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how THINGS BEGAN. ' Farmers increase the Food Supply,' by Rhoda Power. How the increased food supply and the invention of labour-saving devices released people for other jobs. The BBC ' Observer from the Past' visits the Ancient East (Sumer).
2.35 SENIOR ENGLISH II. Book programme by Penelope Knox. ' The Black Arrow,' by Robert Louis Stevenson. Story of adventure at the time of the Wars of the Roses

Contributors

Unknown:
Rhoda Power.
Unknown:
Penelope Knox.
Unknown:
Robert Louis

from Winchester Cathedral
Introit: The Lord gave the word
Versicles and Responses Psalm 150
First Lesson: Proverbs 4, vv. 10-18
Magnificat (Wise, in F)
Second Lesson: St. John 1. w. 43-51
Nunc dimittis (Wise, in F)
Creed and Collects
How beautiful are the feet (Handel)
Prayers
Organist, Henry Havergal (Director of Music, Winchester College)

Contributors

Organist:
Henry Havergal

Another story from ' The Bear Garden,' by Elizabeth Gorell , told by May Jenkin (' Elizabeth ')
5.15 ' With the Greatest of Ease': feature programme about gliding, compiled by F. N. S. Creek and Rosemary Colley. Produced by Rosemary Colley

Contributors

Garden By:
Elizabeth Gorell
Told By:
May Jenkin
Unknown:
F. N. S. Creek
Unknown:
Rosemary Colley.
Produced By:
Rosemary Colley

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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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More