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RHYTHM AND MELODY, by Doris Gould
11.20 SCIENCE AND THE COMMUNITY. ' Protecting our Crops ' by Hugh Nicol, Ph.D., F.R.I.C:
This broadcast describes the biological control of plant pests in which the natural enemies of the pests are employed to destroy them
11.40 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN. Hans und Willi besprechen zwei Gedichte: ' Die Stadt' von Theodor Storm ; Meeresstille von Heinrich Heine

Contributors

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Doris Gould
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Hugh Nicol, Ph.D., F.R.I.C:
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Theodor Storm
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Meeresstille von Heinrich Heine

Introduced by Leslie Mitchell
This week's edition includes :
'Cinequiz': Critics v. Filmgoers
' Star at Home': Cecil Parker
Excerpts from the sound-track of Alfred Hitchcock 's ' Under Capricorn,' a Transatlantic Pictures production starring Ingrid Berg -man, Joseph Cotten , and Michael Wilding
Speeches recorded at the' Picturegoer ' 1949 Film Trophy Awards luncheon to Miss Anna Neagle and Sir Laurence Olivier
Script written by Michael Storm
Produced by Pat Osborne

Contributors

Introduced By:
Leslie Mitchell
Unknown:
Cecil Parker
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Ingrid Berg
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Joseph Cotten
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Michael Wilding
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Miss Anna Neagle
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Sir Laurence Olivier
Written By:
Michael Storm
Produced By:
Pat Osborne

NATURE STUDY. 'How Plants Spread,' by James Bruce
2.15 HISTORY II. 'The Early Radicals.' Script by Ivor Jones
2.40 ENGLISH FOR UNDER-NINES. ' Baa, Baa, Black Sheep': a serial story in three parts, arranged by Mary Senior Clark from the old-fashioned tale. The adventures of ' the little boy who lives down the lane' in his search for his lost parents. 2 — ' In the Hall of the Great White Bear'
3.0 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' The Pardoner's Tale.' A shortened version of Chaucer's story in Nevill Coghill 's translation. Read by Carleton Hobbs

Contributors

Unknown:
James Bruce
Script By:
Ivor Jones
Arranged By:
Mary Senior Clark
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Nevill Coghill
Read By:
Carleton Hobbs

A weekly programme about work in the world of science
The Story of Cortisone by a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Recent experiments suggest that rheumatoid arthritis is caused by the abnormal working of the adrenal glands, and that in the future it may be possible to alleviate the symptoms of arthritis by giving cortisone or, as it is sometimes called, Compound E. In this ' Science Survey ' a physician from the rheumatism department of a London hospital describes the discovery of cortisone, and the present difficulties in producing it except for laboratory tests.

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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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