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A Toytown play by S. G. HULME BEAMAN
Produced by CLAIRE CHOVIL

Contributors

Play By:
S. G. Hulme Beaman
Produced By:
Claire Chovil
Larry the Lamb:
Derek McCullocb
Narrator:
Derek McCullocb
Ernest the Policeman:
Peter Claughton
Mr Growser:
John Glyn-Jones
The Mayor of Toytown:
Felix Felton
Captain Higgins:
Norman Shelley
The Magician:
Norman Shelley

Britten
Canticle 1, Op. 40: My beloved is mine and I am his
9.43* Holiday Diary, Op. 5, for piano
10.1* At day-close in November; The choirmaster's burial: Wagtail and baby; At the railway station, Up-way: Proud songsters (Winter Words, Op. 52)
DOROTHEA BRAUS (piano)
MARY THOMAS (soprano)
PAUL HAMBURGER (piano)

Contributors

Piano:
Dorothea Braus
Soprano:
Mary Thomas
Piano:
Paul Hamburger

Answers to listeners' questions about science and technology
From Kecle University
PROFESSOR G. P. WELLS puts the questions to:
ANTONY FLEW
ALAN GEMMELL
DAVID INGRAM
DONALD MACKAY
Arranged by ARCHIE CLOW
Broadcast on April 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor G. P. Wells
Unknown:
Antony Flew
Unknown:
Alan Gemmell
Unknown:
David Ingram
Unknown:
Donald MacKay
Arranged By:
Archie Clow

Traditional music and songs from a square dance party at Strete, Devon
Caller, Nres MATTHEWS
Singer, PAT SHAW
THE GREENSLEEVES BAND Led by DENNIS DARKE M.C. , BERNARD FISHWICK f Produced by BRIAN PATTEN
Nibs Matthews broadcasts bu permission of the English Folk Dance and Song Society

Contributors

Singer:
Nres Matthews
Singer:
Pat Shaw
Unknown:
Dennis Darke M.C.
Unknown:
Bernard Fishwick
Produced By:
Brian Patten
Produced By:
Nibs Matthews

Talk To Me by Janet McNeill
When a conversation has lasted for twenty-five years it may become difficult to say what you mean and be sure you will be understood. But the turn of a switch and the exercise of imagination can supply a companion who will understand.
Television announcers:
Produced by RONALD MASON
Broadcast on March 12 in the Northern Ireland Home Service

Contributors

Unknown:
Janet McNeill
Produced By:
Ronald Mason
Aubrey Morrjson:
Norman Claridge
Alice Morrison:
Betty Hardy
Caesar, a radio announcer:
Robert McLernon
Penelope:
Adrienne McGuill
Jennifer:
Felicity Carryer
Mrs Kelso:
Grace Bircher
Quiz-Master:
Bill Morrison
Questioner:
Maureen Tyson

from St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh sung by the gentlemen of the choir
Preces and Responses (Plain-song)
Psalms 47, 48, and 49 Lessons: Esther 5;
Philippians 2, vv. 1-11
Anthem: 0 how amiable are thy dwellings (Tomkins)
Hymn: Before the ending of the day (I.C.H. 14)
Organist and Master of the Choristers, Frederick Carter

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Carter

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Off-Beat: GORDON REYNOLDS takes a new look at some familiar music
Date with a Doctor
Short Story: ' Reuben the Tailor,' by ROBERT RIETTY
Going to the Pictures:
JOHN STRATTEN recommends some films on general release and talks to a star
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Rietty
Unknown:
John Stratten
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

MARJORIE THOMAS (contralto) ROBERT THOMAS (tenor) FORBES ROBINSON (bass)
ALEXANDRA Choir
Conductor, Charles Proctor CROYDON PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY
BBC MEN'S CHORUS
DOUGLAS WHITTAKER (flute)
ALAN HARVERSON
(harpsichord continuo)
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Leader, Hugh Maguire
Conducted by SIR MALCOLM SARGENT PETER GELLHORN
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Part 1
Conducted by Peter Gellhorn
8.3* The Interval
FROM CHIOS TO CHAOS
KEVIN FITZGERALD , who has recently been travelling in Greece, comes home again, and describes the experience

Contributors

Contralto:
Marjorie Thomas
Tenor:
Robert Thomas
Bass:
Forbes Robinson
Conductor:
Charles Proctor
Flute:
Douglas Whittaker
Harpsichord:
Alan Harverson
Leader:
Hugh Maguire
Conducted By:
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Conducted By:
Peter Gellhorn
Conducted By:
Peter Gellhorn
Unknown:
Kevin Fitzgerald

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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