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'Prayers
Fill thou my life (A. and M. 705, omitting vv. 5 and 6; S.P. 492: Tune. Richmond)
Interlude: 'The Villagers of Eyam' Prayers: the Prayer for Help; the Lord's Prayer
Through the night of doubt and sorrow (A. and M. 274. omitting vv. 7 and 8: S.P. 678; C.H. 214: Tune, Marching)
Blessing
In 1665 when the Great Plague was spreading from London to the countryside, it reached the little village of Eyam in Derbyshire. The inhabitants agreed to stay in their village lest they should carry the infection to other districts. This story illustrates Christ's commandment: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself' (St. Matthew 22. v. 39).

TRAVEL TALKS. Man and the Earth. ' The Spaniards and their Olives.' Script by Roy Campbell
2.20 LET'S JOIN IN. Old King Cole': a dramatised version of the traditional song; and an old cumulative tale, ' Henny Penny '
2.40 LOOKING AT THINGS. An architect talks about important problems that have to be considered in ' Planning a House '

Contributors

Script By:
Roy Campbell

'Woggis': serial story by Geoffrey Lapage, told by David Davis.
5 - 'Strange Things Happen at Whipsnade'

followed by 'Spread Eagle'
A serial play in six parts by Aubrey Feist being a sequel to 'High Barbary'
5 - 'Gathering of Eagles'
Production by Derek McCulloch
(Sonia Dresdel is appearing in ' The Third Visitor ' at the Duke of York's Theatre, London)

This episode tells how Jeremy Shafto , now in the power of Miss Kyte, is brought before the secret tribunal of the League of the Spread Eagle. Jeremy has read about secret societies and thinks that he knows what to expect. He soon discovers, however, that these terrorists are modern in their methods and have rather original ideas about such functions as midnight meetings.

Contributors

Writer (Woggis):
Geoffrey Lapage
Storyteller (Woggis):
David Davis
Writer (Spread Eagle):
Aubrey Feist
Production (Spread Eagle):
Derek McCulloch
Jeremy Shafto:
Lewis Stringer
Andre de Marsac:
John Chandos
Mr Calamanco:
Felix Felton
Miss Kyte:
Sonia Dresdel
Samuel Speke:
Carleton Hobbs
A servant:
Raf de La Torre

Wallas Eaton welcomes some of the newer voices in radio
The Three Monarchs
Primrose
Milligan Ossie Morris
Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Frank Cantell
Script by Anthony Bentin and Peter Griffiths
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Wallas Eaton
Unknown:
Milligan Ossie Morris
Conducted By:
Frank Cantell
Script By:
Anthony Bentin
Script By:
Peter Griffiths
Produced By:
Dennis Main Wilson

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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