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Prayer
0 worship the King (S.P. 618; A. and M. 167; C.H. 9; P. and H. 17, all omitting vv. 3, 5: Tune, Hanover)
Interlude: The Trial before Pilate
Prayers; the Prayer for Today; the Lord's Prayer
At the name of Jesus (S.P. 392, omitting vv. 2, 3, 6, 7; A. and M. 306, omitting vv. 2, 3, 4. 7; C.H. 178, omitting vv. 2, 6; P. and H. 80, omitting v. 4: Tune, Evelyns)
Blessing

A spontaneous discussion between
C. A. Joyce
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
Morgan Phillips
Hubert Ashton , m.p.
Travelling Question-Master.
Freddy Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen
From The Royal Cornwall Infirmary,
Truro

Contributors

Unknown:
C. A. Joyce
Unknown:
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
Unknown:
Morgan Phillips
Unknown:
Hubert Ashton
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

STORIES AND RHYMES.'Catimatita': a Portuguese fairy-tale, adapted for broadcasting by Norma Douglas -Henry
2.20 SENIOR ENGLISH II. 'Simon' by Rosemary Sutcliff , adapted for broadcasting by Philippa rearce. Part 2
2.40 INTERVAL MUSIC
2.45 EARLY STAGES IN FRENCH.'Barbe-Bleue': dramatisation of the short story by Charles Perrault. Script by Sonia Windsor

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
Norma Douglas
Unknown:
Rosemary Sutcliff
Story By:
Charles Perrault.
Script By:
Sonia Windsor

with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan in 'The End'
Cast in order of speaking:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
Announcer, Wallace Greenslade
Script by Eric Sykes and Spike Milligan
Production by Peter Eton

Senor Gonzales Mess , string attache to the South-American Consulate in Salisbury, finds a loaded banana in a secret carboy of creosote consigned to the consul, Senor Scatheplunger. Inspector Neddie Seagoon is faced with the job of finding the consul's would-be assassin. What is an unopened box of lurgi-ridden Rumanian tennis balls doing in Major Bloodnok's overcoat pocket, and why is the mysterious Doctor Rheingold Fnutt furtively selling bagpipes mixture in Salisbury market?

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Sellers
Unknown:
Harry Secombe
Unknown:
Spike Milligan
Unknown:
Max Geldray
Conducted By:
Wally Stott
Announcer:
Wallace Greenslade
Script By:
Eric Sykes
Script By:
Spike Milligan
Production By:
Peter Eton
Unknown:
Senor Gonzales Mess
Mr Crun:
Peter Sellers
Miss Bannister:
Spike Milligan
Neddie Seagoon:
Harry Secombe
Major Bloodnok:
Peter Sellers
Eccles:
Spike Milligan
Fred Stewart:
Harry Secombe
Gladys Snagge:
Spike Milligan
Bluebottle:
Peter Sellers

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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