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KENNETH BOWEN (tenor)
ST. DEINIOL SINGERS
COLWYN BAY GIRLS CHOIR BETHESDA LADIES CHOIR
LLITHFAEN AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY
PENRIIYN MALE VOICE CHOIR accompanied by WILLIAM BACON and FFRANCON THOMAS
Conducted by JAMES WILLIAMS
Introduced by Die HUGHES

Contributors

Tenor:
Kenneth Bowen
Accompanied By:
William Bacon
Conducted By:
James Williams

Chairman, SIR JOHN SUMMERSON
Film: DEREK PROUSE
Theatre: JOHN HOLMSTROM
Broadcasting: JANET QUIGLEY
Book: C. V. WEDGWOOD
Art: DAVID SYLVESTER
Produced by Helen Rapp
Repeated: Thursdau at 3.0

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir John Summerson
Unknown:
John Holmstrom
Produced By:
Helen Rapp

A spontaneous discussion by LORD BOOTHBY, MARY STOCKS
THE RT. HON.
REGINALD MAUDLING , M.P.
HUGH DELARCY , M.P.
Travelling Question-Master, FREDDY GRISEWOOD
Produced by Michael Bowen from Upham, Hampshire

Contributors

Unknown:
Reginald Maudling
Unknown:
Hugh Delarcy
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

'twixt
ISOBEL BARNETT
ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD and RICHARD MURDOCH
LANCE PERCIVAL with borne tune-twisters from TOMMY WATT
In the chair, Roy PLOMLEY Devised and written by IAN MESSITER
Produced by Charles Maxwell
Broadcast on May 18 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Isobel Barnett
Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
Lance Percival
Unknown:
Roy Plomley
Written By:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
Charles Maxwell

Nature Red in Tooth and Claw
Do mammals live in societies and, if so, does fighting and war occur between them? Can we learn anything from animals about our own conflicts? Is nature always or inevitably red in tooth and claw?
DR. W. M. S. RUSSELL attempts to answer these questions with the help of DR. JOHN CARTHY and DR LEO HARRISON MATTHEWS
Produced by John Sparks
Repeated: Wednesday, 9.5 a.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. W. M. S. Russell
Unknown:
Dr. John Carthy
Unknown:
Dr Leo Harrison Matthews
Produced By:
John Sparks

Motor Racing
The Italian Grand Prix described by ROBIN RICHARDS from Monza
Cycling
1965 World Championship event
SIDNEY SALTMARSH and DAVID SAUNDERS from San Sebastian report on the final day Athletics
European Cup Final
HAROLD ABRAHAMS and REX ALSTON report from Stuttgart

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Richards
Unknown:
Sidney Saltmarsh
Unknown:
David Saunders
Unknown:
San Sebastian
Unknown:
Harold Abrahams

A radio serial in thirteen parts by FREDERICK BRADNUM freely dramatised from Dumas with Patrick Troughton
Anne Cullen and Victor Lucas
Aramis has revealed to the Prisoner of the Bastille that he is the twin brother of King Louis XIV, and has sworn to release him. In the meantime, Louise de la Valliere has been banished from the Court by the Princess Henrietta, and is resolved to enter the Convent of the Carmelites.
9: In which variousmeasurements are taken
Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT
Repeated Tuesday, 3.10 p.m.

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Bradnum
Unknown:
Patrick Troughton
Unknown:
Anne Cullen
Unknown:
Victor Lucas
Produced By:
Norman Wright
D'Artagnan:
Patrick Troughton
Louise de la Valliere:
Anne Cullen
Queen Mother:
Grizelda Hervey
Louis XIV:
Frederick Treves
Madame (The PrincessHenrietta):
Cecile Chevreau
Comte Saint-Aignan:
Alan Barry
The Nun:
Miriam Margolyes
Aramis:
Victor Lucas
Fouquet:
Philip Morant
Porthos:
Francis de Wolff
Mousequeton:
Eric Anderson
Moliere:
Allan McClelland
Baisemeaux de Montiezun:
Philip Leaver
Mademoiselle de Montalais:
Valerie Kirkbright
Servant:
Colin Campbell

A programme to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Battle of Britain
Written by JOHN PUDNEY with recordings made at the time of the Battle or soon afterwards
Special music composed by ALAN PAUL
The Narrators,
NOEL JOHNSON and PHILIP GUARD with Olive Gregg , Geoffrey Lewis and Peter Claughton
The New Radio Orchestra Leader, Julien Gaillard
Conducted by Alan Paul
Produced by VERNON HARRIS
The excerpts from John Pudney 's poems taken from his Collected Poems, published by Putnams
See facing page

Contributors

Written By:
John Pudney
Composed By:
Alan Paul
Narrators:
Noel Johnson
Narrators:
Philip Guard
Unknown:
Olive Gregg
Unknown:
Geoffrey Lewis
Unknown:
Peter Claughton
Leader:
Julien Gaillard
Conducted By:
Alan Paul
Produced By:
Vernon Harris
Unknown:
John Pudney

tAt evening time it shall be light
A reading from
' The Private Prayers of Lancelot Andrewes '
Psalm 4 (Broadcast psalter) Isaiah 38, vv. 10-14
Isaiah 41, vv. 10, 13, 14
Darkening night the land doth cover (BBC H.B. 509)
Psalm 4, v. 8

Contributors

Unknown:
Lancelot Andrewes

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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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More