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SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby
11.20 THE WORLD OF WORK. ' Jobs on the Farm ': farm workers talk about their jobs to Bill Marshall. (BBC recording)
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. Jean-Pierre cherche un nouveau metier. Texte de Max Bellancourt
Jean-Pierre est fatigue de son metier de dessinateur. II decide de changer d'emploi. Ce n'est pas chose facile. II va au bureau de placement, consulte les annonces dans Ie journal, ecrit des lettres.... Mais il recoit toujours des reponses negatives.

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby
Unknown:
Bill Marshall.
Unknown:
Max Bellancourt

Regional Variations (3)

Ulster Farm.'

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Desert Island Discs

BBC Home Service Basic

Desert Island Discs

Ada Cherry Kearton

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Home Service Basic

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Ada Cherry Kearton. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Schools. Ar Grwydr yng Nghymru.

BBC Home Service Welsh

PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS. My Home is of Wood, Paper, and Bamboo.' Script by Carmen Blacker. (BBC recording)
2.0 the music Box, by Gordon Reynolds
2.10 ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. The Composer Tells a Story: The Sorcerer's Apprentice': an illustrated talk by Archie Camden
2.30 THE JACKSONS. Building a Shed. Script by Philippa Pearce. (BBC recording)
2.50 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' The Meeting ' from ' Farthest North ' by Fridtjof Nansen

Contributors

Script By:
Carmen Blacker.
Unknown:
Gordon Reynolds
Talk By:
Archie Camden
Script By:
Philippa Pearce.
Unknown:
Fridtjof Nansen

'Brogeen and the Princess of Sheen' by Patricia Lynch adapted by Charles Witherspoon as a dialogue story in six episodes
2—' Liam Og Listens'
Produced by Cicely Mathews
5.30 For Older Children
' Songs My Mother Taught Me
Three illustrated talks, mainly about old traditional songs and tunes, by Mark Lubbock
1 — ' Music of the Footlights '
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Lynch
Adapted By:
Charles Witherspoon
Produced By:
Cicely Mathews

Regional Variations (7)

News. sport.

BBC Home Service North

News sport.

BBC Home Service West

News. sport.

BBC Home Service Midland

News. sport. News in Welsh.

BBC Home Service Welsh

News. sport

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

News, sport.

BBC Home Service Scottish

A programme for listeners in the South-East of England
6.15 Local news
6.25 Today's sport
6.30 Reports and comments

Regional Variations (4)

As North

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Codi Cwestiwn: Welsh discussion.

BBC Home Service Welsh

Ingleborough. the Worshipful Mountain: by Geoffrey Grigson.

BBC Home Service North

With his friends, George and Leslie, Johnny Morris recently explored the River Thames from its source in Gloucestershire towards the sea
He sent his first account from somewhere near Lechlade
(The recorded broadcast of August 13 in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Morris

Regional Variations (2)

Light Orchestra

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

BBC Midland Orchestra (Leader, James Hutcheon )
Conductor, Gerald Gentry
Ernest Element (violin)
Dorothy Hemming (violin)
Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, in G Concerto in D minor for two violins Suite No. 3, in D
Before an invited audience at Nuffield House. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston. Birmingham

Contributors

Leader:
James Hutcheon
Conductor:
Gerald Gentry
Violin:
Ernest Element
Violin:
Dorothy Hemming

Regional Variations (2)

Professional Prospect. I-The Law: a Glasgow solicitor.

BBC Home Service Scottish

Tanganyika
The opening of the Deep Water Berths at Dar-es-Salaam with an address of welcome by His Worship the Mayor and Her Royal Highness's reply Edited recordings of the ceremony which took place earlier today, with the scene described by Patrick Smith Broadcast by arrangement with Tanganyika Broadcasting Corporation

Regional Variations (3)

H.R.H. Princess Margaret's Tour of East Africa: recordings.

BBC Home Service Scottish

As Scottish

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

(contralto) on gramophone records
An die Musik (Schubert) Volksliedchen (Schumann) with Phyllis Spurr (piano)
Sleep; Pretty ring-time (Warlock) with Frederick Stone (piano)
0 waly, waly (arr. Britten) with Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
An Die Musik
Piano:
Phyllis Spurr
Piano:
Frederick Stone
Piano:
Phyllis Spurr

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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