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Overture: Beatrice and Benedict
(Berlioz): Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Basil Cameron
Serenade for string, orchestra (Warlock); Constant Lambert String Orchestra, conducted by Constant Lambert
Symphony No. 1, in C (Bizet): London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr

Contributors

Conducted By:
Basil Cameron
Unknown:
Walter Goehr

(Army Edition)
A Home Forces entertainment for all 'in khaki and two shades of blue' serving afloat or overseas. Blue Rockets' Dance Orchestra, directed by Sergeant Eric Robinson. Service artists and guest stars. 'Double or Quits' cash quiz, conducted by Will
Hay. Programme introduced by a guest from the A.T.S. and produced in collaboration with the Army Radio Unit, by Leslie Bridgmont

Contributors

Directed By:
Sergeant Eric Robinson.
Unknown:
Leslie Bridgmont

'The Princess with a Hundred Thousand Wishes,' by Norah Pulling, read by Mary O'Farrell

5.30 Regional Round: Have pencils and paper ready and join in with teams of children all over the country to answer questions posed by Derek McCulloch ('Mac')

Contributors

Author (The Princess with a Hundred Thousand Wishes):
Norah Pulling
Reader (The Princess with a Hundred Thousand Wishes):
Mary O'Farrell
Questionmaster (Regional Round):
Derek McCulloch

by W. W. Jacobs , adapted for radio by Douglas Cleverdon and produced by Fred O'Donovan

Contributors

Unknown:
W. W. Jacobs
Unknown:
Douglas Cleverdon
Produced By:
Fred O'Donovan
The Night Watchman:
Ivor Barnard
Sam:
Malcolm Graeme
Peter:
Jonathan Field
Mrs Reddish:
Gladys Spencer
Reddish:
Eric Lugg
Beauty:
Alexander Sarner
Ginger:
Charles Lamb
The Cabman:
Harry Hutchinson

or ' The Diary of a Schoolmaster,' starring Will Hay as Dr. Muffin, with Dick Francis , Beryl Riggs , Eileen Way , Graeme Muir , Michael Hunt , Peter Byrne , and Billy Nicholls. St. Michael 's Choir. Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Show designed by Will Hay, written by Max Kester , and produced by Alick Hayes

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Francis
Unknown:
Beryl Riggs
Unknown:
Eileen Way
Unknown:
Graeme Muir
Unknown:
Michael Hunt
Unknown:
Peter Byrne
Unknown:
Billy Nicholls. St. Michael
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell.
Written By:
Max Kester
Produced By:
Alick Hayes

BBC Theatre Orchestra, with Jan van der Gucht (tenor), Harry Isaacs and York Bowen (two pianos), . and the BBC Theatre Chorus. Conductor, Stanford Robinson
Programme includes waltz ' The Garden of Schoenbrunn.' by Lanner, and a selection from - The Cat and the Fiddle,' by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach. orchestrated by Leo Wurmser

Contributors

Tenor:
Jan van Der Gucht
Tenor:
Harry Isaacs
Tenor:
York Bowen
Fiddle By:
Jerome Kern
Fiddle By:
Otto Harbach.
Unknown:
Leo Wurmser

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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