Richard Tauber. Richard Tauber was born in Austria, where his father was an actor and conductor of the State Theatre in Chemnitz. He studied music at the Frankfurt Conservatoire, becoming a conductor at the age of eighteen. About this time he discovered that he had a fine voice, and abandoned conducting. He had very little vocal training and was basically self-taught. He was very popular in broadcasting and records.

John Tilley. John Tilley became famous as a radio comedian, beginning in 1933. Unfortunately, his career was all too short, due to his untimely death in August 1935. He was best remembered for his story of the Loch Ness Monster. He had tried his hand at many things before he discovered comedy. He had fought in the first world war, been a Civil Servant, worked in a bank, and even had a spell in the wholesale meat trade.

Enid Trevor. Enid Trevor was the wife of Claude Hulbert. She came from a family of actors. Her acting debut was under the management of Dennis Eadie at the Haymarket and Royalty Theatres, when she played cockney character parts. Later she joined a concert party as a comedienne. Claude Hulbert was also a member of that party and they married. In June 1928 they appeared together on the air and leapt into popularity in a domestic quarrelling sketch "Some More Nonsense" written by Claude Hulbert.

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