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Lent Series:
† WILLIAM NEIL talks about The Bible Today
1: As a guide to life
This series of talks is available as a booklet price 1s. 6d. plus 3d. postage It may be obtained by BBC Publications (L.S.4). P.O. Box 123. London. W.1, or by ordering through booksellers.

Contributors

Talks:
William Neil

In the first of two talks on the British forces in Borneo
PETER DUVAL SMITH describes a night he spent on patrol with the enterprising Captain Kim Bellamy - ex-Harlequins full back, now commanding the Tawau Assault Group
Second talk: April 12

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Duval Smith
Unknown:
Captain Kim Bellamy

Waters of the Moon by N. C. Hunter adapted for radio by MOLLIE HARDWICK with Coral Browne and Virginia Maskell
'Most of us spend all our time trying not to hope for what is Quite unattainable. trying to be content with what we have. It's not kind to make us dream of the waters of the moon, of all kinds of happiness that are out of reach.....'
Produced by BETTY DAVIES
Saturday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Mollie Hardwick
Unknown:
Coral Browne
Unknown:
Virginia Maskell
Produced By:
Betty Davies

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Have You Read This?: DAVID
DAVIS introduces the winning entries in the competition for your library list
Win a Handsome Husband:
URSULA BLOOM talks to JACK SINGLETON about her early days on women's magazines
Away From It All: LESLIE GARDINER describes holidays he has spent off the main tourist stream. 3: Black Mountain Fiord
You asked us to play record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

Four Tales from
The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling
† abridged and read by DAVID DAVIS
4: The White Seal
In the days when men killed us by the hundred-thousand there was a story that some day a white seal would come out of the north and lead the seal people to a quiet place.

Contributors

Read By:
David Davis

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
† GILES PLAYFAIR introduces this evening's edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome

Contributors

Introduces:
Giles Playfair

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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