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RHYTHM AND MELODY. Concert of songs. Choir of the Cathay's Girls' High School and the BBC Welsh Orchestra, conducted by Mansel Thomas. Introduced by Eileen Browne
11.20 GEOGRAPHY. Britain's Trade Links. 'Rubber: what it is used for, and how much is needed '
11.40 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN. ' Ein Weihnachtsmårchen ': allegorisches Horspiel fur Kinder, von Philo Hauser

Contributors

Conducted By:
Mansel Thomas.
Duced By:
Eileen Browne
Unknown:
Philo Hauser

NATURE STUDY. Nature Quiz: an end-of-term broadcast with two teams of boys and girls
2.15 HISTORY II. ' The Story of the Bantu People.' Script by Philippa Pearce
2.40 ENGLISH FOR UNDER-NINES. A Christmas poem, ' The Great Adventure of Mary Jane ,' by E. J. Coning ; followed by a ten-minute tale from Scotland, ' The White Pet'

Contributors

Script By:
Philippa Pearce
Unknown:
Mary Jane
Unknown:
E. J. Coning

' Postman's Knock '
How Colin Weatherley sets out to become a postman. Another programme in the series about boys and girls starting work in different jobs. Script by Violet Blench. Produced by Nan Macdonald
5.40 ' Swallows and Amazons,' by Arthur Ransome. Told as a serial story by Derek McCulloch (' Uncle Mac '). 9—' A Visit to Captain Flint'

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Weatherley
Script By:
Violet Blench.
Produced By:
Nan MacDonald
Unknown:
Arthur Ransome.
Story By:
Derek McCulloch

[Starring] Tommy Handley
with Jack Train, Hugh Morton, Fred Yule, Lind Joyce, Diana Morrison, Deryck Guyler, Joan Harben, and Hattie Jacques
Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Rae Jenkins
Script by Ted Kavanagh
Produced by Francis Worsley

Contributors

Comedian:
Tommy Handley
[Actor]:
Jack Train
[Actor]:
Hugh Morton
[Actor]:
Fred Yule
[Actress]:
Lind Joyce
[Actress]:
Diana Morrison
[Actor]:
Deryck Guyler
[Actress]:
Joan Harben
[Actress]:
Hattie Jacques
Musicians:
Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor:
Rae Jenkins
Script:
Ted Kavanagh
Producer:
Francis Worsley

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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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