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SCOTTISH HERITAGE : 'David Balfour ': scenes from Stevenson's- Kidnapped,' presented by Alexander Reid
11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS, discussed by experts
11.40 MUSIC AND THE DANCE, by John Horton. 2 — ' Arranged by ... ' How a sfmple tune may be arranged in different ways and for various instruments 4

Contributors

Unknown:
David Balfour
Presented By:
Alexander Reid
Unknown:
John Horton.

FOR RURAL SCHOOLS (England). In -Dylsford and Beyond. ' Horse Brasses,' by Honor Wyatt
2.15 GENERAL SCIENCE. ' The Speed of Sound '—2, by Dr. Alexander Wood
2.40 JUNIOR ENGLISH: poetry programme. including ' Five Eyes ' by Walter de la Mare , 'The Potatoes Dance ' by Vachell Lindsay , Wind's Work ' by T. Sturge-Moore , and ' The Crocodile,' a traditional ballad

Contributors

Unknown:
Honor Wyatt
Unknown:
Dr. Alexander Wood
Unknown:
Walter de la Mare
Unknown:
Vachell Lindsay
Unknown:
T. Sturge-Moore

Adapted for broadcasting by Beatrice Gilbert from the short story ' The Answer,' by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes. Produced by Fred O'Donovan

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
Beatrice Gilbert
Unknown:
Mrs. Belloc Lowndes.
Produced By:
Fred O'Donovan
Lance Ancoret:
Richard Williams
Sybil Ancoret:
Grizelda Hervey
Jim Croft:
Preston Lockwood
Tessie Croft:
Marjorie Westbury
Dr Green:
Laidman Browne
Nurse Blake:
Molly Rankin
Nurse Martin:
Gladys Spencer
Mrs Pearson:
Ann Cadnngton
Narrator:
Alan Blair

1-Frank Weir and his Orchestra
This is the first of a new series of programmes devoted to popular dance music. Frank Weir , one of England's foremost clarinet players, formed his orchestra after being" invalided ,out of the Air Transport Auxiliary, In which he served for two-and-a-half years as a ferry pilot.

Contributors

Music:
Frank Weir

All the fun of the fair on the air, with Robb Wilton , Max Wall , Polly Ward , Jack Train , Harold Berens , Benny Lee , Doris Nichols , Harry Lester and his Hayseeds, and the Debroy Somers Orchestra conducted by Bobby Howell. Guest artists, Helen Breen , and Clapham and Dwyer. Written by Max Kester and produced by Pat Dixon.

Contributors

Unknown:
Robb Wilton
Unknown:
Max Wall
Unknown:
Polly Ward
Unknown:
Jack Train
Unknown:
Harold Berens
Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
Doris Nichols
Unknown:
Harry Lester
Conducted By:
Bobby Howell.
Artists:
Helen Breen
Written By:
Max Kester
Produced By:
Pat Dixon.

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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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