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from the Parish Church. Barking conducted by Canon Tom Bloomer , Vicar of Barking
It came upon the midnight clear
(S.P. 76)
Creed
Lesson: Philippians 2, vv. 3-11 Psalm 150 Address
Lead us. heavenly Father (S.P. 555) Act of Recollection Psalm 121
Act of Resolution
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (S.P. 678)
Blessing
Organist. F. J. Tarris

Contributors

Conducted By:
Canon Tom Bloomer
Organist:
F. J. Tarris

96-Kincardineshire, Scotland. Speakers include Thomas Shanks , grave-digger of Dunnottar churchyard: Duncan Fraser , head gamekeeper; James Johnstone , late schoolmaster of Gourdon: Henry Donaldson , toy-maker; Alex. Anderson , farmer: and Mrs. John Middleton , a W.R.I. President. Edited and introduced by Alexander Keith. Produced by Elizabeth Adair

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Shanks
Unknown:
Duncan Fraser
Unknown:
James Johnstone
Unknown:
Henry Donaldson
Unknown:
Alex. Anderson
Unknown:
Mrs. John Middleton
Introduced By:
Alexander Keith.
Produced By:
Elizabeth Adair

from the People's Palace, London
Part 4: Come and thank Him
Part 5: Glory be to God
Part 6.: Lord. when our haughty foes assail us
BBC Chorus (chorus - master, Leslie Woodgate). BBC Orchestra (leader, Paul Beard , conducted by Leslie Woodgate). Margaret Ritchie Mary Jarred (soprano), (contralto), Alfred Hepworth (tenor). Bradbridge White (tenor), Keith Falkner (bass), Stanley Riley (bass), Leon Goossens (oboe d'amore), Berkeley Mason (organ), and John Wills (harpsichord)

Contributors

Chorus Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Leader:
Paul Beard
Unknown:
Leslie Woodgate
Soprano:
Margaret Ritchie
Contralto:
Mary Jarred
Tenor:
Alfred Hepworth
Tenor:
Bradbridge White
Tenor:
Keith Falkner
Bass:
Stanley Riley
Oboist:
Leon Goosens
Organist:
Berkeley Mason
Harpsichord:
John Wills

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8 — ' The Right to be Educated' J Dramatised scenes answer such questions as ' Can you have your child educated how you like?' 'Can anyone start a school? ' ' What happens if you refuse to have your child educated? ' and ' How far can the school assert Its authority? ' Narrator, James McKechnie. Written and produced by Jenifer Wayne.

Contributors

Narrator:
James McKechnie.
Duced By:
Jenifer Wayne.

The Covenant Service of the Methodist Church, broadcast from Cross Street Church, Stoke-on-Trent. Conducted by the Rev. W. Russell Shearer
0 for a heart to praise my God
(M.H.B. 550; A. and M. 549)
Address Prayers
Call to renew the Covenant
Acts of Adoration, Thanksgiving, and Confession
Come, let us use the grace divine
(M.H.B. 749)
The Covenant
0 happy day that fixed my choice
(M.H B. 744)
Prayer of Humble Approach
Prayers and Blessing (from the studio)
Organist, C. F. Sirett

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. W. Russell Shearer
Organist:
C. F. Sirett

George Leigh-Mallory by R. L. G. Irving , who introduced Mallory to mountaineering
Mallory took part in three Everest expeditions. He lost his life in the 1924 expedition, at the age of thirty-seven. He and another climber, A. C. Irvine, were last seen with the summit less than a thousand feet above them

Contributors

Unknown:
George Leigh-Mallory
Unknown:
R. L. G. Irving

(No. 2). A potpourri produced by Gwen Williams and Stanford Robinson , including ballroom memories, part songs, and ballads. Special orchestrations by Leo Wurmser
With Doris Gambell (soprano). Marjorie Thomas (contralto), $Webster Booth
(tenor). Norman Allin (bass). BBC Theatre Chorus and Orchestra. Conductor. Stanford Robinson. Narration written by Harold Neden. Programme introduced by Christopher Stone

Contributors

Produced By:
Gwen Williams
Produced By:
Stanford Robinson
Unknown:
Leo Wurmser
Soprano:
Doris Gambell
Soprano:
Marjorie Thomas
Tenor:
Norman Allin
Written By:
Harold Neden.
Introduced By:
Christopher Stone

A poetry notebook edited by Patric Dickinson. The twelfth number includes an extract from Shakespeare's ' Troilus and Cressida,' ' The Darkling Thrush,' by Thomas Hardy , a ballad by W. H. Auden. and Tennyson's Ulvsses.' Readers: Anthony Quayle (by permission of H. M. Tennent, Ltd.) and Leon Quartermaine

Contributors

Edited By:
Patric Dickinson.
Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
W. H. Auden.
Readers:
Anthony Quayle

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