Programme Index

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TIME AND TUNE by Kay Foster.
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN
5: The reptiles conquer drought. Material compiled by Richard Palmer. Dramatic presentation by Honor Wyatt.
11.40 TALKS FOR SIXTH FORMS
The Two Cultures. 5: Modes of Thought, by Stephen Toulmin , Director of the Nuffield Foundation Unit for the History of Ideas

Contributors

Unknown:
Kay Foster.
Unknown:
Richard Palmer.
Unknown:
Stephen Toulmin

TRAVEL TALKS
On the Island of Malta. Script by George Dougall.
2.20 THE BIBLE AND LIFE
Everyday life in Israel. 5: Life in Jerusalem. Script by Jack Shepherd.
2.40 SENIOR ENGLISH I
The Odyssey: a new version by Rex Warner. 5: The Return of Odysseus

Contributors

Script By:
George Dougall.
Script By:
Jack Shepherd.

A weekly exploration of the BBC Sound Archives
FRONT PAGE
Stories behind the headlines told by the people who made them
6: To the BARRICADES ! !
Those who have lived through some of the world's most famous revolutions tell of what they saw and did.
Written by Gordon Cruickshank Narrated by Alexander Moyes Produced by Denys Gueroult

Contributors

Written By:
Gordon Cruickshank
Unknown:
Alexander Moyes
Produced By:
Denys Gueroult

JUNIOR TIME: 5.0-5.15
A programme for the fives to eights Sounds Surprising
A record programme of strange sounds and songs chosen and arranged by David Lloyd James
5.15 TRAFALGAR
TREASURE TROVE
A talk for Trafalgar Day by Douglas V. Duff
5.25 REGIONAL ROUND
An inter-regional general knowledge contest concocted by Geoffrey conducted by David and cheerfully contested by competitors in seven regions

Contributors

Arranged By:
David Lloyd James
Unknown:
Douglas V. Duff

A magazine about Britain at work
George Scott questions industrialists, trade unionists, and workers in Britain and overseas on industrial issues of the moment
A broadcast centred on the Manchester studios of the BBC

Contributors

Unknown:
George Scott

Midland Region's panel game devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
E. Arnot Robertson and Frank Muir challenge
Nancy Spain and Denis Norden
Umpire, Jack Longland

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
E. Arnot Robertson
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Jack Longland

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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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More