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Alexander Moyes introduces
FRONT PAGE
Stories behind the headlines told by the people who made them
Written by Gordon Cruickshank Produced by Denys Gueroult
A shortened version of the recorded broadcast of April 15

Contributors

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

SINGING TOGETHER by William Appleby
11.20 THE WORLD OF WORK
Health and the Young Worker, introduced by a doctor
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH De Blois a Arbois en auto-stop Texte de Paule-Aline et John Dent
Jean-Pierre est invite au mariage d'un ami, mais son ami habite dans Ie Jura, a Arbois, qui est bien loin de Blois. II decide d'y aller en autostop, mais est-ce qu'il arrivera a temps?

Contributors

Unknown:
William Appleby

Advice and entertainment for retired and older people, and a meeting-place on the air for those concerned for their welfare
On the Road in the Nineties: Mr. Canham, now nearly ninety, remembers commercial travelling at the end of the last century
My Aunt Dyed ... : and that made quite a difference to Ivy Watkinson's life
Presented by John Dunn

Contributors

Presented By:
John Dunn

5.0 JUNIOR TIME
A programme for the fives to eights
The Big Pond
Four stories written for broadcasting by Bertha Lonsdale 3: Mr. Fizzle in Trouble
Music for the flute written and played by Bernard Herrmann
Produced by Herbert Smith
5.15 MOSTLY JAZZ
True Blues
Introduced by Ken Sykora
5.30 FOB YOUR BOOKSHELF
Susan Dickenson
John Merrett , Lance Sieveking talk about some recently published books for younger and older readers
5.50 Presenting This Week
Review of forthcoming programmes

Contributors

Broadcasting By:
Bertha Lonsdale
Played By:
Bernard Herrmann
Produced By:
Herbert Smith
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora
Unknown:
Susan Dickenson
Unknown:
John Merrett
Unknown:
Lance Sieveking
Storyteller:
Trevor Hill
Nicholas:
Karal Gardner
Gamekeeper George:
Joseph Hancock
Mr Albert Fizzle:
Brian Trueman
Farmer Tuckle:
Tom Harrison

by GILES COOPER
For twenty-four hours it made a change. Then the next day and the next day. There didn't seem any reason for doing anything.
The one-man band played by Ted Brennan and Ronald Lanchbury
Produced by MICHAEL BAKEWELL
The recorded broadcast of June 4, 1959, in the Third Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Giles Cooper
Played By:
Ted Brennan
Played By:
Ronald Lanchbury
Produced By:
Michael Bakewell
Jane:
Frances Cuka
Desmond:
Kenneth Griffith
Alfred:
Toke Townley

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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