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1.50 Music making
John Horton and a group of children from an elementary school
2.10 Interval music
2.15 General science: The thirst of the cities
' Finding water', by J. A. Lauwerys
2.35 Interval music
2.40 Junior English
. Devised by Jean Sutcliffe
Play: 'Ali Baba ', Part 1

Contributors

Unknown:
John Horton
Unknown:
J. A. Lauwerys
Unknown:
Jean Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Ali Baba

by Ursula Bloom
Cast:

Contributors

Unknown:
Ursula Bloom
Noel Blair, an officer in a cargo boat:
Hedley Goodall
Hugo Blair, his father:
Charles Spencer
Marguerite Blair, his mother:
Pauline Vilda
Lieutenant Richard Grant, R N her lover:
, Deering Wells
Janet, the maid:
Vivienne Chatterton
Foxley, the mate:
Terrence Duggan
Graham, the second officer:
William Eldridge

A weekly radio magazine for A.R.P.,
A.F.S., W.V.S., fire-watchers, and all other Civil Defence workers
Entertainment for and by the men and women who are guarding the homes of Britain
Among this week's features:
' Salute to heroes '
Personal encounters with men and women who have been awarded medals „ for bravery
What did you do ? '
People of the Civil Defence Force meet and chat about their pre-war jobs
Stars in Civil Defence'
The new man at your Post may .be a world-famous star
' Tin Hat' brings you the stars who are doing their share on the Home
Front
Music by A.F.S. and A.R.P. Dance
Bands, Choirs, and Orchestra
Songs and novelties by Civil Defence amateurs
Editors, Bill-MacLurg and Howard Thomas

Contributors

Unknown:
Howard Thomas

or The Vice of Lying properly Exposed
Script by Henrik Ege Music by Henry Reed
Characters : and Chorus and Dance Orchestra conducted by Billy Ternent
Produced by Ronald Waldman

Contributors

Script By:
Henrik Ege
Music By:
Henry Reed
Unknown:
Billy Ternent
Produced By:
Ronald Waldman
Nicholas Parfitt:
Jack Melford
Tobv Spragg:
Richard Goolden
Colonel Bellow:
Jacques Brown
Miss Spragg:
Dons Nichols
Susan Tremayne:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Landlord:
Jack Train
Postillion:
Ian Sadler
The Baron:
George Graves

A radio feature by Wolfgang Wilhelm and Donald Bull
with Pamela Brown, Jack Livesey, Antony Holles, Ivor Barnard, Fred O'Donovan, Cyril Gardiner, Malcolm Graeme, Cecil Trouncer, Carl Bernard, and Arthur Young

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald Bull
Unknown:
Pamela Brown
Unknown:
Jack Livesey
Unknown:
Antony Holles
Unknown:
Ivor Barnard
Unknown:
Fred O'Dono
Unknown:
Cyril Gardiner
Unknown:
Malcolm Graeme
Unknown:
Cecil Trouncer
Unknown:
Carl Bernard
Producer:
Dallas Bower

sung by BBC Singers (A)
Margaret Godley ; Margaret Rees ; Joyce Sutton ; Margaret Rolfe ; Bradbridge White ; Emlyn Bebbe ;
Stanley Riley ; Samuel Dyson
Conductor, Leslie Woodgate
Margaret Hodsdon (virginals)
(All madrigals edited by E. H. Fellowes )

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Godley
Unknown:
Margaret Rees
Unknown:
Joyce Sutton
Unknown:
Margaret Rolfe
Unknown:
Bradbridge White
Unknown:
Emlyn Bebbe
Unknown:
Stanley Riley
Conductor:
Samuel Dyson
Conductor:
Leslie Woodgate
Conductor:
Margaret Hodsdon
Edited By:
E. H. Fellowes

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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