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RHYTHM AND MELODY by Doris Gould, Lecturer in Music, Southlands Training College. Concert of songs learned during the term sung by Gwen Catley and Nora Gruhn with the BBC Orchestra conducted by Ronald Biggs

11.20 GEOGRAPHY. Review of broadcasts on Central Europe
11.40 ENGLISH FOR UNDER - NINES. 'Louisa who loved Pretty Things': an original story by Diana Ross

Contributors

Presenter (Rhythm and Melody):
Doris Gould
Singer:
Gwen Catley
Singer:
Nora Gruhn
Musicians:
BBC Orchestra
Conductor:
Ronald Biggs
Author (Louisa who loved Pretty Things):
Diana Ross

NATURE STUDY. Water Babies,' by Scott Kennedy.
2.15 HISTORY OF WALES. A series for children about twelve years old. 11-' Everyday Life in Wales,' by H. T. Evans. Rural Wales, thinly populated and Welsh-speaking: its everyday life. Industrial Wales, thickly populated with large English-speaking elements in towns: its great industries. Unity of Welsh nation: Its national institutions; the Eisteddfod
2.35 HISTORY II. ' Are World Affairs Your Business? ' ' The World's Food,' by Penelope Knox

Contributors

Unknown:
Scott Kennedy.
Unknown:
H. T. Evans.
Unknown:
Penelope Knox

Radio's new luxury holiday camp
Permanent staff and campers include Enid Trevor. Hugh Morton. Lyle Evans , Sally Browne. and Brian Reece. Visiting holiday-maker, Norman Martin. The Pleasure Beach Dance Orchestra, directed by Stanley Black. Script by Rodney Hobson. Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Enid Trevor.
Unknown:
Hugh Morton.
Unknown:
Lyle Evans
Unknown:
Sally Browne.
Unknown:
Brian Reece
Directed By:
Stanley Black
Script By:
Rodney Hobson
Produced By:
Roy Speer

by Francis Durbridge
with music by Jack Strachey
Lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and Alan Stranks
[Starring] Coral Browne and Barry Morse
(Ian Sadler is appearing in "The First Gentleman")

Contributors

Writer:
Francis Durbridge
Music:
Jack Strachey
Lyrics:
Eric Maschwitz
Lyrics:
Alan Stranks
At the piano:
Sidney Crooke
Singer:
Eve Becke
Singer:
John Bentley
Musicians:
John Blore and his Orchestra
Producer:
Vernon Harris
Sir Edward Kenton:
Hugh Miller
Della:
Coral Browne
Dr. Hoffman:
Charles Goldner
Sam Brent:
Barry Morse
Charles Gaspary:
Phillip Leaver
Phyllis Brace:
Cecile Chevreau
Dr. Sanderson:
William Trent
Colonel Weyman:
Ian Sadler

A feature programme by Robert Gittinrs commemorating the centenary of Benjamin Robert Haydon's death on June 20, 1846. Produced by Desmond Hawkins

Contributors

Programme By:
Robert Gittinrs
Unknown:
Benjamin Robert
Produced By:
Desmond Hawkins
Benjamin Robert Haydon:
Esm Percy
Sir George Beaumont:
Carleton Hobbs
Mrs Haydon:
Vivienne Chatterton
Holwell Carr Charles:
E Stidwill
James Northcote:
Norman Kendall
John Keats:
Lewis Stringer
William Hazlitt:
Robert Farquharson
Mrs Siddons:
Mary O'Farrell
Bailiff:
Arnold Tottle
Narrator:
George Holloway

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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