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Prayer
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
(A. and M. 657; S.P. 626, omitting v. 4; C.H. 22. omitting v. 4: Tune. Lobe den Herren)
Interlude: ' Dr. Aggrey '
(Continued in next column)
Prayers: the Prayer of Thanks-giving; the Lord's Prayer
Rise up. 0 men of God (S.P. 635:
C.H. 344: Tune. Carlisle)
Today's interlude continues the series of stories illustrating the work of the Church in different countries It is the story of the great African Christian. Dr. Aggrey, who was horn in a little village on the Gold Coast which used to be a well-known centre of the slave trade. He was a great scholar and a born leader of men and devoted his life to promoting a better understanding between the African and the white man.

TRAVEL TALKS. 'Great Cities of Other Lands.' J. E. Morpurgo talks about Chicago
2.20 LET'S JOIN IN. ' Four and Twenty Blackbirds': a dramatised version of the traditional nursery rhyme
2.40 LOOKING AT THINGS. ' Parks, Gardens and Streets.' Fello Atkinson talks about this out-of-doors aspect of a town
This is a subject that concerns everyone who wants safe and convenient streets; who likes to see trees and flowers as well as brick and stone; and who wants social provision for rest and recreation in the open-air.

' The Little Jan Pandrum '
A serial play for the younger listeners by Phyllis and R. C. Scriven
5—'The Earth Whispers'
Production by May E. Jenkin
5.35 'Area Biscay and Finisterre': John Merrett begins a new series of talks about the places mentioned in the weather forecasts

Contributors

Unknown:
Phyllis
Unknown:
R. C. Scriven
Production By:
May E. Jenkin
Little Jan Pandrum:
Cavan Malonp
Woppity:
Wilfred Babbage
Zuludin:
Geoffrey Wincott
Spouter the Whale:
Richard George
King:
Philip Wade
Prince:
Timothy Harley
Jumping Bean:
Molly Weir
Shudraka:
Vivienne Chatterton
Silvadoria:
Joan Henley

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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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