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11.0 SCOTTISH HERITAGE. 'Melrose Abbey ' : reconstruction of the ruined abbey, and its importance in developing agriculture, and particularly the wool trade, in the thirteenth century
11.20 WHEN WE START WORK. Our recreation (i), by Edward Higgins : ' Choosing our Entertainment '
11.40 TALKS TO SIXTH FORMS. The Theory of Knowledge. 7 — ' Do we Make the World We See ? ' (i), by W. A. Sinclair , Lecturer in Philosophy at Edinburgh University

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Higgins
Unknown:
W. A. Sinclair

2.0 TRAVEL TALKS. From North Africa through the Middle East to India : 'Building a Railway in Persia ', by S. McDermott and A. P. Costain
2.15 Interval music
2.20 I YSGOLION CYMRU (For Welsh schools). ' Rhigwm a Chân', gan Huldah Bassett. Cyfres i blant dan naw mlwydd oed. 9—Cynneu. tan yn yr awyr agored ac yn y ty. Rhigymau fel ' Maeddu, maeddu'r cwlwm llaith '
2.40 SENIOR ENGLISH I. English for everyday use. ' 'Story-Making '—2 : Jack and Peggy begin to find, with L. A. G. Strong 's help, that story-writing can be as interesting as story-telling

Contributors

Unknown:
S. McDermott
Unknown:
Huldah Bassett.
Unknown:
L. A. G. Strong

'The Big Six', by Arthur Ransome, told by Max. Part 4 - 'Tow out of Trouble'.

'Letter from America', by Olive Shapley.
(recording)

The West-Country Singers, under their conductor, Reginald Redman, sing more songs by Sir Walford Davies

Contributors

Author (The Big Six):
Arthur Ransome
Storyteller (The Big Six):
Mac [Derek McCulloch]
Speaker (Letter from America):
Olive Shapley
Singers:
West Country Singers
Conductor:
Reginald Redman

The story of his death, re-told by Max Kester , with original music by Max Saunders
The Prioress of Kirkless...Gwen Lewis
BBC Revue Orchestra and a section of the Dance Orchestra, conducted by Mansel Thomas

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Kester
Music By:
Max Saunders
Unknown:
Gwen Lewis
Conducted By:
Mansel Thomas
Robin Hood:
Guy Verney
Little John:
Fred Yule
The Curtal Friar (' Friar Tuck '):
Malcolm McEachern
Much the Millers' Son:
Horace Kenney
Alan-a-Dale:
Trefor Jones
Will Scarlett:
Clarence Wright

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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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