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NATURE STUDY.' At the Smithy,' by Scott Kennedy
2.15 HISTORY OF WALES: series for children about 12 years old. 3-' Cavalier and Roundhead,' by Constance Teear. Wales in the Civil War
2.35 history II. Industrial Change in Britain: 'George Stephenson ,' by Philippa Pearce. The story of the Northumbrian pit engine-wright who made railways a practical proposition

Contributors

Unknown:
Scott Kennedy
Unknown:
George Stephenson
Unknown:
Philippa Pearce.

An excerpt from 'Babes in the Wood,' presented by Emile Littler, with Dave and Joe O'Gorman, Joy Hayden, Con Kenna, and Frank Pettitt, Bunty Barnett, the Harris Twins, Joan Davies, Jim and Mary Brent, Norman McGlenn, Milly Jackson's Girls and the Betty Fox Juveniles. Introduced by David Southwood. From the Hippodrome, Ardwick Green, Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Emile Littler
Unknown:
Joe O'Gorman
Unknown:
Joy Hayden
Unknown:
Con Kenna
Unknown:
Frank Pettitt
Unknown:
Joan Davies
Unknown:
Mary Brent
Unknown:
Norman McGlenn.
Unknown:
Milly Jackson
Unknown:
Betty Fox Juveniles.
Introduced By:
David Southwood

"Johnny Appleseed" the story of a great American by Dennis Duckworth. Told by Jessica Dunning
"The Glass Slipper": a new musical version by Henry Reed of the well-known fairy tale. Produced by Nan Macdonald with a section of the BBC Northern Orchestra, conducted by the composer

Contributors

Writer:
Dennis Duckworth.
Storyteller:
Jessica Dunning
Composer:
Henry Reed
Produced by:
Nan MacDonald
Baron Hardup:
Alan Mitcheson
His daughter:
Booboo: Fred Fairclough
His daughter:
Tootles: Alec Elliott
His daughter:
Cinderella: Doris Gambell
The King:
Wilfred Pickles
The Chancellor:
Herbert Smith
The Prince:
Helmar Fernback
Buttons:
Arthur Bentley
The Fairy Godmother:
Enid Morelle
A Rat:
John Broadbent
A Cat:
Jessica Dunning
Three Mice:
The Three Semis

Jack Train , Clarence Wright , Fred Yule , Jean Capra , Carleton Hobbs , Hugh Morton , Mary O'Farrell , Diana Morrison , and Lind Joyce.
Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra. conducted by Charles Shadwell. Script by Ted Kavanagh. Produced by Francis Worsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Train
Unknown:
Clarence Wright
Unknown:
Fred Yule
Unknown:
Jean Capra
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Unknown:
Hugh Morton
Unknown:
Mary O'Farrell
Unknown:
Diana Morrison
Unknown:
Lind Joyce.
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell.
Script By:
Ted Kavanagh.
Produced By:
Francis Worsley

' Witchcraft '
Being evidence collected by a recording car in the Elysian Fields. Arranged for broadcasting by Rayner Heppenstall , with music specially composed by Antony Hopkins. Produced by Francis Dillon. (Recording of the broadcast on November 28)

Contributors

Unknown:
Elysian Fields.
Broadcasting By:
Rayner Heppenstall
Composed By:
Antony Hopkins.
Duced By:
Francis Dillon.

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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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