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A fortnightly review, introduced by Alec Robertson and edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Purcell Commemoration Issue
Contents: ' Purcell's Music for the Court and Playhouse,' by Dennis Arundell ; ' Music for the Church and Home,' by Gerald Cooper : ' The Genius of Henry Purcell.' by Professor Edward Dent

Contributors

Introduced By:
Alec Robertson
Edited By:
Anna Instone
Unknown:
Dennis Arundell
Unknown:
Gerald Cooper
Unknown:
Edward Dent

93-Northumberland. Introduced by Ralph Wightman. Speakers include Norah Barry (forester), Dulcie Scott (farmer). Bob Allison (water bailiff). Leonard Eveling (furniture remover). Barty Lough (fisherman), Jos. Palmer (reservoir superintendent). William Scott (sword dancer), Simey Telfer (shepherd). Music by the Dunelm Singers. Produced by John Polwarth

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ralph Wightman.
Unknown:
Norah Barry
Unknown:
Dulcie Scott
Unknown:
Bob Allison
Unknown:
Leonard Eveling
Unknown:
Barty Lough
Unknown:
Jos. Palmer
Unknown:
William Scott
Unknown:
Simey Telfer
Produced By:
John Polwarth

from the People's Palace, London
Ginette Neveu (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra (leader, Paul Beard ): conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3, in G (K.216). is one of five concertos written in 1775-no doubt for his own use. Each, like the older Vivaldi type of violin concerto, consists of three movements, but in almost every other respect Mozart advanced far beyond his Italian, French, and Austrian predecessors in this field. This is particularly noticeable in the first movements. The opening tuttis, with their quite symphonic statements of material, for instance, sounded quite a new note

Contributors

Conductor:
Paul Beard
Conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

5—' Habeas Corpus '—You can't be held in gaol without a trial Another programme in this series examining the rights of people in a free country. Scenes illustrating one of the oldest of these rights, showing how it was partly suspended in wartime, and how it affects the ordinary man today. Narrator, James Mc Kechnie. Written and produced by Jenifer Wayne

Contributors

Narrator:
James Mc Kechnie.
Produced By:
Jenifer Wayne

for International Students' Day, from Manchester Cathedral, conducted by the Rev. Keith Cripps (Student Christian Movement)
Introit: All darkness flies before thy face (Bach)
Praise, my soul, the king of heaven
(A. and M 298)
Call to Worship Act of Adoration Confession
The Lord's Prayer
Thou. whose almighty word (A. and M. 360)
Lesson: St. Mark 13, vv. 1-13 (read by Sir John Stopford , F.R.S. Vice-Chancellor of Manchester University)
Fill thou mv life, 0 Lord my God
(A. and M. 705. vv. 1, 2. 3, 7)
Address by the Rev. Alan Booth
(General Secretary of the S.C.M.)
Prayers of Intercession and Dedication
Put thou thy trust in God (A. and M. 692)
Blessing (the Dean of Manchester) Organist, W. 0. Minay

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. Keith Cripps
Read By:
Sir John Stopford
Unknown:
Rev. Alan Booth

Adapted by Norman Edwards from the novel by R. D. Black more. Produced by Fred O'Dono van. Episode 10— ' John Meets Lorna Again ' with Charles Maunsell , Victor Fairley , and Frank Atkinson

Contributors

Adapted By:
Norman Edwards
Novel By:
R. D. Black
Produced By:
Fred O'Dono
Unknown:
Charles Maunsell
Unknown:
Victor Fairley
Unknown:
Frank Atkinson
Lorna Doone:
Fay Compton
John Ridd:
Milton Rosmer
Mrs Ridd:
Ann Codrington
Annie Faggus:
Freda Falconer
Tom Faggus:
Norman Shelley
Lizzie Ridd:
Jane Barrett
Jeremy Stickles:
Ralph Truman
Ruth Huckaback:
Lucille Lisle
Colonel Kirke:
Richard Williams
Lord Churchill:
Laidman Browne
Master Ramsack:
Charles Leno
Gwenny Carfax:
Marjorie Westbury
Counsellor Doone:
Gordon McLeod

Arranged by Julius Buerger. produced by Gwen Williams and Harold Neden , with Nina Lenova , Christianna Donald , Ida Shepley , Ronald Hill , Stanley Pope. Narrator, Christopher Pemberton.
BBC Theatre Chorus. BBC Theatre Orchestra: conductor, Stanford Robinson.

Contributors

Arranged By:
Julius Buerger.
Duced By:
Gwen Williams
Duced By:
Harold Neden
Unknown:
Nina Lenova
Unknown:
Christianna Donald
Unknown:
Ida Shepley
Unknown:
Ronald Hill
Narrator:
Stanley Pope.
Narrator:
Christopher Pemberton.
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson.

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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