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RADIO WHO'S WHO
Haired Girl" in Kipling's "The Light That Failed " at the Lyric Theatre. Afterwards seen in many plays at West End Theatres. Acted at a Command Performance before King Edward VII. Has played " Juliet " to Henry Ainley's " Romeo." Has often been Guest Star at Shakespearean Festivals at Stratfordon-Avon. Is best known for her Shakespearean broadcasts, but also broadcasts readings, and has taken part in Children's Hour programmes. Hobbies: Reading, swimming and gardening.
HAMILTON, GEORGE ROSTREVOR.
Talks and Scriptwriter, b. London, 11th April, 1888. Address: Swan House, Chiswick Mall, London, W.4. Poet. Writer and Civil Servant. Has provided scripts on literary subjects for the B.B.C. Eastern Service, and has also broadcast them. Has also had a verse play, " Senior and Co." broadcast. His " Selected Poems and Epigrams," covering twenty-five years' work, was published 1945.
HAMILTON, MARGARET.
Writer, b. Glasgow, 28th November, 1915. First work broadcast in 1938. Address: 35, Langside Road, Glasgow, S.2. Is " first and foremost a writer," but is also a local government officer. Has written articles, poetry and short stories. Is now concentrating on short stories and novels with a Scottish slant. A number of her short stories have been broadcast from Scotland, and she has also been heard in " Women's Page," and has broadcast a talk called " TellTale, or Public Benefactor." The first time she gave a radio talk all the clocks in Broadcasting House stopped as she entered the building!
HANDLEY, THOMAS (Tommy).
Comedian, b. Liverpool, 12th January. The man of "It's That Man Again." Started in the theatrical profession as a chorus boy in the "Maid of the Mountains." Played in revues at the
Palladium, etc., toured with his own sketch, " The Dis-orderly Room," for a number of years, and first broadcast from Savoy Hill in 1924. Command Performances were London Coliseum, 1924, Victoria Palace — as commentator for relay of the show on the air — 1927, and
TOMMY HANDLEY
appeared in Itma at Windsor Castle in 1942 on Princess Elizabeth's birthday. Apart from Itma — now in its eighth year — he has appeared in the " Murgatroyd and Winterbottom " shows as Mr. Winterbottom, and his own single act. Fan letters number over 1,000 a week Hobbies: Gardening and criminology. Club : Savage.
HANKEY, HERBERT ANTHONY.
Technical expert on Radio. b. Minster, Isle of Sheppey, November, 1886. Well known as a pioneer of Radio since its early days. Address: 21, Fairlawn Avenue, London, W.4. Trained at the London Telegraph Training College, and afterwards became connected with most Telegraph Companies as experimental engineer. In 1928 became Lecturer and Technical correspondent to