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Regional Variations (6)

The Northern Farmer

BBC Home Service North

A Living from the Land

BBC Home Service Midland

Farming and fishing news

BBC Home Service Scottish

The Northern Farmer

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

The Farmer

BBC Home Service West

An agricultural weekly
Introduced by John Walker
J 0. GREEN of the Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, gives advice on the growing of lucerne
C V DADD. Regional Crop Husbandry Advisor of the N.A.A.S., Cambridge. discusses the use of herbicides in present day farming'
Produced by John Greenslade

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Walker
Produced By:
John Greenslade

Regional Variations (3)

Children's Hour. Story

BBC Home Service Midland

Children's Hour. Michael Barton on some curious place names

BBC Home Service North

For Children of Most Ages
' The Empty Paddock '
A story by Judith M. Berrisford told by Gwenyth Petty
5.15 For Older Children
' The Tibbott Conspiracy
A historical adventure play in six parts by Constance Teear
5—' Wanted for Murder '
Production by Ifan 0. Williams
5.50 Children's Hour prayers
Easter Faith
Four talks by the Rev. J. Fraser McLuskey , M.C.
2-Why did they do it?

Contributors

Story By:
Judith M. Berrisford
Told By:
Gwenyth Petty
Unknown:
Constance Teear
Unknown:
Rev. J. Fraser McLuskey , M.C.
Thomas John:
Henley Thomas
Ellis Davies:
T H Evans
Jem Perks:
Andrew Irvine
Perseus Peters:
Melville Thomas
Rachel, his wife:
Ennis Tinnusche
Lavinia:
Caroline Frances

Regional Variations (3)

Signpost: S.W. Midlands

BBC Home Service Midland

Scottish Dance Music

BBC Home Service Scottish

Country Ceili
From Castlederg, Co. Tyrone
Old Cross Ceili Band
Songs by Anne Nimmons and Gerard Campbell , guitarist
Master of Ceremonies,
Jack Sloane
Produced by Sam Denton

Contributors

Songs By:
Anne Nimmons
Guitarist:
Gerard Campbell
Unknown:
Jack Sloane
Produced By:
Sam Denton

A series of five-round contests between London and the Regions
London v. Scotland
ROUND 5
London:
Cedric Cliffe , Hubert Phillips
Quiz-Master:
Lionel Hale : Scotland
Sir James Fergusson , Jack House
Quiz-Master: Gilbert Harding
Arranged by Robert Gladwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Cedric Cliffe
Unknown:
Hubert Phillips
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Sir James Fergusson
Unknown:
Gilbert Harding
Arranged By:
Robert Gladwell

Schubert
Quintet in C (D.956) played by the Budapest String Quartet:
Josef Roismann (violin)
Alexander Schneider (violin)
Boris Kroyt (viola)
Mischa Schneider (cello) with Casals (cello)
A recording of the performance on May 18, 1959, at the Casals Festival

Contributors

Violin:
Josef Roismann
Violin:
Alexander Schneider
Viola:
Boris Kroyt
Cello:
Mischa Schneider
Cello:
Casals

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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