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Michael Miles introduces
The Coronets
Sandy Sandford
Professional Protégée
Irisaa Cooper
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Your Favourite Musical Comedy with Paula Grey
Resident Top of the Bill
Ethel Revnell
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Produced by Trafford Whitelock

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Miles
Unknown:
Irisaa Cooper
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Denis Goodwin
Unknown:
Paula Grey
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Produced By:
Trafford Whitelock

TRAVEL TALKS. In the Coldest Lands.
' Exploring South Georgia.' Script by Duncan Carse
2.20 LOOKING AT THINGS. Looking Back on the Year: why is i-t important to take an interest in the appearance of the sort of thing looked at during the past year's broadcasts? Script by Anthony Bertram
2.40 SENIOR English i. ' The Veiled Portrait ': a story of the Edinburgh underworld. by James M'Govan. Adapted for broadcasting by Lennox Milne

Contributors

Script By:
Duncan Carse
Script By:
Anthony Bertram
Unknown:
James M'Govan.
Broadcasting By:
Lennox Milne

Regional Variations (2)

Afternoon Sport. Lawn Tennis Championships from Wimblédon. commentaries on the Final of the Men's Singles; Rowing, Henley Royal Regatta; Cricket, Gloucestershire v. The Australians.

BBC Home Service West

Henley Royal Regatta
Commentary by John Snagge
The Lawn Tennis Championships
Latest results and commentary by Max Robertson and Rex Alston on the final of the Men's Singles, followed by other semi-finals
From the All England Club,
Wimbledon

Contributors

Commentary By:
John Snagge
Commentary By:
Max Robertson
Commentary By:
Rex Alston

Regional Variations (2)

Children's Hour

BBC Home Service Scottish

For Older Listeners
Laiidman Browne in ' The Organ-Grinder of St. Pauls'
An adventure of Samuel Poppleton Esquire, antique dealer
Written for broadcasting by Margaret Potter
Produced by Trevor Hill
The action takes place in and around the Hamburg Docks in 1912)

Contributors

Unknown:
Laiidman Browne
Broadcasting By:
Margaret Potter
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Old Samuel Poppleton:
Herbert Smith
The two children: Elizabeth:
Sandra Chalmers
Peter:
Geoffrey Saale
Mr Poppleton's Siamese cat:
Cleopatra
Sam Poppleion as a young lad:
Brian Trueman
Pietro:
John Kitching
Ca plain John Doyle, Skipper of the Saucy Jane:
Fred Fairclough
Edwards, the first mate:
Ernest Hawtin
Colonel Joachim von Reibnitz, Chiefof Hamburg Police:
Geoffrey Banks
Michael Fairfax, of British intelligence, alias the Organ-Grinder:
Laidman Browne
Homer Jackson, the Irish journalist:
Harry Towb
Oberleutenant Weissmann:
Heinz Lederer

Regional Variations (7)

News, sport.

BBC Home Service North

News. sport.

BBC Home Service Welsh

News sport

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

News, sport.

BBC Home Service Scottish

News, announcements, news talk. sport.

BBC Home Service West

News, sport.

BBC Home Service Midland

Lawn Tennis: a report from Wimbledon on the day's play in the Championships
Rowing: John Snagge reports on the Henley Royal Regatta also racing resulrts, cricket scores and other sports news

Regional Variations (3)

Hwvrol Weddi.

BBC Home Service Welsh

Book Review

BBC Home Service Midland

Directed by Cyril Stapleton
in 'Melody Land'
with The Stargazers, Julie Dawn, Bill McGuffie, Harold Smart, The Show Band Singers
Introduced by Rikki Fulton
Production by Johnnie Stewart

Contributors

Directed By:
Cyril Stapleton
Unknown:
Julie Dawn
Unknown:
Bill McGuffie
Unknown:
Harold Smart
Introduced By:
Rikki Fulton
Production By:
Johnnie Stewart

Regional Variations (2)

Benny Lee , Pearl Carr
Ronald Fletcher
Nat Temple and his Orchestra
Produced by Pat Dixon

Contributors

Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
Pearl Carr
Unknown:
Ronald Fletcher
Unknown:
Nat Temple
Produced By:
Pat Dixon

Regional Variations (2)

New Choral Music

BBC Home Service Midland

Rhodes Scholars' Jubilee Reunion
Lord Elton, General Secretary of the Rhodes Trust , talks about the reunion at Rhodes House, Oxford
Michael Barsley introduces some of the Rhodes Scholars, past and present, from the Commoniwealth and the U.S.A., who have been meeting together in Oxford
Produced by Michael Barsley and John Bridges

Contributors

Talks:
Rhodes Trust
Produced By:
Michael Barsley
Produced By:
John Bridges

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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