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			Light Programme, Drama, 1962
			Drama on the BBC Light Programme in 1962 (The Light Programme ran from 1945 to 1967. ) The list below is somewhat loosely chosen to try to avoid series more in the sit-com line. 1962 was a better year for Light Programme drama than 1961, with a return to regular drama and even one two-hour drama. Stephen Shaw ---------- 1st January 1962 19.31-20.00 Thor Bridge (1922) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), adapted by Michael Hardwick Producer: Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley J Neil Gibson: Robert Ayres Sergeant Coventry: Humphrey Morton Grace Dunbar/Mrs Hudson: Beryl Calder Repeated on BBC Home 12th July 1962. Also broadcast on R7 2007-2022 [Also produced by Enyd Williams with Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes for R4 1995 rptd 1997, rptd R7 2008-2010] 3rd January 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Five Days to Friday by Redmond MacDonogh based on an idea by Henry Ellul Produced by Cedric Messina John: Michael Gough Max: William Sylvester Curran: Jon Farrell Jake: Errol McKinnon Doctor: Stuart Nichol Repeated on BBC Home 20th March 1963 [Also produced by Archie Campbell in 1953 rptd 1955, with Michael Gough as John and Alan Tilvern as Curran.] 8th January 1962 19.31-20.00 The Priory School (1904) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), adapted by Michael Hardwick Producer: Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Dr Huxtable: Eric Anderson Roberts: Peter Hutton Reuben Hayes: Victor Lucas Duke of Holdernesse: Wilfrid Grantham James Wilder: David Spenser Repeated on BBC Home 11th June 1962 and on R4X 2018-2022. [Also produced by Peter Novis in 1978 for R4 with Barry Foster as Holmes] [Also produced by Enyd Williams in 1993 rptd 1995 for R4 with Clive Merrison as Holmes, rptd R7 and R4X 2008-2014] 10th January 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: The Grave Assassins by Kenneth Bird Produced by Hugh Stewart BBC Midland Mike Stacey: William Lucas Douglas: Hugh Falkus Cowell: Arthur R Webb Rector: F R Buckley Rachel: Gwen Muspratt Grace: Ria Sohier Mrs Stanhope: Dorothy Paul Sir Henry: George Skillan Windle: Rolf Lefebvre Bender: Graham Rigby Irving: Peter Shoesmith Zalek: Raf de la Torre Galen: Tom Bowman Repeated on Home on 28th July 1962 15th January 1962 19.31-20.00 The Bright Lights by James Wedgwood Drawbell (1899-1979) adapted by Muriel Levy 1 of 6. Strange Encounter. Pianist: Alan Paul Production By: Audrey Cameron Peter Kenton: Richard Hurndall Hotel receptionist: Gudrun Ure Peggy Deane: Jennifer Wright Lift boy: Andrew Irvine Tony Walham: David March May Raymond: Gladys Spencer Harry Raymond (Ray): Philip Morant Julie Carrol: June Tobin Additional cast in parts 2 to 6: Ann Murray, Anthony Hall, Barbara Mitchell, Charles Hodgson, Diana Olsson, Donald McKillop, Dorit Welles, Godfrey Kenton, Janet Burnell, John Glen, Jonathan Scott, Julian Somers, Keith Buckley, Patricia Bendall, Peggy Butt, Philip Leaver, Rolf Lefebvre Part 6 broadcast 19th February 1962 Each 1962 part was repeated after 4 days. 17th January 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: The Years Between by Betty Stafford Robinson Production by Betty Davies Matron: Grizelda Hervey Corrigan: Doreen Keogh Nurse Anderson: Joyce Latham Jane: Vivienne Chatterton Diana Randall: June Tobin Turner: Haydn Jones Johnnie Elliott: Bryan Pringle Aunt Kate: Gladys Spencer John Elliott: John Grayson Madge: Joy Osborne [Also produced February 1961 by Betty Davies on BBC Home, with Freda Dowie as Matron and William Eedle as Turner.] 24th January 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: I Killed the Count by Alec Coppel. Several people confess to a murder. Produced by Martyn C. Webster Polly: Peggy Butt Divisional Inspector Davidson: Duncan McIntyre Detective Raines: John Pullen Mr Martin: Jonathan Scott Police Constable Clifton: Andrew Irvine Louise Rogers: Hilda Schroder Renee la Lune: Sheila Grant Samuel Diamond: Haydn Jones Johnson: Anthony Viccars Mullett: Malcolm Hayes Bernard K Froy: Kim Grant Count Mattoni: Philip Leaver Viscount Sorrington: David March [Also produced by Martyn C Webster in 1945 for Light and Home with Kathleen Harrison as Polly.] [Also produced by Martyn C Webster in 1950 with Betty Bascomb as Polly] 31st January 1962 20.31-21.31 Mid-Week Theatre: Museum Piece by Sheila Hodgson (1921-2001) Produced By: William Glen-Doepel Nancy: Ellen McIntosh Peter: John Bennett Miss Milroy: Dorothy Holmes-Gore David: Henry Davies Gully: Paul Sherwood Dexter: John Bryning Girls: Peggy Butt, Judy Geeson, Nadine Hanwell, Linda Harvey Brenda: Auriol Smith Mrs Henry: Janet Burnell Porter: Neville Monroe Museum attendant: Godfrey Kenton Curator: George Hagan Also with Dorit Welles, John Pullen, Michael Spice, and Jonathan Scott 7th February 1962 20.31-21.31 Mid-Week Theatre: Wrong Number by Norman Edwards Piano: Cicely Hoye Produced by: Martyn C. Webster Aloysius: Nigel Anthony Dr Pole: Raymond Huntley Max: Anthony Viccars Mildred Jones: Beverley Dunn Bill Saunders: Haydn Jones Jack Bates: Will Leighton Miss Crystal: Joan Matheson Fat Cyril: Arthur Comez Inspector Blake: Peter Claughton [The story was filmed in 1959 and the film is available.] 14th February 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Cynara (1930) by H. M. Harwood (1874-1959) and Robert Gore-Browne (1893-1972) Produced by David H. Godfrey Dr Henry King: Vic Oliver Clemency King: Joan Sanderson Gorla: Gudrun Ure Joseph: John Bryning John Meadows: George Hagan Doris Lea: June Tobin Milly Miles: Patricia Bendall Mr Boot: Will Leighton Inspector: Peter Claughton Constable: John Baddeley Coroner: Wilfred Babbage Foreman of the Jury: Arthur Gomez Madame Ducette: Gladys Spencer [Original novel name "An Imperfect Lover" (1928) by Gore-Browne] 21st February 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Home a Little Late by John Lewis Production By: Val Gielgud Tom Gale: Derek Blomfleld Laura, his wife: Joan Matheson Phyllis, his daughter: Mary Law George Burns: William Eedle Stella: June Tobin Dorian Slade: Virginia Winter Detective-Sergeant Gadbury: Peter Claughton Wilfred Harrowby: Philip Leaver Also with Hilda Kriseman Repeated from BBC Home of 11th October 1961. 28th February 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: He Who Laughs Last adapted by H. Oldfield Box from the story by Gerald Kersh (1912-1968) 'Fairy Gold' (1949) Production By: Audrey Cameron Narrator: Godfrey Kenton Ted Middleton: Hugh Burden Richard Trew: David March Robinson: William Eedle Violet: Peggy Butt Mr Mawson: Hamilton Dyce Postance: Derek Birch Louie Middleton: Dorit Welles Mrs Gibson: Kathleen Helme Joe Jakes: Donald McKillop Jack Duck: Malcolm Hayes Napper: John Bryning Charles Pismire: Arthur Gomez Smythe: William Eedle Norah Duck: Molly Rankin [Also produced by Hugh Stewart in 1952 rptd 1953 with Hugh Burden as Middleton and Austin Trevor as Mawson.] 7th March 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Cross My Palm by Lester Powell Produced by Archie Campbell Vivienne St Ledger: June Tobin Coleman Stoke: William Kendall Ramon del Fuente: Robert Rietty Alastair Croup-Davies: David March Percy: Martin Lewis Henry: Keith Buckley Maureen: Mary O'Farrell Elsa: Tanya Vigay Sergeant Timms: Kenneth Fortescue [Also produced by Archie Campbell in 1952 with Robert Rietty as Ramon, Hamilton Dyce as Coleman, and Kenneth Hyde as Alastair.] 14th March 1962 20.31-21.31 Mid-Week Theatre: Tangier Adventure by Maurice Travers Production by Martin Esslin Maximilian Brand: Maxwell Shaw Nicole Fontaine: Cecile Chevreau Richard Tyrell: William Eedle Anne-Marie: Dorit Welles Victor Bertrand: Julian Somers A drunk: Jonathan Scott Rosine: Hilda Kriseman A Moroccan porter: Tom Watson Machmoud Francoise Dumotte: Ferdy Mayne Raymond Goulon: Peter Illing 21st March 1962: 20.31: Mid-Week Theatre: The Man of Destiny (1897) by Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Northern Italy. 1796. Produced by Archie Campbell Napoleon Bonaparte: Alan Badel Giuseppe: Cyril Shaps Lieutenant: John Pullen The Lady: June Tobin Narrator: Wilfred Babbage [Also produced by Archie Campbell for R4, 1964 rptd 1966, 1970, with Napoleon played by Lyndon Brook] [Also produced by Pat Trueman for R4 in 1980 rptd 1981, 1986, 1991, David Suchet played Napoleon - Also broadcast on R4X 2021] 28th March 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Woman In A Dressing Gown adaptated by Charles Hatton from the film (1957) by Ted Willis (1914-1992) Produced by Charles Lefeaux Jim Preston: Haydn Jones Amy Preston: Joan Miller Brian Preston: Brian Peck Georgie Barlow: Margaret Anderson Hilda: Avis Bunnage [The 1957 film was based upon a 1956 ITV tv play by Willis. Joan Miller played Amy in the tv version but not the film. In 1963 the play was performed on stage.] 4th April 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: The Campbell Curse by Allan Prior (1922-2006) There is a curse. Production by Audrey Cameron Robert Campbell: John Graham Sandy, a taxi-driver: Douglas Storm Alastair: Duncan McIntyre Aunt Margaret: Madeleine Christie Jean: Gudrun Ure Mills: Anthony Viccars MacDonald: Tom Watson Also with Donald McKillop Repeated on BBC Home on 26th September 1962 9th April 1962 19.31-20.00 The Wrong Side Of The Sky (1961) by Gavin Lyall (1932-2003), adapted by Michael Hardwick 1 of 6 Produced By: Betty Davies Jack Clay: Terence Morgan Tony Rogers: Keith Buckley Mikklos: Arthur Gomez Ken Kitson: Denys Hawthorne Shirley Burt: Diana Decker Herter: Malcolm Hayes Miss Brown: Aileen Harts The Nawab of Tungabhadra: John Westbrook Additional cast for episodes 2 to 6: Aileen Harte, Andrew Irvine, Derek Blomfield, Diana Decker, George Curzon, Peter Claughton, Philip Morant, Rolf Lefebvre. Episode 6 was broadcast 14th May 1962 Series repeated on R4 commencing 2nd July 1974 11th April 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: They Walk in Circles by Marjorie Fry A projected dam in Malaya. Produced by Cedric Messina Clive Forster: Derek Blomfield Silva Chen: Judi Dench Bruce Innis: Anthony Hall Peter Forster: Brewster Mason Aborigine child: Hilda Kriseman Malay Police Sergeant: Julian Somers Chabai: Michael Turner [Marjorie Fry wrote several plays based in Malaya/Singapore where she lived from 1958. She was present at the recording of this play.] [The term Aborigine was a British colonial term with negative connotations- after Malay independance the indigenous peoples were known as Orang Asli, or Original People.] [There are small groups of native Malay peoples, here referred to as aborigine. The majority Malay population are incomers (circa 1500 BC) compared to the original population- Semang possibly arrived 50,000 BC. The original population have little protections and tribes have been displaced and impoverished by jungle clearance and dam building. This play was probably inspired by a family holiday in far North West mainland Malaya - a 3 day car journey from Singapore- to a remote area where a fifth of the population were indigenous and the author met two of them whilst walking in the jungle. "Sultan" is the title of the monarch/head of state of the State- Malaya is a federation of states.] 18th April 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Weather for Murder by Philip Levene (1926-1973) Running a tea shop. Produced by Robin Midgley Mr Wrayton: Derek Blomfield Sarah Pierce: Barbara Couper Milly: Peggy Butt Elsie Pierce: Marie Ney Sergeant Foster: Julian Somers Mrs Clarke: Vivienne Chatterton Mr Everitt: Derek Birch Mrs Everitt: Stella Tanner Miss Brown: Zibba Mays Coroner: John Bryning Mr Jenkins: William Eedle Mr Potter: Lewis Stringer Connie: Angela Piper Costumier: Donald McKillop Repeated 28th December 1966 Also repeated on BBC Home 15th September 1962 and 24th June 1963 25th April 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Simon Wittke by Kenneth Clark Violin: Sydney Humphreys Produced by Norman Wright Kovalenko: Eric Anderson Volkov: John Pullen Simon Wittke: Brian Haines Landlord: Frank Partington Miklos: David Garth Sandor: David March Nikko: William Eedle Janos: Keith Buckley The Priest: Julian Somers Catherine Cormack: Sheila Makahan Dr Cormack: Robert Mooney 2nd May 1962 20.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Cornelia by Gordon Daviot adapted by Cynthia Pughe A visitor from overseas. Produced by Charles Lefeaux Andrew Wylie: Anthony Nicholls Lucas Bilke: Richard Bebb Parkin: Simon Lack Cornelia Taft: Geraldine McEwan Lady Binnacle: Noel Hood Lord Binnacle (Sebastian): Oscar Quitak Repeated from BBC Home 25th December 1961. Repeated on BBC Home 9th August 1964. [Also made for BBC tv in 1955] [Also produced for BBC Home in 1955 by Charles Lefeaux with Alan Wheatley as Lucas] 9th May 1962 20.31: Mid-Week Theatre: More in Life Than This by Edward J. Mason (1912-1971) Be careful what you wish for. Produced by Martyn C. Webster Taff Thomas: Ronald Baddiley Frank Parsons: Geoffrey Matthews Sue Baker: Gudrun Ure Mr Percy: James Thomason Mrs Baker: Joan Matheson Mr Baker: Will Leighton Mrs Brandy: Hilda Kriseman Jones: Rolf Lefebvre Smith: John Hollis Taxi Driver: Frank Partington Inspector: Anthony Viccars 16th May 1962 20.31-21.31 Mid-Week Theatre: Thunder on the Snowy by Peter Yeldham (1927-2022) No production details available in the BBC Programme Database. Suttonelms gives actors Betty McDowall, John Bennett, June Tobin. [Previously made for ITV TV in 1960, based upon research for an unmade musical of this title researched around 1954] 21st May 1962 19.31-20.00: Thirty-Minute Theatre: Horse Inside a Box by Elizabeth Dawson Produced by R. D. Smith Joe Chatterton: John Hollis Ida Chatterton: Joan Newell Lindy: Ysanne Churchman Stephen Brent: Andrew Irvine Mike Johnson: Leigh Crutchley Vera Johnson: Daphne Goddard David: Terry Raven Sandra: Gayna Martine Also with Betty Linton. Norman Wynne 23rd May 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: When is a Door? by Michael Brett Production by Richard Imison Grace Colyer: Grizelda Hervey George Colyer: Wilfred Babbace Bernard Clements: George Hagan Emmy: Hilda Kriseman Flo: Patricia Bendall Detective Inspector Blake: Derek Birch Miss Rutherwick: June Tobin Sims: Nigel Anthony Detective Sergeant Burke: Stanley Lebor Arthur Montague: Arthur Gomez Repeated from BBC Home of 21st October 1961. [Yale University Library, New Haven, hold a BBC Transcription disk of this play, Library Shelving Facilty, Historical Sound Recordings (Non-Circulating), catalog 10887136] 30th May 1962 20.31-21.31 Mid-Week Theatre: Journey to Agadir by Patrick Moxey Former RAF pilots continue to fly privately. Produced By: R. D. Smith American Corporal: Donald McKillop Graham Conway: Anthony Jacobs French Consul: Jacques Brunius Alex Wilson: Tom Watson Rick Mason: Leigh Crutchley Captain Hoffman: Bryan Pringle Airport Clerk: Anthony Viccars Lieut Stevens: Derek Blomfieid Major Valente: Peter Claughton Also with Cecile Chevreau [Agadir is in Morocco, North Africa] 6th June 1962 20.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Everyone Thought It Was Me by Alan Cowan Produced By: R. D. Smith (1914-1985) Detective Sergeant Perryman: Keith Williams Detective Inspector Balmain: Hugh Manning J P H P Pullen, a schoolmaster: John Sharp Constable Briggs: Charles Simon Jessie Pullen: Julia Lang Mrs Wheeler, a mother: Kathleen Helme Mrs Beale, a teacher: Diana Olsson Brian Briggs: Jean England Basil Briggs: Gabrielle Blunt Vaughan-Rees, a security officer: Robert Vahey Minnema, a Dutch schoolmaster: Julian Somers Repeated from BBC Home of 25th March 1961 Repeated BBC Home 16th August 1964 13th June 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: The Dover Road (1921) by A. A. Milne (1882-1956), adapted by Cynthia Pughe Do you really want to live together? Produced by Norman Wright Dominic: Norman Claridge Leonard: Michael Spice Anne: Gudrun Ure Mr Latimer: Ronald Ward Eustasia: Penelope Lee Nicholas: John Baddeley [Also produced by Martyn C Webster in 1950 with Arthur Ridley as Dominic] [Also produced by Charles Lefeaux in 1955 with John Gabriel as Dominic] 20th June 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Love From Timmy by William Barrow Produced by Alfred Bradley Timmy: Glenn Melvyn Boozer: John Sharp Mac: John Linstrum Betty: Anna Cropper Alderman Hinchcliff: Harry Markham Binns: Colin Welland Mrs Blamires: Joan Heath Mary: Ann Deamer Sue: Helen Fraser 27th June 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: She Had So Many Children... by Irene Joyce Gliddon Production by Audrey Cameron Bill Sylvaine: Patricia Hayes Mrs Barrington: Mary O'Farrell Brenda Sylvaine: Beryl Calder Vivien Sylvaine: Gudrun Ure George Sylvaine: Anthony Hall Jim: Donald McKillop Clive Warren: Derek Blomfield Mary Sylvaine: Joan Matheson Browning: Philip Leaver Repeated from BBC Home 16th December 1961 4th July 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid- Week Theatre: The Last Trump by Herbert A. Walton Produced by William Glen-Doepel Mrs Mallett: Brenda Dunrich Simon Holliway: John Sharp Arthur Ruckle: Leslie Perrins Israfel Smith: Derek Smith Tom Linrord: John Baddeley Josh Annesley: Will Leighton Anne Holliway: Dorit Welles Mr Canningdale: Frank Partington Mr Frankwell: Wilfred Harrison Sir James Ormerod: George Curzon 11th July 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Contraband by Aubrey Feist (1903-1976) Produced by Betty Davies Jason Tanner: Harold Reesh Jem Tanner: John Graham Rachel Trundle: Barbara Mitchell, Noddy White: Andrew Irvine Tom Swaine: Peter Claughton Mr Berry: William Eedle Padding Pat: Denys Hawthorne Supervisor Bell: Leslie Perrins Captain Spencer: Anthony Hall Peronelle: Janette Richer Repeated from BBC Home 25th April 1962. 17th July 1962 19.31-20.00 The Speckled Band (1892) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) adapted by Michael Hardwick Produced By: Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Helen Stoner: Liane Aukin Dr Grimesby Roylott: Felix Felton Julia Stoner: Miranda Connell Repeated 27th December 1962 on BBC Home, and on Light 23rd December 1963, also rptd R4X 2019-2022. [Also produced by Martyn C Webster in 1945 with Cedric Hardwicke as Holmes, rptd R4X 2014.] [Also produced by David H Godfrey in 1948 for BBC Home with Howard Marion-Crawford as Holmes] [Also produced by Patrick Rayner in 1991 rptd 1992, for R4 with Clive Merrison as Holmes, rptd R7 and R4X 2008-2016] 18th July 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: The Ostrich by Elizabeth Dawson Production by Audrey Cameron The Vicar: George Hagan Tom Braithwaite: Geoffrey Matthews Joe Braithwaite: Oliver Johnston Cathie Tom's wife: Eva Stuartz Hogan's secretary: Freda Down Bill Hogan, a timber merchant: Wilfred Babbage Mr Baxter: Malcolm Hayes Mr Rundle, a bank manager: Norman Claridge Repeated from BBC Home of 14th January 1961 [The play was first broadcast on ITV in 1960] 25th July 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Returned Empty by Arthur Curtis Produced by Betty Davies Frank Lariatt: Anthony Viccars Ruth Parker: Margaret Gordon Robert Crawford: Derek Birch Hilda Lariatt: Hilda Kriseman Percy Radford: Peter Claughton Janet Radford: Elizabeth Morgan Michael: Terry Raven Edith Birchdale: Grace Allardyce Henry Birchdale: Arthur Gomez Repeated from BBC Home of 24th March 1962 30th July 1962 19.31-20.00 Day of the Galah by Brice Stewart. 1 of 6: Birds of a Feather Production By: Audrey Cameron Enzo: John Baddeley Brady: Denys Hawthorne Curly Griffiths: Bruce Stewart Passenger on train: Michael Spice Ma Flynn: Brenda Dunrich Claude: David March Della: Paddy Turner Sally Granger: Sheila Grant Additional cast in parts 2-6: Andrew Irvine, Anthony Hall, Austin Trevor, Betty Lucas, Bruce Beeby, Bruce Wightman, Derek Blomfield, Frank Singuineau, John Pullen, Jonathan Scott, Keith Williams, Malcolm Hayes, Peter Noel Cook, Rolf Lefebvre, Ronald Baddiley, Roy Patrick, Russell Napier, Shirley Cameron Part 6 broadcast 3rd September 1962 [The Galah is an Australian bird] 31st July 1962 19.31: The Musgrave Ritual (1893) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Michael Hardwick Produced by Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Reginald Musgrave: Roger Snowdon Brunton: Kenneth Hyde Nurse: Vivienne Chatterton Policeman: Humphrey Morton Rachel Howells: Patrica Mort Repeated on BBC Home 10th January 1963 [Also broadcast on R4X 2019-2022] [Also produced by Roger Pine for R4 in 1978 with Barry Foster as Holmes] [Also produced in 1992 rptd 1993, by Enyd Williams for R4 with Clive Merrison as Holmes. Rptd R7 and R4X 2006-2013] 1st August 1962 20.31: Mid-Week Theatre: A Touch of the Sun by G. K. Saunders (1910-2005) Produced by Norman Wright The Fentons:Mum: Kathleen Helme The Fentons:Dad: Malcolm Hayes The Fentons:Charlie: Bruce Stewart The Fentons:Siddy: Nigel Anthony Joe: John Baddeley Jerry: William Eedle Chuck: Donald McKillop Fred: Andrew Irvine Nancy: Peggy Butt The Film Stars:Monica: Diana Olsson The Film Stars:Warren: Michael Spice Linda: Jean Marlow Mr Berry: Andrew Salkey Repeated from BBC Home 21st April 1962 [The title has been used by many other progrmas by other authors] 7th August 1962 19.31-20.00: The Golden Pince-Nez (1904) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) adapted by Michael Hardwick Produced by Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Stanley Hopkins: Hugh Dickson Anna: Grizelda Hervey Constable: Humphrey Morton Susan: Louida Vaughan Mrs Marker: Jocelyn Page Professor Coram: Andreas Malandrinos Repeated R4X 2019-2022. [Also produced by Enyd Williams in 1993, rptd 1996, with Clive Merrison as Holmes, rptd R7/R4X 2008-2011] 8th August 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: The Lonely Places by James Parish Production by Audrey Cameron Jack Foster: Denys Hawthorne Clive Durrant: John Pullen Robert Mellor: Frank Duncan Richard Mellor, his son: Elizabeth Morgan Sally Mellor: Ursula Howells Tom, the barman: Frank Partington Weathers: Leslie Perrins Julia Wallis: Janet Burnell Thomas Mellor: George Curzon Isabel Mellor: Mary O'Farrell Policeman: Arthur Gomez Mr Purdy: Anthony Viccars Mr Usherwood: Godfrey Kenton Betty: Peggy Butt Marlene: Elizabeth London Hospital sister: Ella Milne Repeated from BBC Home 5th May 1962 14th August 1962 19.31-20.00 The Missing Three-Quarter (1904) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), adapted by Michael Hardwick Produced By: Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Cyril Overton: Harvey Ashby Hotel porter: Blaise Wyndham Lord Mount-James/ Godfrey Staunton: Keith Williams Lady Clerk: Dorit Welles Dr Leslie Armstrong: Eric Anderson Repeated on BBC Home 3rd January 1963. [Also broadcast on R4X 2019-2022] [Also produced by David Davis in 1955 for BBC Home with Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Felix Felton as Lord Mount-James.] [Also produced by Patrick Rayner in 1996 for R4, rptd R7/R4X 2008-2011, with Clive Merrison as Holmes] 18th August 1962 21.00-21.31: Thirty-Minute Theatre: The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber (1936) by Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), adapted by Eric Ewens Big game hunting in Africa. Produced by William Glen-Doepel Wilson: Robert Shaw Francis Macomber: Guy Kingsley Poynter Margo: Diana Olsson Also with Godfrey Kenton and Andrew Irvine. 21st August 1962 19.31-20.00 The Abbey Grange (1904) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), adapted by Michael Hardwick Produced By: Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Stanley Hopkins: Hugh Dickson Lady Brackenstall: Josephine Price Theresa: Coral Fairweather Croker: Peter Claughton Manager: Douglas Storm Repeated 7th August 1964 [Also broadcast on R4X 2019-2022] [Also produced in 1978 for R4 by Michael Bakewell with Barry Foster as Holmes] [Also produced by Patrick Rayner for R4 in 1993, rptd 1996, with Clive Merrison as Holmes, rptd R7 and R4X 2008-2011.] 22nd August 1962 21.00-21.31 Thirty-Minute Theatre: The Voice of the Turtle (1935) by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), adapted by Howard Agg. Produced by Martyn C. Webster Grace Tilling: Peggy Butt Ruth Bass: Hilda Kriseman Connie Astington: Janet Burnell Peter Melrose: Keith Buckley Ashenden: Raymond Huntley Charles Winter: Rolf Lefebvre Madame Falterona: Mary Wimbush Miss Glaser: Dorit Welles [Also produced by Frederick Bradnum in 1954 with Ella Milne as Grace] 28th August 1962 19.31-20.00: The Devil'S Foot (1910) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), adapted by Michael Hardwick Produced by Robin Midgley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Rev Roundhay: Humphrey Morton Mortimer Tregennis: George Hagan Mr Porter: Grizelda Hervey Leon Sterndale: Finlay Currie [Also broadcast on R4X 2019-2022] [Also produced in 1994, rptd 1996, for R4 by Patrick Rayner, with Clive Merrison as Holmes, rptd R7 and R4X 2008-2011]] 29th August 1962 21.00-21.31: Thirty-Minute Theatre: Apprentice to Danger by Berkely Mather (John Evan Weston Davies 1909-1996) A ships crew are asked to take a gift from Sydney back to England. Produced by Robin Midgley Askew: Jeffrey Ashby Gannet Howells: John Baddeley Auntie Wimslow: Gwen Day Burroughs Arthur Wimslow: Peter Claughton Mate: Bruce Wightman Chips: George Little Bosun: Roy Patrick Carter: Frank Partington Policeman: Donald McKillop Ella: Elizabeth Morgan Billings: Maurice Travers Joe: Denys Hawthorne [Repeated on R4X 2024] 4th September 1962 19.31-20.00 The Mazarin Stone (1921) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), adapted by Michael Hardwick Produced by Robin Midgley Dr Watson: Norman Shelley Billy: John Baddeley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Count Sylvius: Francis de Wolff Sam Merton: Peter Pratt Constable: James Thomason Lord Cantlemere: Noel Iliff Repeated 14th August 1964, rptd on Home on 16th March 1967 and on R4 15th April 1974 and on R4X 2019-2022.] [Also produced in 1954 rptd 1955 on BBC Home by Josephine Plummer with Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Ivan Samson as Sam] [Also produced in 1994, rptd 1997, for R4 with Clive Merrison as Holmes, rptd R7 2008-2010] [The story was adapted from a stage play "The Crown Diamond" (1921). Mazarin may refer to a diamond of Cardinal Mazarin (decd 1661).] 5th September 1962 21.00-21.30: Thirty-Minute Theatre: The Songs of Distant Earth (1958) by Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008), adapted by Charles Parr A giant starship. bearing colonists to a distant part of the Galaxy. Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Production by John Gibson Leon: Peter Coke Lora: Clare Austin Mayor Fordyce: George Hagan Clyde: Donald McKillop also with Denys Hawthorne, Godfrey Kenton [Arthur C Clarke presented this story in several forms on differing dates- 1958 (If magazine June 1958, Science Fantasy magazine June 1959), 1983, 1986; the work inspired an album of the same title by Mike Oldfield in 1994.] 10th September 1962 19.31-20.00 The Power House (1913) by John Buchan (1875-1940) adapted by Willoughby Gray 1 of 5: Produced By: Norman Wright Edward Leithen, KC, MP: Brian Haines Chipmunk Chapman, MP: Julian Somers The Hon Thomas Deloraine,M.P: John Westbrook Konalevsky: Michael Segal Ethel Pitt-Heron: Elizabeth London Bill Docken: David March Additional cast in parts 2-5 Arthur Gomez, Donald McKillop, Douglas Storm, Duncan McIntyre, Earle Grey, Elizabeth Morgan, Ella Milne, Eric Anderson, Frank Partington, Ian Lubbock, Jeffrey Segal, John Baddeley, Keith Buckley, Lee Fox, Lionel Gamlin, Malcolm Hayes, Peter Claughton, Philip Leaver, Robert Webber, Robin Lloyd Part 5 broadcast 8th October 1962 [The Power House was the first book of a short series - followed by John Mccnab, The Dancing Floor, The Gap in the Curtain, The Sick Heart River] 12th September 1962 21.00-21.30: Thirty-Minute Theatre: What Do You Think? by Francis Durbridge (1912-1998) Produced by Martyn C. Webster Mildred Wade: Peggy Butt Victor Wade: Lewis Stringer Charles Melford: Frank Partington Felix Layton: Rolf Lefebvre Carol Layton: Sheila Grant Norman Crosby: John Pullen P C Smith: Jonathan Scott Sergeant: William Eedle Constable: Lee Fox [Repeated on R4X in 2022] [Published in paperback in 2022, 2023] 21st September 1962 20.00-20.31 Destination-Fire! by Philip Levene (1926-1973). 1 The Reluctant Fire-raiser Produced By: Martyn C. Webster Sue Ansell: Ann Murray Peter Ansell: Warren Stanhope Valerie Chrane: Gudrun Ure Inspector Hackett: Duncan McIntyre Q Barnaby: Robert Beatty Nurse: Peggy Butt Mrs Knight: Mary O'Farrell Alec Groves: Anthony Hall Fire Officer Taylor: Lee Fox Fireman: Lewis Stringer Mr Lorrimer: Leslie Perrins Mrs Lorrimer: Barbara Mitchell [The first of a three series set of 33 stories. Six stories from this first season (including this one) were also transmitted on R4X 2019-2022. This first series ran for ten episodes. Story 10 broadcast 23rd November 1962. No further listings below.] 26th September 1962 19.31-20.00 Charley Conquest by Gene Crowley. 1 of 13. The gentle killer. Produced By: Jacques Brown (1900-1975) Charley Conquest: David Lodge Maxie Harris: Harry Towb Father Tracy: Stephen Jack Paddy: Harry Hutchinson Bunny Clark: Gene Crowley Patsy McBride: Angela Douglas Inspector Fielding/Soapy Henderson: Ronald Baddiley Frankie Fallon/Tony Pitta: Warren Mitchell Final story 19th December 1962. No further entries for this show below. [Listed by the BBC as a "new crime series" but the cast list suggests something lighter. No trace of the series has been found. The producer is known for comedy series.] 26th September 1962: 21.00-21.31 Thirty-Minute Theatre: The Potholers by Dennis Spooner (1932-1986) Produced By: Betty Davies Lorry driver: Arthur White Fred: Ronald Baddiley Steve: Andrew Irvine Mike: Hugh David Johnny: Tom Watson Inspector: Peter Claughton Constable: John Baddeley Adams: Timothy West Les: James McManus 3rd October 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Second Innings by Derek Wellman Produced by John Gibson Herbert Armitage: John Sharp Beth Armitage: Kathleen Helme Donald Armitage: John Pullen Jeffrey Armitage: John Rye Walter Armitage: George Merritt June Ramsdyke: Peggy Bun J W C Barclay: Leslie Perrins Radio Announcer: Anthony Viccars TV Commentator: Godfrey Kenton 10th October 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: What Men Dare Do by Roy Hope A scientist is missing. Produced by John Gibson Detective-Inspector Appleton: Austin Trevor Police Officer Benning: Anthony Viccars Jenny Fleming: Joan Haythorne Helen Dorset: Dorit Welles James Dorset: Godfrey Kenton Sergeant Bates: Lee Fox Mr Barfield: Lewis Stringer Liese Barfield: Anna Korwin Miss Spalding: Hilda Kriseman P C Jones: Will Leighton Major Bartlett: Wilfred Babbage Doris: Moira Mannion Also with Hilda Kriseman, John Pullen and Jonathan Scott [Roy Hope has only two other credits in the BBC Programme Database, both as an actor.] 15th October 1962: 19.31-20.00 Bird's Eye View by Berkely Mather (John Evan Weston Davies 1909-1996). Produced by: David H. Godfrey Nikko: Arthur Gomez Nobby Clarke: Geoffrey Matthews Danielle Duclerque: Cecile Chevreau Prison Commandant: Austin Trevor 17th October 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: False Witness by Philip Levene (1926-1973) Produced by Betty Davies Kitty Morgan: Ellen Dryden Fred Collins: Michael Deacon Grace: Jean Marlow Len: Andrew Irvine Joe Parsons: Malcolm Hayes George: George Merritt Charlie Gordon: Leigh Crutchley Inspector Gale: Timothy West Mrs Briggs: Vivienne Chatterton Mrs Parsons: Judith Fellows [Also produced by David H Godfrey in 1956 for BBC Home with Philip Levene as Len] 24th October 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Closed Planet by John Hynam aka John Kippax (1915-1974) Spaceship Dromio: Time: Somewhere in the future Music and special effects by the Radiophonic Workshop Produced by Archie Campbell Captain Karl Hunsecker, in command: John Glen Commander Almquist, 2IC: Frank Partington Lt-Commander Chavasse, 1st Officer: Andre Maranne Lt Commander Anderson: Rolf Lefebvre Snr Lt. Han de Witt: George Hagan Lt Leela de Witt, MO: Bandana Das Gupta Lt. Dave Carey, Astrogation: Andrew Irvine Chief Artificer Dan Kisonga: Lionel Ngakane C P O Jennings: Anthony Hall Radio Operator Karasawa: Eric Young Nurse Longmer: Dorit Welles Serema-Da, an elderly councillor: Peter Pratt Akram-Me, a senior police officer: Arthur Gomez Imre-Ge, a young news reporter: Peter Bartlett 31st October 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: His Other Self by Lionel Brown * An identity swap. Produced by David H. Godfrey Jennings: Alan Reid John Fayne: Nigel Stock Harriet Fayne: Grizelda Hervey Frank Wallace: Heron Carvic Policeman: Michael Deacon Bank clerk: Frank Partington Bank Governor: Austin Trevor Taxi driver: Anthony Viccars Sam: Kenneth Hyde Stephen Burgess: George Hagan Sir Raymond Trevor: Martin Lewis Repeated 20th July 1963 on BBC Home, and 16th June 1965 on Light. [* In 1958 David H Godfrey produced a radio version of His Other Self written by W W Jacobs, adapted by Lionel Brown. It dealt with an identity swap. In this 1962 drama, the BBC gave no credit to W W Jacobs and the character names are all different....] 7th November 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Then a Soldier by Leslie Fennell Life after the army. Produced By: Hugh Stewart BBC Midlands Jack Brown: Peter Jones Mrs Brown: Peggy Hughes Harry: John Baddeley Annie: Kay Hudson Captain Mason: Ronald Baddiley Colonel: Howleson Culff Elsie: Eileen Barry Also with Philip Garston-Jones, Keith Goodman, Olive Pendleton, Arnold Peters, Penelope Shaw, George Skillan, and Sam Woodward Repeated from BBC Home of 26th May 1962 [The title was widely used by many others] 14th November 1962 20.31-22.00: Mid-Week Theatre: Hobson's Choice (1915) by Harold Brighouse (1882-1958) Music composed by Neville McGrah Salford in 1880. Produced by Alfred Bradley BBC North of England Horatio Hobson: Wilfred Pickles Willie Mossop: Bernard Cribbins Maggie: Barbara Young Alice: Anna Cropper Albert: John Normington Tubby: Graham Rigby Jim Heeler: Henry Livings Dr Macfarlane: Duncan McIntyre Vickey: Karal Gardner Mrs Hepworth: Marion Dawson Ada Figgins: Elizabeth Bell Fred Beenstock: Geoffrey Hinsliff Repeated on BBC Home 18th May 1963, 7th November 1965 and on R4 20th October 1968, 17th & 23rd March 1975, 1st May 1978 [Also produced by Michael Fox in 1994 for R4 with Bernard Cribbins playing Horatio] [The play was first broadcast by the BBC in 1928 on 2LO and 5XX] 21st November 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Time Lock (1956) by Arthur Hailey (1920-2004) (for tv), adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick (1924-1991) The vault has a time lock and someone inside. Produced by Audrey Cameron Colin Walker: Ronald Wilson Lucille Walker: Gudrun Ure Steven Walker: Elizabeth Morgan John Foster, manager of the Bank: Alan Gifford Evelyn Webb: Barbara Mitchell A janitor: Andrew Irvine Police Officer Browning/Foreman: John Baddeley Police Officer Delaney: Anthony Hall Inspector Andrews: Stuart Nichol Mr. Zeeder, AGM of Bank: James Dyrenforth Max Jarvis: David March First welder: Donald McKillop Dr Foy: John Graham A reporter: Errol McKinnon A disc jockey: Andrew Irvine Second welder: John Pullen Dr Hewitson: Timothy West Pete Dawson: John Glen [The original work for Canadian tv (1956) was then filmed in 1957, adapted by Peter Rogers] 28th November 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Clear For Take-Off by Michael Corston and Ronald Holroyd A flight from London to Athens has an unusual problem. Produced by David H. Godfrey Carol Freeman, stewardess: Elizabeth Morgan Anne Southcott, stewardess: Jo Manning Wilson Jimmy Leeds, steward: Ronald Baddiley Captain Tony Phillips: Richard Bebb First Officer Harry Webster: Haydn Jones Miss Pugette: Mary O'Farrell Albert Ramsingh: Roger Snowdon Geoffrey Chappel: James Thomason Also with Middleton Woods 5th December 1962: 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring by David Turner based upon Strip Jack Naked (1934) by John Hampson (John Simpson 1901-1955) Produced by Hugh Stewart BBC Midland Studios Ted Borlay: Jon Rollason Alf Borlay: Barrie Fletcher Laura: Jenny Warhurst Ellen: Eileen Barry Saul: Frank Veasey Mrs Neot: Peggy Hughes Connie: Jill M Betts Mag: Mary Chester Miss Adcock: Bernadette Hodgson Bill: Philip Garston-Jones Bert: Ralph Lawton Fred: Arnold Peters ["Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring" was a 1961 BBC tv film which included Jon Rollason playing Alf Borley.] [Strip Jack Naked was published as Brothers and Lovers] [The John Hampson collection of papers is held at the University of Reading MS 5091[193-] - 1975] 12th December 1962 20.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Mr. Upjohn by Michael Hardwick [1924-1991] Produced by Val Gielgud (1900-1981) Mr Glidd: Derek Blomfield Sandra: Sian Davies Mr Jennings: Geoffrey Wincott Mr Upjohn: William Eedle Leon: Arthur Gomez Henri: George Curzon Vaslav: Anthony Hall Mr Lightowler: David Valla Charlie: James Thomason [Also produced by Christopher Venning in 1971 rptd 1973 for R4 with Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr Upjohn.] 19th December 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Playing With Love (Liebelei (1894) ) by Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) translated by P. Morton Shand (1888-1960), adapted by Marianne Helweg Piano: Cicely Hoye Produced by Val Glelgud Servant: James Thomason Fritz: David Enders Theodor: William Eedle Mizi: Tanya Vigay Christine: Sian Davies The Gentleman: Hugh Manning Katharina Binder: Margaret Ward Hans Weiring: Earle Grey [Also produced by Martyn C Webster in 1955] 26th December 1962 20.31-21.31: Mid-Week Theatre: Trilby (1984) by George du Maurier (1834-1896), adapted by Eleanor Whitcombe Paris, 1880's. Music played by the BBC Welsh Orchestra Leader, Philip Whiteway; Conductor, Rae Jenkins Violin: Esme Haynes; Piano: Wilfrid Parry Produced by R. D. Smith The Laird: Tom Watson Taffy Wynne: David March Billee: Andrew Irvine Svengali: Peter Claughton Gecco: Derek Birch Trilby: Marjorie Westbury Billee's Mother: Coral Fairweather Also with Peter Brett and Stuart Hutchison Repeated on BBC Home 19th April 1964. [Also produced by Cherry Cookson for R4 in ten parts of 15 minutes, in 2005. ] ["La Svengali" adapted from Trilby by Alden Nowlan and Walter Learning for CBC(Canada) broadcast on the BBC R4 in 1983, director Glyn Dearman.] [First BBC Radio broadcast of this play was in 1923] [The trilby hat was named after a hat worn by Trilby in a stage production]. ========= Compiled by Stephen Shaw 2025 ===end==== (....thanks again, Stephen ...-ND) Back to top Sitemap
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Light Programme, Drama, 1962