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Wednesday's "Ten to Eight"
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The morning magazine
Introduced by JACK DE MANIO
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† MARY GRIEVE introduces a brief anthology
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A series of programmes on the work of wartime agents on special operations in Occupied France
Written by Robert Barr
With Richard Hurndall as Colonel Maurice Buckmaster
Broadcast of March 5 in the Light Programme
(Richard Hurndall is in "Hostile Witness" at the Haymarket Theatre, London)
A programme abouships, old and new, sailors and shipping men, and the sea which is their life
Introduced by SIR IVAN THOMPSON
Produced by Herber Smith
tA faded Victorian guide inspired MICHAEL CANNEY to journey to the Maritime Alps in search of Europe's biggest, bualmosforgotten, collection of prehistoric rock engravings
This was no organised archaeological expedition, burather the impulse of an 'eccentric English-man.'
New Every Morning, page 58
Lifup your hearts! (BBC H.B.
326)
Psalm 119, vv. 17-24
St. Luke 3, vv. 1-11
Lord, while for all mankind we pray (BBC H.B. 432)
by Charles Dickens
A series of ten dramatic readings selected and arranged by MOLLIE HARDWICK
4: Cold Punch † Produced by DAVID H. GODFREY
Trevor Martin is a National Theatre player
Some of the world's greatest and most popular records of past and present.
Introduced by JACK PAYNE
Second hearings of the programme in which scientists and technologists answer listeners' questions
Panel:
A. HUNTER
Royal Greenwich Observatory
B. J. MASON
Imperial College, London
J. MAYNARD SMITH
University College, London
W. T. WILLIAMS
University of Southampton
In the chair,
PROFESSOR G. P. WELLS
Arranged by Archie Clow
Broadcason October 8, 1964
AUDREY RUSSELL introduces this midday edition of a series designed to refleclisteners' own views on currentopics. Letters on live talking points of any kind are welcome for these broadcasts
Correspondents are invited to write to: Listening Post. BBC. Broadcasting House. London. W.1.
Wednesday's broadcast in the Light Programme
and Programme News
Today's story: 'Tingo and Towser have a bath by MARJORIE HOWARD
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
Parliamentary Notebook: Norman Shrapnel of The Guardian, on the parliamentary scene
Answer and Comment
Letter from South-East Bay: Joan Murray-Simpson recalls a letter written 120 years ago by her great-grandfather, a member of the Franklin Expedition to the Arctic
Musicals of the Masters: Anne Suter offers some suggestions to the librettists
Universities' Festival: Jocelyn Ryder-Smith reports on a visit to Sussex University, and talks to some of the students
"The General Next to God" by Richard Collier, abridged by Joan Yorke. Read by Michael Hordern. First of six instalments
(Michael Hordern, who reads the serial starting today, is in 'Saint's Day' at the St. Martin's Theatre, London)
Chairman. WALTER ALLEN
Film: H. A. L. CRAIG
Theatre: HAROLD HOBSON
Broadcasting: IAIN HAMILTON
Book: JOHN BOWEN
Art: BRYAN ROBERTSON
Sunday's broadcast
The firsof four contests
London
SIR DENIS BROGAN
CEDRIC CLIFFE
Quiz-Master, LIONEL HALE
Dublin
DENIS DONOGHUE
NOEL PEAR
Quiz-Master, PATRICK HARVEY
A magazine of interesto all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Peter Ustinov SlepHere:
JACK SINGLETON in London talks to PETER USTINOV in Paris
† Cordon Rouge: with GEORGE VILLIERS in the kitchen
† JusJohn Ebdon
† Armchair Gardener: some simple hints and tips from FRED LOADS
Your Letters
You asked us to play.... record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA
Pigs Have Wings by P. G. Wodehouse abridged by Geoffrey Jaggard
Read by BASIL JONES
Flrsof six instalments
See facing page
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† LORD QUEENSBERRY trained as studio potter, bubecame an industrial designer of ceramics instead. He reflects on the difference between making individual articles by hand and designing for a mass marke
Nineteenth International Musical Eisteddfod bringing together singers, dancers, and instrumentalists from all over the world
IFAN WYN WILLIAMS introduces recordings taken during the day from the Pavilion Stage
Among the countries represented are Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Holland, Hungary, U.S.A., and Yugoslavia.
Direcfrom the Pavilion:
A visit to tonight's concert introduced by WYNFORD VAUGHAN THOMAS
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An essay in literary deduction by Joanna Richardson for the centenary of Alice in Wonderland
Readers.
FRASER KERR , PETER BARTLET
Narrator, FRANK DUNCAN with recollections by MISS ETHEL HATCH
â Produced by DOUGLAS CLEVERDON
Miss Ethel Hatch, who was a child friend of Lewis Carroll in the 1880s, recalls the picnics the Oxford children used to enjoy.
The illustrations are taken from the Argo recording of Alice in Wonderland with JANE ASHER as Alice and MARGARETTA SCOT as the Storyteller.
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The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POS
† DOUGLAS BROWN introduces this evening's edition of a series designed to refleclisteners' own views on currentopics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specialty welcome
played by KEITH SWALLOW (piano)
