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Birds in Other Skies
David Attenborough , Robert Spencer , and Michael Tweedie swap yarns about interesting birds they have observed from Finland to Paraguay, and the Black Sea to the Pacific
In the chair, Stewart Wavell
Recorded broadcast of May 9

Contributors

Unknown:
David Attenborough
Unknown:
Robert Spencer
Unknown:
Michael Tweedie
Unknown:
Stewart Wavell

Le Petit Café
A farcical comedy by TRISTAN BERNARD translated and adapted by Norman Ginsbury and Jacques Sarch
Produced by MARTYN C. WEBSTER Saturday's recorded broadcast

Contributors

Comedy By:
Tristan Bernard
Adapted By:
Norman Ginsbury
Adapted By:
Jacques Sarch
Produced By:
Martyn C. Webster

Advice and entertainment for retired and older people and a meeting place on the air for those concerned for their welfare
Sound and Fury: Dora Taylor throws a challenge to the scientists
A Garden in a Room: John Slee with some practical advice
The Bank: Kathleen Nesbitt on ' a gentle ribbon of road '
The Chapel Trip: Madeline Allen remembers an outing with a moral
Introduced by John Dunn The third item is recorded

Contributors

Unknown:
Dora Taylor
Unknown:
John Slee
Unknown:
Kathleen Nesbitt
Unknown:
Madeline Allen
Introduced By:
John Dunn

by W. M. LETTS adapted for broadcasting in six episodes by the author
6: Sophia goes back to the Vi'underhnt
You may have noticed that ' naughty' Sophia is not being naughty any more. She is far happier than a queen, and content to stay on the mountain for the rest of her life. But her happy days cannot last for ever, alas.
Produced by GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Unknown:
W. M. Letts
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Storyteller:
Betty Hardy
Sophia:
Mollie Maureen
Hans:
Harold Reese
Prince Fritz:
Colin Campbell
Jocasta, Queen of the Jackdaws:
Barbara Couper
Master Johan, the Toymaker:
John Ruddock
Babina, his wife:
Ann Codrington
Rosalie Von Hegel:
Ysanne Churchman

A magazine for pony lovers
Edited and introduced by Hilary Paterson
Ponies of Britain: 10
A talk on the Shetland pony by Mrs. Maurice Cox
The Vet discusses more minor complaints
Lady Mary Rose Williams describes the first stages in jumping
Royal International Horse Show
Henry Riddell describes some of the pony classes and interviews a famous rider
Some of the items are recorded

Contributors

Introduced By:
Hilary Paterson
Unknown:
Mrs. Maurice Cox
Unknown:
Lady Mary Rose Williams

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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