Me and My Girl [scenes]

Summary: 1938 BBC studio presentation of ‘comedy scenes’ from the musical Me and My Girl in production at the Victoria Palace theatre, London.
Theatre play: Me and My Girl by Douglas Furber and Noel Gay and L. Arthur Rose [more information]
Play synopsis: 'The musical is set in the late 1930s and tells the story of an unapologetically unrefined cockney gentleman named Bill Snibson who learns that he is the 14th heir to the Earl of Hareford with action set in Hampshire, Mayfair, and Lambeth.' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_My_Girl, accessed 5 January 2014)
Production history: Opened at the Victoria Palace on 16 December 1937. ‘At first attracting little notice, the production gained immediate success after a matinee performance was broadcast live on BBC radio, following the cancellation of a sporting event.' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_My_Girl, accessed 5 January 2014) On 1 May 1939 a performance was broadcast live by BBC Television from the theatre (Programme ID 746).
Date of transmission: Saturday 15 January 1938
Time: 3.00pm (15 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC
Theatre company: Victoria Palace, London