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Regional Variations (3)

'The Four Roads : excerpts from sound-tracks, with Bing Crosby. Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour.

BBC Home Service London

For the School.

BBC Home Service Scottish

A half-hour taken from the sound-tracks of ' The Road to Zanzibar.' ' The Road to Singapore.' ' The Road to Morocco.' and The Road to Rio' (by permission of Paramount Pictures)
Introduced by Denys Drower
Produced by Pat Osborne

Contributors

Introduced By:
Denys Drower
Produced By:
Pat Osborne

Regional Variations (3)

' Roll Up! Roll Up!': story of popular entertainment, by Robert G. Newton.

BBC Home Service London

' On the Record.

BBC Home Service Scottish

The Greatest Show on Earth with Gleemen, Blondel the Troubadour, Arlechino, Pantalone, Grimaldi, Samuel Pepys , Dan Leno. and Marie Lloyd. The story of popular entertainment written by Robert G. Newton Music arranged by Francis Collinson : conducted by Herbert Carruthers. Produced by David Thomson and Audrey Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Pepys
Unknown:
Dan Leno.
Unknown:
Marie Lloyd.
Written By:
Robert G. Newton
Arranged By:
Francis Collinson
Conducted By:
Herbert Carruthers.
Produced By:
David Thomson
Produced By:
Audrey Jones

Regional Variations (6)

' The Blind in the Dark': talk by R. S. Hawes.

BBC Home Service West

As West.

BBC Home Service London

Christian Commentary.

BBC Home Service Midland

Gape Row : reading from Agnes Romillv White's novel

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

' Butter on the Ceiling': story by Mary Hussev.

BBC Home Service Scottish

7—' The Blind in the Dark '
A talk about animal life in caves, by R. S. Hawes , lecturer in zoology at the University College of the South West.

Contributors

Unknown:
R. S. Hawes

Regional Variations (4)

Children's Hour: including conclusion of ' Toad of Toad Hall.'

BBC Home Service London

As North

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Children's Hour: including Nomad the naturalist.

BBC Home Service North

'Toad of Toad Hall'
A play by A. A. Milne from Kenneth Grahame 's book. The Wind in the Willows' Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Adapted and produced by David Davis
Conclusion-' The Toad Comes Home
5.35 Horace Kenney in another sketch about the Stationmaster of Dozey Ivor Dennis at the piano

Contributors

Play By:
A. A. Milne
Unknown:
Kenneth Grahame
Music By:
H. Fraser-Simson.
Produced By:
David Davis
Unknown:
Horace Kenney
Unknown:
Ivor Dennis

Regional Variations (8)

Anniversary: Queen Victoria re-visits Netlev Hospital.

BBC Home Service West

Norman Briggs (cinema organ).'

BBC Home Service North

Piping. Fiddling, and Singing

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

MacNeill Pipe Band.

BBC Home Service Scottish

'Stop Thief! programme on new type of burglar-alarm.

BBC Home Service Midland

This Week's Composer: Verdi- (records).

BBC Home Service London

Newyddion.

BBC Home Service Welsh

VERDI
Records of extracts from his operas ' Rigoletto ' and ' II Trovatore '

Regional Variations (6)

BBC Welsh Orchestra: Meirion Williams (piano)

BBC Home Service Welsh

Northumbrian Barn Dance.

BBC Home Service North

The Opera Half-Hour: 'The Telephone' (Gian-Carlo Menotti).'

BBC Home Service London

Eveline Stevenson' (soprano); Charles Ellam (piano).

BBC Home Service Midland

As North

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

New York Ballet Society's production (by arrangement with Emile Littler )
' THE TELEPHONE' or ' L'amour a trois
Opera buffa in one act. Words and music by Gian-Carlo Menotti
Reginald Burston Aidwych Orchestra
Conductor, Igor Buketoff

Contributors

Arrangement With:
Emile Littler
Music By:
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Conductor:
Igor Buketoff
Lucy:
Maria D'Attili
Ben:
George Irving

Regional Variations (4)

Cliff Gordon's ' Open House.

BBC Home Service Welsh

Variety.

BBC Home Service Scottish

' Look Who's Here! 'i Variety."

BBC Home Service London

Kenneth Horne
Jewel and Warriss Harold Berens
Richard Murdoch and Sam Costa
Charlie Chester and Arthur Haynes
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Frank Cantell
Production by George Inns

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Horne
Unknown:
Harold Berens
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Sam Costa
Unknown:
Charlie Chester
Unknown:
Arthur Haynes
Conducted By:
Frank Cantell
Production By:
George Inns

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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