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BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

Franklin Engelmann is the Chairman of this general knowledge contest in wh'ch listeners from all over the British Isles compete for the title ' Brain of Britain 1961 '
NORTHERN IRELAND
Mrs. Bessie Robson , Co. Antrim Schoolteacher
Robert Dix , Co. Fermanagh Civil Servant
William Maguire, Co. Antrim Schoolmaster
Donald Davinson , Co. Antrim Librarian
The programme also includes ' Hear! Hear! ' a test of memory for listeners at home and in the audience
The programme devised and written by John P. Wynn
Produced by Joan Clark
The recorded broadcast of June 15. in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Unknown:
Mrs. Bessie Robson
Unknown:
Robert Dix
Unknown:
Donald Davinson
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
Joan Clark
Source: Radio Times

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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