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Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Dr. Alfred Nightingale and Hattie Jacques : recent guests in Woman's Hour
Why Wear Spectacles?: an ophthalmic surgeon gives his views and answers points raised by the Association of Optical Practitioners
Prima Donna Assoluta: IRENE THOMAS talks to JOAN SUTHER
LAND
Letter to Someone's Son: from COMMANDER IBBETT

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Introduced By:
Dr. Alfred Nightingale
Introduced By:
Hattie Jacques
Talks:
Irene Thomas

A weekly review edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage
Introduced by JULIAN HERBAGE
Record Review
Contributed by EDWARD GREENFIELD MALCOLM RAYMENT HAROLD ROSENTHAL

Contributors

Edited By:
Anna Instone
Unknown:
Julian Herbage
Introduced By:
Julian Herbage
Unknown:
Edward Greenfield
Unknown:
Malcolm Rayment
Unknown:
Harold Rosenthal

A request programme of gramophone records Overture: Rosamunde (Schubert)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Kletzki
Violin Concerto No. 1, in G minor (Bruch)
Ruggiero Ricci (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Pierino Gamba
Capriol Suite (Warlock)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra Conducted by Boyd Neel

Contributors

Conducted By:
Paul Kletzki
Violin:
Ruggiero Ricci
Conducted By:
Pierino Gamba
Conducted By:
Boyd Neel

Introducing: The Chief Clerk of a Magistrates' Court
Rent Books: new points to note, explained by a barrister
Money Matters: ARTHUR COATES explains the new law about short-term gains Introduced by Robin HOLMES

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Coates
Introduced By:
Robin Holmes

f A synthesis of T. E. Lawrence
SAM SPIEGEL , ROBERT BOLT
DAVID LEAN, PETER O'TOOLE talk to DAVID ROBINSON
Preparing the film Lawrence of Arabia, the producer, scriptwriter, director, and star have each formed their own impression about the elusive character of T. E. Lawrence.
The portrait is by Augustus John

Contributors

Unknown:
T. E. Lawrence
Unknown:
Sam Spiegel
Unknown:
Peter O'Toole
Unknown:
David Robinson
Unknown:
T. E. Lawrence.
Unknown:
Augustus John

The story of St. George of Lydda the Patron Saint of England re-told as a radio play by NORMAN PAINTING Produced by PEGGY BACON

Contributors

Play By:
Norman Painting
Produced By:
Peggy Bacon
Pasicrates:
Charles E Stidwill
St George:
Philip Morant
Polychronia:
Grizelda Hervey
Kina:
Ysanne Churchman
Matterone:
Elizabeth Marlowe
A Hermit:
Peter Claughton
Sempronius:
Eric Skelding
Silvius:
Anthony Hall
Galerius:
John Gabriel
Alexandra:
Joan Hart
Diocletian:
Fred Yule
Constantine:
Denys Hawthorne

This Island Now by G. M. Carstairs
Professor of Psychological
Medicine in the University of Edinburgh
2: The First Years
Professor Carstairs speaks on the contrast in the experiences of early childhood in different social classes in Great Britain.
Repeated on Monday at 9.30 in the Third Programme Next Sunday:
Vicissitudes of Adolescence
These lectures are being printed in ' The Listener.'

Contributors

Unknown:
G. M. Carstairs

Written and narrated by JOANNA RICHARDSON
A study of Lewis Carroll who invented
' Alice in Wonderland ' a hundred years ago with DENIS GOACHER as Lewis Carroll
Others taking part: Ysanne Churchman Joan Hart
Hilda Kriseman Edgar Norfolk Jonathan Scott Produced by DOROTHY BAKER

Contributors

Unknown:
Joanna Richardson
Unknown:
Lewis Carroll
Unknown:
Denis Goacher
Unknown:
Lewis Carroll
Unknown:
Ysanne Churchman
Unknown:
Joan Hart
Unknown:
Hilda Kriseman
Unknown:
Edgar Norfolk
Unknown:
Jonathan Scott
Produced By:
Dorothy Baker

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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