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SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby
11.20 THE WORLD OF WORK. ' Jobs With People': a shop assistant, a waiter. and a telephonist talk about their jobs and R. J. Blofeld gives listeners some advice.
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. La famine Leivaux en vacanicfs. Monsieur et Madame Levaux et leurs enfants André et Marie-Madeleine vont bientOt quitter leur maison de campagne normande aux Andelys. Texte de Rene Leplat

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby
Unknown:
R. J. Blofeld
Unknown:
Madame Levaux
Unknown:
Rene Leplat

Bill Gates introduces
The Song Pedlars
A Note or Two from Russ Henderson and his Trinidad Steel Band
Leslie Haskell
Something to Sing About
Billy McCormack
Hubert Gregg
Top of the Bill
Margery Manners
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz Producer, Trafford Whitelock
(Russ Henderson and his Trinidad Steel Band are appearing at La Ronde Restaurant, London)

Contributors

Introduces:
Bill Gates
Unknown:
Russ Henderson
Unknown:
Billy McCormacK
Unknown:
Hubert Gregg
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Unknown:
Russ Henderson

A musical miscellany of the songs that were hits from 1914 to 1919 featuring
Helen Clare , Bertha Willmott
Eric Whitley , John Rorke
The George Mitchell Choir
Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Introduced by Freddy Grisewood
Script and research by Ted Kavanagh
Production by Glyn Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Helen Clare
Unknown:
Bertha Willmott
Unknown:
Eric Whitley
Unknown:
John Rorke
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Introduced By:
Freddy Grisewood
Unknown:
Ted Kavanagh
Production By:
Glyn Jones

FOR COUNTRY SCHOOLS. ' A Farmer's Boy in the Nineteenth Century.' Part 2. Script by R. J. White
2.0 THE music Box, by Gordon Reynolds.
2.10 ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. ' Following a Tune.' by Noel Long
2.30 LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN. Excerpt from Benjamin Britten 's ' The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra '
2.40 FOR THE FOURTEENS. Right or Wrong? 2—' Giving and Taking Orders.' Script by Christine Dudley
3.0 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. Four Pilgrims: The Knight, the Miller, the Skipper, the Prioress, from 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer , translated by Nevill Coghill

Contributors

Script By:
R. J. White
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds.
Unknown:
Noel Long
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Script By:
Christine Dudley
Unknown:
Geoffrey Chaucer
Translated By:
Nevill Coghill

For Children of All Ages
'The Adventures of Timothy'
A serial play by A. W. Dodd
4 - 'The Well of Lem-Aki'
Produced by Peggy Bacon
Captain Sly's ship, the Swallow, has arrived in Alexandria with Captain Boffin and Timothy looked in the cabin. Sly decides to take Bu-Bu to the mysterious well of Lem-Aki himself He gets rid of Mangus, and, accompanied by Hussein, sets off. But Hussein and the donkey are recognised by Mehmet of the king's guard. He arrests Hussein and returns Bu-Bu to the royal stables. Boffin and Timothy escape from the ship and, finding out what has happened, they go straight to the king and beg him to let them have Bu-Bu. The king demands that they pay him Bu-Bu's weight in gold. The friendly goldsmith sees a way of helping Boffin and Timothy to get possession of the donkey, but Mehmet arrests them and imprisons them in the same dungeon as the unfortunate Hussein.
5.30 For Older Children
'Going to the Pictures and the Theatre': Eric Gillatt reviews some of the plays and films now showing
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Play By:
A. W. Dodd
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Unknown:
Eric Gillatt
Timothy:
Alaric Cotter
Bu-Bu:
Jack May
Captain Boffln:
Fred Yule
Hussein:
Rupert Davies
Selim:
Dudley Rolph
King of Egypt:
William Avenell
Yasha:
June Spencer
Hurem:
Peggy Hughes

Anon'a Winn, Joy Adamson
Jack Train , and Richard Dimbleby ask aU the questions and Gilbert Harding knows some of the answers
(' Twenty Questions ' is broadcast by arrangement with Maurice Winnick )
To be repeated tomorrow at 4.30 (Home); on Friday at 6.15 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Joy Adamson
Unknown:
Jack Train
Unknown:
Richard Dimbleby
Unknown:
Gilbert Harding
Arrangement With:
Maurice Winnick

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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