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Prayer
Praise to the Lord, the Almiglhty
(S.P. 626: C.H. 22; D.S. 13; P.H. 223: Tune, Lobe den Herren— S.P. 626)'
Interlude: Philip and the Ethiopian Prayers'; the Prayer for Goodwill; the Lord's Prayer
Hilts of the North, rejoice (S.P. 64:
C.H. 372: D.S. 137; P.H. 81: S.H. 67; aH omitting v. 5: Tune, Little Cornard—S.P. 64)
Blessing

TIME AND TUNE
Songs to sing and music to listen to
Introduced- by Kay Foster
11.20 HOW THINGS BEGAN
Indus Valley: the BBC Observer from the Past visits Harappa (c. 2000 B.C.), inspects housing and rubbish disposal, and watches a burglary
Script by Rhoda Power
11.40 THE COMMONWEALTH TODAY A programme by Erskine Childers including contributions by authorities on Commonwealth affairs in the series Talks for Sixth Forms

Contributors

Introduced By:
Kay Foster
Script By:
Rhoda Power
Programme By:
Erskine Childers

A VISIT TO A DESERT SHEIK by A. L. Lloyd
Describing life in a Bedouin camp in the desert of Kuwait at the start of the annual migration
2.20 THE BIBLE AND LIFE
The Parables in Modern Dress
1: The Wise and Foolish Brides-maids (St. Matthew 25, vv. 1-13)
Script by Jack Shepherd
2.40 TWO OLD MEN
A story by Leo Tolstoy adapted for broadcasting by Gilbert Phelps
1: Elisha and Efim set out on a pilgrimage

Contributors

Unknown:
A. L. Lloyd
Script By:
Jack Shepherd
Story By:
Leo Tolstoy
Broadcasting By:
Gilbert Phelps

A weekly exploration of the BBC Sound Archives
LISTEN
A magazine of recordings from the past and the present including
The Spellbinders: 1. John Hilton
Bells For One: Michael Reynolds talks about carillons and their music
Brains Trust: a final selection from the collective wisdom of the wartime Brains Trust
Edited and introduced by Denys Gueroult

Contributors

Unknown:
John Hilton
Talks:
Michael Reynolds
Introduced By:
Denys Gueroult

Another adventure of Homer Jackson the Irish journalist by Margaret Potter
Produced by Trevor Hill

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Potter
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Homer:
Bryden Murdoch
Jimmy, the club reporter:
Alan Rothwell
Mr Josiah Briggs editor of the Clarion:
Tom Harrison
Henry, the photographer:
Herbert Smith
Mrs Longworth:
Sybil Holroyd
Two students:Steve:
Peter John
Two students:Pat:
Sandra Chalmers
The shepherd:
John Broadbent
A local police officer:
Frank Poynter

True stories based on the memoirs of Lt.-Col. Oreste Pinto
With Bernard Archard as Colonel Pinto

(The recorded, broadcast of October 19 in the Light Programme)

Contributors

Author:
Lt.-Col. Oreste Pinto
Script:
Robert Barr
Production:
Charles Maxwell
Colonel Pinto:
Bernard Archard
Major Zwart:
Cecil Brock
Lieut Van Gelder:
Raymond Adamson
British Intelligence Officer:
Antony Higginson
Orderly:
Michael Sherwell

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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