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The Fascitiation of What's Difficult
GILITERT 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
4: Deserts
Produced by David AUan

Contributors

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

A magazine of interest to all with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Getting it off my Conscience:
MARJORY TODD airs an incident that has been worrying her for forty years tTurning-Points: JOHN ELLISON talks to TIMOTHY BEAUMONT , parson, publisher, and politician tCordon Rouge: GEORGE VILLIERS in' the kitchen
Your Letters
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Introduced by POLLY ELWLRS

Contributors

Unknown:
Marjory Todd
Talks:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Timothy Beaumont
Unknown:
George Villiers
Introduced By:
Polly Elwlrs

The Dragon Star
A science-fiction serial by Angus MacVicar
4: Tamanaque's Theory
Professor Johnson and Jeremy are told at Tiahuanaeo that Luna, distant star, is gradually approaching Earth.
Produced by IAN WISHART

Contributors

Unknown:
Angus MacVicar
Produced By:
Ian Wishart
Professor Johnson:
Moultrie Kelsall
Jeremy Grant:
Stuart Henry
Sculptor:
Callum Mill
Shamhazai:
Arthur Boland
Azazel:
James Crampsey
Ishtar:
Lesley Blackater
Chirguano:
W H D Joss
Morduk:
Douglas Murcr'E
Tamanaque:
Alec Monteath

The Armed Forces of the Federal Reptiblic of Germant? An enquiry conducted by Lt.-Gen.
Sir Brian Horrocks K.C.B. , K.B.E., D.S.O., N.C.
The programme is illustrated by recordings made by men who took part in the events described or were close observers of them
Produced by DAVID WOODWARD

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Brian Horrocks K.C.B.
Produced By:
David Woodward

Debussy Etudes pour les cinq dolgts d'après M. Czerny ; pour les degrés chromatiques; pour les agré. ments; pour les notes répétees: pour les sonorités' opposées: pour les arpèges composes; pour les accords played by MALCOLM TROUP (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
M. Czerny
Played By:
Malcolm Troup

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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