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RHYTHM AND MELODY
A programme of songs and orchestral music for children
Introduced by Gladys Whitred
11.20 EGYPT
Egypt's dependence on the Nile, and hopes for the future symbolised by the High Dam now being built at Aswan, are seen through the eyes of a farming family living near the river.
Script by Yvette Sheringham Geography series
11.40 DIE FAMILIE SCHWARZ Das ganze noch einmal
Hans Schwarz visits a film studio
Script by Marianne Walla
Intermediate German series

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gladys Whitred
Script By:
Yvette Sheringham
Unknown:
Familie Schwarz
Unknown:
Hans Schwarz
Script By:
Marianne Walla

KASHTANKA by Anton Chekhov
2: The Circus
Script by Edward Blishen
Adventures in English series
2.20 SCIENCE AND FOOD
Feeding our Livestock
Each year we spend more than £ 200,000,000 on animal foodstuffs from abroad. Can our farmers and scientists working together reduce this bill? Script by 3Ralph Whitlock
Science and the Community series
2.40 SHAFTESBURY AND
CHILDREN IN MINES
An account of the legislation by the future Lord Shaftesbury to improve the working conditions of children in coal mines. The incidents are based on the findings of the Commissioners put before Parliament in 1842. Script by Norman Wymer
Stories from British History series

Contributors

Unknown:
Anton Chekhov
Script By:
Edward Blishen
Script By:
Ralph Whitlock
Script By:
Norman Wymer

A programme for the fives to eights
Come Along and Join Our Song with Phyllis Kinney and Maimie Noel Jones
The musical story: 'The Magic Scissors' written and told by Nesta Crossley
Introduced by Evelyn Williams

Contributors

Unknown:
Phyllis Kinney
Unknown:
Maimie Noel Jones
Told By:
Nesta Crossley
Introduced By:
Evelyn Williams

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Karl Munchinger
Aria di Corte and Siciliana
(Suite No. 3: Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute) (Respighi)
Ballet : Les petits riens (Mozart) on gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Karl Munchinger
Conducted By:
Aria Di Corte

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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