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0 worship the King (S.P. 618; C.H.
9: D.S. 11; P.H. 17. all omitting vv. 3. 5: Tune, Hanover-S.P. 618)
Interlude: Little Plays of St.
Francis. 4: The Lepers
Prayers; the Prayer of Dedication;
, the Lord's Prayer
To mercy, pity; peace, and love
(S.P. 682; BBC Supplement 9: Tune. Epsom-S.P. 682)
Closing Music: Grieg's Incidental
Music to ' Peer Gynt '

Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Introduced by Ivan Samson Master of Ceremonies, Charles Crathorn
Produced by Andrew Gold
The dances: Military Twostep; The Heather Waltz: Progressive Barn Dance: Oriental Mazurka; Alexandra Tango: Yearning Saunter; The Donnybrook

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Davidson
Introduced By:
Ivan Samson
Unknown:
Charles Crathorn
Produced By:
Andrew Gold

A weekly exploration of the BBC Sound Archives
SHELL TO MY EAR
Recollections of the Seaside
' And then I pressed the shell Close to my ear
And listened well,
And straightway like a bell Came low and clear
The slow, sad murmur of far distant seas....' (James Stephens )
The programme compiled and introduced by AUDREY RUSSELL Production by John Powell

Contributors

Unknown:
James Stephens
Introduced By:
Audrey Russell
Production By:
John Powell

A programme for the fives to eights
Alexander Armstrong
A dialogue story written by John D. Stewart ' Alexander's Birthday Cake ' Introduced by Cicely Mathews

Contributors

Unknown:
Alexander Armstrong
Written By:
John D. Stewart
Introduced By:
Cicely Mathews

A period adventure serial concerning Liverpool during the days of the Slave Trade
Written for radio by MARGARET POTTER
1: An Old Man Remembers
Other parts played by Peter John , Ronald Harvi
Joseph Holmes , Herbert Smith Production by TREVOR HILL

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Potter
Played By:
Peter John
Played By:
Ronald Harvi
Played By:
Joseph Holmes
Unknown:
Herbert Smith
Production By:
Trevor Hill
Julian Norris:
David Peel
Julian,as an elderly gentleman:
Robert Wallace
Gilbert Norris:
Francis de Wolff
The Lady Barbara:
Valerie Skardon
Andrew Roach, Julian's friend:
Geoffrey Matthews
Isabella:
Judith Bradshaw
Mr Samuel Roach:
John Sharp
Mrs Roach:
Norma Wilson
Captain Lawson:
Graham Tennant
Mr William Forbes, a merchant:
Bert Parnaby
Neale, a Liverpool sailor:
Geoffrey Banks

Regional Variations (4)

Scots Songs: John Tainsh, tenor

BBC Home Service Scottish

As North

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Northern Brass: radio competition-Round 1: Goodshaw Band; Haigh Prize Band

BBC Home Service North

Mozart and Rossini played by the Marsyas Wind Quintet Clifford Seville (flute). John Barnett (oboe)
Basil Tschaikov (clarinet) Martin Gatt (bassoon) Alan Civil (horn) with Maurice Cole (piano)

Contributors

Oboe:
John Barnett
Bassoon:
Martin Gatt
Piano:
Maurice Cole

Regional Variations (2)

That Reminds Me: Sir Wilfred Martineau

BBC Home Service Midland

Travelling Expertise
The seasoned travellers
Michael Maclagan John Scorgie Philip Scott discuss their experiences of getting about by land. sea, and air
Chairman, Kevin FitzGerald

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael MacLagan
Unknown:
John Scorgie
Unknown:
Philip Scott
Unknown:
Kevin Fitzgerald

Sir James Fergusson recalls some of the earlier visitors to Scotland, from the time when many Europeans believed that the Devil lived in Scotland and that islands floated in Loch Lomond , until the eighteenth century when tourists, in the modern sense, first began to visit the country.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir James Fergusson
Unknown:
Loch Lomond

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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