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11.0 SINGING TOGETHER, by Herbert Wiseman
The Song of the Music-Makers
(Martin Shaw)
Sweet Nightingale (English song) Pat-a-cake (R. R. Terry )
11.18 Interval music
H.20 SCIENCE AND GARDENING : ' The Flower Border', by C. F. Lawrance
11.40 FOR UNDER SEVENS : Let's join in—' Red Riding Hood ' : a radio version of the well-known tale, with music and songs to suit
12.0 THE MAKING AND CONTENT OF
THE BIBLE. The life and teaching of Jesus Christ : Judaism in the Time of Our Lord, by the Rev. C. W. Dugmore

Contributors

Unknown:
Herbert Wiseman
Unknown:
R. R. Terry
Unknown:
C. F. Lawrance
Unknown:
Jesus Christ
Unknown:
Rev. C. W. Dugmore

1.50 FOR RURAL SCHOOLS (Scotland). ' What happens when ... a fire breaks out ', by George Scott MONCRIEFF
2.10 Interval music
2.15 STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Adventure in Virginia ', by Rhoda Power : the story of Captain John Smith and Pocohontas, daughter of Powhatan, who is said to have saved his life when her father would have slain him
2.35 Interval music
2.40 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES. * The Piper': Herbert Ferrers discusses with Evelyn Gibbs the words and music of his opera, to be heard in the schools programme next Monday. The story is based on a medieval legend familiar to most children through Browning's poem, ' The Pied Piper '

Contributors

Unknown:
George Scott Moncrieff
Unknown:
Rhoda Power
Unknown:
Captain John Smith
Unknown:
Herbert Ferrers
Unknown:
Evelyn Gibbs

' Ten Minutes Each '
' Yes, we have no bananas ! ' Sergeant-Pilot Holland of the Royal Australian Air Force finds a remedy
' My life in Nanking', told by Jean Tsien , an eleven-year-old Chinese girl
"The Welsh Reel' : Folk dances of Wales, played and sung by : Susan Davies (violin), D. G. Collier (cello), Mary Kendall (piano), and Bryn Jones (tenor)
Scottish rhymes for children read by Jean Taylor Smith
' A Topical Feature from the North '

Contributors

Told By:
Jean Tsien
Violin:
Susan Davies
Violin:
D. G. Collier
Cello:
Mary Kendall
Tenor:
Bryn Jones
Read By:
Jean Taylor Smith

By Wilkie Collins. Adapted in six parts by Audrey Lucas. Produced by Howard Rose. (Part 2)

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilkie Collins.
Unknown:
Audrey Lucas.
Produced By:
Howard Rose.
Walter Hartright:
Terry Morgan
Marion Halcombe:
Joan Carol
Laura Fairlie:
Belle Chrystall
Anne Catherick:
Lucille Lisle
Mrs Clements:
Sybil Arundale
Mr Fairlie:
Richard Williams
Mr Gilmour:
William Trent
Mr Dempster:
Frank Cochrane
Jacob Postlethwaite:
Arthur Bentley

Scenes from the life of the composer by Robert Gittings , with Basil C. Langton as Felix Mendelssohn and Peggy Ashcroft as Fanny, his sister. Produced by Stephen Potter .
Other parts played by Peter Cushing , Edana Romney. Bernard Rebel , Carleton Hobbs , and Alexander Samer. -BBC Orchestra and Chorus, under the direction of Sir Adrian Boult

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Gittings
Unknown:
Basil C. Langton
Unknown:
Felix Mendelssohn
Unknown:
Peggy Ashcroft
Produced By:
Stephen Potter
Played By:
Peter Cushing
Played By:
Edana Romney.
Played By:
Bernard Rebel
Played By:
Carleton Hobbs
Played By:
Alexander Samer.
Unknown:
Sir Adrian Boult
Abraham, his father:
Malcolm Keen
Leah, his mother:
Susan Richards
Queen Victoria:
Pauline Wynne
Prince Albert:
Austin Trevor
Klingemann:
G. R. Schjeldcrup
Moscheles:
Deryck Guyler

Adventures and misadventures, songs and stories from lands overseas, told by world-wide travellers. BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves. Music arranged by Alan Paul. Programme edited by Leslie Baily and produced by Eric Fawcett. ' (This programme is broadcast on a world network to all the peoples of the Biritish Commonwealth)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Charles Groves.
Arranged By:
Alan Paul.
Edited By:
Leslie Baily
Produced By:
Eric Fawcett.

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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