17 December 1936
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BBC Television
Source: Radio Times December 11, 1936.
- 11.00-12.00 Demonstration Film
- 15.00 A Ju-Jitsu Display
- by Bob Gregory
- 15.20 British Movietone News
- 15.30 London Characters
- John Snuggs the Troubadour, Demonstrating Paper Tearing with his Partner Accordionist. Introduced by S. E. Reynolds. A grand name is Snuggs and the man who owns it is a grand personality. London theatre-goers —those, that is, who queue up for their seats— know him well. His 'act' consists of songs and the tearing of paper designs. At this last accomplishment he is particularly skilled. One of his specialities is the making of a row of skeletons in a few seconds
- 15.40 Film
- 15.50-16.00 Mr. Flotsam And Mr. Jetsam
- Jetsam (whose real name is Malcolm McEachern) joined up with Flotsam (whose real name is B. C. Hilliam) in 1926. Since then they have been a very popular act on the halls and on the air. Jetsam —his is the bass voice— is an Australian who once toured with Dame Nellie Melba, and Flotsam, a Canadian, sings, plays the piano, and writes most of the songs. Jetsam came to England from America with a big reputation and he first appeared at Queen's Hall
- 21.00 A Ju-Jitsu Display
- by Bob Gregory
- 21.20 British Movietone News
- 21.30 London Characters
- (Details as at 15.30)
- 21.40 Interval
- Time, Weather followed by..
- 'The Aspidistras'
- Elsie French and John Mott. Wendy Toye, Dancer. The BBC Television Orchestra. Conductor, Hyam Greenbaum
- 22.00 Close
