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A weekly review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by Julian Herbage
Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortileges,' by Desmond Shawe-Taylor
' A new edition of KobbS,' by Eric Blom
' Music Diary for the Summer,' by William Mann
' Musical Profile: Alexander Grecha ninov (born October 25, 1864) ' by Oda Slobodskaya

Contributors

Edited By:
Anna Instone
Unknown:
Julian Herbage
Introduced By:
Julian Herbage
Unknown:
Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Unknown:
Eric Blom
Unknown:
William Mann
Unknown:
Alexander Grecha
Unknown:
Oda Slobodskaya

3-Bergh Apton
Letheringsett-Norwich
' The Norfolk people are quick and smart in their motions and in their speaking. Very neat and trim in all their farming concerns, and very skilful. Their land is good, their roads are level, and the bottom of their soil is dry, to be sure; and these are great advantages; but they are diligent, and make the most of everything.'
William Cobbett : ' Rural Rides'
Ralph Wightman visits the same places and talks to the same kind of people that Cobbett met during the years 1821 to 1830
Extracts from ' Rural Rides ' read by John Sharp
Programme edited by Eric Ewena
Produced by Francis Dillon

Contributors

Unknown:
William Cobbett
Unknown:
Ralph Wightman
Read By:
John Sharp
Edited By:
Eric Ewena
Produced By:
Francis Dillon

For Children of Most Ages
' The Almond Bough'
A play by Geoffrey Dearmer adapted from a story in ' The Lady of the Linden Tree ' by Barbara Leonie Picard
Produced by David Davis
Moon of Virtue was a poor student who lived with his mother outside the walls of a town, in a little house built of bamboo and mud. He had early shown promise of cleverness at learning, and his mother was determined that her only child should make his mark in the world; so on every day that was not a holiday Moon of Virtue went into the town to the home of Exalted Wisdom, who was a renowned scholar..... followed by ' ' No Barriers Here '
A personal reminiscence of the International Musical Eisteddfods, Llangollen, collected and presented by ' David '

Contributors

Play By:
Geoffrey Dearmer
Unknown:
Barbara Leonie Picard
Produced By:
David Davis
Moon of Virtue:
Alan Wheatley
Mother of Moon of Virtue:
Joan Clement Scott
Exalted Wisdom:
Carleton Hobbs
First student:
Henry Davies
Second student:
Malcolm Knight
Third student:
Anthony Marriott
First man:
John Baker
Second man:
Ernest Sefton
Third man:
Middleton Woods
Old woman:
Dorothy Darke
Man with lantern:
Martin Starkie
Girl with basket:
Diana Maddox
Little boy:
Christopher Cresswell
Narrators:
Jill Balcon
Narrators:
Frederick Allen

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by Charles Dickens
Adapted and produced in twelve episodes by Charles Lefeaux
11 — ' Strange News from the City '
Cast in order of speaking:
Martin and Mark arrive at the Blue Dragon, where a delighted Mrs. Lupin soon tells them all that has happened in their absence. They go to Pecksniff's house, as Martin wishes to see his grandfather and Mary Graham , but old Martin appears to be completely in Pecksniff's power and will not speak to him. Martin sees Mary, only to be separated again after a few mpments.
He and Mark travel to London and go straight to Tom Pinch , who takes them to John Westlock , where they listen with horror as Lewsome tells how he provided Jonas with poison for the murder of Anthony Chuzzlewit. Meanwhile Jonas, in a desperate attempt to escape the penalty of one crime by carrying out another, has stolen back to the country and murdered Tigg Montague.

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Unknown:
Charles Lefeaux
Unknown:
Mary Graham
Unknown:
Tom Pinch
Unknown:
John Westlock
Unknown:
Anthony Chuzzlewit.
Unknown:
Tigg Montague.
Narrator:
Gordon Davies
Tom Pinch:
Peter Copley
Mark Tapley:
Charles Leno
Old Martin Chuzzlewit:
Andrew Cruickshank
Mr Sweedlepipe:
Brian Haines
Mrs Gamp:
Gladys Young
Mrs Betsey Prig:
Barbara Trevor
John Westlock:
Richard Bebb
Martin Chuzzlewit:
David Peel
Jonas Chuzzlewit:
Russell Napier
Chuffey:
Cyril Shaps
Lewsome:
George Hagan
Mr Nadgett:
John Gabriel

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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