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RHYTHM AND MELODY
Introduced by Gladys Whitred A programme of songs and orchestral music for children
11.20 LIBYA
An account of a journey along the Mediterranean coast of Libya. Two young travellers find that the geography and history of this part of Africa are closely interwoven Script by Gwyn Williams Geography series
11.40 EGMONT
Extracts from Goethe's drama
Intermediate German series

Contributors

Introduced By:
Gladys Whitred
Script By:
Gwyn Williams

MIJ THE OTTER
A true tale from 'Ring of Bright Water ' by Gavin Maxwell
How to live with an otter in a London flat and in a lonely house in the West of Scotland
Script by Philippa Pearce
Adventures in English series
2.20 SCIENCE AND FOOD The Veterinary Surgeon
Dealing with an outbreak of foot and mouth disease and testing for tuberculosis in cows are two aspects of the veterinary surgeon's work discussed in this programme Script by H. E. Harbour
Science and the Community series
2.40 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
The story of the woman, called by the soldiers in the Crimean War their Lady-in-Chief, told by a drummer boy whose life she saved
Script by Jo Manton
Stories from British History series

Contributors

Unknown:
Gavin Maxwell
Script By:
Philippa Pearce
Script By:
H. E. Harbour
Script By:
Jo Manton

A programme for the fives to eights

Come Along and Join Our Song with Phyllis Kinney and Maimie Noel Jones

The musical story 'A Moonlight Visit'
Written and told by Nesta Croseley

Introduced by Evelyn Williams

Contributors

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

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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