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SINGING TOGETHER: Herbert Wiseman :
11.20 MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR JUNIORS, by Ann Driver
11.40 THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF GARDENING. ' Lawns.' by Alan Peacock.
12 noon BIBLE TALK FOR SIXTH FORMS. The New Faith and Its Source in History: ' Matthew and Luke.' by the Rev. C. Kingsley Barrett

Contributors

Unknown:
Herbert Wiseman
Unknown:
Ann Driver
Unknown:
Alan Peacock.
Unknown:
Rev. C. Kingsley Barrett

STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Babushka,' by Jo Man ton. Stories from the life of Catherine Breshkovsky , ' the little grandmother of the Russian Revolution
2.30 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES. ' 'How Melodies are Contrasted ': illustrated talk by George Loughlin
2.50 MUSIC OUT OF SCHOOL, by Roger Fiske.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jo Man
Unknown:
Catherine Breshkovsky
Talk By:
George Loughlin
Unknown:
Roger Fiske.

' Said the Cat to the Dog,' by Martin Armstrong. Produced by Josephine Plummer. 7— ' A Prehistoric Beast'
5.25 ' Music at Random,' by Helen Henschel : an introduction to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
5.40 Another Zoo talk by Dr. Geoffrey Vevers

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Armstrong.
Produced By:
Josephine Plummer.
Unknown:
Helen Henschel
Talk By:
Dr. Geoffrey Vevers
Mum:
Mary O'Farrell
Dad:
Wilfred Babbage
Peckham:
Stephen Jack
Mompty:
Vivienne Chatterton
Diana:
Rosamond Barnes
Ronnie:
Michael John
Mr Potts:
Laidman Browne

1939-1945
A series of programmes featuring high lights of wartime radio Variety, with the story behind them told by Kenneth Adam and John Watt , BBC Director of Variety, 1937-1945. 5—' More About Bangor'
BBC Variety Orchestra and BBC Revue Chorus, conducted by Charles Shadwell , with stars of the shows playing their original parts. Programme written and compiled by Loftus Wigram , with incidental music by Jack Beaver. Produced by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Told By:
Kenneth Adam
Told By:
John Watt
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell
Unknown:
Loftus Wigram
Music By:
Jack Beaver.
Produced By:
Tom Ronald

by Trudy Bliss, with music specially composed by Arthur Bliss.
Produced by Felix Felton

Cast also includes Dora Barton George de Warfaz, John Stone, Ernest Sefton, Trudy Bliss, Cecilia Eddy and Joan Schofield

Arthur Bliss's music specially recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lionel Salter, with Max Rostal (solo violin)

Contributors

Unknown:
Trudy Bliss
Composed By:
Arthur Bliss.
Produced By:
Felix Felton
Unknown:
Dora Barton
Unknown:
George de Warfaz
Unknown:
John Stone
Unknown:
Ernest Sefton
Unknown:
Trudy Bliss.
Unknown:
Cecilia Eddy
Unknown:
Joan Schofield
Unknown:
Arthur Bliss
Conducted By:
Lionel Salter
Unknown:
Max Rostal
Peter:
Richard Longman
Ann:
Rosalyn Boulter
Lydia:
Jill Esmond
Charles:
Malcolm Graeme
Holden:
Edward Lexy
Professor Stirling:
Duncan McIntyre
Sir William:
Frank Atkinson

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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