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by Sir Arthur Grimble including the early experiences of a District Officer in the Pacific Islands thirty-five years ago
1—' The Old Man of the Colonial Office'
When Sir Arthur Grimble joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1914, he was the first of the species cadet to be appointed a District Officer in the Central Pacific. In this talk he describes his feeling when he attended a final interview at the Colonial Office, divided between a sense of his own inadequacy as a Kiph'ngesque leader of men and his romantic desire to explore the lagoon islands of the Pacific described by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Grimble
Unknown:
Robert Louis Stevenson.

For the Younger Ones
Norman Shelley in ' Winnie-the-Pooh ' by A. A. Milne
Adapted for broadcasting by David Davis with music by H. Fraser-Simson
7—' Thp Expotition to the North Pole ' and a poem
' All on an April Fool's Day ' by Elizabeth Fleming
5.30 For Older Children
It's in the Wind!
A conductor talks about music for the wind instruments of his orchestra
In the first of three broadcasts Trevor Haxvey tells you aibout the flutes, the oboes, and theiir relations
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Unknown:
A. A. Milne
Broadcasting By:
David Davis
Music By:
H. Fraser-Simson
Unknown:
Elizabeth Fleming
Winnie-the-Pooh:
Norman Shelley
Christopher Robin:
Sheila Moloney
Piglet:
Wilfred Babbage
Eeyore:
Geoffrey Wincott
Owl:
Stephen Jack
Rabbit:
Stephen Jack
Kanga:
Vivienne Chatterton
Narrator:
David Davis

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