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played by Lindsay Ross and his Scottish Dance Band
Reel : The Dashing White Sergeant Strathspey and Reel: Longwise
Eightsome Reel
Jig: A Kiss for Nothing
Reel: The Reel of the. 51st Division
Strathspey: Ye'll aye be welcome back again
Jig: The Cuckoo's Nest Reel: Roxburgh Castle
The Gay Gordons
Reel: The Circassian Circle

Contributors

Played By:
Lindsay Ross

LET'S JOIN IN
' Little Seal ' by Susan Jolly
The adventures of Little Seal who. inadvertently becomes a stowaway
2.20 THOMAS AND SALLY
An eighteenth-century opera by Thomas Arne about a sailor, his girl friend, and the Squire, cause of alL the trouble
Second of two programmes introduced by Ken Emrys Roberts
2.40 THE BATTLE OF WARSAW, 1944 The heroic but unsuccessful attempt of the Polish Home Army to drive the Germans out of Warsaw is described from the point of view of a Polish resistance group

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Arne
Introduced By:
Ken Emrys Roberts

Day of Retirement
A television play by MARJORIE STACE adapted for radio by David H. Godfrey with Lockwood West
All through his working life Tom Weygreave has looked forward to the day when he can retire from his city office, buy a small harbour-side cottage, and enjoy his hobby of boating.
Produced by DAVID H. GoDFREY

Contributors

Play By:
Marjorie Stace
Unknown:
David H. Godfrey
Unknown:
Lockwood West
Unknown:
Tom Weygreave
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
Tom Weygreave:
Lockwood West
Mr Robert:
Philip Leaver
Phillip:
Hugh Dickson
Mr Hewett:
Ralph Hallett
Connie Weygreave:
Kathleen Helme
Jess:
Barbara Mitchell
Office girl:
Nerys Kerfoot
Firbrace:
Kenneth Dight

by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick with Carleton Hobbs , Norman Shelley
' I could, of course, borrow so trifling a sum ten times over from my friends,' said His Grace, asking the banker for the loan of £50,000— and he handed over the Beryl Coronet as security. What happened then sent the distressed banker hurrying to 221B Baker Street to seek the aid of Sherlock Holmes.
Other parts played by Hilda Schroder and Ronald Baddiley
Production by FREDERICK BRADNUM The recorded broadcast of June 30. 1959, in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Michael Hardwick
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Unknown:
Beryl Coronet
Unknown:
Baker Street
Unknown:
Sherlock Holmes.
Played By:
Hilda Schroder
Played By:
Ronald Baddiley
Production By:
Frederick Bradnum
Sherlock Holmes:
Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson:
Norman Shelley
Alexander Holder:
Robert Sansom
His Grace:
Godfrey Kenton
Arthur Holder:
Frederick Treves
Mary Holder:
Eva Huszar

from King's College Chapel Cambridge
Introit: Senex puerum portabat
(Byrd)
Sentence: Confession; Absolution The Lord's Prayer
Versicles and Responses (
William Smith )
Psalms 41. 42, and 43 First Lesson: Genesis 24, vv. 1-28 Magnificat (Howells in G)
Second Lesson: Romans 8, TV. 18-39 Nunc dimittis (Howells in 0) Creed; Lesser Litany
The Lord's Prayer (Robert Stone) Responses (William Smith )
Anthem: Ave Maria (Robert Parsons , Prayers
Final Responses (E. W. Naylor) Organist and Director of Music David Willcocks
Organ Scholar, Simon Preston

Contributors

Unknown:
William Smith
Unknown:
William Smith
Unknown:
Robert Parsons
Music:
David Willcocks
Unknown:
Simon Preston

JINIOR TIME
A programme for the fives to eights
Spin me a Story
Records introduced by Claire Chovil
5.15 THE IVORY CBOCODILE written by Gilbert Dalton
Part 5
Produced by Peggy Bacon
5.40 THE HOBBIT
The book by J. R. R. Tolkien read in thirteen instalments by David Davis
6: The Wargs
Inside the mountain Bilbo met Gollum and stole its magic ring. This made him invisible and he ran past the goblin guards, out into the sunlight.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Claire Chovil
Written By:
Gilbert Dalton
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Book By:
J. R. R. Tolkien
Unknown:
David Davis
Mike Dudley:
Robert Marsden
Billy Perkins:
Billy Thatcher
Mrs Dudley:
Elspeth Duxbury
Angela:
Ysanne Churchman
John:
John Stirling
Jim Talbot:
Bob Arnold
Walter Rosenberg:
Arnold Peters
Felix Cardosa:
Philip Garston-Jones
Tom Wickham:
Peter Tuddenham

A series of five-round contests between London and the Regions
LONDON v. WEST
RouND 5
London
Denis Brogan , Geoffrey Grigson
Quiz-Master, Lionel Hale
West
Alan Gibson , Vincent Waite
Quiz-Master, Stephen Potter
Arranged by Patrick Harvey
Repeated on Thursday at 1.10

Contributors

Unknown:
Denis Brogan
Unknown:
Geoffrey Grigson
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Alan Gibson
Unknown:
Vincent Waite
Unknown:
Stephen Potter
Arranged By:
Patrick Harvey

by Herb Greer
When he was working as war correspondent with the Algerian insurgents a year or two ago, Herb Greer found one rebel captain less helpful than any of his fellow officers. This difficult personal situation culminated in an unexpectedly terrifying experience.

Contributors

Unknown:
Herb Greer
Unknown:
Herb Greer

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.

Appears in

About this data

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