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STORIES AND RHYMES. Stories of Little Lizard of Jamaica ' by A. S. Ryan.
2.20 SENIOR ENGLISH II. 'A Tale of Two Cities ' by Charles Dickens , adapted for broadcasting by Edward Blishen. 4-' Madame Defarge knits two names '
2.40 NATURE CALENDAR.
2.45 NATURE STUDY. Starlings. Script by E. R. Parrinder.

Contributors

Unknown:
A. S. Ryan.
Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Broadcasting By:
Edward Blishen.
Broadcasting By:
Madame Defarge
Script By:
E. R. Parrinder.

by Sir Hilary Blood ,
G.B.E., K.C.M.G.
It was on October 21, 1805, now commemorated in Trafalgar Day, that Nelson fell in the hour of victory.
Sir Hilary Blood, a former Governor of Barbados, who has recently revisited the West Indies, describes Nelson's two Caribbean bases, Port Royal and English Harbour, as they were in Nelson's time and as they are today.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Hilary Blood

by Lady Eve Balfour
Lord Balfour-the statesman and philosopher, better known as A. J. Balfour -kept open house in his home at Whittingehame in the Scottish Lowlands for a crowd of young nephews and nieces. One of these was Lady Eve Balfour, who here presents a picture of A J. Balfour as a beloved uncle, a guide, philosopher, and friend to the young, and an honoured host to many of the great men of his time.

Contributors

Unknown:
Lady Eve Balfour

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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