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Roll back the carpet and join in the fun with Alf Adamson and his Border Band
Elizabeth Porter
Alex Glasgow
Master of Ceremonies, Bill Cain
From the Globe Hall,
Ireby Cumberland
Arranged by Richard Kelly

Contributors

Unknown:
Alf Adamson
Unknown:
Elizabeth Porter
Unknown:
Alex Glasgow
Unknown:
Bill Cain
Unknown:
Ireby Cumberland
Arranged By:
Richard Kelly

LET'S JOIN IN. ' Old Professor Wiz,' by Doris Twinn : the story of an absent-minded professor and Tomkin his cat
2.20 ADVENTURES in- MUSIC. Sea Shanties: an illustrated talk by A. L. Lloyd
2.40 MODERN HISTORY. Thomas Masaryk : Maker of Czechoslovakia. Script by John Tully
Sarah Masters tells how she escaped from Russia in 1917 in the company of Masaryk and how he became the first President of Czechoslovakia.

Contributors

Unknown:
Doris Twinn
Talk By:
A. L. Lloyd
Unknown:
Thomas Masaryk
Script By:
John Tully
Script By:
Sarah Masters

A serial in five parts dramatised by Thea Holme from the novel by the author of PART 2
Produced by Mollie Greenhalgh
Lotty Wilkins and Rose Arbuthnot have arrived at the Italian castle where they are to spend their Enchanted April to find their co-guests, Lady Caroline Dester and Mrs. Fisher, already installed; but neither is prepared to be sociable.

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Thea Holme
Produced By:
Mollie Greenhalgh
Unknown:
Lotty Wilkins
Unknown:
Rose Arbuthnot
Lotty Wilkins:
Janet Burnell
Rose Arbuthnot:
Thea Holme
Beppo:
Wilfred Babbage
Domenico:
Lee Fox
Francesca:
Gladys Spencer
Mrs Fisher:
Kathleen Helme
Lady Caroline Dester:
Penelope Lee

by Aileen Burke and Leone Stewart
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by Robin Midgley
Old Wilma Bracegirdle is a nuisance to everyone, but she feels she can get her own way by threatening to change her will. Who is going to benefit-her family, her doctor, the local parson? Only Wilma really knows.

Contributors

Unknown:
Aileen Burke
Unknown:
Leone Stewart
Produced By:
Robin Midgley
Unknown:
Old Wilma Bracegirdle
Wilma Bracegirdle:
Betty Turner
Marilyn Meadows:
Mary O'Farrell
Ann Meadows:
Diana Olsson
Mr Lyon:
Robert Hartley
The Rev Ernest Jacobs:
Keith Williams
Jeffery Meadows:
Gareth Morgan
Dr Hillbury:
Ralph Hallett

from St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh. Introduction by Monsignor Patrick Quille , the Administrator
Introduction
Deus in adjutorium: Gloria Patrl
(Britten)
Psalms: 129. 150. 170, 177, 204
Little Chapter: Ecclesiasticus 24, v. 14 Hymn: Ave Maris Stella (Monteverdi) Magnificat (Lassus)
Benedicamus Domino
Motet: Deus Misereatur Nostri
(Johnson)
Recessional Hymn: Ah me! how calm and deep (Ould No. 69)
Choirmaster, Arthur Oldham
Organist, John McGrogan

Contributors

Unknown:
Monsignor Patrick Quille
Unknown:
Maris Stella
Choirmaster:
Arthur Oldham
Organist:
John McGrogan

John Seymour tells the story (In three parts) of how he and his family cultivated five acres in Suffolk and became self-supporting
I: After long searching we find a house -We go from sale to sale buying furniture-We collect wood to keep ourselves warm-Water is pumped from the well-I clear the nettles and the ground -We plant fruit trees-We buy our first livestock, ducks, and geese.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Seymour

Junior Time
A programme for the five to eights Songs and tunes about animals you find in the farmyard
Presented on gramophone records by Graham
5.15 David Peel in 'Return to Hindleford ' by Margaret Potter
4—' Mr. Merriman Entertains '
Production by Trevor Hill
Acting on Mr. Ackroyd's orders, Philip Bellinger has again tried to get certain papers from Martin-and this time has succeeded. But he is prevented from reaching Gossington Hall, and in the ensuing fight Philip saves Martin's life. While Martin and Joanna are sheltering at the ' Black Swan ' they discover a purse belonging to Sir Charles Bellinger. The landlord confesses that Sir Charles was robbed-on Ackroyd's instructions.
5.50 Children's Hour Prayers
Saying Your Prayers
Five talks by the Rev. Stanley McQuade
5-Answered Prayers

Contributors

Unknown:
David Peel
Unknown:
Margaret Potter
Production By:
Trevor Hill
Unknown:
Philip Bellinger
Unknown:
Sir Charles Bellinger.
Unknown:
Rev. Stanley McQuade
Mr Ackroyd:
Leonard Williams
Thomas Livesey:
Tom Harrison
Matthews:
Harold Rottesman
Philip Bellinger:
Barrie Hesketh
Martin:
David Peel
Joanna:
Judith Bradshaw
Lady Bellinger:
Valerie Skardon
Ben Levitt:
Graham Tennant
Sir 'Charles Bellinger:
Norman Shelley
Landlord of the ' Green Dragon:
Norman 'Somers
Josiah Merriman:
Geoffrey Banks
Lord Barnham:
Geoffrey Banks
Ned Fellowes:
John Broadbent
Messenger:
Robert Powell
Pot boy:
Robert Powell

London v. Wales
ROUND 3
London:
Cedric Cliffe , Hubert Phillips
Quiz-Master,
Lionel Hale Wales:
T. I. Ellis , Wyn Griffith
Quiz-Master, Gilbert Harding
Arranged by Patrick Harvey

Contributors

Unknown:
Cedric Cliffe
Unknown:
Hubert Phillips
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
T. I. Ellis
Unknown:
Wyn Griffith
Unknown:
Gilbert Harding
Arranged By:
Patrick Harvey

'Their Finest Hour'
Written and compiled by Leslie Baily
The pages turned by Freddy Grisewood
at 8.0

The Recorded Voices of Her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. Princess Margaret, Sir Winston Churchill, M.P., Earl Attlee, Sir Anthony Eden, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord Morrison of Lambeth, Flying-Officer Richard Hillary, Mr. J. B. Priestley, Mr. Constant Lambert, Ed Murrow, Bernard Stubbs, Edward Ward, Charles Gardner, Robin Duff, Alec Sutherland and other BBC War Reporters and members of the announcing staff, Arthur Askey, Vera Lynn, George Formby, Judy Garland, Jack Warner, Margaret Eaves, Dorothy Carless

with James McKechnie, Geoffrey Lewis, Freda Bamford, Carl Jaffe, Dudley Rolph, Ronald Baddiley

Production by Vernon Harris

The News and Comment from at home and abroad
This edition contains a special survey from the Labour Party Conference at Scarborough and includes an eye-witness comment by a Conservative
The Rt. Hon. NIGEL BIRCH , M.P. followed by an interlude

Contributors

Unknown:
Rt. Hon. Nigel Birch

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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