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LET'S JOIN IN. 'The Little Woman by Lilian Daykin : a story about a little African girl
2.20 ADVENTURES IN MUSIC. ' A Midsummer Night's Dream ': first of two talks on Mendelssohn's incidental music by Gladys Whitred. (BBC recording)
2.40 MODERN HISTORY. James Keir Hardie. Dramatic episodes in the life of the founder of the Independent Labour Party, including his first appearance at the House of Commons and his work for the unemployed. Script by Garry Lyle

Contributors

Unknown:
Lilian Daykin
Music By:
Gladys Whitred.
Unknown:
James Keir
Script By:
Garry Lyle

by Jacques Gillies
Produced by Peggy Wells
When Colonel Gore-Hepburn walks into the bank and requests an interview with the manager, no one can foresee that flint-hearted Mr. Fordyce will be faced with a situation which will have a lasting effect on his character and on his relationship with the bank staff.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jacques Gillies
Produced By:
Peggy Wells
Mr Fordyce:
Hamilton Dyce
Mr Harvill:
David Spenser
Mr Sanderson:
Bill Horsley
Mr Pearson:
Derek Birch
Colonel Gore-Hepburn:
Keith Williams
Woman's voice:
Janet Burnell
Miss Pringle:
Cecile Chevreau
Inspector:
Charles Simon

from Manchester Cathedral
Preces and Responses Psalm 108
First Lesson: Job 18
0 help us. Lord: each hour of need
(BBC Hymn Book 336)
Magnificat (Gibbons, Short Service)
Second Lesson: St. Mark 6, vv. 1-29 Nunc dimittis (Gibbons, Short Service) Creed; Lesser Litany; Collects
0 Lord the maker of all thing (
John Joubert )
Prayers; The Grace
Organist and Master of the Choristers,
Allan Wicks

Contributors

Unknown:
John Joubert
Unknown:
Allan Wicks

For Children of Most Ages
' White Boots ' by Noel StreatfeUd
A serial play in six parts adapted by the author and May Jenkin
1 — ' The Skating Rink '
Olivia (Mrs. Johnson).. Judith Fellows George, her husband ...... Harold Reese
Production by Claire Chovil
See Junior Radio Times
5.50 Children's Hour prayers
God's World and Ours
Five talks by Arnold S. Aldis
4-' The boy who restored the faith of a nation '

Contributors

Unknown:
Noel Streatfeud
Unknown:
May Jenkin
Unknown:
Judith Fellows
Unknown:
Harold Reese
Production By:
Claire Chovil
Unknown:
Arnold S. Aldis
The Johnson children:Alec:
William Simons
The Johnson children:Toby:
Robin Willett
The Johnson children:Harriet:
Anne Castaldini
The Johnson children:Edward:
Michael Lewis
Dr Phillipson:
Duncan McLntyre
Lalla Moore:
Sheila Grant
Nana:
Betty Hardy
Sam:
Charles Leno
Mr Matthews:
Jeffrey Segal

The last of ten programmes in the national competition
YOUTH CHOIRS:
Birkenhead Girls Choir
Conductor, Peggy McKnight
Orpington Junior Singers
Conductor, Sheila Mossman
MIXED VOICE CHOIRS:
Keighley Vocal Union Conductor. Jack Smith The Silver Ring Choir
Conductor. Kelvin Thomas
Introduced by Leslie Regan
Produced by Charles Beardsall
The finalists in each class will take part in a nation-wide broadcast on Tuesday, June 28.

Contributors

Conductor:
Peggy McKnight
Conductor:
Sheila Mossman
Conductor:
Jack Smith
Conductor:
Kelvin Thomas
Introduced By:
Leslie Regan
Produced By:
Charles Beardsall

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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