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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY. The New Scepticism. 1 — The Eighteenth Century': an Imaginary conversation between Matthew Tindal and Bishop Butler. Script by Basil Willey , King Edward VII Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge
10.0 Announcements
10.5 News commentary

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Tindal
Unknown:
Bishop Butler.
Script By:
Basil Willey
Script By:
King Edward Vii
Narrator:
Charles E Stidwill
Tindal:
Harold Scott
Butler:
Russell Napier

SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN. ' Living Things Change.' Script by Honor Wyatt from material supplied by Richard Palmer
The story of the horse illustrates the idea of evolution
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. ' Une leçon de danse.' Simone veut danser tout Ie temps des valses, mais Jean-Pierre, son frere, prefere le jitterbug! Texte de Paul Deglon

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby
Unknown:
Richard Palmer
Unknown:
Paul Deglon

Stories from World History. 'St. Louis de Joinville' follows his King on a Crusade (1248-54). Script by Rhoda Power.
Louis IX of France was a person of qualities so rare that he was made a saint soon after his death. He is known from the account written by one of his nobles, the Lord of Joinville. Today's story tells how de Joinville accompanied his master on a Crusade.

2.25 Senior English 1 'The Speckled Band': the Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted for radio by Philippa Pearce

2.50 Orchestral Concert Series. 'The Woodwind-2', by Archie Camden

3.10 Let's Hear It Again

Contributors

Script by:
Rhoda Power
Adapted by:
Philippa Pearce
Presented by:
Archie Camden

A survey of ragtime music and its origins by Leslie Baily
Research by Charles Chilton with Peter Bernard
C. Denier Warren
Paul Carpenter
Macdonald Parke
Benny Lee
Johnny Johnston
Deryck Guyler
Carole Carr
The Mitchell Men
The Dance Orchestra
Conducted by Stanley Black
Production by Pat Dixon and Charles Chilton

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Chilton
Unknown:
Peter Bernard
Unknown:
C. Denier Warren
Unknown:
Paul Carpenter
Unknown:
MacDonald Parke
Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
Johnny Johnston
Unknown:
Deryck Guyler
Unknown:
Carole Carr
Conducted By:
Stanley Black
Production By:
Pat Dixon
Production By:
Charles Chilton

by Nigel Balchin
Other parts played by Eric Adeney , Peter Assinder. Donald Gray. Anthony Jacobs , Duncan Mclntyre , Elsa Palmer and Ronald Sidney
Adapted and produced by Peter Watts

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Balchin
Played By:
Eric Adeney
Played By:
Peter Assinder.
Played By:
Donald Gray.
Played By:
Anthony Jacobs
Played By:
Duncan McLntyre
Played By:
Elsa Palmer
Played By:
Ronald Sidney
Produced By:
Peter Watts
Sammy Rice:
Sebastian Shaw
Colonel Holland, R A:
Eric Lugg
Till:
Wilfred Fletcher
Susan:
Joan Hart
R B Waring:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Pinker:
Alexander Archdale
Professor Mair:
James Hayter
Joe Marchant:
Hugh Falkus
Captain Stuart, R E:
David Enders
Mrs Davis:
Vivienne Chatterton
Bobby:
Marjorie Westbury
The Minister:
Richard Williams
Sq /Ldr Dick Rice D F c:
Jack Gwillim
Sir ' Jake ' Gladwin:
Bryan Powley
Sir Lewis Easton:
Malcolm Hayes
Dr Brine:
Eric Anderson
Lieut-Col Strang R E:
Hugh Moxey
Clerk:
Preston Lockwood

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