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Lawn Tennis
Great Britain v. an Australian team: commentary by Rex Alston. From the Northern Club, Manchester
Cricket
Notts v. Surrey : commentary by P. G. H. Fender. From Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Glamorgan 17. India: commentary by John Arlott. From the County Ground, Cardiff

Contributors

Commentary By:
Rex Alston.
Commentary By:
P. G. H. Fender.
Commentary By:
John Arlott.

' The First of the Few': an adaptation by Peter Sims of the Leslie Howard production (by permission of British Aviation Pictures, Ltd.). Produced by Derek McCulloch. With James McKechnie as Mitchell
5.40 ' Peace-Now and in the Days to Come ': talk by Stephen King-Hall .

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Sims
Unknown:
Leslie Howard
Produced By:
Derek McCulloch.
Unknown:
James McKechnie
Talk By:
Stephen King-Hall

Johnnie Riscoe and Violet Terry
Nosmo King Peter Waring
Vincent Tildsley 's Mastersingers
Mr. Murgatroyd and Mr. Winterbottom Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
Jewel and Warriss
Cicely Courtneidge
BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Rae Jenkins. Announcer, Lionel Marson. Producer, John Sharman.

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnnie Riscoe
Unknown:
Violet Terry
Unknown:
Nosmo King
Unknown:
Peter Waring
Unknown:
Vincent Tildsley
Unknown:
Mr. Winterbottom Anne Ziegler
Unknown:
Rae Jenkins.
Unknown:
Lionel Marson.
Producer:
John Sharman.

Join the Victory Night crowds
London
The arrival by river of H.M. the King at the Houses of Parliament
Fireworks display and pageant on the River Thames
Cambeiwell street party
West Country
Dancing on Plymouth Hoe
Music from the Memorial Carillon at Taunton Wales
Choral singing with massed bands at Llanelly Scotland
A youth hostel sing-song from
Loch Lomondside
Celebrations in Princes' Gardens,
Edinburgh
Piping from Stirling Castle
Northern Ireland
Massed choirs singing in the main square at Lisburn
North Country
Dancing at the Carlton Ballroom,
Rochdale
Midlands
Cabaret at the Queensberry
Services Club, Birmingham
The microphone takes you to victory celebrations up and down the country with John Snagge as your guide

Contributors

Unknown:
John Snagge

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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