Presented by Leslie Baily and Charles Brewer. New edition produced by Francis Worsley
King Edward VII creates the Entente Cordiale
The first aeroplane flight
The discovery of radium by Madame Curie
The debut of John McCormack
Among the voices you will hear in person or from records will be those of Count John McCormack , accompanied by Gerald Moore Gertie Millar (The Countess of Dudley)
Sir Frederick O'Connor
Eve Curie , daughter of the famous scientist
Griffith Brewer , the famous balloonist
Driver G. Arnold of the Brighton horse-mail coach
The pages turned by Patric Curwen
The Orchestra and Chorus
Conducted by Hyam Greenbaum
Once again the pages of I Scrapbook ' turn — for the fifty-third time. ' Scrapbooks ' started in 1933, since when they have dealt with twenty-two years between 1900 and 1930. Many of the programmes have been repeated, and also, in pre-war days, rebroadcast on different wavelengths.
' Scrapbook for 1903 ' was first broadcast in December, 1938, when John McCormack made his BBC début simultaneously with his retirement. Since he gave his farewell performance at the Albert Hall in 1938, however, John McCormack has come out of retirement, and is making a tour in aid of the Red Cross. He is broadcasting again this week in a special programme for the Forces on Tuesday.