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+ by ANN DALLY , JACK DE MANIO and MARK
Children, adolescents, teachers are afloat nowadays at almost all times of the year on ships given up to young people's educational voyages. Parents and others may cruise inexpensively in the cabin class, as Jack de Manio did. Ann Dally and Mark belong to a family which is amassing experience of these ventures.

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Dally
Unknown:
Jack de Manio

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specialty in mind, including:
George NASH talks about Pets of a Lifetime
JACK McGEAGH finds out about a new co-operative venture in Swatragh
So Far Away: another talk by JOHN D. STEWART about life in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Songs sung by JANETTE SIMPSON
Introduced by Maurice O'CALLAGHAN from Northern Ireland

Contributors

Talks:
George Nash
Unknown:
Jack McGeagh
Talk By:
John D. Stewart
Sung By:
Janette Simpson
Introduced By:
Maurice O'Callaghan

A radio play in two parts by Felix Felton from the novel by WILLIAM MAYNE
'Each year on the Sunday after Ascension Day, the youngest sinKinu hoy had taken a candle made from the prior's beeswax to the bishop for inspection, so that the bishop could be certain that there were enough candles to carry out the service properly ...'
1: Window of the Wind
Produced by DAVID DAVIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Felix Felton
Novel By:
William Mayne
Produced By:
David Davis
Owen:
Jean England
Mr Ardent:
Preston Lockwood
Dr Sunderland:
Felix Felton
Mr Sutton:
Richard Goolden
Dubnet:
J Manning Wilson
Trevithic:
Glyn Dearman
Iddingley:
Pat Leventon

Monica Dickens prolific writer and journalist talks to
LEIGH CRUTCHLEY
' I had twenty jobs in two years because I fiuured out you can stand anything, you know, as long as you aren'going to do it for too lony.'
' People don'look at people any more. Schoolchildren don'look at one now. Why is this? It's the first thing I would teach them if I were a teacher.'
'I think writing is a knack-you've either not it or you haven't-like an eye for a ball or being able to play the piano.'

Contributors

Unknown:
Monica Dickens
Unknown:
Leigh Crutchley

JEANNETTE SINCLAIR (soprano) ROYAL LiVERPOOL
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Leader, Peter Mountain
Conductor, CHARLES GROVES
Given before an invited audience in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Jeannette Sinclair broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Ltd.

Contributors

Soprano:
Jeannette Sinclair
Leader:
Peter Mountain
Conductor:
Charles Groves

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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