Programme Index

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Regional Variations (4)

Children's Hour (including ' Worzel Gummidge ').

BBC Home Service London

Children's Hour (including play. The Queen of Loneliness ')

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Children's Hour (Including Nursery Sing-Song and Current Affairs Quiz).

BBC Home Service North

' Luckiest of All': a story by George Baker , told by May E. Jenkin ('Elizabeth') followed by * Worzel Gummidge and the Treasure Ship' by Barbara Euphan Todd. Produced by May E. Jenkin. 4-' Washing Day'

Contributors

Story By:
George Baker
Unknown:
E. Jenkin
Unknown:
Worzel Gummidge
Unknown:
Barbara Euphan Todd.
Unknown:
E. Jenkin.
Worzel Gummidge:
Charles E. Stidwill
Earthy Mangold:
Mabel Constanduros
John:
Loris Somerville
Susan:
Gillian Andrews
Mrs Bloomsbury Barton:
Billie Sinclair
Mrs Dollitt:
Dora Gregory
Miss Dollitt ,:
Betty Hardy
Saucy Nancy:
Joan Young
Rag-and-bone man:
Ivan Samson
Washerwoman:
Vivienne Chatterton

Regional Variations (4)

Spruhan Kennedy (piano).

BBC Home Service Midland

Saturday Sports Review.

BBC Home Service London

The Week in the West.

BBC Home Service West

Edited by Angus Mackay
Introduced by Lionel Marson
Summaries of the main events of the day
Rugby Union: Ireland v. Australia. Rex Alston reports on the match from Dublin
Angling: Lt.-Colonel E. F. W. MacKenzie, Director of Water Examination to the Metropolitan Water Board, discusses the measures being taken to prevent pollution of British rivers

Contributors

Edited By:
Angus MacKay
Introduced By:
Lionel Marson

Regional Variations (4)

News in Welsh.

BBC Home Service Welsh

' Those were the Days!'

BBC Home Service London

Ulster Sports Bulletin

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Harry Davidson and his Orchestra play old-time dance music, and Arthur Servent entertains with old-time ballads
Script written and programme introduced by Patric Curwen
Dancing instruction by Sidney Thompson
Producer. Stanton Jefferies

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Davidson
Unknown:
Arthur Servent
Introduced By:
Patric Curwen
Unknown:
Sidney Thompson
Unknown:
Stanton Jefferies

Regional Variations (5)

Ulster Bands

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

' For Export Only.'

BBC Home Service Welsh

Sport in the Midlands.

BBC Home Service Midland

In Town Tonight.'

BBC Home Service London

Interesting people who are
' In Town Tonight' interviewed by Roy Rich
Programme edited by C. F. Meehan

Contributors

Interviewed By:
Roy Rich
Edited By:
C. F. Meehan

with George Betton
Albert Whelan
Suzette Tarri
Freddie Bamberger and Pam
Mary Naylor
Vie Oliver
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Rae Jenkins
Announcer, Lionel Marson
Producer, John Sharman

Contributors

Unknown:
George Betton
Unknown:
Albert Whelan
Unknown:
Suzette Tarri
Unknown:
Freddie Bamberger
Unknown:
Mary Naylor
Unknown:
Vie Oliver
Conducted By:
Rae Jenkins
Announcer:
Lionel Marson
Unknown:
John Sharman

by Dodie Smith
Adapted for broadcasting and produced by John Richmond
Scene: A small village on the north-west coast of Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Dodie Smith
Produced By:
John Richmond
McKenzie:
Kenneth McClellan
Elizabeth Enticknap:
Marjorie Westbury
Julian Chance:
Frith Banbury
William Berridge:
Ivor Barnard'
Arnold Poole:
Aubrey Dexter
Sylvia Herriot:
Lydia Sherwood
Robin Herriot:
Carl Bernard
Annie McCrossan:
Nell Ballantyne
Vera Berridge:
Joyce Heron
Fred McCrossan ,:
,john Rae
Mab Lawrence:
Claire Bloom
Nonny Lawrence:
Joyce Linden
Edward Lawrence:
David Spenser

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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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