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SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN. 3—Skilled Hunters of the Late Old Stone Age. Script by Rhoda Power. (BBC recording)
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. Monsieur Levaux et Andre font la cuisine. Mais n'est pas cuisinier qui veut! Texte de Rene Leplat

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby
Script By:
Rhoda Power.
Unknown:
Monsieur Levaux
Unknown:
Rene Leplat

STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY ' The Wooden Horse of Troy.' Script by Rhoda Power
2.20 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. - The Fight with Grendel,' from a modern version of Beowulf by Ian Serraillier
2.30 LET'S JOIN IN. ' The Nicest Home in the World ': an original story by Margaret Gore

Contributors

Script By:
Rhoda Power
Unknown:
Ian Serraillier
Story By:
Margaret Gore

' Polly and Oliver'
A serial play in six episodes by David Scott Daniell
4—.' Adventure on the Mountain Pass' with Winifred Irvin (piccolo)
Produced by Peggy Bacon
It is Juily in the year 1806. Drummer Oliver Craw and his cousin Polly Trott have takeff refuge for the night in a stable behind a lonely inn near a mountain pass in French-occupied Italy. Unknown to them Polly's father Sergeant Trott and his comrade Private Pilchard, who are seeking the youngsters, have come to the same inn. They have met two English gentlemen who provide them with a handsome su.pper. Polly and Oliver also go to the Englishmen for help, but to Oliver's horror 'he recognises them as two spies in the pay of Napoleon.
5.30 ' For Your Bookshelf'
Edmund Penning-Rowsell reviews some of the new books for children
5.50 This week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
David Scott Daniell
Unknown:
Winifred Irvin
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Oliver Crow:
Barry MacGregor
Polly Trott:
Heather Styles
Private Pildhacd:
Deryck Guyjer
Sergeant Trott:
Will Kings
Alan Heythrop:
Chris Gittins
George Farquhar:
Jack May
Le Capitaine Leclos:
Arnold Peters

Hermione Gingold and Alfred Marks invite you 'Home at Eight' to meet Christopher Hewett, Marie Benson, The Johnston Singers
Encore!
Reviving a memorable moment in the career of Lizbeth Webb
A Switch in Time
James Moody and Winifred Davey
On Stage, Please!
Presenting an interlude by advanced students from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Thanks for the Melody
Hits of yesterday and today played by Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
(BBC Recording)
(Lizbeth Webb is appearing in 'Cinderella' at the Golders Green Hippodrome)

Contributors

Comedienne:
Alfred Marks
Comedian:
Alfred Marks
Unknown:
Christopher Hewett
Unknown:
Marie Benson
Singers:
The Johnston Singers
Unknown:
Lizbeth Webb
Unknown:
James Moody
Unknown:
Winifred Davey
Musicians:
Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
Production:
Ronnie Hill

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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