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STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Magellan.' Script by June Hodge
Magellan was Portuguese, but it was as the leader of a Spanish expedition that, in 1520. he discovered the strait that now bears his name, and sailed through it -into the Pacific. Magellan himself was killed in the Philippines, but one of his ships returned to Spain. The members of her crew were the first men to sail round the world.
2.25 SENIOR ENGLISH I. 'Reynard the Fox': a narrative poem by John Masefield
2.50 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES. Wagner's ' Flying Dutchman' Overture: an illustrated talk by Boyd Neel
3.10 LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN. Grieg's ' Morning ' and ' In the Hall of the Mountain King '

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Script By:
June Hodge
Poem By:
John Masefield
Talk By:
Boyd Neel

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