Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,389 playable programmes from the BBC

FOR THE SCHOOLS

on BBC Home Service Basic

' Kashtanka ' by Anton Chekhov
1: The Lost Dog
A story of old Russia, in which Kashtanka. the carpenter's lost dog, finds a new master who trains her to perform in the circue Script by Edward Blishen
Adventures in English series
2.20 SCIENCE AND FOOD Improving the Breed
A programme about the early work of Robert Bakewel'l (1726-95) and his modern counterpart, the farmer. who selects the best stock from carefully kept records Script by Leslie Wolff
Science and the Community series
2.40 TROUBLE OVER THE ROADS
One hundred and twenty years ago large sums of money had been spent on building new roadis in Wales. An attempt to pay for these through tolls was attacked by many Welshmen in the famous ' Rebecca Riots '
Script by Leslie Norris
Stories from British History series

Contributors

Unknown:
Anton Chekhov
Script By:
Edward Blishen
Script By:
Leslie Wolff
Script By:
Leslie Norris

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

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

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More