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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY. Four Ways of Knowing God. 4 — ' The Way of Contemplation': G. F. Woods , Chaplain of Downing College, Cambridge, speaks on the life and thought of William Law. His talk is illustrated by extracts from Law's works read by Alan Wheatley
10.0 Announcements
10.5 News commentary

Contributors

Unknown:
G. F. Woods
Unknown:
William Law.
Read By:
Alan Wheatley

SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby. Request programme
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN. ' Family Life Among the Ape Men.' Script by Honor Wyatt, from material supplied by Richard Palmer.
An impression of Pekin Man-best known of the ape-men-and an introduction to Near-man and Real-man whose story is followed next term
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. ' Preparatifs pour la fete de Noel.' A cette epoque de I'année chacun des Bourdon prend un air si ' cachottier.' Aidez-nous a deviner Ie secret des cadeaux. Texte de Paule Deglo`n

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby.
Unknown:
Richard Palmer.
Unknown:
Paule Deglo`n

STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY. ' Dick Whittington ': a mayor of London who became a legend (d. 1423). Script by Rhoda Power
2.25 SENIOR ENGLISH I. A Christmas Anthology. Script by Becky Cocking
The carols are regional ones. and the readings include accounts of Christmas from fiction
2.50 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES
Concert by the New London Orchestra conducted by Reginald Jacques , who introduces the programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Whittington
Script By:
Rhoda Power
Script By:
Becky Cocking
Conducted By:
Reginald Jacques

by Godfrey Harrison and Alec Harrison
Incidental music written and aranged by Frank Cordell
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Rae Jenkins
Produced by Audrey Cameron

Contributors

Unknown:
Godfrey Harrison
Unknown:
Alec Harrison
Unknown:
Frank Cordell
Conducted By:
Rae Jenkins
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Bill Freeman, an agent:
Hugh Morton
Snarl, a newspaper man:
Charles E Stidwill
Peter Culver:
Noel Johnson
Man in car:
Lockwood West
George Bragg, theatre manager:
Stephen Jack
Jimmy Duff:
Ernest Jay
Johnnie Duff:
John Stevens
Pat Duff:
Patricia Burke

Adapted for broadcasting by William Ferguson from the story by Arthur Morrison
Produced by Hugh Stewart
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by Ernest Sefton , Frank Foster. Eric Francis , and David Peel

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
William Ferguson
Story By:
Arthur Morrison
Produced By:
Hugh Stewart
Played By:
Ernest Sefton
Played By:
Frank Foster.
Played By:
Eric Francis
Played By:
David Peel
Storyteller:
Ivan Samson
Dan Ogle:
Ralph Truman
Musky Mag:
Megs Jenkins
Blind George:
Bransby Williams
Cap'n Nat Kemp:
Edward Rigby
Stephen Kemp:
Cavan Malone
Mr Cripps:
Kenneth Griffiths
Marr:
Philip Stainton
Viney:
Edmund Willard
Bill Stagg:
Eric Lugg
Coroner:
Laidman Browne
Grimes:
Ronald Sidney

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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