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with Eileen Joyce (piano)
March dn D (K.249) (Mozart): Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, Bt.
Piano Concerto in E flat (Ireland):
Eileen Joyce (piano) and the Hall6 Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Heward
Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 (Enesco):
Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy on gramophone records

Contributors

Piano:
Eileen Joyce
Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beecham, Bt.
Piano:
Eileen Joyce
Conducted By:
Eugene Ormandy

Empire Day
Wynford Vaughan Thomas recalls some of the highlights of the Queen's recent tour, and invites children to think for themselves of the importance of' the Commonwealth
The programme ends with the singing 'of the National Anthem
11.20 THE WORLD OF WORK. Meeting People at Work: Rose-Mary Sands interviews young workers. (BBC recording)
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. Encore une idée d'André. Circuler a Paris et arriver a 1'heure! Voila un joli problème, mais Andre1 a une inspiration. Texte d'Emile Harven. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Wynford Vaughan

For Children of All Ages
'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame
Arranged for broadcasting in eight instalments by May Jenkin
8— 'The Return of Ulysses '
Production by Josephine Plummer
'When it began to grow derk, ,the Rat, watth an air of excitement and mystery, summoned the three other animals back into .tlhe parlour, stood each of them up alongside of his litttle heaps of arms, and proceeded to dress them up for the coming expedition. He was very earnest and thoroughgoing about it, and the affair took quite a long time. Flirsit, there was a belt to go round eadh animal, and then a sword to be stuck into each belt, and then a cutlass on the otther side to balance it. Then a paiir of pistols, a policeman's truncheon, several sets of handcuffs, some bandages and sticking plaster, and a flask and a sandwich-case.'
5.30 Day Out
Three holiday excursions by W. R. DaJzeH
2-Windsor
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Grahame
Unknown:
May Jenkin
Production By:
Josephine Plummer
Unknown:
W. R. Dajzeh
Mr Badger:
Richard George
The Water-Rat:
Frank Duncan
The Mole:
Richard Goolden
Mr Toad:
Norman Shelley
Weasel:
Peter Claughton
Storyteller:
Mary O'Farrell

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.

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More