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from the village church of St. Michael and All Angels, Plumpton, Sussex; conducted by the Rector, the Rev. Lancelot Mason, with farmers and farm workers from Plumpton village, and staff and students from Plumpton School of Agriculture
All people that on earth do dwell (A. and M. 166)
Sermon Prayers
0 worship the king (A. and M. 167)
Blessing of meadows, pastures, and cornfields
We plough the fields (A. and M. 383)
Blessing of rootflelds, gardens, and orchards
The king of love my shepherd is (A. and M. 197)
Blessing of farmhouses and farm buildings
Lead us. heavenly Father (A. and M. 281)
Blessing of the village
Praise, my soul, the king of heaven (A. and M. 298)
Blessing of the parish church and churchyard
Through all the changing scenes of life (A. and M. 290)
Prayers and Blessing

Contributors

Organist:
Mrs. E. L. Honess

A weekly series of readings and dramatised extracts from modern American humorous writers. 9-' Just a Little One,' from ' Here Lies.' by Dorothy Parker , read by Tucker McGuire : and some poems by Ogden Nash , read by Peter Madden. Produced by Felix Felton

Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Read By:
Tucker McGuire
Unknown:
Ogden Nash
Read By:
Peter Madden.
Duced By:
Felix Felton

Conducted by Enrique Jorda
Lucille Wallace (harpsichord)
Anthony Pini (cello)
This was originally performed under the title of Second Symphony, and it was described as a Symphonic Fantasia. Ten years later Schumann revised and rescored it, and it was then produced as his Fourth Symphony.
It comprises an Introduction, Allegro, Romance. Scherzo, and Finale, played without a break. The version to be played includes the modifications which Weingartner introduced into Schumann's original scoring
3.30 app. Interval
The Golden Cockerel was Rimsky-Korsakov's last opera, and the Introduction and Bridal Procession were the only parts of it that were performed during his lifetime. The Bridal Procession, from the third act, has been described as ' a delightful blend of pomp and satiric mockery, suggesting the very ill-assorted pair, the feeble old king and his handsome bride'

Contributors

Conducted By:
Enrique Jorda
Harpsichord:
Lucille Wallace
Cello:
Anthony Pini

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

from Wesley Memorial Church, Epworth, Lincolnshire, conducted by the Rev. Henry T. Wigley , General Secretary of the Free Church Federal Council
Spirit of faith, come down (M.H.B.
363)
Invocation and the Lord's Prayer
Where shall my wondering soul begin
(M.H.B. 361)
Lesson: 1 Corinthians 1, vv. 17-31
(read by the Rev. 0. Mordaunt Burrows , Rector of Epworth)
Prayers
This, this is the God we adore
(M.H.B. 69)
Sermon
Ye neighbours and friends of Jesus draw near (M.H.B. 329)
Blessing
Organist, Miss D. Mawson Choirmaster. S. W. Chester

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. Henry T. Wigley
Unknown:
Mordaunt Burrows
Organist:
Miss D. Mawson
Unknown:
W. Chester

by Charles Dickens, adapted for broadcasting by Alice de Grey and Philip Wade.

Contributors

Author:
Charles Dickens
Adapted by:
Alice de Grey
Adapted by:
Philip Wade
Producer:
John Richmond
The Reader:
Raf de la Torre
Paul Dombey:
David de Saram
Mr Dombey:
Ralph Truman
Florence Dombey:
Elaine MacNamara
Walter Gay:
John Blythe
Solomon Gills:
J. Hubert Leslie
Captain Cuttle:
Philip Wade
Major Bagstock:
Gordon McLeod

or ' The Beans of St. Ignatius '
A medieval myth by Henrik Ege , with music by Henry Reed
Music played by Phil Green and his Salon Orchestra. Produced by Henry Reed

Contributors

Unknown:
Henrik Ege
Music By:
Henry Reed
Played By:
Phil Green
Produced By:
Henry Reed
Filostrato, an apothecary:
Eliot Makeham
Emilia, his wife:
Olive Gilbert
Leonardo, his son:
Cliff Gordon
Philomena, his daughter:
Wynne Ajello
Dioneo, his son-in-law:
Dennis Bowen
Cesar Borgia:
Charles Mason
Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Gandia:
Derek Birch
Narrator:
Laidman Browne

Piano Quintet, played by Peter Stadlen (piano), with the Philharmonia String Quartet: Henry Holst (violin), Ernest Element (violin), Herbert Downes (viola). Anthony Pini (cello).
(First broadcast performance)

Contributors

Pianist:
Peter Stadlen
Violinist (The Philharmonia String Quartet):
Henry Holst
Violinist (The Philharmonia String Quartet):
Ernest Element
Violaist (The Philharmonia String Quartet):
Herbert Downes
Cellist (The Philharmonia String Quartet):
Anthony Pini

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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