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Prayer
Awake, my soul (S.P. 25, omitting vv. 2, 4, and parts 2 and 3: A. and M. 3. omitting vv. 2. 4, and part 2: C.H. 256. omitting vv. 2. 4. 5; P. and H. 172. omitting v. 3; Tune: Morning Hymn)
Interlude: 'St. Crispin and St.
Crispinian '
Prayers: the Prayer of St. Ignatius
Loyola; the Lord's Prayer
Soldiers of Christ, arise (S.P. 641, and C.H. 534, omitting v. 4; A. and M. 270. omitting v. 6; P. and H. 128, omitting v. 2, part 2: Tune, St. Ethelwald)
Blessing

Myra Hess (piano) Peter Pears (tenor)
Benjamin Britten (piano) on gramophone records
Five Bagatelles (Howard Ferguson ) Songs:
Go not, happy day (Frank Bridge) I have twelve oxen (John Ireland)
In youth is pleasure (E. J. Moeran ) Three Chinese Lyrics (
Arthur Oldham )
Yarmouth Fair (Peter Warlock )

Contributors

Piano:
Myra Hess
Tenor:
Peter Pears
Piano:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Howard Ferguson
Unknown:
J. Moeran
Unknown:
Arthur Oldham
Unknown:
Peter Warlock

with James Robertson Justice
Beryl Reid , Ken Platt
Graham Stark , Ronald Chesney
The Coronets
The Dennis Wilson Quartet
Written by Ronald Wolfe ,
George Wadmore and Pat Dunlop
Produced by Roy Speer
(The recorded broadcast of December 9 in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Unknown:
James Robertson Justice
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Unknown:
Ken Platt
Unknown:
Graham Stark
Unknown:
Ronald Chesney
Unknown:
Dennis Wilson
Written By:
Ronald Wolfe
Written By:
George Wadmore
Written By:
Pat Dunlop
Produced By:
Roy Speer

TRAVEL TALKS. In the Valley of the Irrawaddy River. Script by Anthony Christie.
2 20 LOOKING AT THINGS. Planning a Kitchen. Script by Ruth Drew
2.40 SENIOR ENGLISH i. ' Big Tiger and Christian ' by Fritz MUhlenweg , translated by Isabel MacHugh. Florence MacHugh Adapted by Rhoda Power.
6— 'The Ring is Claimed '

Contributors

Script By:
Anthony Christie.
Script By:
Ruth Drew
Unknown:
Fritz Muhlenweg
Translated By:
Isabel MacHugh.
Translated By:
Florence MacHugh
Adapted By:
Rhoda Power.

For Children of Most Ages
Things I Wouldn't Have Missed'
' Alfred, Dog of my Heart'
Second of a new series of talks by George Nash
5.15 For Older Children
' The Company of the Locket'
A new serial play written for broadcasting by Constance Teear
2— 'Red Owain Strikes '
Production by Lorraine Davies
In the summer of 1656, Captain Edmund Rogers is ordered to lead a detachment of dragoons into Wales to hunt down a band of outlaws-the Company of the Locket, led by Red Owain. Edmund captures Catrin, Red Owain 's daughter, and locks her up in the town tail. But Catrin has aroused bad feeling bv taking a so-called witch under her protection and a hostile crowd gathers outside the tail There is a crv of Fire!

Contributors

Unknown:
George Nash
Production By:
Lorraine Davies
Unknown:
Edmund Rogers
Unknown:
Red Owain
Capt Edmund Rogers:
Noel Johnson
Lieut Gwilym Hughes:
Brinley Jenkins
William Jones:
Huw Jones
Catrin Lewis:
Gwenyth Petty
Isaac Lort:
Prysor Williams
Toby Badger:
Basil Jones
Red Owain:
Cynddylan Williams
Pedr:
Moses Jones
Charity Phillips:
Rachel Thomas
Lowri:
Ennis Tinnusche

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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