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Overture. The Barber of Seville
(Rossinit: NBC Symphony Orchestra. conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Symphony No. 3, in F (Brahms):
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eugen Jochum
Danee (Debussy, orch. Ravel): Suisse
Romande Orchestra, conductor. Ernest Ansermet on gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Arturo Toscanini
Unknown:
Eugen Jochum
Conductor:
Ernest Ansermet

A play for radio by Henry Cecil based on his new book
Produced by H. B. Fortuin
This story is about a High Court Judge, who, having sentenced a man to ten years' imprisonment, suddenly gets pangs of conscience about the way he conducted the trial and determines to do something about the case.

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Cecil
Produced By:
H. B. Fortuin
Sir Gerald Carstairs:
Ernest Milton
Lady Carstairs:
Mary O'Farrell
Det -lnsp Hopkins:
Trevor Martin
Lesley Burford:
June Tobin
William Burford:
Gabriel Woolf
Mr Empton, a barrister:
Douglas Storm
Mr Hunt, a solicitor:
Norman Claridge
P C Bennett:
Tom Watson
Mr Bell, prosecuting counsel:
Malcolm Hayes
Lord Chief Justice:
George Merritt
Mr Justice Grain:
David Bird
Mr Justice Pantin:
Rolf Lefebvre
Home Secretary:
Keith Williams
Private Detective:
Tom Watson
Miss Pimple:
Kathleen Helme
Henry Sprout:
John Cazabon
Director of Public Prosecutions:
John Boddington
BBC Announcer:
Norman Claridge

Advice and entertainment for retired people and older people generally, and a meeting-place on the air for those concerned for their welfare
A Matter of Conscience: Grace Stuart develops her feelings about Cinderella.
In the Shadow of : Andrew Douglas remembers the time when he entered the Civil
Service
Presented by John Dunn

Contributors

Presented By:
John Dunn

Junior Theatre
' Angus of the Birds' by David S. MacArthur
A play made from an old Highland tale
Produced by Kathleen Garscadden
See Junior Radio Times
5.30 For Older Children
Now Showing in London
A review by Eric Gillett of some of the new films and plays
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
David S. MacArthur
Produced By:
Kathleen Garscadden
Review By:
Eric Gillett
Old Hamish, the storyteller:
Angus Martin
Angus as a boy:
Mary Riggans
Angus as a young man:
Neil Brown
His father:
Iain Cuthbertson
His mother:
Efhe Morrison
The Dark Woman:
Jean Faulds
The Emperor:
Leonard Maguire

Regional Variations (3)

Scottish Dance Music

BBC Home Service Scottish

Signpost : N.W. Midlands'

BBC Home Service Midland

PHILIP HOLLAND has talked to some ot the people-Forestry Commission officers, farmers, landowners, and foresters -who live and work in the woods of Kent. Wooding, he found, is a way of life.
Produced by Anthony Thwaite

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Holland
Produced By:
Anthony Thwaite

Regional Variations (2)

Let the People Sing: contest

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Overture: The Magic Flute (Mozart)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
German Dance No. 3 (K.605) (Mozart)
At the Castle Gate, Pastorale
A Spring in the Park
(Pelleas and Melisande) (Sibelius)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Appalachia (Delius) with Einar Nørby (bass)
Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on gramophone records

Regional Variations (4)

Yr Ysgol Nos: Welsh programme on the history and present position of night schools

BBC Home Service Welsh

Monytnusk: the claims to fame of a parish in Aberdeenshire

BBC Home Service Scottish

Memories of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre from 1879 to the present day

BBC Home Service Midland

A selection of music and humour
C. GORDON GLOVER
'Your Lot'
PIERS STEPHENS AND Paul McDOWELL
'Dirty Old Pixies'
CECILE CHEVREAU
'Henry VIII' by Dim Pares
RENE CUTFOTH
Personal Comment
FELIX FELTON
Getting Nowhere
NOEL HAWKEN
'Gloria' read by John Bryning
Musical interludes on gramophone records chosen by Robert Irwin
Edited and produced by Francis Dillon

Contributors

Unknown:
C. Gordon Glover
Unknown:
Piers Stephens
Unknown:
Paul McDowell
Unknown:
Cecile Chevreau
Unknown:
Rene Cutfoth
Unknown:
Felix Felton
Unknown:
Noel Hawken
Read By:
John Bryning
Unknown:
Robert Irwin
Produced By:
Francis Dillon

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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