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The Fascination of What's Difficult
GILBERT PHELPS takes the title of a poem by W. B. Yeats as his theme in examining, with the help of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives, the various kinds of challenge faced by travellers and explorers in different parts of the world
1: Mountains
Produced by David Allan

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Unknown:
W. B. Yeats
Produced By:
David Allan

NAN WINTON introduces this midday edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on lively talking points of any kind are welcome for these broadcasts
Correspondents are invited to write to: Listening Post. BBC. Broadcasting House. London. W.I.

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Introduces:
Nan Winton

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
The Tulip Festival: MOLLY
WEEKS visits Spalding. talks to some of the people who work in the bulb fields, and describes Springfield, the exhibition garden which is now being laid out ,
Cordon Rouge: GEORGE VILLIERS in the kitchen
Your Letters
You asked us to play. ; . record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

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Unknown:
George Villiers
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

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

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Introduces:
Leslie Smith

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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