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11.0 RHYTHM AND MELODY. Revision : ' The beat and its symbol, and the home-sound'
11.20 GEOGRAPHY (China). Ancient China : isolation caused by geographical barriers ; transport and communications ; Peiping and ancient China
11.40 ENGLISH FOR UNDER-NINES ' The Weakling Flea ' : original story by Diana Ross. The adventures of a pair of fleas who were advised to take their child to the seaside, if they hoped to rear him

Contributors

Story By:
Diana Ross.

2.0 NATURE STUDY. ' Winter Rations': on a walk through Win-gates village, Scott Kennedy and Tom find out how animals fare in winter -hedgehog, robin, tree-creeper, fox
2.15 Interval music
2.20 I YSGOLION CYMRU (For Welsh schools). ' Y Pentref ': cyfres i blant dros naw mlwydd oed. 1 — ' Y Farchnad a'r Mart'. Diwmod Marchnad a thipyn o'i hanes. Lle'r mart ym mywyd y wlad
2.40 SENIOR HISTORY. ' Canada. Canada Governs Herself' : the story of Lord Durham, by Elsie Park Gowan, adapted by Helen Duncan

Contributors

Unknown:
Scott Kennedy
Unknown:
Elsie Park
Adapted By:
Helen Duncan

The songs and the story of Paramount's famous musical picture star-ring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby , with music by Irving Berlin. Story-tellers, Olga Edwardes and Tommy Duggan. Singers, George Mela chrino, Sid Buckman , and Pat Taylor (by permission of Firth Shephard). BBC Revue Chorus, and the Augmented Dance Orchestra, conducted by Billy Ternent. Script and production by Gordon Crier. (Recording of the broadcast on September 8)

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Astaire
Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Music By:
Irving Berlin.
Unknown:
Olga Edwardes
Singers:
Tommy Duggan.
Singers:
George Mela
Unknown:
Sid Buckman
Unknown:
Pat Taylor
Conducted By:
Billy Ternent.
Unknown:
Gordon Crier.

Christians meet to answer listeners' questions. Recorded programme, in which questions sent in by listeners are discussed by the Rev. F. A. Cockin, Canon of St. Paul's ; Professor R. D. Whitehom , of Westminster College, Cambridge ; Father Agnellus Andrew , a Roman Catholic
. Franciscan Friar, and Mary Trevel yan : chairman, Professor Victor Murray , of University College, Hull Questions should be sent in. on post-cards, addressed to The Anvil ', Broadcasting House, London, W.1.

Contributors

Unknown:
R. D. Whitehom
Unknown:
Agnellus Andrew
Unknown:
Mary Trevel
Unknown:
Professor Victor Murray

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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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