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' Mystery at Castle Rock Zoo '
A new serial in six parts set in the Midlands. Written by Jean Marsh and adapted as a radio play by Olivia Manning. Produced by Margaret Bacon (' Peggy'). Episode 2
Tarrant Bailey (banjo) *
' A Valley, a Climb, and a Mountain Lake': talk by E. Moore Darling

Contributors

Written By:
Jean Marsh
Play By:
Olivia Manning.
Produced By:
Margaret Bacon
Talk By:
E. Moore

America v. Britain
A contest to find out who knows more about the other's country
London: Professor D. W. Brogan and Joyce Grenfell. Quiz-Master, Lionel Hale
Netc York : Christopher Morley and John Mason Brown. Quiz-Master, Alistair Cooke
A weekly programme originating in London and New York

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor D. W. Brogan
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell.
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Netc York
Unknown:
Christopher Morley
Unknown:
John Mason Brown.
Unknown:
Alistair Cooke

A poetry notebook edited by Patric Dickinson. A series of four programmes of familiar and unfamiliar ballads. 3 — ' The Diverting History of John Gilpin ' by William Cowper , read by Reginald Beckwith ; and ' How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix,' by Robert Browning , read by Cyril Gardiner

Contributors

Edited By:
Patric Dickinson.
Unknown:
William Cowper
Read By:
Reginald Beckwith
Unknown:
Robert Browning
Read By:
Cyril Gardiner

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.

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