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NATURE STUDY. ' Creatures of the House,' by Scott Kennedy
,2.15 HISTORY II. The World We Live 'In. 'Filling in the Map,.' by Penelope Knox. V. Stefansson adds
100,000 square miles to the Canadian North, and proves that Arctic explorers can ' live on the country '
2.40 ENGLISH FOR UNDER-NINES. ' The Valiant Blackbird ': an Indian folk-tale, dramatised by Jean Sutcliffe

Contributors

Unknown:
Scott Kennedy
Dramatised By:
Jean Sutcliffe

'A.I at Lloyd's,' by Howard Jones. A radio programme based on the history of Lloyd's, the famous insurance corporation of London. Produced by W. E. Davis
The cast includes Ralph Truman. Stephen Jack , Philip Wade , Lewis Stringer , Laidman Browne , Charles Lefeaux. Ivan Samson , and Ernest Jay

Contributors

Unknown:
Howard Jones.
Produced By:
W. E. Davis
Unknown:
Ralph Truman.
Unknown:
Stephen Jack
Unknown:
Philip Wade
Unknown:
Lewis Stringer
Unknown:
Laidman Browne
Unknown:
Charles Lefeaux.
Unknown:
Ivan Samson
Unknown:
Ernest Jay

Radio's motion picture parade
Including a film personality; latest news from the world of films, with visits to the studios ; The Big Laugh '-listeners' choice of-the funniest scenes in films; music and scenes from the outstanding picture of the week. Introduced by Leslie Mitchell . Written by Harry Alan Towers and produced by Lilian Duff

Contributors

Introduced By:
Leslie Mitchell
Written By:
Harry Alan
Produced By:
Lilian Duff

with Jack Train , Hugh Morton , Fred Yule , Lind Joyce , Deryck Guyler , Tony Francis , Molly Weir , and Joan Harben. Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Rae Jenkins. Script by Ted Kavanagh. Produced by Francis Worsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Train
Unknown:
Hugh Morton
Unknown:
Fred Yule
Unknown:
Lind Joyce
Unknown:
Deryck Guyler
Unknown:
Tony Francis
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Unknown:
Joan Harben.
Unknown:
Rae Jenkins.
Script By:
Ted Kavanagh.
Produced By:
Francis Worsley

A musical play of the eighteenth century, broadly based on the true life story of Harriot Mellon , play-actress. Book and lyrics by Dick Cross. Music by Harry Jacobson. Produced byVernon Harris
BBC Revue Chorus, directed by Hal Evans. Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Frank Cantell

Contributors

Unknown:
Harriot Mellon
Unknown:
Dick Cross.
Music By:
Harry Jacobson.
Produced By:
Vernon Harris
Directed By:
Hal Evans.
Conducted By:
Frank Cantell
Harriot Mellon:
Sylvia Marriott
Mrs Jessam:
Eileen Draycott
Bridget Parsons:
Vera Lennox
Freddy:
Charles Hawtrey
Captain Charles Trelawney:
John Bentley
William Cross:
Kenneth Buckley
Richard Brinsley Sheridan:
Derek Birch
Mrs Polly Gliddon:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Bob Scrubbs:
Bill Stevens
Thomas Coutts:
Alan Reid
Sir John Cavendish:
Bill Stevens
Lord Standon:
Kenneth Buckley
Harding:
James Hayter
Jem:
C Denier Warren
Marlborough:
Jack McNaughton
The dramatist:
Dennis Bowen

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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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