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Regional Variations (3)

Signpost from the North-West Midlands

BBC Home Service Midland

Round-up of events

BBC Home Service West

A series of four talks by Jocelyn Bradford.

Many factors contribute to London's military pageantry. They reach their zenith in the Queen's annual Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade.
Major Jocelyn Bradford talks about the origin of the five Regiments of Foot Guards, and about the trophies and treasures hidden in their Regimental Headquarters at Wellington Barracks.
(Recording of broadcast of Oct. 3)
Second talk: Friday at 9.10

Contributors

Speaker:
Jocelyn Bradford

Stephen Potter presents Theobald Pontifex from 'The Way of All Flesh' by Samuel Butler.
Theobald Pontifex played by Carleton Hobbs.

(The recorded broadcast of August 3)

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Potter
Author:
Samuel Butler
Produced and edited by:
Rayner Heppenstall
Theobald Pontifex:
Carleton Hobbs
Also taking part:
Malcolm Graeme
Also taking part:
Betty Hardy
Also taking part:
Kathleen Helme
Also taking part:
Lockwood West

A spontaneous discussion by Mary Stocks, C. A. Joyce, The Abbot of Downside, Charles Causley.
Travelling Question-Master, Freddy Grisewood
From Claverton Down Hospital, Bath, Somerset
(Recording of last Friday's broadcast in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Panellist:
Mary Stocks
Panellist:
C. A. Joyce
Panellist:
The Abbot of Downside
Panellist:
Charles Causley
Question-Master:
Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by:
Kenneth Hudson

The early days of flying recalled by Rex Palmer.
With the recorded voices of Harry Harper, Louis Bleriot, Lord Brabazon of Tara,
Sir Adrian Chamier, Sir Philip Joubert, Sir Arthur Whitten-Brown, Amelia Earhart.
Compiled from the BBC Library of Recordings
Written and narrated by Rex Palmer.

(The recorded broadcast of Dec. 18)

Followed by an interlude at 2.55

Contributors

Writer/Narrator:
Rex Palmer
Producer:
John Powell

A sound recording of Sunday's television programme.
The members: Margaret Lane, John Betjeman, Stephen Potter, Lord Shackleton
Question-Master, Norman Fisher
Questions should be addressed to 'The Brains Trust', [address removed]

Contributors

Panellist:
Margaret Lane
Panellist:
John Betjeman
Panellist:
Stephen Potter
Panellist:
Lord Shackleton
Question-Master:
Norman Fisher
Producer:
John Furness

A message of comfort and cheer for all 'in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity'.
Stuart Hibberd introduces a talk by the psychiatrist.
Listeners' letters are very welcome as they give real help in planning these talks. Send them to Stuart Hibberd, c/o [address removed]
Listeners will realise that speakers cannot reply personally but will try to deal with their problems in the talks.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stuart Hibberd
Speaker:
The psychiatrist [name uncredited]

Regional Variations (3)

Awr Y Plant

BBC Home Service Welsh

Children's Hour: Northern Film News

BBC Home Service North

For Younger Listeners: Once Upon a Time...: 5-and last: The False Prince and the True
Stories from 'The Rose Fairy Book' collected by Andrew Lang.

told by David.

5.25 For Children of All Ages: Country Dance Party
A programme of traditional songs, games, dances, and a mummers' play.
with The Breakdowners Quartet, Bob Arnold
Introduced by Sibyl Clark of the English Folk Dance and Song Society and boys and girls from Derbyshire.

Contributors

Author (The Rose Fairy Book):
Andrew Lang
Musicians (Country Dance Party):
The Breakdowners Quartet
Singer (Country Dance Party):
Bob Arnold
Presenter (Country Dance Party):
Sibyl Clark
Producer (Country Dance Party):
Peggy Bacon

Regional Variations (7)

News, sport

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

News, sport; News in Welsh

BBC Home Service Welsh

News, Round-up of events

BBC Home Service West

News, sport

BBC Home Service Scottish

News, sport

BBC Home Service Midland

News, sport

BBC Home Service North

6.15 Local news and London Stock Market report

6.30 Today's Sport

6.35 Talking Points
Views and comment from town and country.

6.45 The Kingsway Choral Society
Conductor, Donald Cashmore

6.15-6.25 for the South Coast:

Area news and weather summary
(VHF: Rowridge (92.9 Mc/s))

Contributors

Singers:
The Kingsway Choral Society
Conductor:
Donald Cashmore

Regional Variations (2)

Evening Melody

BBC Home Service Midland

with Andor Foldes (piano).

Symphony in A (Boccherini): The Alessandro Scarlatti Orchestra, conducted by Franco Caracciolo

Choral Fantasy (Beethoven): Andor Foldes (piano), Berlin Radio Chamber Choir, Berlin Motet Choir, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Lehmann

Symphonic Poem. Don Juan (Richard Strauss): NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini

Valses nobles et sentimentales (Ravel): L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Ernest Ansermet
on gramophone records

Contributors

Pianist:
Andor Foldes
Musicians:
The Alessandro Scarlatti Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by:
Franco Caracciolo
Singers:
Berlin Radio Chamber Choir
Singers:
Berlin Motet Choir
Musicians:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by:
Fritz Lehmann
Musicians:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by:
Arturo Toscanini
Musicians:
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Orchestra conducted by:
Ernest Ansermet

Experiences of an infantryman Bill Harney.
Compiled and introduced by John Thompson.

Bill Harney is a well-known writer and radio personality: a born broadcaster whose high-speed delivery and gift for easy description have gained him a large listening audience in his native Australia. He has driven cattle in Queensland, sailed the China seas, and lived among the aborigines on a lonely reef in the Northern Territory.
In this programme he recounts his experiences as an infantryman who saw action twenty-two times on the Western Front during the first World War when, by his own account, he seems to have been the Good Soldier Schweik of the Australian Forces.

(A shortened version of the programme originally broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Commission: ABC recording)

Contributors

Speaker:
Bill Harney
Compiled by/Presenter:
John Thompson

The last edition of the year looks back over 1958 and forward to 1959.
The subjects and contributors are:

Violence as a trend in our society: Professor Morris Ginsberg

The response to recession: Professor Frank Paish and Anthony Crosland

The Cold War continued: Sir William Hayter and Richard Harris

The nations in between: Professor Bernard Lewis

Prospects for freedom: Professor Geoffrey Barraclough (in London) and Philip Mosely (in New York)

Programme and speakers introduced by William Clark.

Contributors

Speaker (Violence as a trend in our society):
Professor Morris Ginsberg
Speaker (The response to recession):
Professor Frank Paish
Speaker (The response to recession):
Anthony Crosland
Speaker (The Cold War continued):
Sir William Hayter
Speaker (The Cold War continued):
Richard Harris
Speaker (The nations in between):
Professor Bernard Lewis
Speaker (Prospects for freedom):
Professor Geoffrey Barraclough
Speaker (Prospects for freedom):
Philip Mosely
Presenter:
William Clark

Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano), Josephine Lee (piano)
The Neaman Trio: Yfrah Neaman (violin), Eleanor Warren (cello), Lamar Crowson (piano)
Before an invited audience in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House. London. Tickets may be obtained by applying to [address removed], enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.
Next week: Clifford Curson (piano)

Contributors

Soprano:
Jennifer Vyvyan
Pianist:
Josephine Lee
Violinist:
Yfrah Neaman
Cellist:
Eleanor Warren
Pianist:
Lamar Crowson

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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