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Talk by W. G. Beasley Lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies
On the west coast of Japan there are still traces of the smuggling and trade with Europe carried on two or three hundred years ago. The speaker, who recently spent some time in Japan, describes the little-known port of Hirado, where in 1613 English ships first entered a Japanese harbour.

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Talk By:
W. G. Beasley

merging memories of yesterday with friendships of today featuring
Sheena Harvey
Ann Sears
Owen Brannigan
Cyril Fletcher
Georgie Wood
The George Mitchell Choir
Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra
Production by Glyn Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheena Harvey
Unknown:
Ann Sears
Unknown:
Owen Brannigan
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Georgie Wood
Unknown:
George Mitchell Choir
Unknown:
Woolf Phillips
Production By:
Glyn 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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