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Promenade en Musique
Written by Geoffrey Braithwaite
Intermediate French series

10.45 Interlude

11.0 Air and Water
1: Air is Everywhere by Harry Armstrong
Junior Science series

11.20 Music Workshop
John Huw Davies introduces Dagobert the Dachshund and some musical activities
Songs: Dagobert the Dachshund, The Badger
Written by William Murphy

11.40 The Modern World
In the News
This week's programme deals with a topic of current interest

Contributors

Written By:
Geoffrey Braithwaite
Introduces:
John Huw Davies
Written By:
William Murphy

Simple Wedding by Patrick Riddell
When it is a question of a wedding in the family, parents and grand-parents may hold very different views on the form it should take. So. indeed, may the two main participants!
Cast:
Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Riddell
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Dr Richard Lomax:
Allan Cuthbertson
Mollie, his wife:
Mary Wimbush
Jennifer, his daughter:
Jo Kendall
David, Jennifer's fiance:
Stephen Thorne
Jonathan Laird, her grand-father:
Edward Chapman
Eunice Laird, her grandmother:
Mary O'Farrell
Poulson:
Wilfrid Carter
John Vance:
Bruce Beeby
Vicar:
John Dearth

from Brecon Cathedral
Introit: From the rising of the sun (Ouseley)
Ferial Preces and Responses
Psalms 108, 109
Lessons: Daniel 4, vv. 1-18; St.
John 11, vv. 45-57
Canticles (Hylton Stewart in C)
(Rochester Service)
Anthem: 0 how amiable are thy dwellings (Vaughan Williams)
Prayers
Organ Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in C (Camil van Hulse)
Organist and Master of the Choristers, BRYAN HESFORD

Contributors

Unknown:
Hylton Stewart
Unknown:
Bryan Hesford

including:
Come to the Opera: DAVID FRANKLIN takes you to the Royal, or* the Hippodrome, or the Empire, or the Palace, in the provinces of Britain
A Cotswold Veteran's Prayer: a petition by ALBERT BUTLER for his wife and garden
† Goya in a Shopping Basket:
PETER NOBLE talks to VINCENT PRICE, the actor, about his job of collecting works of art for a large American department store
Date with a Beautician
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Unknown:
David Franklin
Unknown:
Albert Butler
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

Westward Ho!
by Charles Kingsley dramatised in thirteen episodes by HOWARD AGG
5: The Fatal Oak
Released on parole from his confinement as a prisoner of war in Ireland, Don Guzman de Soto arrived in England to stay as Sir Richard's guest at Bidefocd, where he soon adapted himself and came to know Rose Salterne ....
Produced by BRIAN MILLER from the West of England

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Kingsley
Unknown:
Don Guzman de Soto
Produced By:
Brian Miller
Storyteller:
Antony Viccars
Mr Salterne:
Hedley Goodall
Don Guzman de Soto:
Kim Grant
Mr Dunsford:
Stephen Jack
Mr Bassett:
Antony Viccars
Lady Grenville:
Peggy Ann Wood
Rose Salterne:
Valerie Kirkbright
Sir Richard Grenville:
Stephen Jack
Lucy Passmore:
Constance Chapman
Lady Fortescue:
Constance Chapman
Will Cary:
Tim Seely

Elaine Blighton (soprano)
John Cameron
(baritone)
Donald Mclntyre (baritone)
BBC Chorus
BBC Choral Society
Christchurch Harmonic Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Sir William Walton
In association with the Commonwealth Arts Festival Society
From the Royal Festival Hall, London
Part 1: Vaughan Williams
A Sea Symphony conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
See facing page

Contributors

Soprano:
Elaine Blighton
Baritone:
John Cameron
Baritone:
Donald McLntyre
Leader:
Hugh Maguire
Conducted By:
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Conducted By:
Sir William Walton
Conducted By:
Sir Malcolm Sargent

The News
Background to the News
People in the News
Tonight's edition includes items from the first day of the LIBERAL ASSEMBLY at Scarborough
Interview by HARDIMAN SCOTT BBC Political Correspondent
Commentary by UWE KITZINGER
Excerpts from the day's debates introduced by ROBERT WILLIAMS followed by LISTENING POST
WALTER TAPLIN 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
10.59 Weather forecast

Contributors

Commentary By:
Uwe Kitzinger
Introduced By:
Robert Williams
Introduces:
Walter Taplin

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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