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11.0 RHYTHM AND MELODY: 'A Pattern of Crotchets and Quavers '
11.20 GEOGRAPHY. China. 'China Trades with the World' : arrival of western traders from overseas ; Treaty ports ; why Shanghai grew to be the greatest port
11.40 ENGLISH FOR UNDER-NINES. Word games, followed by ' The Cat and the Mouse', an original story by Richard Hughes

Contributors

Story By:
Richard Hughes

2.0 NATURE STUDY. Badgers in Castle Wood', by A. Scott Kennedy
2.15 Interval music
2.20 i YSGOLION CYMRU (For Welsh schools). Y Pentref : cyfres i blant dros naw mlwydd oed. 9-' Pysgota yn y Pentref '. Yr afon a'r llyn, a pheth o brofiad y coryglwr
2.40 SENIOR HISTORY. Australia and the Opening-Up of the South Pacific : 'The Commonwealth of Australia and its neighbours ; a nation for a continent and a continent for a nation ', by Colin Wills

Contributors

Unknown:
A. Scott Kennedy
Unknown:
Colin Wills

' The Railway Children ', by E. Nesbit , adapted as a serial dialogue story by Audrey Lucas. Part2
' Silly Symphony ' songs, sung by the Three Semis

Contributors

Unknown:
E. Nesbit
Story By:
Audrey Lucas.
Narrator:
Charles Mason
Mother:
Hope Meredith
Roberta:
Rosamond Bames
Peter:
Peter Pullen
Phyllis:
Jill Andrews
Perks:
Wilfred Babbage
Station Master:
Ernest Jay
The Refugee:
Eric Lugg

The songs and the story of the Paramount film which stars Mary Martin , Dick Powell , and Betty Hutton. Cast includes Paula Green , Ken Beaumont , Bettie Bucknelle , and Brilo Ford. Story-Teller, Jack Mel ford. The Dance Orchestra and a section of the BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Billy Tement. Continuity and production by Eric Fawcett

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Martin
Unknown:
Dick Powell
Unknown:
Betty Hutton.
Unknown:
Paula Green
Unknown:
Ken Beaumont
Unknown:
Bettie Bucknelle
Unknown:
Jack Mel
Conducted By:
Billy Tement.
Production By:
Eric Fawcett

1—' Murder Most Loyal' : story of the mutiny of 1936, which prepared the way for Japan's war against China. Produced by Francis Dillon. First of a series of programmes which show what Japanese militarism means in thought and action-at home, among the conquered peoples, and at war. Written by William Empson , Sir Francis Rose , and Igor Vinogradoff

Contributors

Produced By:
Francis Dillon.
Written By:
William Empson
Written By:
Sir Francis Rose
Written By:
Igor Vinogradoff

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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