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on gramophone records
Overture. Egmont (Beethoven): Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Piano Concerto in E flat, K.449
(Mozart): Grete Scherzer (piano) with the London Baroque Ensemble, conductor, Karl Haas
Pavane (Faure): London Chamber
Orchestra and Chorus, conductor, Anthony Bernard
Symphonic Poem, Psyche (Franck):
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, conducted by Eduard van Beinum

Contributors

Conducted By:
Herbert Von
Piano:
Grete Scherzer
Conductor:
Karl Haas
Conductor:
Anthony Bernard
Conducted By:
Eduard van Beinum

by Wardle Boyd Croft
Adapted for radio by James R. Gregson
Produced by Vivian A. Daniels

Contributors

Unknown:
Wardle Boyd Croft
Unknown:
James R. Gregson
Produced By:
Vivian A. Daniels
Elizabeth Peel:
Violet Carson
Robert Peel, her husband:
George Hagan
Jonathan Howarth:
Herbert Smith
William Yates:
Francis Winfield
Mary Ward:
Alison Bayley
Phoebe:
Enid Openshaw
James Hargreaves:
John Broadbent
Robert Peel junior:
Dennis Harrison
Mr Gaukroger:
John Mineter
Lawyer Evans:
John Blain
Ann Peel:
Judith Dearden
Jenny Hargreaves:
Betty Alberge
Robert Peel the third:
Daphne Oxenford

For Younger Listeners'
' The New Treasure Seekers 'Six stories from the book by E. Nesbit ; told by David
5— 'The Smuggler's Revenge '
5.15 For Older Children
' The Secret of the Lost Planet
A new serial play in six parts by Angus MacVicar
5— 'The City is Besieged '
Produced by Kathleen Garscadden
Otto Schenk, a millionaire armaments manufacturer, has landed on Hesikos with the intention of capturing the Electronome, a thought machine that would give him supreme power on Earth. Jeremy, Spike, and Asa make a night reconnaissance and discover that Otto Schenk has brought men, jeeps, weapons, and other unidentified equipment. They are spotted by the enemy but manage to escape and get back to the city.
5.50 Children's Hour prayers conducted by the Rt. Rev. C. K. N. Bardsley
Bishop of Croydon

Contributors

Book By:
E. Nesbit
Unknown:
Angus MacVicar
Produced By:
Kathleen Garscadden
Dr Lachlan McKinnon:
Moultrie R. Kelsall
Jeremy Grant:
Lesley Fraser
Janet Campbell:
Celia Struthers
Madge Smith:
Hilda Case
Spike Stranahan:
Bryden Murdoch
Professor Hermanoff:
James MacTaggart
Asa:
Patricia Leckie
Solveg:
Leonard Maguire
Petra:
James Butler
Otto Schenk:
James Sutherland

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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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