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FOR THE SCHOOLS

Mon 16^th Jan 1950, 14:00 on BBC Home Service Basic

STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Balboa.' Script by June Hodge
In 1513 the Spaniard Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Danen and reached the western shore of the American continent. It was he, and not the ' stout Cortes ' of Keats' poem, who discovered the Pacific Ocean.
2.25 SENIOR ENGLISH I. Book Review. ' Dr. Syn,' by Russell Thorndike. An introduction to a tale of Kentish smuggling two hundred years ago. Script by James Reeves
2.50 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES. ' The Opera Overture ' : an illustrated talk by Boyd Neel
3.10 LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN.

Contributors

Script By:: June Hodge
Unknown:: Russell Thorndike.
Script By:: James Reeves
Talk By:: Boyd Neel

Source: Radio Times

BBC Home Service Basic

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Radio Times Issue 1370

15^th January 1950

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