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SCOTTISH HERITAGE. 'William Wallace ': the soldier who became guardian of Scotland, by George Bruce
11.20 CURRENT AFFAIRS, discussed by experts
11.40 ADVENTURES IN MUSIC, by John Horton. ' A noise and a musical sound: what is the difference? ' Some percussion instruments

Contributors

Unknown:
William Wallace
Unknown:
George Bruce
Music By:
John Horton.

FOR RURAL SCHOOLS. Cheshire Cheese,' by Honor Wyatt. Dairy-farming in the flat meadows of a great plain
2.15 GENERAL SCIENCE. ' Scientists find out how the body works,' by Richard Palmer
2.40 JUNIOR ENGLISH. ' The story of Rip Van Winkle. ' adapted for broadcasting by Julia Goodey

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Palmer
Unknown:
Rip van Winkle.
Unknown:
Julia Goodey

by W. J. Locke. Adapted for broadcasting by Malcolm Graeme , and produced by Fred O'Donovan with Frank Atkinson , John Stone , Victor Fairley

Contributors

Unknown:
W. J. Locke.
Unknown:
Malcolm Graeme
Produced By:
Fred O'Donovan
Unknown:
Frank Atkinson
Unknown:
John Stone
Unknown:
Victor Fairley
Narrator:
Peter Creswell
Aristide Pujol:
George de Warfaz
Madam Gougasse:
Sybil Arundale
Landlady:
Freda Falconer

A picture of Elizabethan England, compiled by Douglas Cleverdon. Music specially composed and arranged from contemporary sources by Elizabeth Poston
Orchestra conducted by Maurice MiJes , with Margaret Hodsdon (virginals) and Ernest Lush (harpsichord), Noel Eadie (soprano). René Soames (tenor), Stanley Riley (bass), Wilfred Shearn (baritone), and the BBC Singers: conductor. Leslie Wood gate

Contributors

Unknown:
Douglas Cleverdon.
Unknown:
Elizabeth Poston
Conducted By:
Maurice Mijes
Unknown:
Margaret Hodsdon
Soprano:
Noel Eadie
Tenor:
René Soames
Tenor:
Stanley Riley
Baritone:
Wilfred Shearn
Conductor:
Leslie Wood
The Virgin Queen:
Gladys Young
William Camden:
William Trent
Philip Stubbes:
Cyril Gardiner
Schoolboy:
David O'Brien
Citizen:
Laidman Browne
Citizen's wife:
Vivienne Chatterton
Serving maid:
Marjorie Westbury
Apprentice:
Preston Lockwood
Lady:
Belle Chrystall
Squire:
Alexander Sarner
Squire's wife:
Grizelda Hervey
Seaman:
Bert Middleton
Player:
Cecil Trouncer
Bellman:
Eric Lugg
Foist:
Harry Locke
Roaring girl:
Vida Hope

his programme of stars, personalities, songs, and music. This week, Googie Withers, George Melachrino, Sally Rogers, and Kenneth Neate, with Vic Oliver and his Concert Orchestra. Script by Ray Sonin.

(Vic Oliver broadcasts by permission of Emile Littler; F/O Kenneth Neate of the Royal Canadian Air Force; and Googie Withers, of H.M. Tennent. Ltd.)

Contributors

Unknown:
Vic Oliver
Unknown:
George Melachrino
Unknown:
Sally Rogers
Unknown:
Kenneth Neate
Script:
Ray Sonin
Producer:
Eric Spear

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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