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			Light Programme, Drama, 1950
			This listing has been supplied by Stephen Shaw: many thanks! --------------------------------------- BBC DRAMA on the BBC LIGHT PROGRAMME for 1950. Sunday Cinema- I have not listed programs with short excerpts from a number of films but 45 minute radio adaptions are listed. Repeats: Best endeavours regarding these- some apparently identical broadcasts may be a new performance with the same cast: a date shown for a repeat below could be a new performance. There are two gaps in the record, identified below, due to post-war paper shortages. -------------------------------- 2nd January 1950 20.45-21.15: Robbery Under Arms (1888) by Rolf Boldrewood (aka Thomas Browne - 1826-1915) adapted by Rex Rienits (1909-1971) Pioneer life in Australia in the 1850s 1 of 10:—Terrible Hollow. Incidental music composed by Kenneth Pakeman played by the Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra. Leader. George Deason. Conductor: Rae Jenkins Piano: Cicely Hoye Produced by Archie Campbell Dick Marston: John Bushelle Dick Marston (as a boy): Peter Stafford Jim his younger brother: Don Sharp Ben Marston: Edward Howell Mrs Marston: Gwyndolyn Stewart Aileen her daughter: Beryl McMillan A prison warder: William Collins Mr Falkland: Ernest Sefton Mrs Storefield: Natalie Raine George Storefield: Tom Lake First stockman: Arthur Mathers Second stockman: William Collins Additional cast in later episodes: Captain Starlight: Ralph Truman(2) Warrigal: Charles Stanley(2) Shearer: Richard Beynon(2) Billy the Boy: John Wood(3) Auctioneer: Russell Napier(3) Mrs Morrison: Dorothy Smith(3) Jeannie Morrison: Madeleine Howell(3) Kathie Morrison: Elaine Montgomerie(3) For cast in episodes 4 onwards please see 23rd January 1950 below. ep2:9/1/50 ep3:16/1/50 ep4:23/1/50 ep5:30/01/1950 ep6:6/2/50 ep7:13/2/50 ep8:20/2/50 ep9:27/2/1950 ep10:6/3/50 3rd January 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up!:- His House In Order (1906) by Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934) Adapted by Donald B. Edwards Pianist: Cicely Hoye Produced by Cleland Finn Harding: Richard Hurndall Filmer: Ernest Jay Geraldine: Lucille Lisle Hilary Jesson: Ralph Truman Nina: Margaret Lockwood Lady Ridgeley: Gladys Young Mademoiselle Thome: Barbara Shaw Major Maurewarde: Norman Shelley Sir Daniel Ridgeley: Laidman Browne Pryce: Ivan Samson Dr Dilnott: Charles Leno Derek: Denise Bryer Butler: Charles Mortimer [New production on BBC Home on 24/12/51 with a differing cast produced by Archie Campbell, repeated 23/5/60 and 9/7/62] 4th January 1950 21.00-21.30: The Riddle Of The Sands by Erskine Childers Adapted by Valentine Dyall 5 of 7: Blindfold to Memmert Edited by E. J. King Bull Produced by Frank Hauser Ep6:11/1/50 Ep7:18/1/50 All 1949/1950 episodes repeated two days later. [Later R4 production by Jane Morgan, 8th January 1994] 6th January 1950: 21.30-22.00: Radio Playhouse: The Fall by Stacy Aumonier, Adapted by Felix Felton Produced by Charles Lefeaux Storyteller: Howieson Culff Tourist: Charles Leno Jules: James McKechnie Inspector Tolozan: Julian Somers La Tonnere: Richard Williams Uncle Sem: Bryan Powley Clerk: Alastair Duncan Mossel: Andrew Churchman Dutchman: Victor Fairlie Voice: Richard Hurndall Lancret: Malcolm Hayes [A new production by Lefeaux with a differing cast on 21/10/58 repeated 25/10/58] [A later production on R4 by Derek Hoddinott 29/9/76] 9th January 1950 16.15-17.45: Monday Matinee: The Late Edwina Black by William Dinner (1906-1997) and William Morum (1910-1980) Winter in the 1890s Produced by Raymond Raikes Elizabeth Graham: Catherine Lacey Ellen, a housekeeper: Beatrice Varley Henry Martin: Raymond Huntley Gregory Black: Stephen Murray Repeated from BBC Home of 7th January 1950. Repeated on BBC Home on 11th and 13th April 1964, repeated 2nd March 1969.. [The same actresses played Ellen and Elizabeth in the December 1949 tv presentation of this play and in the different tv presentation in December 1950. Henry was listed as the same actor only in the 1949 tv broadcast.] 10th January 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up!: The Lady With A Lamp (1929) by Reginald Berkeley (1890-1935) Adapted by Peter Watts Produced by Donald McWhinnie Mr Nightingale: Cyril Gardiner Sidney Herbert: Basil Dignam Lord Palmerston: Carleton Hobbs Mrs Nightingale: Ella Milne Elizabeth Herbert: Betty Hardy Florence Nightingale: Gladys Young Selina Bracebridge: Jacqueline Thompson Henry Tremayne: Hugh Manning Dr Ames: John Arnatt Corporal: Alastair Duncan Bamford: Lockwood West Dr Cumming: Arthur Bush Dr Sutherland: Ewan Roberts Nurse: Gladys Spencer Narrator: Alec Mango There were broadcasts on 29th June and 1st July 1946, produced by Peter Watts (no cast details).. In 1970 David Davis produced a version for R4. There were numerous programs of excerpts from different productions of this play. 13th January 1950 21.30-22.00: Radio Playhouse: The Dancing Partner (1893) by Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927). Adapted by Rex Tucker Produced by Martyn C. Webster Geibal a toymaker: Raf de la Torre Olga, his daughter: Marjorie Westbury Annette: Denise Bryer Mitzi: Pat Jamblin Gretchen: Beryl Calder Wenzel: Lester Mudditt Fritz: James Thompson The young men: David Enders, Leslie Heritage and Paul Martin Repeated 27th January 1950. [Rex Tucker produced an earlier version on Home in 1944.] [A differing adaption was produced by Charles Lefeaux for Home in 1963- repeated on R4X in 2017, 2019, 2021.] [A 15 minute production starring Michael Roberts was broadcast on R7 in 2010 and R4X in 2014] 16th January 1950 16.15-17.45: Monday Matinee: Musical Chairs by Ronald Mackenzie Adapted by Marianne Helweg Pianist: Arthur Dulay Produced by Frank Hauser Wilhelm Schindler: Stephen Murray Joseph Schindler: Anthony Jacobs Irene Baumer: Rita Vale Mary Preston: Joan Hart Anna: Irene Prador Grace Schindler: Gladys Young Geoffrey Preston: Frank Duncan Samuel Plagett: Tommy Duggan Previously broadcast on Home on 14th January 1950. 17th January 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up! :- Children In Uniform ("Gestern und heute" - 1930) by Christa Winsloe (aka Baroness Christa von Hatvany-Deutsch)(1888-1944) English version by Barbara Burnham, Adapted by Cynthia Pughe A girls' school after the first world war Pianist: Gwenn Knight Produced by Mary Hope Allen Fraulein von Kesten: Susan Richmond Johanna: Lucille Lisle Her Excellency von Ehrenhardt: Olwen Brookes Manuela: Mai Zetterling Marga: Molly Maureen Use: Ursula Hanray Mia: Ursula Hirst Edelgard: Ruth Trouncer Paula: Jill Nyasa Martha: Beatrice Varley Fraulein von Bernberg: Lydia Sherwood Miss Gibson: Bryony Chapman Mile Alarett: Gladys Spencer Oda: Beryl Calder Headmistress: Gladys Young Jose: Jenny Simpson Slater Hanni: Molly Rankin Grand Duchess: Grizelda Hervey [Earlier production by Mary Hope Allen with a different cast: broadcast 21st (Home) and 23rd (Light) December 1946 - with Patricia Hayes as Marga] [A later production by John Gibson on Home in 1967, repeated 1971] [Famously made as a film in 1931:"Madchen in Uniform" which softened the theme, which was reinstated in the 1933 novel "Das Madchen Manuela "] 20th January 1950 21.30-22.00: Radio Playhouse 'The Case' by John Slater and Roy Plomley(1914-1985) Production by Cleland Finn Storyteller: Hamilton Dyce Charles Martin: John Slater Mrs Jay: Dorothy Kendal Grimston George: Norman Pitt Sydney: Roy Plomley Lucy: Marjorie Westbury Henderson: John Turnbull Also with Alastair Duncan, Charles Leno, Malcolm Hayes and Roy Dean [Internet sources suggest this program was broadcast on 27/11/45 as episode 5 of Series 6 of "Appointment with Fear". The BBC Programme Index shows that on 27/11/45 the usual time slot was occupied by "From the London Theatre" and this play was omitted.] 23rd January 1950 16.15-17.40: Monday Matinee: 'The Moonraker' by Arthur Watkyn (aka Arthur Watkins)(1907-1965) , Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh Southern England, in the winter of 1651 Produced by Donald McWhinnie Henry Strangways, landlord of the inn: Stephen Jack Judith Strangways his wife: Patience Collier Anne Beaumont: Denise Bryer Meg Hatton, her maid: Meg Simmons The Reverend Edmund Tyler: Heron Carvic Humphrey Parfttt, a Cavalier squire: Martin Lewis Sergeant Wilcox: Hugh Manning Trooper Murdoch: Stanley Groome Trooper Fearon: Bryan Powley Trooper Brace: Ronald Sidney Anthony, Lord Dawlish, The Moon Raker: Griffith Jones Colonel John Beaumont, a Roundhead Staff officer: Richard Williams First broadcast on BBC Home 21/1/1950. [There was a production on BBC Light on 2/9/1956, 17.45-19.00, no production details known] 23rd January 1950 20.45-21.15: 'Robbery Under Arms' by Rolf Boldrewood, Adapted by Rex Rienits 4 of 10—'The Prison-Break ' For part one please see 2nd January 1950 above. Music composed by Kenneth Pakeman and played by the Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra, Conductor, Rae Jenkins Produced by Archie Campbell Judge: Joss Ambler Dick Marston: John Bushelle Prosecutor: Carleton Hobbs Gracie Storefield: Joan Hodson Ben Marston: Edward Howell Aileen: Beryl McMillan Auctioneer: Russell Napier Jim Marston: Don Sharp Mrs Marston: Gwyndolyn Stewart Captain Starlight: Ralph Truman Also with Richard Beynon, William Collins, Victor Maddern, and John Stacey Actors in later episodes: Warrigal: Charles Stanley(5) Bella Barnes: Dorothy Alison(5) Coach-driver: Richard Beynon(5) Girl: Mary Daniels(5) Maddie Barnes: Gwenda Wilson(5) Bank Manager: Jack Shaw(6) Trooper: Frank Coburn(6) Arizona Jim: Donald S Sharpe(6) Kathie Morrison: Elaine Montgomerie(7) Billy the Boy: John Wood(7) For actors in episodes 8-10 please see 20th February 1950 below. Ep5:30/01/1950 ep6:6/2/50 ep7:13/2/50 ep8:20/2/50 ep9:27/2/1950 ep10:6/3/50 25th January 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :- 'The Barretts Of Wimpole Street' (1930) by Rudolf Besier (1878-1942) Based on the romance between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning Producer: Charles Lefeaux Narrator: Martin Lewis Dr. Chambers: John Turnbull Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett: Barbara Lott Wilson: Gladys Spencer Henrietta Moulton-Barrett: Denise Bryer Arabel Moulton-Barrett: Margaret Vines Octavius Moulton-Barrett: Malcolm Hayes Septimus Moulton-Barrett: Arthur Howard Charles Moulton-Barrett: David Peel George Moulton-Barrett: Ronald Sidney Henry Moulton-Barrett: Roy Findlay Edward Moulton-Barrett: Andrew Cruickshank Bella Hedley: Belle Chrystall Henry Bevan: Richard Hurndall Robert Browning: Robert Harris Captain Surtees-Cook: Anthony Jacobs [A later production by Martyn C Webster in 1952] [A later production by Archie Campbell on R4 in 1972, repeated 1975, 1991] 30th January 1950 16.15-17.40: Monday Matinee: Inquest (1931) by Michael Barringer (1884-1954) A barrister acts to defend a widow. Produced by Wilfrid Grantham Richard Hanning: Patrick Waddington Mrs Wyatt: Joan Clement Scott Margaret Hamilton: Grizelda Hervey Norman O'Neale: D A Clarke-Smith Coroner: J Hubert Leslie Detective-Inspector Mullin: Eric Lugg Sir Denton Hulme: Richard Hurndall Dr MacFarlane: Frederick Allen William Trelease: Philip Wade Isaac Owen: Pat Aza Also with Frank Cochrane, Roger Delgado, Preston Lockwood, Andrew Churchman, Ella Milne, and Catherine Campbell [This was the first play performed at The Windmill in London, in 1931] 31st January 1950 21.30-22.00: Mr. Hartington Died Tomorrow by Lewis Middleton Harvey (=Francis Durbridge), Edited by Martyn C. Webster (1902-1983) 1 of 8. Produced by David H. Godfrey Gail Howard: Catherine Campbell Peter London: Peter Coke Divisional Inspector O'Hara: Tommy Duggan Louis Cheyne: Hamilton Dyce Charlie: Jon Farrell Margaret Freeman: Grizelda Hervey Waiter: Charles Leno Sergeant Moore: John McClaren Dallas Shale: Douglass Montgomery Julius Markham: Leo de Pokorny Doctor/ Ald.Love: Bryan Powley Sam Livinsky: Ian Sadler Doris Charleston: Rita Vale Campbell Mansfield: Richard Williams Additional actors in later parts: Mary Brampton: Elizabeth Maude (2) Maisie: Janet Morrison(3) Joe Francinio: Roger Snowdon(3) Jock Reid: Duncan McIntyre(3) Tom Love: Richard Hurndall(3) Leo Bartlett: Ivan Samson(4) Mr Regan: MacDonald Parke(4) Spencer: Eddy Reed(5) Sylvester: Alastair Duncan(5) Sergeant Dane: John Drexler(6) Henry K Hammerston: Frank Coburn(6) Dr Latimer: John Richmond(6) First radio announcer: Warren Stanhope(6) Second radio announcer: Preston Lockwood(6) For actors in parts 7 and 8 please see 14th March 1950 below. Pt2:7/2/50 Pt3:14/2/50 Pt4:21/2/50 Pt5:28/2/50 Pt6:7/3/50 Pt7:14/3/50 Pt8:21/3/50 All 1950 episodes repeated after 3 days. [There was a 1942 production on BBC Home by Val Gielgud as 8x 30 mins and also a very short abridged version of 60 mins] 1st February 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! : The Great Adventure (1913) by Arnold Bennett (1843-1931). Adapted by Martyn C. Webster London before WW1. Produced by Martyn C. Webster Ilam Carve, an illustrious painter: Edward Chapman Albert Shawn his valet: Charles Leno Janet Cannot, a widow: Dorothy Smith Dr Pascoe: Laidman Browne Cyrus Carve Ilam's cousin: Patrick Waddington Father Love: Allan McClelland Honoria Love: Marjorie Mars Ebag a picture dealer: Edgar Norfolk Lord Leonard Alcar an art patron: Ellis Chesney Texel an American millionaire: MacDonald Parke Also with Richard Gatehouse, Archie Angus, Nan Marriott Watson, Allan Cuthbertson, Peter Jackson [There was a later production by Hugh Stewart in 1960 on BBC Home; Stewart also produced a separate version for BBC Home in 1944] [Based on the 1908 novel "Buried Alive"] 6th February 1950 16.15-17.30: Monday Matinee: To Have And To Hold by Lionel Brown (1888-1964) Produced by David H. Godfrey Brian Harding: Anthony Hawtrey June Harding: Diana King Max Harding: Tommy Duggan Sir Robert de Winter: Ivan Brandt Roberta de Winter: Olwen Brookes Peggy Harding: Diana Maddox Cyril: Charles Leno Martha: Elsa Palmer Jenkins: Andrew Churchman Repeated from 20th (Light) and 23rd (Home) July 1949; also broadcast on BBC Home 4th February 1950. 8th February 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :-"The Seer" by Harold Stewart; and "Marigold" by L. Allen Harker and F. R. Pryor Plays produced in the BBC's Scottish studios by James Crampsey [No separate details for the two titles.] [Music was later added to the play Marigold turning it into a musical]. 13th February 1950 16.15-17.30: Monday Matinee 'Poison Pen' by Richard Llewellyn (aka Richard Herbert Vivian Lloyd) (1906-1983) Adapted by Gethyn Stoodley Thomas Produced by Dafydd Gruffydd. BBC Wales. Rev John Rainrider: Carleton Hobbs Phryne Rainrider,his sister: Gladys Young Rose Rainrider,his daughter: Barbara Cole Malcolm McCleod, Rose's fiance: Noel Johnson Mrs Jenkins, house-keeper: Rachel Thomas Richards, the sexton: Prysor Williams Colonel Cashelton: Arthur Phillips Mrs Cashelton: Vera Meazey Inspector Davies: Ivor Maddox Mr Fullergrave: Bernard O'Brien Sam Harris: David Close-Thomas Len Griffin: Jack James Connie Jones: Evelyn Williams Mrs Reynolds: Dilys Davies Mrs Evans: Madge Jones [Previously broadcast on BBC Home on 2nd July 1949 and 11th February 1950] [There was a later production by Herbert Davies on BBC Home in 1965] 15th February 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up!: 'Eleven Men And True' by Janet Green Afternoon soccer. Produced by Cleland Finn Syd (Right half): Frederick Bennett Charlie (Right full back): Geoffrey Bond Reg (Left full back): Michael Harding Bart (Inside right): Geoffrey Lewis Jim (Left wing): Donald Gray Fleecy (Centre half): Leslie Heritage Boy (Inside left): Dafydd Havard Arnold (Goalkeeper): Rolf Lefebvre Leslie (Centre forward): John Slater Tom (Left half): Eric Lugg Paddy (Right wing): Stanley Beard Ginger (Reserve): Donald Barclay Dr Margaret: Joan Hart Alice (Paddys' wife): Margaret Vines Mac (a Scots reporter): Duncan McIntyre Mum (Boy's mother): Susan Richards Old Man White (Fleecy's father): Laidman Browne Ben (Landlord): Charles Lamb June (his daughter): June Spencer Old Fred: Bryan Powley Commentator: Raymond Glendenning Phyllis: Denise Bryer also with Harry Hutchinson and Martin Lewis 20th February 1950 16.15-17.30: Monday Matinee: 'George and Margaret' (1937) by Gerald Savory (1909-1996), Adapted by Walter Murray Produced by Martyn C. Webster Gladys: Meg Simmons Malcolm Garth-Bander: Ivan Samson Alice Garth-Bander: Joyce Barbour Dudley: Allan McClelland Frankie: Denise Bryer Claude: Andrew Faulds Roger: Leslie Heritage Beer: Joan Clement Scott Previously broadcast on BBC Home 18th February 1950 20th February 1950 20.45-21.15 Robbery Under Arms (1888) by Rolf Boldrewood (aka Thomas Browne - 1826-1915) adapted by Rex Rienits (1909-1971) For episode one please see 2nd January 1950 above. 8 of 10: The Big Hold-Up Produced By: Archie Campbell Dick Marston: John Bushelle Jim Marston: Don Sharp Ben Marston: Edward Howell Captain Starlight: Ralph Truman Warrigal: Charles Stanley Billy the Boy: John Wood Bella Barnes: Dorothy Alison Maddie Barnes: Gwenda Wilson Dan Moran/Counsel: Russell Napier Pat Burke: James Page Aileen Marston: Beryl McMillan Mrs Whitman: Gwen Day-Burroughs Miss Falkland: Wendy Gibb Also with Bryan Matheson, Arthur Mathers, Richard Beynon, and Joss Ambler Additional actors in parts 9 and 10: Gracie Storefield: Joan Hodson(9) Kathie Morrison: Elaine Montgomerie(10) Sir Ferdinand Morringer: Charles Maunsell(10) Aileen Marston: Beryl McMillan(10) Judge: Jack Shaw(10) Warder: William Collins(10) George Storefleld: Tom Lake(10) Also with Ray Sherry(10) ep9:27/2/1950 ep10:6/3/50 22nd February 1950 20.00: Curtain Up! :- 'The Dover Road' (1921) by A. A. Milne (1882-1956). Adapted by Cynthia Pughe Romance may dull when people in love start spending prolonged time together. Produced by Martyn C. Webster Mr Latimer: Jack Hulbert Leonard: David Enders Anne: Belle Chrystall Eustasia: Marjorie Westbury Nicholas: John Byron Dominic: Arthur Ridley [There was an earlier production by Martyn C Webster on BBC Home in 1944] [There was a later production by Charles Lefeaux in 1955. then another production by Norman Wright in 1962] 27th February 1950 16.15-17.45: Monday Matinee: 'Corinth House' by Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) Production by E. J. King Bull Miss Malleson: Gladys Young Nora: Ella Milne Mrs Beauclerc: Vivienne Chatterton Miss Figgis: Violet Gould Mrs Heysham: Adza Vincent Major Shales: D A Mehan Madge Donnythorpe: Patricia Laffan Repeated from BBC Home, 28/3/49, 25/2/50 1st March 1950: 20.00-21.00: Curtain Up!: 'Choir Practice' by Cliff Gordon Music by George Frederic Handel Organ: Maurice Vinden BBC Chorus Conducted by Leslie Woodgate Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra Conducted by Frank Cantell South Wales Produced by Gordon Crier (1912-1984) Gwen Jones: Curigwen Lewis (1905-1992) Gwynneth Gwyther: Maudie Edwards Mary Gwyther: Madoline Thomas Llewellyn, the choir: Ivor Novello David Morris: Trefor Jones Wynford Davies: Edward Palmer Marged Davies: Betty Bucknelle Olwen Davies: Glynis Johns James Lloyd: Elwyn Brook-Jones Mair Lloyd: Rachael Thomas Cliff Lloyd: Emrys Jones Rev Idris Griffith: Mervyn Johns A gentle miner: Cliff Gordon A fierce miner: John Glyn Jones A negative miner: Harry Parry Seth: Edward Rees Iestyn Morgan: Tom Williams Miners, villagers, etc: St. David'S Singers Repeated from BBC Home 7/3/46; Broadcast on BBC Light 10/3/46; Repeated on BBC Home 27/12/55; Repeated on BBC Radio 3 3/5/76- 45 minute version [Also filmed in 1952 as "Valley of Song" which included Mervyn Jones, Madoline Thomas, John Glyn Jones, -and Kenneth Williams] 6th March 1950 16.15-17.45: Monday Matinee: Shooting Star by Basil Thomas When football traded its players as goods- before players received any benefit from transfers. Produced by William Hughes BBC Midland Mary Rowlings: Mary Wimbush Lulu Smith: Vanda Godsell Beryl Armstrong: Margaret Godwin Wells: Colin Laurence Mavis Pink: Mary Colburn Ned Rutter: Desmond Tester Ralph Blake: Wilfred Babbage Joseph Lawson: Arthur Young Jack Bannerman: Geoffrey Lewis Skid Evans: Leslie Yeo Ben Woodhall: Harry Oakes Sir Julius: Tony Steedman Repeated from BBC Home 4th March 1950 8th March 1950 20.00: Curtain Up! The Truth Game (1929) by Ivor Novello (writing as "H.E.S Davidson")(1893-1951), Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh Production by Hugh Stewart Max Clement: Ivor Novello Rosine Browne: Vanessa Lee Sir George Kelvin: Howieson Culff Harris: Susan Richards Evelyn Brandon: Ivy St Helier James Hubbard: Charles Leno The Lady Joan Culver: Fabia Drake Sir Joshua Grimshaw: Edgar K Bruce Vera Crombie: Maidie Andrews Repeated on BBC Home 25 and 27/3/1961 [No connection with the 1972 play by Derek Hoddinott] 13th March 1950 16.15-17.45: Monday Matinee: Holdfast by A. G. Street, Adapted by Denis Constanduros Produced by Owen Reed Phil Ferris: George Holloway Ralph Carpenter: John Witty Phoebe Carpenter: Jane Barrett Mary Ferris: Gwen Howell Eliza Brice: Ethel Coleridge Major Patrick Friend: Alastair Duncan Bob Allard: Douglas Horner Kathleen Judd: Patricia Frowd Repeated from BBC Home 11th March 1950 14th March 1950 21.30-22.00 Mr. Hartington Died Tomorrow by Lewis Middleton Harvey, Edited by Martyn C. Webster Part 7 of 8. Please see 31st January 1950 (above) for episode one. Produced by David H. Godfrey Dallas Shale: Douglass Montgomery Campbell Mansfield: Richard Williams Julius Markham: Leo de Pokorny Margaret Freeman: Grizelda Hervey Doris Charleston: Rita Vale Gail Howard: Catherine Campbell Peter London: Peter Coke Charlie: Jon Farrell Otto Stultz: Eric Lugg H W Harringford: Duncan McIntyre Also with Hamilton Dyce, Janet Morrison, Warren Stanhope, Preston Lockwood, Alastair Duncan and Peter Claughton Additional cast in episode 8: Louis Cheyne: Hamilton Dyce Detective Inspector O'Hara: Tommy Duggan Dr Team: Gordon Tanner Episode 8: 21/3/1950. All 1950 episodes repeated after 3 days 22nd March 1950 20.30-21.30: Curtain Up! : The Night Of The Twenty-Seventh by Edward J. Mason (1912-1971) A dinner party attended by Dick Barton, Dr. and Mrs. Dale, The Man in Black, Philip Odell, P.C. 49 and Paul and Steve Temple. Produced by Martyn C. Webster (1902-1983) (No cast list published) First broadcast 27th December 1949. 27th March 1950 16.15-17.35: Monday Matinee: A Writ For Libel by Hesketh Pearson (1887-1964) and Colin Hurry, Adapted by Peggy Wells Produced by Charles Lefeaux Donald Harting: David Peel Doris Harting: Joan Matheson John Brownneld: Richard Hurndall Annie: Betty Baskcomb Mr Wemyss: Duncan McLntvre Mrs Rydal: Barbara Couper Mr Climping: John Turnbull Sir Kenneth Oakley: Laidman Browne Previously broadcast on BBC Home 25th March 1950. [This play is the sole credit in the BBC Programme Index for Colin Hurry] 28th March 1950 21.15-22.00: We, The Condemned by Alan Burgess Germany in 1949 and the refugees in the camps. Produced By: Alan Burgess Ellen: Rosamund John Hiram: MacDonald Parke Mrs Trindledale: Natalie Lynn Angus: Peter Claughton Angela: Tucker McGuire The Major: Donald Bissett Jeanette: Betty Linton Ed Trindledale: Jack Lester Interpreter: Bernard Rebel Escort Officer: Gerik Schjelderup Polish woman: Eva Borotska Repeated from BBC Home of 30th December 1949. [No connection with the later books with this title] 29th March 1950 20.30-21.30: Curtain Up! : To What Red Hell (1928) by Percy Robinson (1881-1951), adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh Produced by Paul O'Loughlin Mrs Ellis: Gladys Spencer Inspector Jackson: Howieson Culff Constable Hicks: Ronald Sidney Mrs Nolan: May Carey Tim Nolan: Robert Dawson Michael Allan: Frank Coburn Harold Fairfield: Frederick Peisley Thomas Fairfield: Stanley Groome George Hope: Richard Hurndall Nichols: John Turnbull Mrs Driscoll: Ella Milne Father Collins: Harry Hutchinson Dr Barton: Hamilton Dyce Madge: Denise Bryer [There was an earlier production by Hugh Stewart 21st and 23rd June 1947.] [The author was better known as a cricketer] 3rd April 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: Daughters Of The Parsonage by Denis Constanduros (1910-1978) Produced by Owen Reed BBC West of England The Rev Herbert Lovell: George Holloway Sibyl Bamfleld, elder daughter: Curigwen Lewis Esther Lovell, younger daughter: Isabel Dean Sidney Lovell his son: Peter Coke Alec Sumner: Harold Reesa George Hardwick: Michael Hordern Mrs Trundle: Ella Milne Detective-Sergeant Rogers: Bob Arnold First broadcast on BBC Home 1st April 1950 4th April 1950 21.30 Love From Leighton Buzzard by Lester Powell (1912-1993) 1 of 8:—'Mother is Worried! A Philip Odell serial Produced By: Archie Campbell Philip Odell: Robert Beatty Heather McMara: Joyce Heron Syd Buxter: Roy Plomley Carlo Pinzini: Robert Rietty Mrs Melvin: Nora Nicholson Ella: Olive Kirby Receptionist: Marjorle Westbury An actor: Jack Williams Additional actors in later episodes: Dickie Penn: Peter Lindsay(2) Grogan: James Page(2) Doorkeeper: Stanley Groome(2) Cab Sled Driver: Charles Leno(2) Anna: Miriam Karlin(2) Mack Curran: Jack Stewart(3) Martin Caradoc: Robert Urquhart(3) Police Inspector: Howieson Culff(3) Sergeant Carter: Leslie Heritage(3) Police Surgeon: Duncan McIntyre(3) Margot Caradoc: Rita Vale (4) A waiter: Roger Delgado(5) Funfair barker: David Kossoff(6) Cab driver: Ronald Sidney(6) Girl in cafe: Betty Baskcomb(6) For actors in parts 7 and 8 please see 16/5/50 below. Part2:11/4/50 Part3:18/4/50 Part4:25/4/50 Part5:2/5/50 Part6:9/5/50 Part7:16/5/50 Part8:23/5/50 All 1950 parts (EXCEPT Pt1) were repeated three days later [There were 7 separate Odell serials commencing 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1958(x2),1961 ] 5th April 1950 20.30-21.30: Curtain Up! : The Concert by Joseph Schull Singer and guitarist: Mervyn Peterson A blind girl is attracted by his voice. Will his appearance disappoint when revealed to her? Produced by Paul O'Loughlin Mrs Kevin: Aletha Orr Jennings: Bernard Braden Daniel Kevin: Robert Alban Stand'ish: Arthur Hill Anne: Barbara Kelly A nurse: Catherine Campbell Mother: Gwen Day Burroughs Father: MacDonald Parke Jennie: Janet Morrison Taxi driver: Jon Farrell Radio voice: John Byron French voice: Roger Delgado Repeated 26th June 1950 Also broadcast on BBC Home 29th May 1950 12th April 1950 20.30-21.15: Curtain Up! :- 'The Immortality Club' by Monckton Hoffe (1880-1951) Produced by Martyn C. Webster The New Member: Douglass Montgomery Queen Victoria: Anna Neagle Storyteller: Monckton Hoffe [The title was applied to several different stories- at least 5 between 1942 and 1950- written by Hoffe and produced by various producers] [Not related to book with same title by D Emerick] 17th April 1950: 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee 'Smith' by W. Somerset Maugham, Adapted by Peggy Wells Produced by Cleland Finn Thomas Freeman: Jack Hulbert Rose Dallas-Baker: Margaret Inglis Emily Chapman: Grizelda Hervey Cynthia Rosenburg: Violet Loxley Algernon Peppercorn: Anthony Adam Smith: Dorothy Smith Herbert Dallas-Baker K C: Peter Creswell Fletcher: John Slater Repeated from BBC Home 15th April 1950 [Jack Hulbert also played Thomas in the 1949 TV version] 19th April 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up! :- Grand Hotel (1929) by Vicki Baum (Hedwig Baum)(1888-1960); Adapted by Peggy Wells from the stage version (1931) by Edward Knoblock (1874-1945) Produced by Cleland Finn Dr Otternschlag: Hamilton Dyce Hall porter: John Turnbull Witte, Grusinskaja's musical director: Arthur Ridley Baron von Gaigern: Robert Harris Boy: David Page Otto Kringelein: Eliot Makeham Madame Grusinskaja: Sonia Dresdel Suzanne, Grusinskaja's maid and dresser: Ella Milne Flaemmchen: Isabel Dean Director Preysing: Frank Pettingell Councillor Zinuowitz: Charles Lefeaux Chambermaid: Dorothy Smith Gerstenkorn: Bryan Powley Girl: Joan Matheson [Original title "Menschen im Hotel"] [The 1932 film was based on an American stage version by W A Drake] 24th April 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: Mary Read (1934) by James Bridie (1888-1951) and Claud Gurney (1897-1946), adapted by Peggy Wells Bath, 1712: Producer: Mary Hope Allen Captain Woodes-Rogers: John Arnatt Second pirate: Martin Benson Chaplain: Frank Cochrane Landlord: Basil Dignam First pirate: Peter Garstin Edward Earle: Seymour Green Trooper Snyde: Michael Godfrey Ann Bonny: June Holden A slut: Lucille Lisle Captain Rackham: Gordon McLeod A sailor: Patrick MacNee Captain Tappit: John Richmond Mary Read: Flora Robson Captain Spanner: Harold Scott Anabaptist: Ronald Sidney Recruiting Sergeant/Third pirate: George Skillan Dick Corner: Roger Snowden Troop-Sergeant Casey/Trumpet: Charles E Stidwill Mrs Amber: Dorothy Summers Mrs Read: Adza Vincent Cicely/A barmaid:: Margaret Vines Old Mrs Read: Gladys Young Repeated from BBC Home 22/4/1950 1st May 1950 16.30-17.50: Monday Matinee: Silence In Heaven by Lance Sieveking (1896-1972) Produced by Cleland Finn Stanley Binstock: Norman Shelley Fanny Binstock: Gladys Young George Binstock: Alan Reid Daphne Binstock: Joan Hart Charles Ransome: Campbell Singer Francis Hatton: Rolf Lefebvre Henry Hatton: Alastair Duncan Tarquineo: George Bradford Mr Goss: Bryan Powley Mossgrove: Terence Soall Repeated from BBC Home 29th April 1950. [There was an earlier production by the same producer, with a different cast on BBC Home 14th March 1949- Francis Hatton was played by Charles Leno] 3rd May 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up ! :- The Price Of Wisdom by Lionel Brown Producer: David H. Godfrey Mary Temple: Avice Landone Jane Temple: Catherine Campbell Colonel Eyton: Anthony Hawtrey Alfred Byng: Philip Stainton Peter Frank: Richard Hurndall Bonny: Ella Milne Cook: Margaret Vines [ David Godfrey made a second production for BBC Home, aired 19/4/52- with Howard Marion Crawford as Col Eyton, and Margaret Ward as Mary Temple ] 7th May 1950 16.00-16.45: Sunday Cinema: The Happiest Days of Your Life (1947) by John Dighton (1909-1989), adapted for film (1950) by John Dighton and Frank Launder, adapted for radio from the film sound-track by Desmond Carrington (1926-2017) The amalgamation of a boys school and a girls school. Produced by Thurstan Holland Wetherby Pond: Alastair Sim Muriel Whitchurch: Margaret Rutherford Victor Hyde-Brown: Guy Middleton Miss Gossage: Joyce Grenfell Miss Jezzard: Muriel Aked Miss Harper: Bernadette O'Farrell Richard Tassell: John Bentley Arnold Billings: Richard Wattis Conrad Matthews: John Turnbull Angela Parry: Pat Owens Rainbow, the storyteller: Edward Rigby Repeated on BBC Home on 30th January 1951. [Other radio versions: by Ayton Whitaker, 1952 (BBC Home) rptd 1953 (BBC Light) with Nicholas Parsons as Rainbow. By Joe Burroughs in 1965 for BBC Home with Peter Claughton as Rainbow; by Ian Cotterell in 1979, for BBC R4, rpt 1991, with Fred Bryant as Rainbow] 8th May 1950 16.30-17.45: Monday Matinee: Out Of This Wood by John Mark, Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh At a secondary school. Production by Dion Antony Jane Norman, staff: Margaret Dewhurst Dick Hathaway, a farmer: Antony Kearey Miss Carrie Adams, staff: Violet Gould Mr Scott Director of Education: Deryck Guyler John Charles Harding, headmaster: Richard Hurndall Mr Potts, staff: John Turnbull Ann Mason, school secretary: Violet Loxley Mrs Stokes, Harding's housekeeper: Beatrice Varley Repeated from BBC Home 6th May 1950. [Not related to the play by Robert Gittings] 10th May 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up!:- The Wings Of The Wind by Lester Powell (1912-1993) Produced by Martyn C. Webster Christopher Morland: Douglass Montgomery Susan Morland: Rita Vale Mary Morland: Marjorie Westbury Stephen Tallis: Anthony Jacobs J Tennyson Palfrey: John Turnbull Also with Dorothy Smith, Elizabeth Maude, Donald Gray, Arthur Ridley, Charles Leno, Spencer Hale, Duncan Mclntyre, Ernest Sefton and Roger Delgado 15th May 1950 16.30-17.40: Monday Matinee: Come To The Stolen Waters by B. A. Young (1912-2001) Produced by Peter Watts Jane Sanborn: Patricia Field Mrs Sanborn her mother: Elsa Palmer Mr Sanborn, her father: Valentine Dyall Karl Brauer: David Peel Colin Tyrrell: David Enders Dr Follett: Duncan McIntyre Repeated from BBC Home of 13th May 1950. [There was a different production on BBC Home on 7th November 1949- identical credits except Mr Sanborn was played by Gordon McLeod] [The title is from a poem by A E Houseman - No 22 from 'More Poems' (1936)] 16th May 1950 21.30-22.00: Love From Leighton Buzzard by Lester Powell 7 of 8: 'No Time to Stand and Stare' For episode one please see 4th April 1950 above. Produced by Archie Campbell Philip Odell: Robert Beatty Heather McMara: Joyce Heron Syd Buxter: Roy Plomley Carlo Pinzini: Robert Rietty Mrs Melvin: Nora Nicholson Martin Caradoc: Robert Urquhart Margot Caradoc: Rita Vale Grace Weston: Anne Cullen Police Inspector: Howieson Culff Additional actors in part 8: Sergeant Carter: Leslie Heritage A constable: Roger Delgado Part8:23/5/50 All 1950 parts (EXCEPT Pt1) were repeated three days later 17th May 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up! :- It Always Rains On Sunday by Arthur La Bern (1909-1990), Adapted by Lester Powell (1912-1993) An escaped convict tries to hide out. Mouth organ: Sydney Shaw Produced by Archie Campbell (BBC recording) Rose Sandigate: Googie Withers Tommy Swann: Alastair Duncan Vi Sandigate: Betty Baskcomb Doris Sandigate: Patricia Field George Sandigate: Edgar K Bruce Alfie Sandigate: John Cavanah 'Slopey' Collins: Malcolm Hayes Morrie Hyams: David Kossoff Sadie Hyams: Miriam Karlin, Bill Hawkins: Frank Coburn Detective-Sergeant Fothergill: Stanley Groome Editor/Landlord: Hamilton Dyce A customer: Doris Gilmore Edie: Christine Adrian Stallholder: Gladys Spencer Street traders, etc., Victor Maddern, Frank Coburn [The incidentaL music by Georges Auric, from the 1947 film, was frequently played on Radio 3.] 22nd May 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: A Play For Ronnie by Warren Chetham Strode (1896-1974) Adapted by Gordon McConnel Produced by Peter Watts Ralph Dickie: Michael Hordern Sam: Bryan Powley Helen Dugdale, Ralph's sister: Noel Hood Agnes Thornton, alias Frances Dodd: Elsa Palmer Mike Thornton her son: David Enders Dr David Thornton her husband: Valentine Dyall Angela Thornton her daughter: Beryl Calder Bertha: Evelyn Moore Sir Ronald Ronson: Dennis Arundell Repeated from BBC Home of 20th May 1950 24th May 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up!:- 'Pink String And Sealing Wax' by Roland Pertwee (1885-1963) [BBC Programme Index gives no other information, no director or cast details available.] [This could be the version broadcast 13 and 15/6/59 on BBC Home, adapted by Denis Lea, or possibly the version broadcast on BBC Home on 19/2/44, adapted by Muriel Pratt] [There was also a version adapted by Peggy Wells on BBC Home on 14 and 15/5/1966] 30th May 1950 21.30-22.00: The War Of The Worlds by H. G. Wells, adapted by Jon Manchip White 1 of 6: ' The Red Planet' Producer: David H. Godfrey Nicholson: Anthony Hawtrey Ogilvy: Peter Coke Stent: Deryck Guyler Holroyd: Stanley Groome Dora Nicholson: Dorothy Green First boy: Ursula Hirst Second boy: Brian Weske Additional actors in later episodes: Lieutenant: Manning Wilson(2) Also with: David Kossoff, Alan Reid, Basil Jones (2) Colonet: Laidman Browne(3) Corporal: Lewis Stringer(3) Old gentleman: J Hubert Leslie(3) Parson: Raf de la Torre(4) First spokesman: Hamilton Dyce(5) Second spokesman: Howieson Culft(5) Man: Ronald Sidney(6) Girl: Joan Hart(6) Broadcast dates: 1st and 2nd broadcast: weekly from 30/5/50 with second broadcast 3 days after the 1st. 3rd broadcast: weekly from 22/9/50 on BBC Home 31st May 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up: Twelve O'Clock High by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jnr., Adapted by John Watt To win the war the group must be built into a team. Produced by Archie Campbell and Paul O'Loughlin General Savage: Gregory Peck Major Stovall: Ben Lyon Colonel Davenport: Robert Beatty Lieut-Col Ben Gately: Christopher Kane General Pritchard: Charles Parrell Sgt McIllhenny: Alexander Gray Captain (Doc) Kaiser: Guy Kingsley Poynter Major Cobb: Reed de Rouen Lieut Bishop: Lyndon Brook Nurse: Helen Backlin Lieut Wilson: Austin Willis Lieut Zimmerman: Ronan O'Casey Lieut Birdwell: Philip Vickers Repeated on BBC Home 1st December 1951. 4th June 1950: 16.00-16.45: Sunday Cinema: Champagne for Caesar by Hans Jacoby and Frederick Brady, Adapted from the film sound track by Desmond Carrington. Win the quiz show - bankrupt the sponsor... Produced by Thurstan Holland with Ronald Colman, Celeste Holm, Barbara Britton, Vincent Price, Barbara Britton and Art Linkletter 5th June 1950 16.30-18.00: The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1925) by Frederick Lonsdale (1881-1954), Adapted by Peggy Wells Pianist: Cicely Hoye Produced by Archie Campbell A singer: Phyllis Harding Charles, a butler: William Kendall George, a footman: Sam Kydd Lady Joan Houghton: Catherine Campbell Lady Mary Sindlay: Peggy Thorpe-Bates Hon Willie Wynton: Geoffrey Sumner Lady Frinton (Maria): Grizelda Hervey Lord Dilling (Arthur): Richard Hurndall Lord Pilco: Richard Williams Mrs Cheyney: Googie Withers Mrs Bailey, cousin to Lord Dilling: Louise Hampton Roberts, her butler: Frank Atkinson 7th June 1950 20.30-22.00: Curtain Up! :- 'Miranda' by Peter Blackmore (1909-1984), Adapted by John Billing Miranda was a young lady with something extra. Produced by Martyn C. Webster Miranda Trewella: Genine Graham Betty: Denise Bryer Isobel: Daphne Maddox Lady Marten: Isabel Dean Sir Paul Marten: Peter Coke Charles: Stanley Beard Nurse Carey: Vivienne Chatterton Nigel: Richard Hurndall [Made into a 1948 film with Glynis Johns and Googie Withers. There was also a 1949 live BBC TV broadcast with Peggy Simpson.] 12th June 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: 'The Bridge Of Estaban' by Arthur Swinson (1915-1970) A small Spanish village during the Peninsular War (1807-1814) Produced by Wilfrid Grantham Dona Fernanda: May Agate Currita: Olive Gregg Father Jose: John Ruddock Senora Maria, daughter of Dona Fernanda: Miriam Lehmann Pedro: Roger Delgado Captain Renee Legrand: Godfrey Kenton Corporal: Duncan McIntyre Lt Col Boosbeck: Eric Anderson Lt General Picton: Howard Marion-Crawford Don Julian: Charles Lefeaux Repeated from BBC Home 10th June 1950 14th June 1950 20.45-22.00: Curtain Up! :- Claudia by Rose Franken (1895-1988), Adapted by Peter Franklin Produced by Martyn C. Webster Mrs Brown: Gladys Young David Naughton: Michael Denison Claudia Naughton: Dulcie Gray Bertha: Joan Clement Scott Fritz: Edward Forsyth Jerry Seymour: Denis Webb Madam Daruscha: Vivienne Chatterton Julia Naughton: Catherine Campbell Repeated from 2nd March 1949 [There were eight Claudia books, two films, a U.S. tv series, two U.S. radio series, and a Broadway play] 19th June 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee:- The Unguarded Hour (1935) by Bernard Merivale (1882-1939) adapted by Peggy Wells Production by Martyn C. Webster Pewson: Arthur Ridley Col William Mason: Ivan Samson Lady Dearden: Marjorie Mars Sir Francis Dearden, K C: James McKechnie Metcalfe: Charles Leno Lady Henningway: Joan Hart Lord Henningway: Howard Rose Sir Thomas Grainger: John Byron Inspector Wallace: Geoffrey Lewis Diana Lewis: Catherine Campbell Sergeant Atkins: Spencer Hale Repeated from BBC Home of 27th May 1950. [Martyn Webster also produced an earlier version in 1948 with a differing cast apart from three characters.] [There was also a 1945 production by Fred O'Donovan broadcast on the Light and Home services.] [There was a later production by Charles Lefeaux in 1954] 21st June 1950 20.45-22.00: Curtain Up! :-Old Acquaintance (1940) by John van Druten (1901-1957) adapted by Lionel Ross The lives of two women intersect at various times in their lives. Produced by Martyn C. Webster (B.B.C recording) Katharine Markham: Joan Cross Rudd Kendall: Hector Ross Mildred Watson Drake: Barbara Couper Deirdre Drake: Beryl Calder Preston Drake: Edgar Norfolk Susan: Janet Morrison Teresa: Elizabeth London [Martyn C Webster produced three different versions of this play. This one, one earlier in 1949 and one later in 1959. All broadcast on both Home and Light.They can be identified by cast members: 1949: Susan: Thea Wells; Preston: Cyril Gardiner; Deirdre: Denise Bryer This version- see above 1959: Susan: Janet Morrison; Preston: David March; Deidre: Jane Jordan Rogers.] [There was yet another later production on BBC R4 by Martin Jenkins in 1968 with a differing cast.] 28th June 1950 20.45-22.00: Curtain Up!: By Candlelight by Siegfried Geyer (1882-1944), stage adaption by Harry Graham and radio adaption by Cynthia Pughe Man and woman are attracted - to each other or an illusion of each other? Produced by Cleland Finn (1914-1953) Baron Egon Von Felsen: Richard Hurndall Bastien, valet to the Baron: Max Adrian Linder, chauffeur to the Baron: Geoffrey Lewis Elizabeth: Belle Chrystall Count Von Baltin: Percy Walsh Countess Von Baltin: Grizelda Hervey Joseph, a waiter: Neville Phillips [The story has complex origins, related to "Bei Kerzenlicht" and with story contributions by Karl Karkas (1893-1971)] 5th July 1950 20.45-22.00: Curtain Up! : The Lady Asks For Help (1948) by James Parish Infidelity. A death and an arrest. Produced by Archie Campbell Carla Grahame: Barbara Couper Hillary Grahame: Richard Williams Harry, their son: Peter Assinder Pauline Kirby: Jill Raymond Richard Monroe: John Brooking Eileen Monroe: Noel Hood Philip Marslan: Richard Hurndall Bowden: Stanley Groome Police Officer: Hamilton Dyce 11th July 1950 16.30-17.45: Tuesday Matinee: The Empress Maud by Andrew Leigh 12th Century. Produced by William Hughes BBC Midland Adelicia of Louvain: Louise Lister William d'Alibini: Roy Malcolm Hugo: William Avenell Maud: Eileen Beldon Robert (Gloucester): Leigh Crutchley Henry of Blois (Winchester): Malcolm Graeme Emma: Pamela Mant Stephen of Blois: John Chandos Roger Fitz-Milo: Malcolm Farquhar Matilda- Stephen's wife: Mary Wimbush Narrator: Andrew Faulds Repeated from BBC Home of 8th July 1950 11th July 1950 21.30-22.00 Radio Playhouse The Black Cabinet (1947) by Aubrey Feist (1903-1976) Produced By: Paul O'Loughlin Mrs Grindle: Patience Collier Rita Raval: Dorothy Smith Tony Raval: David Peel Mr Adams: David Kossoff Mrs Adams: Beryl Andrews Narrator: Richard Williams Repeated 14th July 1950 12th July 1950 20.45-22.00: Curtain Up! :- The Rose Without A Thorn (1933) by Clifford Bax (1886-1962) 1540. Henry VIII and Katheryn Howard. Music: Virginals: Winifred Davey Produced by Norman Wright Narrator: Anthony Jacobs Henry VIII: Basil Sydney Katheryn Howard: Kathleen Michael Anne of Cleves: Gladys Spencer Sir Thomas Audley: Oliver Burt Margery Morton: Betty Baskcomb Francis Derham: Alastair Duncan Mary Lassells: Meg Simmons Thomas Culpeper: Leslie Heritage Thomas Cranmer: Hamilton Dyce John Lassells: Donald Gray Earl of Hertford: Richard Hurndall Katherine Tilney: Catherine Campbell Manservant: Richard Williams [There were other productions including a 1947 BBC TV production] 16th July 1950 16.15-17.15: Sunday Cinema: Annie Get Your Gun! by Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) Adapted by Desmond Carrington (1926-2017) for radio from the sound-track of the M.G.M. picture The story of Annie Oakley. Produced by Thurstan Holland Annie Oakley: Betty Hutton Frank Butler: Howard Keel Buffalo Bill Cody: Louis Calhern Chief Sitting Bull: J. Carrol Naish Pawnee Bill: Edward Arnold Charlie Davenport: Keenan Wynn [Very brief excerpts were broadcast on BBC Home on 13/7/50 in a 35 minute program "Film Time" with other items] 18th July 1950 16.30-18.00: Gathering Storm by Reyner Barton (1893-1966), Dramatised by Gordon Glennon, Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh (Original book was "Envy my Simplicity") Produced by Hugh Stewart Mrs Hardlestone: Nancy Price Ned: Emrys Jones Frankie: Derek Blomfield Myrtle Grey: Brenda Bruce Dr James: Norman Claridge Mrs James: Enid Hewit Mrs Rumble: Mai Bacon Repeated from BBC Home 15/7/1950. 18th July 1950 21.30-22.00:: Radio Playhouse: 'You Have Been Listening To' by Aileen Burke (1914-1992) and Leone Stewart (sisters) Produced by Cleland Finn John Simmons/Alec Caine: John Byron Ann Marshall: Margaret Lang Raymond Marshall: Wensley Pithey Mollie Tybridge: Joan Newell Waitress: Miriam Davies Hall porter: Bill Staughton Clive Graham: Charles Maunsell Policeman: Stanley Beard Connie: Dorothy Grimston Stranger: Rolf Lefebvre A second production on 21st July 1950 with the same credits EXCEPT Raf de la Torre (1905-1975) playing Raymond Marshall instead of Wensley Pithey (1914-1993)i. 19th July 1950 21.00-22.00: Curtain Up! 'Take It Easy!' by E. Eynon Evans (1904-1989) Produced by Dafydd Gruffydd Betsan: Rachel Thomas Her three sons: Jack a farmer: Philip Phillips Hugh, a minister: John Darran David, a business man: David Close-Thomas Their wives: Mary: Harriet Lewis Gwyneth: Nona Richards Ethel: Sarah Leigh Abner Price, grocer: Norman Wynne Mr Bevan: Lionel Jones Mrs Bevan: Ennis Tinnusche Mrs Ellis Smythe: Kitty Short Mr Roberts,the undertaker: Dillwyn Owen Henry, a farmhand: Moses Jones A little girl: Olive Michael Repeated on BBC Home 21/7/50 24th July 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: 'The Education Of Mr. Surrage' (1913) by Allan Monkhouse (1858-1936), adapted by Donald McWhinnie His children think that he needs to be educated in modern ways. Produced By: Donald McWhinnie Perceval Surrage, a widower: Frank Pettingell Archie, his son: Frank Duncan His daughters: Rose: Betty Baskcomb His daughters: Violet: Denise Bryer Mrs Staines: Catherine Salkeld Arthur Suckling: David Peel Geoffrey Vallance: Anthony Jacobs Bindloss, a butler: John Sharpe Repeated from BBC Home of 22/7/50 24th July 1950: 20.30-21.00: 'Noose For A Lady' by Gerald Verner(1897-1980)(Real name J R S Pringle, also used Donald Stuart) 1 of 8: —'Seven Days to Live ' Production by David H. Godfrey Simon Gale: Ivan Samson Jill Hallam: Joan Matheson Martin Gale: Richard Hurndall Margaret Hallam: Grizelda Hervey Mrs Barrett: Elsa Palmer The Chaplain: Hamilton Dyce The Wardress: Joan Geary Superintendent Shelford, CID: Neil Tuson Also with Anne Firth, Hugh Manning, Bryan Powley, John Turnbull, Anthony Jacobs, and Donald Gray Additional actors in later parts: Vanessa Lane: Margaret Diamond(2) Mrs Langdon-Humphreys: Courtney Hope(2) Robert Lipcott: Howieson Culff(2) Miss Ginch: Winifred Oughton(2) Landlord: Stanley Groome(2) Jonas Rigg: John Sharpe(2) Major Fergusson: Felix Felton(2) Inspector Frost: Richard George(3) Doctor Evershed: Geoffrey Lewis(3) Agnes Potter: Molly Lawson(6) Pt2:31/7/50 Pt3:7/8/50 Pt4:14/8/50 Pt5:21/8/50 Pt6: 28/8/50 Pt7:4/9/50 (Pt8-11/9/50-??) [The BBC Programme Index has no content for 10th to 14th September 1950] This was the first in a series of three books about Simon Gale] 26th July 1950 21.30-22.00: 'Bligh Of The Bounty' by Rex Rienits (1909-1971) 1 of 8-' Bound for Tahiti' Produced by Cleland Finn(1914-1953) Lieutenant William Bligh, R N: Wensley Pithey Elizabeth Bligh: Frances Rowe Sir Joseph Banks: Geoffrey Wincott Lord Howe: William Trent Fletcher Christian: David Peel John Hallett: Trader Faulkner Thomas Huggan: Victor Platt Sarah: Denise Bryer Carpenter: Stanley Groome Narrator: Rolf Lefebvre Additional actors in later episodes: Thomas Ledward: Norman Webb(2) Mr Fryer: Raf de la Torre(2) Quintal: Andrew Churchman(2) Birkett: Geoffrey Lewis(2) Smith: Tom Webster(2) Churchill: Lewis Gedge(2) Mr Nelson: Victor Lucas(2) Purcell: John Bushelle(3) Mr Elphinston: Frank Tickle(3) Mr Cole: Arthur Ridley(3) Harriet Bligh: Jill Nyasa(4) Mary Bligh: Denise Bryer(4) Richard Parker: Harry Hutchinson(4) John Putland: Leslie Heritage(5) Minister: Roger Delgado(5) Admiral Hunter: Hamilton Dyce(5) Lord Camden: Peter Creswell(5) Governor King: Howieson Culff(5) For actors in parts 6 and 7 please see 6/9/50 below. Part2:2/8/50 Part3:9/8/50 Part4:16/8/50 Part5:23/8/50 Part6:30/8/50 Part7:6/9/50 (Part8:13/9/50??-The BBC Programme Index has no content for 10th to 14th September 1950) Each episode was repeated two days laer. 27th July 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Black Diamonds by Alan Stranks (1903-1959) Production by Vernon Harris (1905-1999) Before George Dixon of Dock Green, London was protected by PC49 (radio: 112 episodes, 1947-1953 and with two films (1949, 1951). He also appeared in the comic "The Eagle" until 1957). This is one of his adventures. P C 49: Brian Reece (1913-1962) Joan Carr: Joy Shelton (1922-2000) Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Janet: Mary MacKenzie Angus: John Laurie Tom Black: Gordon Jackson Jerry: John Blythe Tansy Jackson: Antony Kearey Ticket checker: Frederick Buckland Station-master: Robert Vernon Repeated on BBC Home 2/8/50 and 12/4/51. (This episode still exists) [Originally PC49 was on BBC Light only, from 1949 episodes were often also broadcast on BBC Home] 30th July 1950 16.15-17.15: Sunday Cinema: Ninotchka by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and Walter Reisch, based on the original story by Melchior Lengyel (1880-1974). An adaptation by Desmond Carrington from the sound-track of the M.G.M. film production Narrator, Sebastian Cabot (1918-1977) Produced by Thurstan Holland Ninotchka: Greta Garbo (1905-1990) Count Leon d'Algout: Melvyn Douglas Duchess Swana: Ina Claire Commissar Razinin: Bela Lugosi 1st August 1950 16.30-18.00: Tuesday Matinee: They Knew What They Wanted (1924) by Sydney Howard (1891-1939), Adapted by Lester Powell A proposal by mail has the photograph of someone else sent with it. Singer: Gwent Lewis Incidental music arranged by Augustus Franzel Production by Cleland Finn Tony: Henry Gilbert Amy: Barbara Kelly Joe: Sidney James Father McKee: Harry Hutchinson Doctor: Arthur Hill Postman: MacDonald Parka Repeat of BBC Home 29/7/50 [Val Gielgud produced the play for BBC Home in 1942] [The play was awarded the 1925 Pulitzer Prize for Drama] 3rd August 1950: 18.30-19.00: The Younger Generation: Blackadder (1950) by John Keir Cross (1914-1967) The days of Nelson. 1 of 7— Moonshine Produced by Lionel Gamlin Tom Cathro: Bryan Forbes Harry de Rohan: Brian Roper The Chevalier de Rohan: Peter Creswell Philadelphia Wentworth: Denise Bryer Mr Abershaw/Blackadder: Reginald Beckwith Additional actors in later parts: Habbakuk McGuffie: Jack Lambert(2) Louis Kabal: Alex Mango(2) Lieutenant Butterfield, R N: Wilfred Babbage(2) Blue Nose: Wyndham Milligan(2) Louis Kabal: Alexander Archdale(3) Mignonne de Barbaroux: Dorothy Gordon(3) Admiral Lord Nelson: Olaf Pooley(6) Admiral Lord Nelson: Godfrey Kenton(7) Further episodes weekly on Thursdays. Repeated weekly on Fridays from 29/9/1950.- Due to lack of Radio Times, full details not available. The different actor in Part 7 for Nelson may suggest two slightly differing productions. 3rd August 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Silver Slipper by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief-Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Delphine Saunders: June Bardsley Lawson: John Bushelle Marylyn: Peggy Cameron Rigby: Sidney Vivian Alexis Prince: Denis McCarthy Police-Surgeon: Donald Bissett Repeated on BBC Home 9/8/50. 6th August 1950 16.15-17.15: Sunday Cinema: State Secret, film screenplay by Sidney Gilliat (1908-1994), adapted from the sound-track of the film by Desmond Carrington The dictator of a small police state dies during surgery Produced by Thurstan Holland Narrator: Desmond Carrington Dr. John Marlowe: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Lisa Robinson: Glynis Johns ... Colonel Galcon: Jack Hawkins ... Karl Theodor: Herbert Lom ... Dr. Revo: Karel Stepanek General Niva: Walter Rilla ... Repeated on BBC Home 16th January 1951. Based upon "Appointment with Fear" by Roy Huggins (1914-2002] 10th August 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Indian Rope Trick by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Lieutenamt-Colonel Brooke-Straker: Eric Berry Cleaver: Roger Snowdon Mandeville: Norman Claridge Sergeant Frost: Frank Foster Ali: Frederick Buckland Repeated on BBC Home 16/8/50 14th August 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: Interference (1927) by Roland Pertwee (1885-1963) and Harold Dearden (1882-1962), Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh Produced by Cleland Finn Douglas Helder: Douglas Storm First Press man: Stanley McKenzie Second Press man: Peter Hoar Childers the butler: Harold Dill Sir John Martay M D: Anthony Hawtrey Barbara Sir John's niece: Gabrielle Blunt Lady Marlay (Faith): Angela Baddeley Philip Voaze: Frank Pettingell Deborah Kane: Vivienne Chatterton Fred, a hall porter: Michael Harding Inspector Haines: Charles Lefeaux P C Cleaver: Stanley Groome Doctor Puttock: Martin Lewis Florence Rooke: Noel Hood Repeated from BBC Home of 12/8/50. [There was a production by Hugh Stewart broadcast on BBC Home in 1944] 17th August 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Fatal Finger by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Tim Starkey: Geoffrey Lewis Taffy Jordan: Philip Ray Ripper Tracey: Alfle Bass Taxi-driver: Geoffrey Bond Repeated on BBC Home 23/8/1950 20th August 1950 16.15-17.15: Sunday Cinema: Sunset Boulevard by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.M. Marshman Jr. Adapted from the film soundtrack by Desmond Carrington A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a former film star. Produced by Thurstan Holland Joe Gillis: William Holden Norma Desmond: Gloria Swanson Max Von Mayerling: Erich von Stroheim Betty Schaefer: Nancy Olson 21st August 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: North Star (1949) by Graham Sutton dramatised by Patrick Campbell Produced By: Patrick Campbell Charles Clute: Milton Rosmer Faith: Patricia Field Jennifer Fleming: Barbara Greenhalgh Dirck Fleming: Graham Sutton John Philip Kemble: Baliol Holloway Stage-doorkeeper/Seth Banks: J Neil Milne Mr Mandible: Charles Leno Alba Mandible: Denise Bryer Ewan Fleming: Basil Jones Hartley Coleridge: Leslie Parker Macready: Guybon Andrew Footman: Tom Harrison Lady (Bella) Harraby: Valerie Skardon Lord Harraby: Richard Hurndall Mr Hazlitt: Peter Varley Mr Rae: Ernest Hawtin Edmund Kean: Alastair Duncan Clair Harraby: Judith Bradshaw Repeated from BBC Home of 19th August 1950 24th August 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Blushing Bride by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Charmian Fanshawe: Mary MacKenzie Charles Bridgewater: John Arnatt Mrs Hoggis: Patience Collier Mrs Dingle: Miriam Karlin Vicar: Lockwood West Luigi: Sebastian Cabot Repeated on BBC Home 30th August 1950 27th August 1950 16.15-17.15: Sunday Cinema: The Third Man by by Graham Greene (1904-1991), adapted from the film soundtrack by Desmond Carrington (1926-2017) Produced by Thurstan Holland Holly Martins: Joseph Cotten Anna Schmidt: Allida Valli Harry Lime: Orson Welles Major Calloway: Trevor Howard Sergeant Paine: Bernard Lee Baron Kurtz: Ernst Deutsch Popescu: Siegfried Breuer Dr Winkel: Erich Ponto Harry's porter: Paul Hoerbiger Mr Crabbin: Wilfrid Hyde-White Narrator: Wilfred Thomas Repeated on BBC Home 26th December 1950 [Another production of this adaption was made by Denys Jones for BBC Home in 1954 followed by another version of the adaption produced by Alfred Dunning in 1959 for BBC Home] 28th August 1950 16.30-18.00 Monday Matinee 'The Ware Case'(1913) by George Pleydell Bancroft (1868-1956), adapted by Denis Lea A lawyer should not get too close to his client or his family. Produced by Martyn C. Webster Marston Gurney: David Peel Eustace Ede: Anthony James Lady Ware (Magda): Frances Rowe Celia Wilson: Denise Bryer Rate a butler: Allan Reid Sir Henry Egerton: Martin Lewis Sir Hubert Ware: Richard Hurndall Tommy Bold: Harry Hutchinson Michael Adye: John Bentley Judge: Arthur Ridley A doctor: Bryan Powley Attorney-General: Philip Cunningham Court usher: Ronald Sidney Repeated from BBC Home 26th August 1950. [Martyn C Webster produced this play several times with different actors- the actor playing Adye is given for each: 1948-Light-J Hawk; 1959 -Home-H Dyce; 1963-Home-P Coke; 1966-Home-M Spice.] [Ian Fleming played Adye in the 1928 silent film version] [Bancroft was a lawyer] 31st August 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Red Hot Cert by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Lucky Lambert: John Sharp Blister: Sydney Taller Tich Carpenter: Billy Thatcher Corky Brown: Eric Anderson Whelan: Philip Ray P C Roberts: Wilfrid Carter Commentator: Frederick Tupper Repeated on BBC Home 6th September 1950 4th September 1950 12.00-12.30: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Film screenplay by Lawrence Edward Watkin, adapted and edited from the soundtrack by Desmond Carrington 1 of 6—' The Old Buccaneer ' Produced by Thurstan Holland Jim Hawkins (as a boy): Bobby Driscoll Jim Hawkins (as a man): Brian Haines Long John Silver: Robert Newton Captain Smollett: Basil Sydney Squire Trelawney: Walter Fitzgerald Dr Livesey: Denis O'Dea Captain Billy Bones: Finlay Currie Blind Pew: John Laurie Black Dog: Francis de Wolff Redruth: John Gregson Additional actors in later parts: George Merry: Ralph Truman(2) Ben Gunn: Geoffrey Wilkinson(4) George Merry: Ralph Keen(5) Israel Hands: Geoffrey Keen(5) Job Anderson: Stephen Jack(5) Morgan: William Devlin(5) Pt2: 5/9/50 Pt3: 6/9/50 Pt4:7/9/50 Pt5:8/9/50 Pt6: 9/9/50 Series repeated commencing 10/11/50, broadcast weekly. [This 3 hour radio program was edited from the film which ran for 96 minutes...] 4th September 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: Night Was Our Friend by Michael Pertwee adapted by Peggy Wells Production by Cleland Finn Dr Glanville: Martin Lewis Announcer: Donald Gray Emily Raynor: Evelyn Hall. Kate: Dorothy Grimston. Cooper, a reporter: John Arnatt. Sally Raynor: Grizelda Hervey. Dr John Harper: Richard Williams. Martin Raynor: Malcolm Hayes. Repeated 2nd September 1950 on BBC Home. [Martyn C Webster produced another version in 1955 for BBC Light] 6th September 1950 21.30-22.00: Bligh Of The Bounty by Rex Rienits 7 of 8— Rum Rebellion Please see 26/7/50 for part one. Produced by Cleland Finn Captain William Bligh, R N: Wensley Pithey Mary Putland: Denise Bryer John Putland: Leslie Heritage John Macarthur: Ivan Samson Edmund Griffln: Charles Lloyd-Pack William Gore: Richard Williams Richard Atkins: Frank Tickle Major George Johnston.: Sidney Monckton Dr Jamieson: Keith Pyott Captain Anthony Fenn-Kemp: Andrew Churchman Lieut Minchin: Richard Hurndall Sergeant: Harry Hutchinson Narrator: Rolf Lefebvre Repeated 8th September 1950 Part 8: 13/9/50 (No cast list available) 7th September 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Perfect Fiddle by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Max Carousel: Derrick Penley Penrose: Lockwood West Birdy Snipe: Sidney Vivian P C Tom Roberts: Wilfrid Carter P C Bill Martin: Frederick Buckland Porter: Jack Shaw ===================================== [There is no data for the period 10th-14th September 1950. In Radio Times No 1403 programmes ran from 3/9/50 to 9/9/50. There was no Radio Times for programmes from 10/9/50. Radio Times No 1404 covered programmes from 15/9/50 to 23/9/50.] During this period PC49:The Case of the Coppers Coffin was aired. ===================================== 18th September 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: Hattie Stowe (1947) by Ian Hay (1876-1952), Adapted by Cynthia Pughe John Rankin: Richard Hurndall Harriet Beecher: Mary Ellis Catherine Beecher: Dorothy Smith Sam Foote: Cameron Hall Lyman Beecher: Philip Cunningham Mrs Harriet Porter Beecher: Susan Richards Professor Calvin Stowe: James McKechnie Elizabeth Stowe: Betty Baskcomb Topsy: Mollie Weir Henry Ward Beecher: Hubert Gregg Little Hattie Stowe: Joan Duan Little Eliza Stowe: Meg Simmons Josiah Henson: Robert Adams Mr Jewett: Martin Lewis Duchess of Sutherland: Joan Matheson Lord Palmerston: Kynaston Reeves John Hay: David Peel The President of the U S A: Stephen Jack Also with Margaret Vines, Bryan Powley, Stanley Groome, John Turntoull, Hamilton Dyce, Donald Gray, Hugh Manning, and Anthony Jacobs Repeated from BBC Home of 12/3/1950 and 16/9/50 18th September 1950 20.45-21.15: The Singing Spider (1938) by Angus MacVicar (1908-2001) 1 of 6— 'The Pit of Baal'. Archie is offered an unusual job. Accordionist: Syd Beecham Produced by James Crampsey BBC Scottish studios Sir Robert Vanbrugh: Laurence Hardy Archie Campbell: Alex Ross Donald Kent/Heinrich Mann: Douglas Campbell Peter Train: James Gilbert Professor Henry J Knickerbocker: MacDonald Parke Mrs McMurchy: Jean Taylor Smith Frances MacLean: Rona Anderson Additional actors in later episodes: Jock Ferguson (The Clincher): Roddy MacMillan(2) Rev James MacLean: James Gibson(2) Joe Drummond: Ian Sadler(2) Mary Allen: Effie Morrison(2) Patrick O'Donnel: Paul Curran(2) Bob Allen: Alex MacKenzie(4) Pt2:25/9/50 Pt3:2/10/50 Pt4:9/10/50 Pt5:16/10/50 Pt6:23/10/50 Each 1950 episode repeated four days later. [There was a new production by James Crampsey with differing actors, weekly from 18/9/1960. Jock was played by Frank Wylie. The main character Archie Campbell became Gordon Campbell] 20th September 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up!:- Before The Party (1922) by Rodney Ackland (1908-1991). Based on a story (1922) by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Produced by Archie Campbell Narrator: David Jacobs Laura Whittingham: Googie Withers David Marshall: Anthony Dawson Kathleen Skinner: Brenda Dunrich Susan Skinner: Patricia Field Blanche Skinner: Dorice Fordred Aubrey Skinner: Richard Williams Nanny: Nell Ballantyne Repeated 25th September 1950. [This Ackland version moved the story to after WW2 and renamed some characters and locations] [There was a version on BBC Home with a differing cast and different (the original) character names- adapted by Peggy Wells- on 22/2/50]. [This Ackland adaption was later produced by Norman Wright for R4 in 1972 with Joan Matheson as Blanche.] [Janet Whitaker produced a version dramatized by Neville Teller for R4 in 1996, rptd 1997 and 2001. There were also pre-1950 productions.] 21st September 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49 :- The Case of the Morning After by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris [No further details available] 22nd September 1950 21.30-22.00 The King's General(1946) by Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989), Adapted by Rex Rienits 1 of 8: The Grenviles Produced by David H. Godfrey Honor Harris: Rita Vale Honor,a child: Olive Kirby Matty: Molly Rankin Mrs Harris: Ella Milne Robin Harris: Godfrey Kenton Kit Harris: Anthony Jacobs Gartred Grenvile: Joyce Heron Sir Richard Grenvile: Malcolim Hayes Duke of Buckingham: Peter Creswell Mary Harris: Isabel Dean Jo Harris: Roderick Lovell Additional actors in later episodes: Bevil Grenvile: Roger Delgado(2) Sir Peter Courtney: John Richmond(2) Jonathan Rashleigh: Peter Bathurst(2) John Rashleigh: Allan Cuthbertson(2) Joan Rashleigh: Betty Baskcomb(2) Alice Courtney: Freda Falconer(2) Narrator: John Bentley(2) Dick Grenvile: Hugh Munro(4) Herbert Ashley: Heron Carvic(4) Joe Grenvile: David Peel(4) Lord Robartes: Howieson Culff(4) [No cast lists available for parts 5 or 6] Ambrose Manaton: Emrys Leyshon(7) Official: Robert Welles(7) Colonel Bennett: Bryan Powley(8) Parliamentary Officer: Donald Gray(8) Part2:29/9/50 Pt3:6/10/50 Pt4:13/10/50 Pt5:20/10/50 Pt6:27/10/50 pt7:3/11/50 Pt8: 10/11/50 All parts repeated the following day. [This adaption also produced by Brian Miller for BBC Home in 1966] [Also dramatised by Michelene Wandor, produced by Cherry Cookson for R4 in 1992, rpt 1993, rptd BBC7 2009, rptd R4X 2016] 27th September 1950 20.00: Curtain Up!:- Madeleine by Peter Traill, Adapted by Helena Wood Produced by Martyn C. Webster Tony Walters: Jack Hulbert Madeleine Phillips: Betty Baskcomb Ashley Mountain: David Peel Mrs Mountain: Nuna Davey Mr Mountain: Maurice Denham Shirley Mountain: Denise Bryer Jim Lord: James E Thompson Hubert Phillips: John Byron There was a new production on 2nd October 1950 with Jim Lord played by Roger Delgado, all other details identical. 28th September 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Black Daffodil by Alan Stranks (series 7, episode 10) Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Dr Adam Ballantine: Arnold Bell Jenny Ballantine: Ysanne Churchman Phillip Van Lessen: Leonard Sachs William Van Lessen: John Bryning 30th September 1950 21.15-22.00: The Operatic Cat by Trevor Hill All cats, of course, have beautiful voices. But if they are wise they will not let human beings hear them sing in tune. They know only too well what happened to Timothy when he sang in tune, and was exploited by an Italian showman. Soloist: Doris Gambell (Soprano) (1903-1980) Incidental music composed by Ray Martin Produced by Trevor Hill An old cat (known as Pop): Herbert Smith Tinker, a tough tabby: Bill Price Tibby, a young kitten: Geoffrey Banks Signor Panjoman: Fred Fairclough Newsreader: Stuart Hibberd A little girl: Christine Puttergill Storyteller: John Warrington [Trevor Hill was active in children's radio and tv, and produced the early tv Sooty show...] 4th October 1950 20.00: Curtain Up!:-The Strange Case Of Blondie White (1937) by Bernard Merivale (1882-1939) and Jeffrey Dell (1899-1985) A crime novelist turns amateur detective. Produced by Cleland Finn(1914-1953) Frank Warren: Leslie French Miss Plumby: Mary Duff Rita Warren: Avice Landone Parton: Denise Bryer Major Mason: Richard Williams Harper: Ernest Sefton Smith: Henry Webb Edgar Davis: Rolf Lefebvre Doris Whitman: Molly Lawson Mrs Pauli: Gladys Spencer Jackson: Michael Harding Surgeon: Duncan McIntyre Repeated 9th October 1950. Earlier productions by John Richmond in 1946 (BBC Home) and by Ayton Whitaker in 1947 (BBC Light). [Inspired by/adapted from "Katzenzungen", 1934 by Ladislas Fodor (1898–1978) writing as W. George Selous] [Also produced for BBC tv in 1947] [Katzenzungen was filmed in 1941 as "Footsteps in the Dark"] 5th October 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Record Catch by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Mrs Wright: Gwen Lewis Mr Badger: Tommy Duggan Tom Usher: Francis Lunt Charlie Pugh: Douglas Leach 11th October 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :- The Lady Of The Camellias (French, 1848) by Alexandre Dumas , Fils (1824-1895), translated and adapted by Norman Ginsibury (1902-1991) and John Sand Produced by Ayton Whitaker Armand Duval: Michael Goodliffe Marguerite Gautier: Judy Campbell Prudence Duvernoy: Betty Hardy Gaston Rieux: Alastair Duncan Artur de Varville: Valentine Dyall Nanine: Gladys Spencer Nichette: Violet Loxley Gustave: Richard Hurndall Georges Duval: John Turnibull Anais: Betty Baskcomb Olympe: Bettie Dickson Saint Gauden: Bryan Powley Doctor: Hamilton Dyce Count de Giray: Peter Bathurst Auctioneer: Roger Delgado Also with Donald Gray, Harry Hutchinson, Ronald Sidney, Susan Richards, Brenda Dunrich, Peter Hoar. and Barbara St. Ledger [Also a later production by Ayton Whitaker, 1953 rpt 1954, with Patrick Troughton as Armand] [French title "La Dame aux Camelias"] [The work was also revisited in the opera La Traviata] 12th October 1950 20.00-20.30: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: The Case of the Deadly Weed by Alan Stranks Production by Vernon Harris P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sergeant Wright: Eric Phillips Water-boy: Tommy Duggan Lascoola: Sebastian Cabot Stoker: Cyril Chamberlain Detective-Sergeant Moreton: Kenneth Cleveland Police Surgeon: Peter Bathurst =================================== 15th October 1950: [There was a long gap with no Radio Times and hence no data here. Radio Times No 1407 covered programs from 8th to 14th October, then Radio Times 1408 covered programs from 3rd to 11th November 1950 (paper shortage)] ====================================== 3rd November 1950 17.00-17.30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair by Francis Durbridge (1912-1998) [Series started Mon 30/10/50- no Radio Times, no cast list. Rpt of Pt 1=Fri 3/11]. 1 of 8: The Temples hunt for a missing baby. Production By: Martyn C. Webster Cast listed for Ep2 Paul Temple: Kim Peacock Steve: Marjorie Westbury Charlie: Michael Harding Sir Graham Forbes: Lester Mudditt Mary Desmond: Joan Hart Terry Palmer: Peter Coke Sergeant Digby/ Railway porter: James E Thompson Bill McCall: Tommy Duggan Inspector Eden: Donald Gray Roger Shelly: Richard Hurndall Additional actors in later episodes- Philip Droste: Roger Delgado(3) Vanessa Droste: Grizelda Hervey(3) Charles Marett: Raf de la Torre(3) Louis: Olaf Olseh(4) Duke: Charles Richardson(4) Dr Foy: Robert Alban(5) Mary Desmond: Joan Hart(5) Telephone operator: Betty Baskcomb(5) Louis Franz: Olaf Olsen(6) Marian Faber: Susan Buret(6) Charlie: Michael Harding(6) Also with David Peel(4), Gladys Spencer(4), Janet Morrison(7) and Lewis Ward(7) First broadcast of: Pt 2 6/11/50 Pt3:13/11/50 Pt4:20/11/50 Pt5:27/11/50 Pt6:4/12/50 Pt7:11/12/50 Pt8:18/12/50 All 1950 episodes repeated after four days [There was a new 1959 production on BBC Light and Home, rptd many times 2003-2009 on R7 and 2021 on R4X with Peter Coke as Paul Temple, and Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer. Both versions still exist.] [Also a German production (NWDR Koln) in 1953 "Paul Temple und der Fall Vandyke"] [There were 20 Paul Temple radio serials, plus remade productions, on BBC Radio from 1938-2006, this was the 13th.] 5th November 1950 15.30-16.00 The Long Shadow by Lester Powell (1912-1993) 1 of 8: 'Big News' Production by Martyn C. Webster John Dover: Douglass Montgomery Prudence Stroude: Isabel Dean Mrs Stroude: Nancy Nevinson Nick: Felix Deebank Additional actors in later episodes: Paul Davison: George Margo(2) Judson Kleek: Jon Farrell(2) American Embassy official: Aidan Turner(2) Newsreader: Desmond Carrington(2) Taxi driver: Alan Reid(2) Nick: Raf de la Torre(3) Max Haber: Max Adrian(3) Police Sergeant: Geoffrey Lewis(3) Jenkins: Ronald Sidney(3) Inspector Kennedy: Ivan Samson(3) James Mason: James E Thompson(3) Producer: Hamilton Duce(3) Girl: Daphne Maddox(3) Superintendent Elder: Bryan Powley(7) Mrs Barnett: Ella Milne(7) George Pomfrey: Arthur Hill(8) Estralita: Gabrielle Blunt(8) Compere: David Peel(8) Also with Ernest Sefton, Lewis Ward, Alun Owen, Spencer Hale, Dorothy Smith and Ann Totten(4) Also with Malcolm Hayes, Harry Hutchinson, Eve Russell (5) Also with David Kossoff, Warren Stanhope, and Susan Richards(6) Ep2:12/11/50 Ep3:19/11/50 Ep4:26/11/50 Ep5:3/12/50 Ep6:10/12/50 Ep7:17/12/50 Ep8:24/12/50 6th November 1950 16.30-18.00: Monday Matinee: The Wrong Number(1921) by Harvey O'Higgins (1876-1929) and Harriett Ford (1863-1949) [No other details given] 8th November 1950 20.00: Curtain Up! :- Ma's Bit 0' Brass by Ronald Gow (1897-1993) Adapted by Lynn Foster Father's life changes when he wins a fortune on a football pools lottery Produced by Ayton Whitaker Mrs Lovejoy: Thora Hird George Lovejoy: Jack Howarth Betty Lovejoy: Belle Chrystall Joe Lovejoy: Tom Webster Lady Maydew: Ella Milne Gerald: Hugh Latimer Robinson: Eric Anderson Sergeant Bennet: Christopher Hodge Aunt Norah: Barbara Trevor Uncle Elijah: Peter Claughton Newspaper reporter: Emrys Leyshon Grocer's girl: Betty Alberge Repeated 13th November 1950 [Previously a BBC tv program 1948, produced by Eric Fawcett.] [There was a later production by Alfred Bradley for R4 in 1970] [Based on the 1937 film Lancashire Luck (Story by Gow) which was broadcast on BBC tv in 1950] 15th November 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :- The Moon And Sixpence (1919) by Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), Adapted by Mabel Constanduros (1880-1957) and Howard Agg A stockbroker becomes an artist. Production by Cleland Finn Storyteller: Richard Hurndall Charles Strickland: D A Clarke-Smith Amy Strickland: Betty Hardy Dirk Stroeve: Charles Leno Blanche Stroeve: Joan Matheson Colonel MacAndrew: Bryan Powley Mrs MacAndrew: Noel Hood Rose Waterford: Catherine Campbell Tiare Johnson: Vivienne Chatterton M Cohen: Roger Delgado Madame Cohen: Gladys Spencer Captain Brunot: Bernard Rebel Doctor Coutras: Raf de la Torre Ata: Hilda Schroder Porter: Derrick Penley Repeated 20th November 1950 [There was an earlier production by Val Gielgud in 1946] [There was a later production by Wilfrid Grantham in 1954] [There was also a production by John Cardy on R4 in 4 parts in 1984] 17th November 1950 21.30-22.00: Sorrell and Son (1925) by Warwick Deeping (1877-1950), dramatised by John Watt There is a strong bond between father and son. Part 1 of 9 Music by Henry Reed, played by a section of the BBC Variety Orchestra, Conducted by Rae Jenkins Produced by Ayton Whitaker Thomas Roland: James McKechnie Stephen Sorrell: Howard Marion-Crawford Kit Stephen's son: John Charlesworth Railway porter: Stanley Groome Landlady: Thea Wells Young girl: Betty Baskcomb Miss Margreaves: Janet Morrison Flo Palfrey: Peggy Thorpe-Bates Mr Palfrey: Arthur Ridley Additional actors in later episodes: Mrs Garland: Susan Richards (2) Buck: Harry Fine (2) Mrs Marks: Dorothy Smith(2) Mr Porteous: Abraham Sofaer(3) Miss Porteous: Barbara St Ledger(3) Hulks: Jack Howarth(3) Dora: Bettina Dickson(3) Fanny: Marjorie Westbury(3) Duncan Scott: Richard Longman(3) Ethel: Peggy Cameron(3) Lorry driver: Ronald Sidney(3) Doctor: Eric Anderson(3) Reporter: David Peel(3) For actors in later episodes please see 8/12/50 below. Pt2:24/11/50 Pt3:1/12/50 Pt4:8/12/50 Pt5:15/12/50 Pt6:22/12/50 Pt7:29/12/50 Pt8:5/1/51 Pt9:12/1/51 Repeated commencing 3/8/1952 22nd November 1950 20.15-20.50: Curtain Up! :-Mr. Butters Writes A Notice by Gale Pedrick (1906-1970) Production by Martyn C Webster Wragg: Arthur Ridley Folly: Richard Williams Mr Russell: John Turnhull Sergeant: Felix Deebank Mr Butters: Ivor Barnard Constable: Tom Webster Gainsborough: Barry Morse Lilla: Joan Hart Northsea: Warren Stanhope Chancellor: Ronald Sidney Repeated 27th November 1950 [Also a BBC tv production in 1956] [Gale Pedrick is responsible for creating in 1959 "Pick of the Week", which he produced until his death, it is still a current program on Radio 4 in 2022.] 22nd November 1950 20.50-21.30 Ugly Duckling by Gale Pedrick Production by Norman Wright Val: Ivan Brandt Sally: Denise Bryer Jim: Charles Leno Hector: Maurice Denham Stage doorkeeper: Ronald Sidney Mary: Betty Baskcomb Repeated 27th November 1950 29th November 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up!-: I Killed The Count (1937) by Alec Coppel (1907-1972), Adapted by Martyn C. Webster Four people confess to the same murder. Polly: Betty Baskcomb Divisional Inspector Davidson: Jack Hulbert Detective Raines: Emrys Leyshan Martin: Anthony Jacobs P C Clifton: Alan Reid Louise Rogers: Gabriel Blunt Renee La Lune: Mavis Villiers Samuel Diamond: David Kossoff Johnson: Max Brent Mullet: Ronald Sidney Bernard K Froy: George Margo Viscount Sorrington: Arthur Ridley Count Mattoni: Roger Delgado Repeated 4th December 1950. [A different production by Martyn Webster for Home and Light in 1945, with Ferdi Mayne as Mattoni, and Kathleen Harrison as Polly] [Another production by Martyn Webster in 1962 with Peggy Butt as Polly and Phlip Leaver as Mattoni] [Also produced on BBC tv 1948] [Even adapted for a 25 minute tv episode of Alfred Hitchcok Presents in 1958] 6th December 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :-With A Blunt Instrument by Max Murray (1901-1956) adapted by Beatrice Gilbert from the novel 'The Voice of the Corpse (1948)' Produced by Paul O'Loughlin Angela Pewsey: Ella Milne Celia Sim: Catherine Campbell Mrs Sim: Therese Desmond Firth Prentice: John Wood Graham Ward: Hugh Manning Dr Daw: Duncan McIntyre Vicar: John Turnbull Inspector Fowler: Joss Ambler Counsel for the Defence: Donald Bissett Thomas Tiptree: Hamilton Dyce Sergeant Piggott: Richard Williams Mrs Tilling: Eleanor Street Evans: Sam Kydd Alfie Spiers: Sibell Gill Jackie Day: Joan Hodson Repeated 11th December 1950 8th December 1950 20.00-20.30: Sorrell and Son (1925) by Warwick Deeping (1877-1950), dramatised by John Watt Part 4 of 9 For part one please see 17th November 1950 above. Music by Henry Reed, played by a section of the BBC Variety Orchestra, Conducted by Rae Jenkins Produced by Ayton Whitaker Thomas Roland: James McKechnie Stephen Sorrell: Howard Marion-Crawford Kit (as a boy): John Charlesworth Kit (as a man): Alastair Duncan Duncan Scott: Richard Longman Sir Magnus Ord: Hamilton Dyce Newspaper reporter/Undergraduate: David Peel Ethel: Peggy Cameron Porteous: Abraham Sofaer Fanny: Marjorie Westbury Hulks: Jack Howarth Additional actors in later episodes: Dora: Bettina Dickson(5) Coach: Donald Gray(5) Second undergraduate: Malcolm Hayes(5) Landlady: Susan Richards(5) Lola Merrindin: Denise Bryer(5) Fluffy Tarrant: Betty Baskcomb(5) Maid: Barbara St Ledger(5) Maurice Pentreath: Roger Snowdon(6) Molly Pentreath: Muriel Russell(6) Landlady: Gladys Spencer(6) Gates, hospital night porter: Harry Hutchinson (6) Mary Jewett: Patricia Kennedy(6) Gwen: Joan Hart(6) Head waiter: Eric Anderson(6) Waiter: Anthony Jacobs (6) For actors in later episodes please see 29/12/50 below. Pt5:15/12/50 Pt6:22/12/50 Pt7:29/12/50 Pt8:5/1/51 Pt9:12/1/51 Repeated commencing 3/8/1952 13th December 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :- The First Year (1920) by Frank Craven (1875-1945), Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh Production by David H. Godfrey Fred Livingston: George Margo Mrs Livingston: Natalie Lynn Grace Livingston: Mavis Villiers Dr Myron-Anderson: MacDonald Parke Dick Lordng: Warren Stanhope Tommy Tucker: Arthur Hill Hattie: Janet Morrison Peter Barstow: Tommy Duggan Mrs Barstow: Virginia Bedard Repeated 18th December 1950 [There was a later production by David Godfrey for BBC Home in 1953 with Tony Quinn as Fred and Helen Horton as Grace] 20th December 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :- The Light Of Heart (1940) by Emlyn Williams (1905-1987) adapted by Raymond Raikes London WC2. Maddoc was once an actor. Production By: Raymond Raikes Mrs Banner: Gladys Henson Barty: Eric Anderson Fan: Beatrice Bevan Bevan, a policaman: Alastair Duncan Maddoc Thomas: Laidman Browne Cattrin, his daughter: Angela Baddeley Robert: Richard Williams Mrs Lothian: Jean Cadell [There was an earlier production by Raikes for Home in 1948 with Megs Jenkins as Fan - also with Angela Baddeley as Cattrin] [Herbert Davies presented a new production for BBC Home in 1965 rpt 1969. with Patrick Barr as Barty and Eva Haddon as Fan.] [Enyd Williams produced the play for R4 in 1983 rpt 1985 with Roger Hammond as Barty and June Barry as Fan.] 26th December 1950 16.30-17.30 Walt Disney's Cinderella, Based on the original story by Charles Perrault, adapted from the film sound track by Desmond Carrington With songs and music from the film sound-track. Produced by Thurstan Holland Cinderella: Carol Marsh Jaq Mouse: Desmond Carrington Gus Mouse: James E Thompson Luke Mouse: Michael Mellinger Anastasia: Ella Milne Drizella: Rosemary Davis Stepmother: Gladys Young Prince Charming: David Jacobs The Grand Duke: David Peel The King: MacDonald Parke The Fairy Godmother: Susan Richards Lucifer, the cat: Gladys Spencer Blue Bird: Denise Bryer Narrator: Andrew Faulds 27th December 1950 20.00-21.30: Curtain Up! :- A Hundred Years Old ("El Centenario" (1909)) by Serafin (1871-1938) and Joaquin Alvarez (1873-1944) Quintero, English version (1927) by Helen Granville-Barker ( -1950) and Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946), Adapted by John Richmond Music composed by Geoffrey Wright Flute: Winifred Gaskell; Guitar: Bert Weedon; Trumpet: Roland Dyson with a children's choir Conductor. Matyas Seiber Produced by Ayton Whitaker Manuel: Preston Lockwood Carmen Campos: Susan Richards Dona Marciala: Winifred Oughton Don Evaristo: Peter Bathurst Don Juan Del Campo: Robert Farquharson Dona Filomena: Beatrice Kane Eulalia: Pauline Wynn Trino: Geoffrey Keen Currita: Bettina Dickson Antonon: Derek Prentice Alonso: Hamilton Dyce [Earlier production by John Richmond in 1946 with Hilda Davies as Carmen. There were also even earlier productions.] [There was a later production by Victor Menzies in 1957 with Joan Sanderson as Carmen.] [Also produced by David Johnston on R4 in 1986 with Shirley Dixon as Carmen] 29th December 1950 18.30-19.00: The Swiss Family Robinson by John Keir Cross Part 1 of 4 Shipwreck. Concertina player, Alf Edwards Story presented by Wallace Geoffrey (Parts 1 and 3 only) Story presented by Valentine Dyal(Parts 2 and 4) Production by Ayton Whitaker Father Robinson: Eric Portman Mother Robinson: Dorothy Smith Fritz: Peter Scott Ernest: Theo Bryan Jack: Paul Medland Francis: William Strange Ship's captain: Duncan McIntyre Helmsman: Eric Anderson Pt2:5/1/51 Pt3:12/1/51 Pt4:19/1/51 (Not credited but based upon the 1812 book by Johann David Wyss] 29th December 1950 20.00-20.30: Sorrell and Son (1925) by Warwick Deeping (1877-1950), dramatised by John Watt Part 7 of 9 For part one please see 17th November 1950 above. Music by Henry Reed, played by a section of the BBC Variety Orchestra, Conducted by Rae Jenkins Produced by Ayton Whitaker Thomas Roland: James McKechnie Stephen Sorrell: Howard Marion-Crawford Kit Sorrell: Alastair Duncan Mary Jewett: Patricia Kennedy Porter (Hodges): Stanley Groome Holmes: Eric Anderson Cherry Roland: Marjorie Westbury Simon Orange: Colin Gordon Maid: Denise Bryer Maurice Pentreath: Roger Snowdon Perdita Pentreath: Margaret Vines Chauffeur: Ronald Sidney Sir Ormsby Gaunt: Martin Lewis Actors in later episodes: Molly Pentreath: Muriel Russell(8) Oscar Wolffe: Roger Delgado(8) Housekeeper: Susan Richards(9) Porter: Harry Hutchinson(9) Doctor: Bryan Powiey(9) Pt8:5/1/51 Pt9:12/1/51 Repeated commencing 3/8/1952 31st December 1950: 15.30-16.00: The Adventures Of P.C. 49: 'The Case of the Heavenly Murder' by Alan Stranks (1903-1959) (Series 8 episode 1) Production by Vernon Harris (1905-1999) P C 49: Brian Reece Joan Carr: Joy Shelton Chief-Inspector Wilson: Leslie Perrins Detective-Sgt Wright: Eric Phillips Burgess: Michael Gover Walpole: Brian Haines Lancing: Alec Ross Professor Stock: Leslie Kyle Police Surgeon: Lockwod West Milkman: Sidney Vivian [Repeated on BBC Home on 4th January 1951] [Alan Stranks wrote the lyrics for the UK's 2nd Eurovision Song Festival entry, which came 7th in 1957] Back to top Compiled by Stephen Shaw, 2022 Sitemap
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Light Programme, Drama, 1950