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The Land of Tamerlaine
JEAN JENKINS made a journey through the empire of Tamerlaine the Great in search of the music of Central Asia. She went from the Caucasus to the borders of Sinkiang, from Tashkent to the Pamirs, and brought back recordings of an unknown musical tradition.
Produced by Denys Gueroult

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Jenkins
Produced By:
Denys Gueroult

Wightman Cup
Great Britain u. U.S.A.
Commentary by Max Robertson during the first day's play
From Wimbledon
Davis Cup
Great Britain v. Belgium
Commentary by Basil Curtis during the second day's play
From Scarborough

Contributors

Commentary By:
Max Robertson
Commentary By:
Basil Curtis

For the Younger Ones
Joy Worth reads from
' The Story of Dr. Dolittle ' by Hugh Lofting
Being the history of his Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts
6—' Home Again '
5.10 For Children of Most Ages
' Red Fire on the Lost Planet '
A new serial in six parts adapted from his book by Angus MaeVicar
4-' The Secret of the Red Fire '
Produced by Kathleen Garscadden
5.40 For Older Listeners
'Sama'
The story of an elephant by René GuiHot translated by Gwen Marsh
Reader, David Lloyd James
6-' Forbidden Lands '

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Lofting
Book By:
Angus Maevicar
Produced By:
Kathleen Garscadden
Translated By:
Gwen Marsh
Reader:
David Lloyd James

Regional Variations (7)

News, sport

BBC Home Service Scottish

News

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

News, sport. News in Welsh

BBC Home Service Welsh

News

BBC Home Service North

News. Round-up of events

BBC Home Service West

News, sport

BBC Home Service Midland

Local news and London Stock Market report
6.30 Today's Sport
6.45 Fishing Reel
Bill Latto comments on news and prospects for anglers in south-eastern waters
6.55 Preview
Some of the events in the South-East during the week ahead

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Latto

Henrietta Byrne (soprano)
Havelock Nelson and May Turtle
(two pianos)
Northern Ireland Singers Conductor, Edgar Boucher
BBC Northern Ireland Light Orchestra
(Leader. David Adams )
Conducted by Arthur Anton

Contributors

Soprano:
Henrietta Byrne
Soprano:
Havelock Nelson
Conductor:
Edgar Boucher
Leader:
David Adams
Conducted By:
Arthur Anton

Regional Variations (4)

As North

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: recordings from Dolgelley

BBC Home Service Welsh

Northcountryman at Large: out and about with Neville Powley

BBC Home Service North

Where Four Countries Meet
In a remote corner of South-East Asia the frontiers of four countries converge -China, Burma, Laos, and Thailand. This is a wild upland area, the secluded home of many different hill-tribes, and one of the least-visited regions of non-Communist Asia. Five people who have travelled through these forested hills and valleys talk about their experiences and some of the people they met.
Maurice Collis
Christopher Curwen
Peter Duval Smith
Nicholas Wollaston
Tim Slessor (chairman)

Contributors

Unknown:
Maurice Collis
Unknown:
Christopher Curwen
Unknown:
Peter Duval Smith
Unknown:
Nicholas Wollaston
Unknown:
Tim Slessor

with Ron Moody , Clive Dunn
Benny Lee , Janet Waters
Dick Lester , Judith Chalmers
Nat Temple and his Orchestra
Announcer, Tim Gudgin
Script by Michael Bentine and John Law
Produced by Charles Chilton

Contributors

Unknown:
Ron Moody
Unknown:
Clive Dunn
Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
Janet Waters
Unknown:
Dick Lester
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Nat Temple
Announcer:
Tim Gudgin
Script By:
Michael Bentine
Script By:
John Law
Produced By:
Charles Chilton

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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