Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 278,110 playable programmes from the BBC

' Henley and the Salamander': a story by Modwena Sedgwick told by W. E. Davis (' David ')
5.15 'Regional Round.' See if you can answer the questions posed by Derek McCulloch ('Mac') to teams of children in different parts of the country
5.50 Children's Hour prayers, conducted by the Rev. McEwan Lawson

Contributors

Story By:
Modwena Sedgwick
Told By:
W. E. Davis
Unknown:
Derek McCulloch
Unknown:
Rev. McEwan Lawson

by Edgar Wallace , adapted for broadcasting by H. Oldfield Box and produced by John Richmond. With Howard Marion-Crawford as ' Sanders.' Episode 12— ' In the Spring of the Year'

Contributors

Unknown:
Edgar Wallace
Broadcasting By:
H. Oldfield Box
Produced By:
John Richmond.
Unknown:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Mr Commissioner Sanders:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Captain Hamilton:
Graham Doody
Bosambo:
Laidman Browne
Ruth Glandynne:
Pauline Wynn
Abiboo:
Charles Leno
Kombolo:
Godfrey Tudor
Narrator:
Geoffrey Wincott

his programme of stars, personalities, songs, and music. This week Sheila Sim, Richard Attenborough, Sally Rogers, Linda Parker, and Walter Widdop, with Vic Oliver conducting the British Concert Orchestra. Script by Ray Sonin. Produced by Eric Spear.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Sim
Unknown:
Richard Attenborough
Unknown:
Sally Rogers
Unknown:
Linda Parker
Unknown:
Walter Widdop
Unknown:
Vic Oliver
Script:
Ray Sonin
Producer:
Eric Spear

in which leading scientists are introduced by Professor E. N. da C. Andrade, F.R.s.
This week: Sir Howard Florey , F.R.S., Professor of Pathology in the University of Oxford, speaks about ' Penicillin in Perspective'; and Professor Douglas R. Hartree , F.R.s., describes an ' Automatic Calculating Engine '

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Howard Florey
Unknown:
Douglas R. Hartree

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.

Appears in

About this data

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