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11.0 Singing together
Herbert Wiseman
Land of my fathers (Welsh song)
O I love the maiden fair (Highland song)
Farewell, Manchester (English song)
The barnyard song (Kentucky song)

11.20 Interval music

11.25 Senior English-3
Making a story
L. A. G. Strong
11.40 English for under-nines
Designed by Jean Sutcliffe
'The hare and the tortoise', a ten-minute tale by Rhoda Power and ten minutes of tongue-twisters

Contributors

Unknown:
Herbert Wiseman
Unknown:
L. A. G. Strong
Designed By:
Jean Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Rhoda Power

1.50 The practice and science of gardening
' Market-garden farming '
A discussion between B. A. Keen and C. P. Quarrell
2.10 Interval music
2.15 Stories from world history by Rhoda Power
' Magellan's voyage round the world '
2.35 Interval music
2.40 Senior English-1
English for everyday use by Douglas R. Allan
' Writing about yourself '-(i)

Contributors

Unknown:
B. A. Keen
Unknown:
Douglas R. Allan

(A slight case of dual personality)
No. 1 of a new series, with book, lyrics, and music by Edward Cooper
Cast
Dorothy Carless , Ronnie Hill , Gwen Lewis , Charles Heslop , Nan Kenway ,
Helen Raymond
Fred Hartley and his Sextet
Produced by Reginald Smith

Contributors

Music By:
Edward Cooper
Unknown:
Dorothy Carless
Unknown:
Ronnie Hill
Unknown:
Gwen Lewis
Unknown:
Charles Heslop
Unknown:
Nan Kenway
Unknown:
Helen Raymond
Unknown:
Fred Hartley
Produced By:
Reginald Smith

(by arrangement with Lee Ephraim)
A musical comedy by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein
Music by Jerome Kern
Radio adaptation by Henrik Ege, with Dick Francis, Doris Nichols, Jacques Brown, Helen Clare, Hugh Morton, Cyril Wills
BBC Chorus and BBC Revue
Orchestra under the direction of Hyam Greenbaum
Produced by Eric Fawcett

Contributors

Arrangement With:
Lee Ephraim
Comedy By:
Otto Harbach
Music By:
Jerome Kern
Unknown:
Henrik Ege
Unknown:
Dick Francis
Unknown:
Doris Nichols
Unknown:
Jacques Brown
Unknown:
Helen Clare
Unknown:
Hugh Morton
Unknown:
Cyril Wills
Unknown:
Hyam Greenbaum
Produced By:
Eric Fawcett

A programme of his songs and piano music sung by Olga Haley (contralto) and played by John Wills (piano)
Songs:
A madrigal; Oh my deir hert ;
King David ; and Girl's song
Piano pieces :
Slow dance (Double the Cape) ; and Cobler's hornpipe
Songs:
The restful branches ; Her scuttle hatt ; and Old Skinflint

Contributors

Sung By:
Olga Haley
Played By:
John Wills

A programme of poems by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle ; John Fletcher ; The Earl of Rochester ; Katherine Philips ; Ben Jonson ; and anonymous poets
Arranged by Ursula Wood
The speakers are Lydia Sherwood , Hugh Burden , and Robert Eddison
Produced by M. H. Allen

Contributors

Unknown:
John Fletcher
Unknown:
Ben Jonson
Arranged By:
Ursula Wood
Speakers Are:
Lydia Sherwood
Speakers Are:
Hugh Burden
Speakers Are:
Robert Eddison
Produced By:
M. H. Allen

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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