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RHYTHM AND MELODY, by Doris Gould
11.20 SCIENCE AND THE COMMUNITY. ' Protecting our Cattle' by H. E. Harbour.
The work of the veterinary surgeon In protecting our farm animals from disease and increasing our food supply
11.40 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN. Heute haben wir grosse Wasche. Text von Marianne Walla
Hans und Willi wollen Geld sparen. Daher werden sie die Wasche nicht in die Wascherei schicken. Diese Woche waschen sie selbst!

Contributors

Unknown:
Doris Gould
Unknown:
H. E. Harbour.
Unknown:
Marianne Walla

Introduced by Leslie Mitchell
This week's edition includes :
‛ Cinequiz ’ : Critics v. Filmgoers
Star at Home: Honor Blackman
Excerpts from the sound-track of the M.G.M. film ‛In the Good Old Summertime,' starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson
Script written by Michael Storm
Produced by Pat Osborne

Contributors

Introduced By:
Leslie Mitchell
Unknown:
Judy Garland
Unknown:
Van Johnson
Written By:
Michael Storm
Produced By:
Pat Osborne

NATURE STUDY. ' Country Sounds' by G. D. Fisher
2.15 HISTORY II. 'The Great Reform Bill of 1832.' Script by Stephen Schofield
This programme describes how the Whig reformers just managed to pass the Bill through Parliament and avert violent revolution in England.
2.40 ENGLISH FOR UNDER-NINES. ' Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,' the adventures of ' the little boy who lives down the lane ' in his search for his lost parents: a serial story in three parts, arranged from the old-fashioned tale by Mary Senior Clark. 3— ‛ The Visit to the Phoenix and the End of the Journey'
3.0 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' Harry of England': two speeches from Shakespeare's ' Henry V '

Contributors

Unknown:
G. D. Fisher
Script By:
Stephen Schofield
Unknown:
Mary Senior Clark.

A weekly programme about work in the world of science
' Engineering for Health ' by A. J. S. Pippard , Professor of Civil Engineering at Imperial College, London
During the summer Professor Pippard visited the United States at the invitation of the Rockefeller Foundation to study the work of American engineers in relation to public health. In this talk he reviews their varied activities and contrasts conditions there and in this country.

Contributors

Unknown:
A. J. S. Pippard

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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