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from Chichester Cathedral
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (E.H.
326 ; C.H. 108)
The Passion according to St. John (
William Byrd )
The three voices: Narrator, Synagoga,
Christus
The voices of the crowd
Behold the Cross displayed The Reproaches (Palestrina) We venerate the Cross
Choirmaster, H. A. Hawkins

Contributors

Unknown:
William Byrd
Choirmaster:
H. A. Hawkins

Wartime fairy story with lots of morals, written by Henrik Ege ; music by Henry Reed. Episode1 — 'Static Warden '. Frederick Burt well as Mr. Cropper, Billie Sinclair as Mrs. Cropper, Wynne Ajello as Conscience, Eliot Makeham as ' The Man Next Door', the Bachelor Girls as the ' Still Small Voices'. BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Produced by Henry Reed

Contributors

Written By:
Henrik Ege
Music By:
Henry Reed.
Unknown:
Frederick Burt
Unknown:
Billie Sinclair
Unknown:
Wynne Ajello
Unknown:
Eliot Makeham
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell.
Produced By:
Henry Reed

in ' Old Chelsea'
Excerpt, from the new musical romance by Walter Ellis , with music by Richard Tauber and Bernard Grun ; lyrics by Fred S. Tysh and Walter Ellis
Presented by Bernard Delfont (by arrangement with Firth Shephard ). Cast also includes Carole Lynne , Charles Hawtrey , Nancy Brown , Betty Percheron , Maire O'Neill , and Francis Roberts. Orchestra under the direction of Serge Krish. From Princes "Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter Ellis
Music By:
Richard Tauber
Music By:
Bernard Grun
Unknown:
Fred S. Tysh
Unknown:
Walter Ellis
Presented By:
Bernard Delfont
Arrangement With:
Firth Shephard
Unknown:
Carole Lynne
Unknown:
Charles Hawtrey
Unknown:
Nancy Brown
Unknown:
Betty Percheron
Unknown:
Maire O'Neill
Unknown:
Francis Roberts.
Unknown:
Serge Krish.

7.15 Songs of Scotland : gramophone records of famous artists of other lands, arranged and presented by Howard M. Lockhart
7.30 Stories from Dundee : another batch of stories with an East-Coast tang. Story-tellers include ex-Bailie Robert Blackwood , John Allan , and the Lord Provost of Dundee, with George Blake in the chair. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Presented By:
Howard M. Lockhart
Unknown:
Robert Blackwood
Unknown:
John Allan
Unknown:
George Blake

The story of a journey by air from England to America, in six chapters. Written by Phillip Leaver and Vernon Harris , with the technical co-operation of British Overseas Airways Corporation. Special music composed by Henry Reed. Produced by Vernon Harris. Chapter 6-' Signing Off'
Commentator, Norman Wooland , Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Mansel Thomas

Contributors

Written By:
Phillip Leaver
Written By:
Vernon Harris
Composed By:
Henry Reed.
Produced By:
Vernon Harris.
Commentator:
Norman Wooland
Conducted By:
Mansel Thomas
Capt Clive Marshall:
Cyril Raymond
Capt Bill Preston:
Cart Bernard
Mr Cameron:
Ian Sadler
Hilary Crawford:
Lyonel Watts
Diana Howard:
Sylvia Marriott
Janet Ross:
Frances Clare
Dr Mary Somerset:
Una Venning
Robert Sanders:
Ivan Brandt
Dwight Walker:
MacDonald Parke

with spontaneous answers to ' Any Questions ? ' In residence : Dr. C. E. M. Joad , Professor Gilbert Murray , Dr. Malcolm Sargent. Guests, Professor Hermann Levy , Lord Elton... Question - Master, Donald McCullough. Producer, Howard Thomas.

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. C. E. M. Joad
Unknown:
Professor Gilbert Murray
Unknown:
Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
Unknown:
Professor Hermann Levy
Question Master:
Donald McCullough.
Producer:
Howard Thomas.

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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