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Early Fliers
Air Chief Marshal SIR PHILIP JOUBERT , Wing Commander REGINALD BRIE , and GRENVILLE MANTON recall the days of the Royal Flying Corps which was founded fifty years ago this week. Introduced by Jack Singleton

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Philip Joubert
Unknown:
Reginald Brie
Unknown:
Grenville Manton
Introduced By:
Jack Singleton

Do birds sing because they enjoy it? Most people would say yes, but ornithologists point to the functional reasons of attracting a mate and defending a territory.
CHARLES HARTSHORNE , the American ornithologist, after nearly fifty years of world-wide study, expresses his belief that birds do have a genuine musical sense.
The programme is illustrated with recordings of the world's most gifted bird musicians from six continents.
Produced by Lillian Lang and Jeffery Boswall
Recorded in the BBC's New York studio: previously broadcast on April 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Hartshorne
Produced By:
Lillian Lang
Produced By:
Jeffery Boswall

A spontaneous discussion by Honor Balfour
C. A. Joyce
Gerald Nabarro , m.p.
Richard Marsh , m.p.
Travelling Question-Master, Freddy Grisewood
Arranged by Michael Bowen From the Wellington Room Lymington, Hampshire
Recording of last Friday's broadcast in the Light Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
C. A. Joyce
Unknown:
Gerald Nabarro
Unknown:
Richard Marsh
Arranged By:
Michael Bowen

Patricia Clark (soprano) Viola Tunnard (piano)
Alexander Murray (flute)
Osian Ellis (harp)
Oromonte String Trio Perry Hart (violin)
Margaret Major (viola) Bruno Schrecker (cello)
Produced by David Stone

Contributors

Soprano:
Patricia Clark
Piano:
Viola Tunnard
Flute:
Alexander Murray
Harp:
Osian Ellis
Violin:
Perry Hart
Cello:
Bruno Schrecker
Produced By:
David Stone

including
This Month in Your Garden by Fred Loads
Young People's Guide to Current Affairs by Robert Reid
Sports News by Kenneth Wolstenholme London News by Judith Chalmers
Here and There-General News by Alan Dixon
Edited and introduced by Michael Barton

Contributors

Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Alan Dixon
Introduced By:
Michael Barton

Common Knowledge by the Rev. Eric James
Eric James left school at fourteen and worked by the river Thames for seven years. He then decided to be ordained and is now Vicar of St. George's, Camberwell. Tonight he speaks of the common fears that assail us all when we meet new people, tackle new jobs, or change old ways.

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. Eric James
Unknown:
Eric James

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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