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LET'S join IN. ' The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse,' a free version of the fable from Aesop, by Gwen Dunn
2.20 ADVENTURES IN MUSIC. Berlioz-I: a radio portrait with material taken from his autobiography. Script by leuan Rees -Davies
2.40 HISTORY ii. The Franco-Prussian War. Script by Mervyn Jones. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gwen Dunn
Script By:
Leuan Rees
Script By:
Mervyn Jones.

from Ely Cathedral
Preces (William Smith of Durham) Psalms 41, 42, 43
First Lesson: Exodus 12, vv. 3-14
Pange Lingua (English Hymnal 326) Magnificat (Blow, dorian)
Second Lesson: St. Mark 14. w. 22-26 Nunc dimittis (Blow, dorian) Creed
Responses (William Smith of Durham) Collects
Anthem: Ave verum corpus (Byrd) Prayers Grace
Organist and Master of the Choristers,
Michael Howard
Assistant Organist, Arthur Wills

Contributors

Unknown:
William Smith
Unknown:
William Smith
Organist:
Arthur Wills

A series of four Outside Broadcasts
2-Fire
Raymond Baxter , Jean Metcalfe , Brian Johnston , and Max Robertson investigate the possibilities of escape from fire in an eight-storey building
Programme arranged with the assistance of the London Fire Brigade
From London Fire Brigade
Headquarters, Lambeth

Contributors

Unknown:
Raymond Baxter
Unknown:
Jean Metcalfe
Unknown:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
Max Robertson

two programmes surveying post-war Western Europe
Written and narrated by Alan Bullock
Part 2: From the Korean War to the present day
Alan Bullock , the Oxford historian, continues his account of the important occasions in the progress of Western Europe from 1945 to 1955 and attempu to draw out the themes which, in his view, characterise the history of this first post-war European decade.
The programme presents the following themes:
The building up of Western security and unity, stimulated by the outbreak of war in Korea
The continuing economic recovery of Western Europe
Doubts and opposition in Western .Europe. The breakdown and deadlock of the autumn of 1954 The rally. Autumn and winter of 1964-55. The present situation
Produced by Laurence Gilliam and Joe Burroughs

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Bullock
Unknown:
Alan Bullock
Produced By:
Laurence Gilliam

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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