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Stories and Rhymes: John and the Magic Piper
A story by Rhoda Power based on a medieval poem

2.20 Senior English ii: Silas Marner: Part 3
by George Eliot, adapted for broadcasting in five parts by Donald Bancroft.

2.45 Early Stages in French
Listeners are asked to take an active part in this simple French programme. They can hear Tante Martine talking to a new customer who comes to her cafe. Script by Emile Harven

Contributors

Unknown:
Silas Marner
Unknown:
George Eliot
Unknown:
Donald Ban
Unknown:
Tante Martine
Script By:
Emile Harven

Ankara and Points East by Bickham Sweet-Escott
The speaker, who has had lone business and offical experience in the Bakans and the Middle East, consders the pact recently signed in Ankara by Greece, Turkey, and Yugoslavia in its relation to the stability of the Middle East and the defence of the West.

Contributors

Unknown:
Bickham Sweet-Escott

Motet for double chorus:
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied sung by The Geraint Jones Singers with Ambrose Gauntlett (cello)
Peter Beaven (cello)
J. Edward Merrett (double-bass)
Alan Harverson (organ)
Conductor, Geraint Jones

Contributors

Singers:
Geraint Jones
Cello:
Ambrose Gauntlett
Cello:
Peter Beaven
Double-Bass:
J. Edward Merrett
Double-Bass:
Alan Harverson
Conductor:
Geraint Jones

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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