Programme Index

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11.0 Singing Together (Ages 9-15)
Herbert Wiseman
King Arthur's Sons (Students' song) Charlie is my darling (Jacobite song)
The Drummer and the Cook (Sailors' song)
11.20 Interlude
11.25 World History (Ages 9-12)
' Chivalry in the East: A Knight of Mediaeval Europe'
A dramatic interlude by Hugh Ross Williamson
11.45 Senior English (Ages 11-15)
Book talk : 'Life on the Mississippi', by Mark Twain
S. P. B. Mais

Contributors

Unknown:
Herbert Wiseman
Unknown:
Hugh Ross Williamson
Unknown:
Mark Twain

2.0 The Practiee and Science of Gardening (Ages 11-15)
The Garden in Wartime
' The Plant as a Factory'-B. A. Keen , F.R.S.
2.15 Interlude
2.20 Preparatory Concert Broadcasts (Ages 9-15)
Musical scenes and stories planned by John Horton
' J. S. Bach visits Frederick the Great'
Written by Jean Sutcliffe
2.40 Interlude
2.45 English for Under-Nines (Ages 7-9)
Action stories and plays
' The Little Cloud'

Contributors

Unknown:
B. A. Keen
Unknown:
John Horton
Unknown:
J. S. Bach
Written By:
Jean Sutcliffe

Presented by Harry S. Pepper and Ronald Waldman
Effie Atherton
' Inspector Hornleigh Investigates '
(No. 10— 3rd series), by H. W. Priwin with S. J. Warmington as Inspector Hornleigh
' Anniversary'—Memories of famous ' first nights '
Puzzle Corner ? ? ? Guess ? ? ?
Irene Prador
' Mr. Walker Wants to Know' by Ernest Dudley and Gordon Crier
' Youth Takes a Bow' presented by Jack Hylton and compered by Bryan Michie
Singing commeres, the Three Chimes
The BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell

Contributors

Presented By:
Harry S. Pepper
Presented By:
Ronald Waldman
Unknown:
Effie Atherton
Unknown:
H. W. Priwin
Unknown:
S. J. Warmington
Unknown:
Irene Prador
Unknown:
Ernest Dudley
Unknown:
Gordon Crier
Presented By:
Jack Hylton
Unknown:
Bryan Michie
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell

An excerpt from
'Funny Side Up'
Written and produced by Stanley Lupino and presented by Tom Arnold and Harry Foster
The cast includes: Stanley Lupino , Florence Desmond , Sally Gray , Arthur Rigby Junr. , Carol Raye , May Devitt, Evelyn Barnard , Fred Nye ,
Jack Francois , Arty Ash , and Arthur Gomez
Harry Acres and his Band from His Majesty's Theatre, London

Contributors

Produced By:
Stanley Lupino
Presented By:
Tom Arnold
Unknown:
Stanley Lupino
Unknown:
Florence Desmond
Unknown:
Sally Gray
Unknown:
Arthur Rigby Junr.
Unknown:
Carol Raye
Unknown:
Evelyn Barnard
Unknown:
Fred Nye
Unknown:
Jack Francois
Unknown:
Arty Ash
Unknown:
Arthur Gomez
Unknown:
Harry Acres

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.

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