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An anthology of words and music, selected and presented by James Fisher and Geoffrey Grigson
A short account of the history-natural, literary, and legendary-of the best-beloved birds of poets and musicians. With illustrations read by Hedley Goodall and Charles E. Stidwill , and sound recordings by Ludwig Koch
Musical decorations include The Sweet Nightingale ' specially recorded for this programme by Marjorie Westbury John Runge. and the Choir of Red Maids' School, Bristol, accompanied by the Harold C Gee Sextet, conducted by Francis Collinson
Produced by Desmond Hawkins

Contributors

Presented By:
James Fisher
Presented By:
Geoffrey Grigson
Read By:
Hedley Goodall
Read By:
Charles E. Stidwill
Unknown:
Ludwig Koch
Programme By:
Marjorie Westbury John Runge.
Conducted By:
Francis Collinson
Produced By:
Desmond Hawkins

For Older Children
' Dangerous Waters '
A serial story in six parts by Jack Cox
3—' Mystery of the Muntjac '
Reader, Basil Jones
5.15 Musical Interlude followed by ' The Adventures of Deadline Donovan '
A serial play by W. B. Macmillan and Harold Ballantyne
3— 'The Gold Rush '
Produced by Kathleen Garscadden

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Cox
Reader:
Basil Jones
Play By:
W. B. MacMillan
Play By:
Harold Ballantyne
Produced By:
Kathleen Garscadden
Charlie Currie, lift-man in the Mercury office:
Leonard Maguire
Visitors to the Mercury office: Girl:
Joan Fitzpatrick
Visitors to the Mercury office: Boy:
Gordon MacDonald
Deadline Donovan, copy-boy:
John Carlin
J B Tweed, the Editor:
Douglas Robin
Steve Murray, chief reporter:
Moultrie R . Kelsall
Children of Kintalloch village: Donald Fraser:
Erne Morrison
Children of Kintalloch village: Kirsty Fraser:
Joan Fitzpatrick
Children of Kintalloch village: Eppie Campbell:
Lesley Fraser
Mrs Fraser:
Nell Ballantyne
Hamish Gollatly, the dominie:
David Mowat
Professor Jasper Gollatly, the dominie's brother:
Bill Hill
Mrs Gollatly, the dominie's wife:
Joan Fitzpatrick

You too can be a detective
Listeners are invited to join with a panel of experts in testing their powers of crime detection
' Tea for Two '
Written by Edward J. Mason
Actors:
Jon Farrell , Hamilton Dyce ,
Ronald Baddiley , Wilfred Babbage
Courtney Hope , Thelma Rogers
Panel of Experts:
John Arlott , Robert Fabian
F. R. Buckley
Devised and produced by Tony Shryane

Contributors

Written By:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Jon Farrell
Unknown:
Hamilton Dyce
Unknown:
Ronald Baddiley
Unknown:
Wilfred Babbage
Unknown:
Courtney Hope
Unknown:
Thelma Rogers
Unknown:
John Arlott
Unknown:
Robert Fabian
Unknown:
F. R. Buckley
Produced By:
Tony Shryane

Leon Goossens (oboe)
Solomon (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader, Arthur Leavins)
Conducted by Basil Cameron
From the Royal Albert Hall , London
Part 1: Beethoven
Overture: Prometheus
7.39 app. Piano Concerto No. 3. in C minor
8.18 app. Symphony No. 6, In F
(Pastoral)

Contributors

Oboe:
Leon Goossens
Piano:
Solomon
Conducted By:
Basil Cameron
Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall

Half an hour with Hermione
London's only lady witch
Also embroiled in these macabre proceedings:
Alexander Gauge, Kenneth Connor, Bob Harvey, David Jacobs
Peter Yorke and his Orchestra
Script by Sid Colin, Myles Rudge, Frederic Raphael and Tony Becher
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Alexander Gauge
Unknown:
Kenneth Connor
Unknown:
Bob Harvey
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Unknown:
Peter Yorke
Script:
Sid Colin.
Script:
Myles Rudge
Script:
Frederic Raphael
Script:
Tony Becher
Produced By:
Roy Speer

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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