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Written and produced by LEONARD COTTRELL
The author travelled 4,000 miles through Spain, France, and Italy, following the route which he believes Hannibal may have taken on his march into Italy. In this programme he retells the story of Hannibal's epic march within the framework of his own personal journey.
Others taking part
Sir Gavin de Beer. F.R.S.
Captain Liddell Hart
Carleton Hobbs. Valentine Dyall Basil Jones. Lewis Stringer
Recorded broadcast of Jan. 31, 1960

Contributors

Produced By:
Leonard Cottrell
Unknown:
Sir Gavin de Beer. F.R.S.
Unknown:
Captain Liddell Hart
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs.
Unknown:
Lewis Stringer

RED CROSS SOCIETY
The Countess of Limerick, G.B.E. Vice-Chairman of the Society talks about the work of the Red Cross at home and abroad
Enquiries may be addressed to the British Red Cross Society, [address removed] (Telephone: [number removed]); or to the Scottish branch: [address removed]

Brian Vesey-FitzGerald asks some well-known broadcasters what the uncertain glory of an April Day ' means to them
Speakers
Charles Causley , Charles Coles
John Keir Cross , Richard Easton
Aileen Mills, Johnny Morris and Ralph Wightman
Produced by Bill Coysh
Sunday's recorded broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald
Unknown:
Charles Causley
Unknown:
Charles Coles
Unknown:
John Keir Cross
Unknown:
Johnny Morris
Produced By:
Bill Coysh

Conducted by Sir John Summerson
Art: David Sylvester
Film: Edgar Anstey
Theatre: T. C. Worsley
Radio: Barbara Bray
Book: A. Alvarez
Sunday's recorded broadcast

Contributors

Conducted By:
Sir John Summerson
Unknown:
David Sylvester
Unknown:
Edgar Anstey
Unknown:
Barbara Bray
Unknown:
A. Alvarez

JUNIOR TIME
A programme for the fives to eights
Puzzle Corner
A new series in which Norma Craddock sets some puzzles for you to solve
5.15 A ROOM OF YOUR OWN
W. R. Dalzell gives the results of the drawing and painting competition he set on March 16
5.25 THE WRECK OF THE
TOYTOWN BELLE
A Toytown play by S. G. Hulme Beaman
Part 1
Produced by Claire Chovil

Contributors

Unknown:
Norma Craddock
Unknown:
W. R. Dalzell
Play By:
S. G. Hulme Beaman
Produced By:
Claire Chovil
Larry the Lamb:
Derek McCulioch
Narrator:
Derek McCulioch
Dennis the Dachshund:
Preston Lockwood
Ernest the Policeman:
Joe Sterne
The Mayor of Toytown:
Felix Felton
Mr Growser:
John Glyn-Jones
Captain Higgins:
Charles Leno
The Magician:
Charles Leno
The Inventor:
Ivan Samson
Letitia the Lambkin:
Sheila Moloney
Cannibal Chief:
Stephen Jack

Symphony in B flat, for string orchestra (Jiri Antonin Benda ) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Vaclav Talich
Flute Concerto in D (Antonin Fils )
Oldrich Slavicek (flute)
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Vaclav Smetacek on gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Jiri Antonin Benda
Conducted By:
Vaclav Talich
Unknown:
Antonin Fils
Flute:
Oldrich Slavicek
Conducted By:
Vaclav Smetacek

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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