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11.0 SINGING TOGETHER, by Herbert Wiseman
The Peat-Fire Flame (Hebridean song: arr. Kennedy Fraser )
The Jolly Ploughboy (English folk song: arr. Vaughan Williams)
Turkey in the Straw (American song)
11.20 science AND CARDBNIKG : ' Starting from Scratch,' by Alan Peacock and Eric Hobbis.
11.40 MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR JUNIORS, by Ann Driver : 6—' High and Low Sounds '
12.0 BIBLE TALKS FOR SIXTH FORMS. Understanding the Old Testament : ' The Historical Books,' by the Rev. H. F. D. Sparks

Contributors

Unknown:
Herbert Wiseman
Unknown:
Kennedy Fraser
Unknown:
Alan Peacock
Unknown:
Eric Hobbis.
Unknown:
Ann Driver
Unknown:
Rev. H. F. D. Sparks

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

1.40 FOR RURAL SCHOOLS (Scotland), by George Scott Moncriett : ' How- it's done-A bus takes the road '
2.5 WORLD HISTORY FOR JUNIORS. Great stories from the past (Homer's ' Iliad ') : ' The Death of Hector,' by Rhoda Power. How Hephaistos made Achilles a shield and Achilles slew Hector. How Priam begged for his son's body and Achilles called a truce for his enemyis funeral
2.30 orchestral CONCERT. BBC Northern Orchestra, conducted by Hubert Clifford , who introduces the programme

Contributors

Unknown:
George Scott Moncriett
Unknown:
Rhoda Power.
Conducted By:
Hubert Clifford

5-' Gettings things done through voluntary bodies.' When do voluntary societies become vested interests? What can a voluntary body do that the State cannot? Questions like these are raised in an impromptu discussion by speakers with first-hand knowledge of voluntary organisations, including Mrs. M. A. Hamilton , author of a' pamphlet on British Trade Unions, and W. D. Hogarth , Secretary for the Council of British Societies for Relief Abroad. In the chair, Maurice Webb

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs. M. A. Hamilton
Unknown:
W. D. Hogarth
Unknown:
Maurice Webb

with Derek Roy; 'The Memoirs of Andre d'Arnell,' a weekly detective problem featuring Keneth Kent and Linden Travers, written by Francis Durbridge; 'With a Star and a Song'; Maudie Edwards; Richard Murdoch in 'Puzzle Corner'; Mr. Gillie Potter is condescendingly informative; 'The Hall of Fame,' to which famous personalities of stage, screen, and radio are summoned (by arrangement with Leonard Urry), featuring Dick Francis as the Major-Domo. The Singing Commeres, the Revue Chorus, and BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Produced .by Harry S. Pepper

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Roy
Unknown:
Linden Travers
Written By:
Francis Durb
Song:
Maudie Edwards
Song:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Mr. Gillie Potter
Arrangement With:
Leonard Urry
Unknown:
Dick Francis
Conducted By:
Charles Shad
Produced By:
Harry S. Pepper

[Starring] Celia Johnson, Barry Morse, Hubert Gregg, and Alan Wheatley

Anthony Hope's famous novel adapted for broadcasting by Cynthia Pughe, and produced by Peter Creswell

Contributors

Author:
Anthony Hope
Adapted by:
Cynthia Pughe
Producer:
Peter Creswell
Fritz von Tarlenheim:
Hubert Gregg
Queen Flavia:
Celia Johnson
Rischenheim:
Noel Dryden
Rupert of Hentzau:
Alan Wheatley
Rudolf Rassendyll:
Barry Morse
King Rudolf:
Barry Morse
Colonel Sapt:
Richard Williams
Lieutenant Bernenstein:
Lewis Stringer
Mother Holf:
Gladys Spencer
Rosa Holf:
Belle Chrystall
Helga von Tarlenheim:
Molly Rankin
Bauer:
Stanley Groome
Madame Helsing:
Ann Codrington
Fraulein Helsing:
Helene Cooney
Chancellor Helsing:
Bryan Powley
Anton von Strolsing:
Alan Blair

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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