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CORNISHTIN. How tin-ore has been worked in Cornwall for over two thousand years.
2.15 GENERAL SCIENCE. Sledge, Roller, and Wheel.' by Egon Larsen. Primitive man tackles the transport problem
2.40 JUNIOR ENGLISH. 'The Astonishing Story of Dudley and Gilderoy.' by Algernon Blackwood. retold by Silvia Goodall. Part 1 — ' They set out'

Contributors

Unknown:
Egon Larsen.
Unknown:
Algernon Blackwood.
Unknown:
Silvia Goodall.

Adapted by M.H. Allen from the short story by W. Somerset Maugham.

Contributors

Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
Adapted by:
M. H. Allen
Producer:
Patric Dickinson
Storyteller (Oscar Charles):
Cyril Gardiner
Mrs Albert Forrester:
Gladys Young
Mr Albert Forrester:
J. Leslie Frith
Clifford Boyleston:
Preston Lockwood
Harry Oakland:
Stanley Groome
Rose Waterford:
Grizelda Hervey
Miss Warren:
Lucille Lisle
Mr Simmonds:
Richard Williams
Mrs Bullfinch:
Ann Codrington
Other parts played by:
Freda Falconer
Other parts played by:
Eddy Reed.
Other parts played by:
Dermot Cathie

' The Wizard of Oz': another instalment of this famous American story by Frank Baum , told by Spike Hughes. 5— ' The Wicked Witch '
5.35 ' A Man of the Trees.' R. St. Barbe Baker tells ' How the Forest Destroyers became Tree Planters'
5.55 Children's Hour prayers

Contributors

Story By:
Frank Baum
Told By:
Spike Hughes.
Unknown:
R. St.
Unknown:
Barbe Baker

A revuecycle show by Mabel Constanduros and Ernest Long staffe
The Four Clubmen. This week's guest, George Doonan. BBC Revue Chorus and Orchestra. Produced and conducted by Ernest Longstaffe. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mabel Constanduros
Unknown:
Ernest Long
Unknown:
George Doonan.
Unknown:
Ernest Longstaffe.
Clarry:
Clarence Wright
Helen:
Helen Clare
'Arrv:
John Rorke
Tommy:
Tommy Brandon
Miss Spoonbrake:
Mabel Constanduros
Major Puffin:
Dick Francis

featuring Slim Allan , Stephen Jack , Yvonne Manners , June Manton , Kenneth Neate , and two well-known guests, and starring Vic Oliver and his Concert Orchestra. Script by Ray Sonin.
Produced by Henry Reed. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Slim Allan
Unknown:
Stephen Jack
Unknown:
Yvonne Manners
Unknown:
June Manton
Unknown:
Kenneth Neate
Unknown:
Vic Oliver
Script By:
Ray Sonin.
Produced By:
Henry Reed.

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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