magazine Programme of Topical
and General Interest
SITWELL
WALTON
exponents of ' hot ' music, trumpeter 3.30
Film
Cyril Blake is a West Indian. T w o
of his brothers are also well known
in the show business, ' Happy ' Blake, 3.40
Variety
the band leader, and Edgar, who is a
GEORGE PRENTICE
guitarist. Harris and Howell form a
combination that is popular all over
' Punch and Judy '
America for film work and regular
T H E SEVEN ELLIOTTS
broadcasts for NBC. T h e Sepia
in their musical speciality
Chorines have been assembled by
Buddy Bradley specially for this show.
DOREEN PULLEN
The girls, like all the other artists in the
Child Impressionist
cabaret, are coloured. Buddy Bradley is
Presentation by
a brilliant dance director. In this
country he is the equivalent of Busby
G. M O R E O'FERRALL
Berkeley in the United States.
4.0
9.0
3.20
Burnt Sepia
All-Coloured Cabaret
GARLAND
WILSON
MABEL
9.20
9.30
SUMMARY
CYRIL BLAKE
HOWELL
10.0
Interval, T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed by
Carroll Levis
and his Discoveries
produced by DALLAS
THE
TELEVISION
BOWER
Variety
MARION AND IRMA
Symphony in Motion
Film
JACK AND MELITA
Burnt Sepia
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PROGRAMME
DOLORES RAY, Songs
T O N Y SYMPSON,
Comedian
Presentation by CECIL
MADDEN
9.25
BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS
9.33
Interval. T i m e , W e a t h e r
followed by
Anti-Aircraft Defence
SUMMARY
A programme of new and unknown Garland Wilson, pianist and vocalist,
followed by
was born in West Virginia in 1909.
artists
He
was
a
great
success
in
cabaret
Anti-Aircraft
Defence
arranged by CARROLL LEVIS
in New York, and then with Nina Mae
supported by
T
h
e
61st
(
n
t
h
London)
A.A. Brigade,
McKinney in Paris and London.
T H E BBC TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
Mabel Scott, who is now in London R.A.j with two anti-aircraft guns, and
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
for the first time, has sung and danced the 36th A.A. Battalion, R.E., with
in New York, and has appeared with three searchlights, will demonstrate gun
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returning to America to work with light listening apparatus, and searchlight manipulation
Cab Calloway.
Like so many other well-known Programme devised by CECIL LEWIS
GRAYSON
Tap Dancers
GREENBAUM
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SUMMARY
followed by
ORCHESTRA
Conductor, HYAM
PROGRAMME
(Details as at 3.0)
Saturday
BBC
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The Modern House
BUDDY BRADLEY'S SEPIA CHORINES
3.35
9.0
(Details as at 3.30)
SCOTT
HARRIS and
PROGRAMME
4.0
followed by
BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS
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T h e 61st ( n t h London) A.A. Brigade^
R.A., with two anti-aircraft guns, and
the 36th A.A. Battalion, R.E., with
three searchlights, in co-operation with
the Royal Air Force, will stage a short
action in repelling the attack of hostile
aircraft
Programme devised by CECIL LEWIS
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PROGRAMMES TO WATCH
4.0
GASTON PALMER
Juggler
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Wednesday
3.0
Monday, 3.0 and 9.0: Irish Players
followed by
The Pattern of 1936
Wednesday, 9.0: Children's Theatre Company
Friday, 9.15: R.A.F. Boxing Demonstration
9.0
3,0
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
9.25
9.3S
Variety
Singer
I R I S H PLAYERS
KATHLEEN
GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS
I R E N E PRADOR
followed by
ROBB W I L T O N
DRAGO
FRED O'DONOVAN
Comedian
T O N Y QUINN
HAROLD SCOTT
in
Songs of the '#8o's
* The Workhouse Ward '
W E N D Y TOYE
A Comedy by
Lady
A N D COMPANY
GREGORY
Tuesday
3.23
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
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PROGRAMME SUMMARY
followed by
I R I S H PLAYERS
KATHLEEN DRAGO
FRED O'DONOVAN
T O N Y QUINN
'The Workhouse Ward
JOHN H I L T O N and CECIL LEWIS
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Cartoons
BERT THOMAS
In the Christmas
Number
of T H E
RADIO TIMES Bert Thomas
supplied
two amusing illustrations for an article
by A. A. Thomson. Today this famous
black-and-white artist will be seen at
work in the television studio. He is
now in his early fifties, and his sketches
in London Opinion, Punch, and Sketch
are known all over the world. His
most famous picture is undoubtedly
the war-time Cockney study entitled
' 'Arf a Mo, Kaiser ! ', which was one
of the classic jokes of a grim period.
His father, Job Thomas, was a wellknown sculptor.
A Comedy by
Lady GREGORY
A review of trade, unemployment,
etc., in the form of a discussion between
Nearly five years ago John Hilton,
The Art of Home Washing
Professor of Industrial Relations at
Cambridge University, helped to form
Mrs. DAISY PAIN
a club for the unemployed, Fellowship House.
T h e members are the
keenest critics of his weekly broadcast
Cartoons
9.23
talks. Few men can better understand
BERT THOMAS
the outlook of the unemployed ; and
few men have done more than he to
cheer them up. As a listener once
9.35 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS
wrote in a letter to him, he has ' a
happy knack of making life seem extra
good '. '
9.45
STARLIGHT
In this interview with Cecil Lewis,
Professor Hilton will show, with
AMBROSE
charts and figures, the probable trend
of unemployment during the coming
and
year. He will answer such questions
as ' What will the reduction amount
EVELYN D A L L
to ? ' ; 4 In what industries and places
is improvement experienced ? ' ; ' Will
T H E BBC TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
the Depressed Areas remain so as the
boom develops ? ' ; and ' How much
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
has the armaments boom contributed to
Bert Ambrose has been broadcasting improvement ? '
regularly for nearly seven years. His
BRITISH MOVIETONEWS
early life was spent in England, but he 3-25
became famous first of all in America,
where he made a name playing with his 3.35
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band in the Vingt Club. He came to
(Fifteenth Edition)
England to play at the Embassy Club
in London and later went to the May A Magazine Programme of Topical and
General Interest
Fair Hotel. In this programme Ambrose
will take over the baton from Hyam Devised and Edited by CECIL MADDEN
Greenbaum, as he did when he was
Produced by G. MORE O'FERRALL
televised with Evelyn Dall early in
T h e Switchboard G i r l : JOAN MILLER
December.
Dancers
\ he Workhouse Ward was one of the
T H E BBC TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
r \ st famous of the plays that Lady
Gregory wrote for the Irish National
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
Theatre, of which she was one of the
founders and inspirers. It has been
revived many times at the Abbey IQ.1^
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Theatre, Dublin, and it was produced
in London at the Little Theatre in
April, 1935, .with Fred O'Donovan as
Mike Mclnerny, the part he will play
today. Fred O'Donovan is one of the
most famous Irish actors known to 3.9
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
London audiences. Theatre-goers will
followed by
remember his fine performance in the
West-End as Lanigan in Denis JohnThe Art of Home Washing
ston's play, The Moon in the Yellow
Mrs. DAISY PAIN
River.
This is another practical demonstration 10.0
by a practical woman.
Mrs. Daisy
3.25 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS
Pain first appeared before the television
camera in November when she gave
some tips about ironing. - Today she
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Variety
will describe the'important preliminary
to ironing—the actual washing. As well
JOAN C O L L I E R
as being an experienced broadcaster,
Singer
Mrs. Pain has worked in and supervised
her husband's laundry, and thus can
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speak authoritatively.
Comedian
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PROGRAMME SUMMARY
followed by
THIS WEEK THE BAIRD SYSTEM WILL BE USED
Monday
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B E R T THOMAS—you see him here hard at work—will sketch before th„>
television camera on Tuesday at 3.20 and 9.20
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9,0
PROGRAMME
3.40
SUMMARY
followed by
3.45
Cabaret
TEDDY BROWN,
Joan Luxton's
Children's Theatre Company
' A n American in P a r i s '
A choreographic interpretation
by
in a programme of mimed and dramatic
compositions to traditional music
with
BOWYER and RAVELL
to the music of GEORGE GERSHWIN
JOAN LUXTON, GEOFFREY W I N C O T T ,
PATRICK GOVER, ELFRIDA BURGISS,
ARTHUR GOULLET, BREMBER W I L L S ,
MAUD JOLLIFFE
Leader, BORIS PECKER
Produced by GEOFFREY
WINCOTT
Accompanied by
T H E TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
T H E BBC TELEVISION
Conductor, HYAM
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BOWER
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TRIO
THOMAS
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9.40
' Picture Page '
9.0
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
followed by
Conjuring and S!eight-of-Hani
Musical accompaniment by
T H E BBC TELEVISION
Conductor, HYAM
ORCHESTRA
GREENBAUM
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A Magazine Programme of Topical and
9.20 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS
General Interest
Devised and Edited by CECIL MADDEN
Produced by G. MORE O'FERRALL
T h e Switchboard G i r l :
9.30
London Characters
ALF, the Shrimper
JOAN MILLER
ALBERT FRISBY, Hansom Cabman
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and
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JACK SMITH, Tomato Seller
Thursday
3.0
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
followed by
Conjuring and Sleight-ofrHand
Mysical accompaniment by
T H E BBC TELEVISION
Conductor, HYAM
9.40
A n American in P a r i s '
A choreographic interoretatioa
by
BOWYER and RAVELL
to the music of GEORGE GERSHWIN
T H E BBC TELEVISION
Leader, BORIS
Conductor, HYAM
9.50
London
Character;
ALF. the Shrimper
and
GREENBAUM
BOWER
' Diary for 1936' ]
Introduced by LESLIE
ALBERT FRISBY, Hansom Cabman
ORCHESTRA
PECKER
Presented by DALLAS
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Cabaret
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ORCHESTRA
GKEENBAUM
PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
followed by
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Television presentation by
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GREENBAUM
Presented by DALLAS
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ORCHESTRA
Cabaret
ANITA M A R T E L L
The Lady Juggler
K E N N E T H BLAIN
T h e Intelligent Fool
ROSAR1TA
Spanish Dancer
xylophone
MITCHELL
9.15 Demonstration of Boxing
by
Royal A i r Force Officers a n d Airmen
of t h e R.AJ?. Boxing Association
(by permission of the Air Council)
On Saturday at 3.25 and. 9.25 viewers
The R. A.F. Boxing Association, founded will see a winter sports demonstration,
in 1919,. is extremely popular amongst
illustrated by mannequins and films
all ranks. It organises various competitions each season, individual chamWinter Sports
ips being fought out during the 3.25
winter and spring. T h e winners retain Commander JACK SHIRLEY will give
their titles, which are the highest
hints to beginners in Ski-ing
boxing honours of the R.A.F., for one
Mannequin Display arranged by
year. These title-holders meet the
H . E. PLAISTER
: champions of the Royal Navy, Programme devised by CECIL LEWIS
the Murines, and the Army in what Not long ago winter sports abroad were
are known as the Imperial Services the privilege of only a fortunate few.
Championships, but perhaps the most In these days of cheap travel and
popular tournament in the Air Force favourable exchanges, however, snow
is the annual competition for [trophies with sunshine is within the reach of
given by Lord Wakefield, a tournament limited incomes. This demonstration
reserved for novices.
will show viewers how they can get
This afternoon there will be two their muscles toned up for a strenuous
demonstration bouts, and the contest- bout of ski-ing and skating, and will give
ants are Pilot Officer W. G. Moseby, general hints to beginners. T h e latter
Acting Pilot Officer C. B. Hull, Sergeant will be illustrated by films showing
Pilot J. D . Varley, and Aircraftman simple turning and stopping on the
R. Boxshall.
snow, and in addition there will be a
display by mannequins—their costumes
will be helpful to those uncertain of t h e
9.30
MICHAELSON
necessary kit—who will demonstrate
Topical Quick-Fire Artist
exercises.
9.45
Women's Interests
3.45
(Details as at 3.15)
Arranged by D . H . MUNRO
VAL R O S I N G A N D H I S
BAND
with A N N LENNER
10.0
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JACK SMITH, Tomato Scl'er
10.0
Friday
Once again J. C. Cannell brings before
the camera three grand characters from
the London streets. Alf, the shrimper,
is a well-known Cockney figure in 3.0
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South London.
Wearing his blue
followed by
Jersey, he will tel! viewers about his
work, which consists of selling shrimps
BRITISH MOVIETONEWS
from a barrow.
Albert Frisby is one of the three
hansom cabmen left in London. He 3.15
Women's Interests
has been a cabby for fifty years or so
M a r i n e Parade
and is a familiar figure to West Enders.
Jack Smith is stout, grey-haired, and
Forecast of Fashion
altogether venerable in appearance. He
arranged by
claims to be the first man to sell
tomatoes in the street in England. H . E. PLAISTER and G. R. KENWAROEGGAR
This claim is not fantastic. For Jack
Smith has sold fruit and vegetables in
T H E BBC TELEVISION ORCHESTRA
the street for more than fifty years, and
Conductor, HYAM GREENBAUM
tomatoes, although introduced into this
country in the sixteenth century, have
been a popular food for less than sixty 3.30
MICHAELSON
years.
Topical Quick^Fire Artist
3.0
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4.0
Saturday
9.0
PROGRAMME
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PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
followed by
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SUMMARY
followed by
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9.10 VAL R O S I N G A N D H I S
BAND
with A N N LENNER
3.SO VAL R O S I N G A N D H I S
BAND
9.25
Winter Sports
Commander JACK SHIRLEY will give
hints to beginners inski-ing
Val Rosing, vocalist to Henry Hall
Mannequin display arranged by
until 1932, has been a great success in
H . E. PLAISTER
vaudeville and musical shows, and will
be seen shortly in an English film Programme devised by C E C I L LEWIS
entitled Feather Your Nest. T h e band
he is to bring to the studio today will 9.45 VAL R O S I N G A N D H I S
consist of a guitar, bass, piano, trumpet,
BAND
and saxophone—and of course Val
with A N N LENNER
Rosing will supply the vocal accompaniment.
10.0
CLOSE
with A N N LENNER