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Gypsies use this word to describe those who follow their way of life but are not of gypsy blood.
AILEEN KING uses it to describe her own way of life in that part of Essex which lies between Colchester and the Blackwater.

Contributors

Unknown:
Aileen King

by Lt.-Col. Eric Coxon
To the mechanically-minded or the lover of speed a motorcar can be a source of fascination. But to Eric Coxon it is ' merely a mode of conveyance'; which perhaps accounts for his comic adventures as driver and salesman.

Contributors

Unknown:
Lt.-Col. Eric Coxon
Unknown:
Eric Coxon

by Keston Clarke
When the relations of wealthy Aunt Gregory receive lawyer's letters summoning them to the eccentric old lady's country house, they think they may hear something to their advantage. But it is a very unexpected proposition that await* them on arrival ...

Contributors

Unknown:
Keston Clarke
Unknown:
Aunt Gregory
Miss Gregory Banks:
Mary O'Farretl
Richard:
Hugh Dickson
Evelyn:
Mary Wimbush
Ethel:
Freda Dowie
Henry:
George Hagan
Matthew:
Keith Williams
Cynthia:
Olive Kirby
Michael:
Nigel Anthony
Duckett:
Tom Watson
Mrs 'Ackett:
Janet Burneu
Simon:
Philip Morant
Cattermole:
Douglas Storm
Man:
John Humphry

by Pauline Macaulay
The Jones family go down to the sea for a day's excursion. What happens to them there makes them wonder whether they should have left home after all...
Plays produced by John Tydeman

Contributors

Writer:
Pauline MacAulay
Producer:
John Tydeman
Jim Jones:
Bill Horsley
Gladys Jones:
Cecile Chevreau
Douglas Jones:
Nigel Anthony
Stranger:
William Eedle
Milly Bloom:
June Tobin
Maurie Bloom:
Haydn Jones
Hymie Bloom:
Nicholas Edmett
Waitress:
Diana Olsson

From Christchurch Priory
Hampshire
Sentence: Confession; Absolution The Lord's Prayer Responses (Morley) Psalm 18
First Lesson: 1 Samuel 28. vv. 3-end Magnificat (Harwood in A flat)
Second Lesson: St. Luke 9, vv. 1-17 Nunc dimittis (Harwood in A flat) Creed
Responses (Morley) Collects
Anthem: He is watching over Israel
(Mendelssohn)
Prayers: the Grace
Organist and Master of the Choir,
Geoffrey Tristram

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Tristram

A Nursery Sing-Song with Vi and Trevor
5.15 For Older Children
'Bantam by Candlemass 'by Howard Jones
Based on the last voyage in 1610 of Henry Hudson , navigator
Other parts played by Eric Anderson , Ralph Truman and Geoffrey Wincott
Produced by David Davis
' That you will try if, through any of those inlets which Captain Davis saw, but durst not enter, any passage might be found to the other ocean called the South Sea.'
See Junior Radio Times
5.50 Children's Hour prayers
' Making the Most of Life'
Five talks by the Rev. Deryck Collingwood
1 — ' The Cheerful Dustman '

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Hudson
Played By:
Eric Anderson
Played By:
Ralph Truman
Played By:
Geoffrey Wincott
Produced By:
David Davis
Unknown:
Rev. Deryck Collingwood
Hftiry Hudson:
Leslie Perrlna
Abacuck Prickett:
Basil Jones
Henry Green:
David Peel

The Proms
Haydn - The Creation
Parts 1 and 2 at 7.30 Part 3 at 9.15

From the Royal Albert Hall, London
See page 21:
Mary Wells (soprano) William Herbert (tenor) Kim Borg (bass) Charles Spinks (organ continuo)
Croydon Philharmonic Society (Chorus-Master, John Churchill)
Royal Choral Society
Watford Philharmonic Society (Chorus-Master, Leslie Regan)
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

Written and compiled by Leslie Baily with the voices of: Earl Attlee, Sir Stafford Cripps, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Mr. George Isaacs, Mr. Harold Wilson, M.P., Commander J. S. Kerans , D.S.O., M.P., Group Captain John Cunningham, D.S.O., D.F.C., Mr. John Johnstone, Alec Clunes, Pamela Brown, Trevor Howard, Joseph Cotten
Vanessa Lee, Bing Crosby, Zoë Gail, Donald Peers, Georges Guetary, John Snagge, Raymond Glendenning, Charles Buchan, Brian Johnston, Audrey Russell, Douglas Willis, Charles Gardner, Max Robertson, Frank Gillard, Wynford Vaughan Thomas and Eric Phillips, Ella Milne
The pages turned by Freddy Grisewood and David Peel
Production by Vernon Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Unknown:
Sir Stafford Cripps
Unknown:
Mr. Ernest Bevin
Unknown:
Mr. George Isaacs
Unknown:
Mr. Harold Wilson
Unknown:
J. S. Kerans
Unknown:
Captain John Cunningham
Unknown:
Mr. John Johnstone
Unknown:
Alec Clones
Unknown:
Pamela Brown
Unknown:
Trevor Howard
Unknown:
Joseph Cotten
Unknown:
Vanessa Lee.
Unknown:
Donald Peers
Unknown:
Georges Guetary
Unknown:
John Snagge.
Unknown:
Raymond Glendenning
Unknown:
Charles Buchan
Unknown:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
Audrey Russell
Unknown:
Douglas Willis
Unknown:
Charles Gardner.
Unknown:
Max Robertson
Unknown:
Frank Gillard
Unknown:
Wynford Vaughan Thomas
Unknown:
Eric Phillips
Unknown:
Ella Milne
Turned By:
Freddy Grisewood
Unknown:
David Peel
Production By:
Vernon Harris

Aeolian String Quartet: Sydney Humphreys (violin)
Trevor Williams (violin)
Watson Forbes (viola) Derek Simpson (cello) with Gwynne Edwards (viola)

Contributors

Violin:
Sydney Humphreys
Violin:
Trevor Williams
Viola:
Watson Forbes
Cello:
Derek Simpson
Viola:
Gwynne Edwards

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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