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Ideas in Education
A series of programmes about education for women who might enter or return to teaching
Introduced by ROGER OWEN
3: Discovery
The way children learn by finding things out for themselves, and how teachers enable them to do this

Contributors

Introduced By:
Roger Owen

Chairman, LIONEL HALE
Book: KARL MILLER
Art: GEORGE MELLY
Film: RICCARDO ARAGNO
Theatre: RICHARD FINDLATER
Broadcasting:
KATHARINE WHITEHORN
Sunday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Karl Miller
Unknown:
George Melly
Unknown:
Katharine Whitehorn

A mazagine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Turning Points: FRED WINTER talks to JOHN ELLISON
' Take a Little Wine ': a talk about drinking wine by EDMUND PENNING-ROWSELL
' The Sewing Machine ': a short story by EVELYN WINDASS , read by OLIVE GREGG
You asked us to play ... record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Edmund Penning-Rowsell
Story By:
Evelyn Windass
Read By:
Olive Gregg
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

by Arnold Bennett adapted for broadcasting by OLIVIA MANNING
4: The Mercantile Marine
A man of property is a man of substance. Denry seeks to expand his interests.
Other parts played by Penelope Shaw , Richard Taylor
GeorKe Woolley , Edward J. Webb Harold Horton , Greville Alford Patricia Flowers , Eric Ball and Brian Drakeford
Produced by ANTHONY CORNISH in the BBC Midland Studios
.Graham Armitage is appearing in I Past Imperfect at the St. Martin's Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Arnold Bennett
Broadcasting By:
Olivia Manning
Played By:
Penelope Shaw
Played By:
Richard Taylor
Unknown:
Georke Woolley
Unknown:
Edward J. Webb
Unknown:
Harold Horton
Unknown:
Greville Alford
Unknown:
Patricia Flowers
Unknown:
Eric Ball
Unknown:
Brian Drakeford
Produced By:
Anthony Cornish
Denry:
Graham Armitage
Mrs Machin:
Alison Bayley
Councillor Cotterill:
Owen Berry
Mrs Cotterill:
Peggy Hughes
Nellie:
Valerie Kirkbright
Ruth:
Ysanne Churchman
Cregeen:
John Bott
Simeon:
Arthur R Webb
Councillor Rhys Jones:
Basil Jones

The Jews in Germany by RAOUL ENGEL
There are thirty thousand Jews in West Germany today. Why have they returned and what sort of life do they lead? Raoul Engel talks about a recent trip he made during which he spoke to many of them.

Contributors

Unknown:
Raoul Engel
Talks:
Raoul Engel

Answers to listeners' questions about science and technology put to a panel of experts by DR. PETER SYKES
Panel:
T. F. GASKELL , geophysicist R. J. C. HARRIS , virologist
B. J. MASON , physicist
W. T. WILLIAMS , botanist
Arranged by ARCHIE CLOW
Questions for future programmes to ' Who Knows? ' BBC, Broadcasting House, London. W.I.

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. Peter Sykes
Unknown:
T. F. Gaskell
Unknown:
R. J. C. Harris
Unknown:
B. J. Mason
Unknown:
W. T. Williams
Arranged By:
Archie Clow

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
JOHN THOMPSON introduces a programme specially designed to reflect listeners' comments on current issues
Correspondents are invited to write to Listening Post. BBC, Broadcasting House. London. W.I.

Contributors

Introduces:
John Thompson

Ravel
String Quartet in F major played by the CARMIRELLI QUARTET
Pina Carmirelli (violin)
Montserrat Cervera (violin) Luigi Sagrati (viola)
Arturo Bonucci (cello) on a gramophone record

Contributors

Violin:
Pina Carmirelli
Violin:
Montserrat Cervera
Viola:
Luigi Sagrati
Cello:
Arturo Bonucci

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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