16 May 1939

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BBC Television

Source: Radio Times May 12, 1939.

11.00-12.00 Demonstration Film

15.00 'Take Two Eggs' 

Richard Hearne with Lily Palmer and George Nelson. Presentation by Reginald Smith

15.15 News Film 

British Movietonews

15.25 'In The Barber's Chair'  

(Details as Monday 22.05)

15.35-16.05 'The Advantages Of Paternity' 

A comedy by Horton Giddy. With Brefni O'Rorke, Frank Thornton-Bassett, Erik Chitty, and George Wood. Production by Denis Johnston

20.00 National Programme 

(sound only)

12.00 'Take Two Eggs' 

(Details as 15.00)

21.15 Starlight 

Peggy Wood (songs). At the piano, Leonard Pearce

21.25 Cartoon Film 

Dog Napper

21.30 Indoor Professional Lawn Tennis 

Some of the singles and doubles matches between W. T. Tilden, Ellsworth Vines, Donald Budge, and Hans Nusslein, televised direct from the Empire Pool, Wembley

22.00-22.30 'The Deacon And The Jewess' 

a play by H. F. Rubinstein. Cast: Benedict the Pointer, Jew of Oxford - Abraham Sofaer, Hannah, his sister - Olive Walter, Vives - Rollo Gamble, Simon - Albert Lieven, Lib - Hilary Pritchard, Joia - Elizabeth Greenhill, Gilbert, a student - Martin Walker, Robert, a deacon - Reginald Tate, Winifred, a maidservant - Hilda Schroder. The scene is Oxford Jewry in September, 1221. Production by Eric Crozier. This programme will be repeated on Sunday, May 21