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Poeme danse, La Peri (Dukas):
Suisse Romande Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Ansermet
Rhapsody, Espana (Chabrier): Royal
Opera House Orchestra, Covent Gar den, conducted by Jean Morel some recent gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernest Ansermet
Unknown:
Covent Gar
Conducted By:
Jean Morel

with Sidney James , Bill Kerr
Lillian Gasson , Wilfred Babbage
Fraser Kerr , Leigh Crutchley
Written by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton
Produced by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Sidney James
Unknown:
Bill Kerr
Unknown:
Lillian Gasson
Unknown:
Wilfred Babbage
Unknown:
Fraser Kerr
Unknown:
Leigh Crutchley
Written By:
Alan Simpson
Written By:
Ray Galton
Produced By:
Tom Ronald

A musical programme for children under five with Ann Driver , Marjorie Westbury and Maurice Bevan
John Webster introduces today's items, which include ' Old Man Wants to Ride ' and ' Three Jolly Fishermen'

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Driver
Unknown:
Marjorie Westbury
Unknown:
Maurice Bevan
Introduces:
John Webster

For Children of Most Ages
' Write Me a Letter '
The Children's Hour correspondence column of the air edited and introduced by Adrian Thomas
5.25 For Older Children
' Beware the Hunter! '
A serial in eight episodes by Howard Jones
7-' Into the Heather ' with Alan Paul (piano) who composed and arranged the music and Harold Smart (organ) Produced by Claire Chovil

Contributors

Introduced By:
Adrian Thomas
Unknown:
Howard Jones
Piano:
Alan Paul
Unknown:
Harold Smart
Produced By:
Claire Chovil
John Haddon:
Duncan Carse
Angus Cochrane:
Alec Rosa
Chief Det -Insp Buller:
Francis de Wolff
Crabtree:
Peter Claughton
Magistrate:
Humphrey Merton
Det -Sgt Monk:
Roger Grainger
Professor Herman Rose:
Bill Horsley
Woman:
Joan Clement Scott

and introduces
Variety Playhouse Orchestra
(Leader. John Jezard )
Conducted by Vic Oliver
Variety Playhouse
Pocket Theatre starring Cicely Courtneidgc and Jack Hulbert
Written by Gavin Blakeney
To sing for you:
Victoria Elliott
Jess Walters
The George Mitchell Choir
To make you laugh:
Peter Goodwright
Freddie Sales
Incidental music by Philip Martell
Continuity by Carey Edwards
Produced by Alastair Scott-Johnston
Tickets for this programme, which is recorded on Sundays at 3.45 p.m., can be obtained by writing to the [address removed]

Contributors

Leader:
John Jezard
Conducted By:
Vic Oliver
Unknown:
Cicely Courtneidgc
Unknown:
Jack Hulbert
Written By:
Gavin Blakeney
Unknown:
Victoria Elliott
Unknown:
Jess Walters
Unknown:
George Mitchell
Unknown:
Peter Goodwright
Unknown:
Freddie Sales
Music By:
Philip Martell
Unknown:
Carey Edwards
Produced By:
Alastair Scott-Johnston

A play for radio by Merlin Roberts and Roy Williams
Characters in order of speaking:
Other parts played by John Serret and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company Produced by David H. Godfrey

Contributors

Unknown:
Merlin Roberts
Unknown:
Roy Williams
Played By:
John Serret
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
Henry Jerome:
Malcolm Hayes
Dinkie:
J Janet Burnell
Penny Leonard:
Elizabeth London
Raymond Nash:
Noel Johnson
Olive:
Joan Newell
Colonel Bronson:
Geoffrey Staines
Mrs Bronson:
Gladys Spencer
Maurice Grange:
Hugh Manning

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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