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FOR THE SHOOLS

on BBC Home Service Basic

RED SUN AND BLUE MOON by James Britton
A series of poetry programmes dealing with everyday experiences-' Every morning the red sun rises warm and bright '—and with the fantastic and impossible-' once in a blue moon.'
2: Believe It Or Not
This programme includes four longer narrative poems, each telling a tall story, and a music-hall song ' Not for Joseph ' to express the feelings of those who reject, or wish to reject, the incredible tale.
Poems include
' The Seven Fiddlers ' by Sebastian Evans , ' The Mermaiden ' by Thomas Hennell , and ' Eddi's Service ' by Rudyard Kipling
Adventures in English series
2.20 SCIENCE AND FOOD
2: Better Soil
The good farmer or gardener is always trying to improve his soil. Why and how does he do this?
Script by F. Le Gros Clark
2.40 THE PRESS GANG
A story of rough and ready recruitment for the Navy in Nelson's day
Script by Zoe Bailey

Contributors

Unknown:
James Britton
Unknown:
Sebastian Evans
Unknown:
Thomas Hennell
Script By:
Zoe Bailey

BBC Home Service Basic

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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