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'Drowsy Dormouse' : a story by Elf Lewis Clarke, told by May E. Jenkin ('Elizabeth'). Chapter 4 - 'Willy Weasel and the Clothes-Line'
5.15 'The House of Arden'
A play for broadcasting by Felicity Douglas, from the book by E. Nesbit. Produced by Josephine Plummer. Part 6 - 'The Treasure is Found'

Contributors

Story By:
Elf Lewis Clarke
Unknown:
E. Jenkin
Broadcasting By:
Felicity Douglas
Book By:
E. Nesbit.
Produced By:
Josephine Plummer.
Elfreda:
Josephine Stuart
Edward:
David Spenser
Aunt Edith:
Betty Hardy
Mr Beale:
J Hubert Leslie
Richard:
Brian Weske
Mouldiwarp:
Charles E Stidwill
Lord Arden:
Norman Shelley
Roundhead officer:
Frank Atkinson

America v. Britain London : Professor D. W. Brogan and Joyce Grenfell. Quiz-Master: Lionel Hale New York : Christopher Morley and Jack Thomas. Quiz-Master, Alistair Cooke
A weekly programme originating In London and New York.

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor D. W. Brogan
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell.
Unknown:
Christopher Morley
Unknown:
Jack Thomas.
Unknown:
Alistair Cooke

Margaret Ritchie (soprano)
Reginald Kell (clarinet)
The Hirsch String Quartet:
Leonard Hirsch (violin), Reginald Morley (violin), Jean Stewart (viola), Harvey Phillips (cello)
Given before an audience in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London

Contributors

Soprano:
Margaret Ritchie
Clarinet:
Reginald Kell
Violin:
Leonard Hirsch
Violin:
Reginald Morley
Violin:
Jean Stewart
Viola:
Harvey Phillips

A poetry notebook edited by Patrie Dickinson. Four programmes of familiar and unfamiliar ballads. 1 — ' The Jackdaw of Rheims ' by R. H. Barham , read by Bernard Miles ; and 'The
Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe , read by James McKechnie. (BBO recording)

Contributors

Edited By:
Patrie Dickinson.
Unknown:
R. H. Barham
Read By:
Bernard Miles
Unknown:
Edgar Allan Poe
Read By:
James McKechnie.

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

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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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