We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
RADIO WHO'S WHO
25
reaching the rank of Squadron Leader. Played lawn tennis for King's College, and was one of England's leading tabletennis players. First began to play contract bridge at the age of 10 ; played for King's and London University. Won the T.B.A. " Two Star " Pairs Competition in 1945, having just returned from overseas. Won the Tollemache Cup (teams of four) later in the year, and the Gold Cup in May, 1946. Has appeared in " Bridge on the Air" and other Bridge programmes.
BARRETT, JANE.
Actress, b. Highgate, 7th May. 1918. Has broadcast regularly since her first appearance as a child actress in 1939. Address: 39, Albany Street, Regent's Park, N.W.I. Phone: Euston 4931. Broadcast mainly in the Children's Hour and Schools programmes since 1939. Member of Schools Repertory, 1940-44. Member of Drama Rep., 1944-45. Entered films in 1945 playing Caroline in " Captive Heart " at Ealing Studios. Played Martha in " Dear Ruth " at St. James' Theatre, 1946. Plays the piano. Educated Frances Mary Bliss School. Did a commercial radio series for Rowntree's Chocolate when she was twenty. Toured England in War Services Entertainment for troops.
BARRETT, JOHN OLIVER.
Minister of Religion. b. Watford, Herts., 13th April, 1901. Conductor of religious services on the radio. Address: 72, Broadway, Kettering. Phone: Kettering 2848. Bachelor of Arts, Leeds University, M.A. Oxford. Formerly on the administrative side of the London and North Western Railway Co. Trained for the Ministry of the Baptist denomination at Rawdon College, Leeds University, and Regent's Park College, Oxford. Baptist Minister of Westgate Road Baptist Church, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1930-39, Minister of Fuller Church, Kettering, 1939, where he is at present. First connected with
radio in the broadcasting of religious services from Newcastle, 1939 onward. Recent programmes: Five services in the " People's Service " series on Sundays from December, 1945, and the Easter "Sunday Half-Hour," 1946.
BARRINGTON, JONAH.
Formerly known as Cyril C. Dalmaine. Radio journalist, critic, composer, conductor, author, b. London, 20th August, 1904. Inventor of the name " Lord HawHaw"! Address: Far Corner, Peaslake, Surrey. Phone: Abinger 147. Educated Eastbourne College and Royal College of Music; studied violin and composition. Appointed violin master
JONAH BARRINGTON
of Uppingham School in 1924; violin master at Christ's Hospital, Horsham (Blue Coat School), 1926. Joined B.B.C. as assistant chorus-master in April, 1931. Became chorus-master in charge of the B.B.C. chorus and B.B.C. National Chorus in 1932. Conducted many concerts with the B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. Resigned from the B.B.C. in 1933 and became radio critic (and later literary critic) of the " Sunday Express." Became radio critic of the '" Daily Express " in 1935, under the pen-name of Jonah Barrington. During