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11.0 Music and Movement for Infants (Ages 5-7)
Ann Driver
11.20 Interlude
11.25 Senior English: Rhyme and Reason
(Ages 13-15)
Too many words
L. A. G. Strong
11.40 Talks for Sixth Forms (Ages 16 and over)
Foreign Affairs
' Questions of Empire' by the Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald , M.P., Secretary of State for
Dominion Affairs

Contributors

Talks:
L. A. G. Strong
Unknown:
Hon. Malcolm MacDonald

with Mabel Constanduros , Charles Penrose , Jack Warman ,
Hugh Morton , Ronnie Hill , Doris Nichols , Meg Titheradge
The Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell
Presented by David Porter

Contributors

Unknown:
Mabel Constanduros
Unknown:
Charles Penrose
Unknown:
Jack Warman
Unknown:
Hugh Morton
Unknown:
Ronnie Hill
Unknown:
Doris Nichols
Unknown:
Meg Titheradge
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell
Presented By:
David Porter

2.0 Travel Talks (Ages 9-12)
Peoples of the Empire
South Georgia: Next Stop the South Pole
A. H. Laurie
2.15 Interlude
2.20 Topical Talks and Feature Programmes
'What do you throw away ? ' by Alfred Dunning
A programme describing various ways of using waste materials and showing how children can help to avoid waste 2.40 I Ysgolion, yn Gymraeg
(To Schools, in Welsh)
Hanes Cymru-Oes y Saint, gan David Williams
Gwers ddramatig. Ceir hanes rhai o saint yr Eglwys Geltaidd a'r anghydfod a fu rhyngddynt a chenhadon o Rufain

Contributors

Unknown:
H. Laurie
Unknown:
Alfred Dunning

New Series—No. 4
A selection of melodies that were very popular during the '80's and '90's and the beginning of the present century
Remembered by Charles D. Kinnis with Madeleine Christie , Ian Sadler , and, as guest artist,
G. H. Elliott
Chorus and a section of the BBC Scottish Orchestra, conducted by Kemlo Stephen
Presented by Leo Hunter

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles D. Kinnis
Unknown:
Madeleine Christie
Unknown:
Ian Sadler
Artist:
G. H. Elliott
Conducted By:
Kemlo Stephen
Presented By:
Leo Hunter

The Forty-Eight Preludes and Fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach -4 played by Harold Craxton (pianoforte)
Prelude and Fugue in E flat, Book 2 Prelude and Fugue in B, Book 1
Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, Book 2 Prelude and Fugue in A, Book 2 Prelude and Fugue in E, Book 2
The next programme in this series will take place on Tuesday,
February 6, at 8.0 p.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Pianoforte:
Harold Craxton

A musical comedy. Book by James Montgomery. Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy , music by Harry Tierney. Adapted for the microphone by Martyn C. Webster
With Marjorie Westbury as Irene and Patrick Waddington as Donald
Characters : Irene O'Dare , a shop girl ; Mrs. O'Dare, her mother ; Helen Cheston and Jane Gilmour , her friends ; Mrs. Cheston, Helen's mother ; Donald Marshall , a wealthy young bachelor ; Robert Harrison and Lawrence Hadley , his friends ; J. P. Bowden , a social climber ; Clarkson, a butler ; Eleanor Worth , a society girl ; Madame Lucy , a modiste ; the Storyteller
The BBC Revue Chorus and the Revue Orchestra, conducted by Hyam Greenbaum
Production by Martyn C. Webster

Contributors

Book By:
James Montgomery.
Unknown:
Joseph McCarthy
Music By:
Harry Tierney.
Unknown:
Martyn C. Webster
Unknown:
Marjorie Westbury
Unknown:
Patrick Waddington
Unknown:
Irene O'Dare
Unknown:
Helen Cheston
Unknown:
Jane Gilmour
Unknown:
Donald Marshall
Unknown:
Robert Harrison
Unknown:
Lawrence Hadley
Unknown:
J. P. Bowden
Unknown:
Eleanor Worth
Unknown:
Madame Lucy
Conducted By:
Hyam Greenbaum
Production By:
Martyn C. Webster

A play by H. M. Harwood
Cast
The action takes place in the Corbetts' house near Kingston; Weston's Committee Room at Bexton ; and Lord Henry Markham 's house in Westminster
Play produced by Barbara Burnham

Contributors

Play By:
H. M. Harwood
Unknown:
Lord Henry Markham
Produced By:
Barbara Burnham
Emily Corbett:
Barbara Everest
Marjorie, her daughter:
Joan Henley
Jane Strood, her sister:
Martita Hunt
Eric Thorburn:
Lawrence Hardman
George Corbett, M P:
Austin Trevor
Jerry Weston, M P:
Frank Pettingell
Rt Hon Lord Henry Markham, M P:
Felix Aylmer
John Garforth, M P:
Franklyn Bellamy
Captain Rivers, Weston's secretary:
Walter Fitzgerald
Mr Morris, Weston's agent:
Richard Caldicote
Mr Cornthwaite:
Ernest Jay
Tuck, a chauffeur:
Henry Caine

lend a little ear to ...
Bing Crosby
A biographical sketch with gramophone records of the great American crooner and star of screen, radio, and gramophone
Compiled by Leslie Perowne and Charles Chilton
Produced by Douglas Moodie

Contributors

Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Leslie Perowne
Unknown:
Charles Chilton
Produced By:
Douglas Moodie

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