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Hail to Four Chiefs
FERGUS MONTGOMERY examines. with recordings from the BBC Sound Archives. the four American Presidents who held office between 1933 and 1963 FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT 1933-1945
HARRY TRUMAN 1945-1953
DWIGHT EISENHOWER 1953-1960
JOHN KENNEDY 1960-1963
Produced by Rodney M. Bennett

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Roosevelt
Unknown:
Harry Truman
Unknown:
Dwight Eisenhower
Unknown:
John Kennedy
Produced By:
Rodney M. Bennett

Education in Action
A series of programmes on the structure and organisation of education in England
7: The School Services with Dr. John Kershaw, School Medical Officer and M.O.H. for Colchester
Dr. N. H. Isaac, Senior School Psychologist for Leicester
Miss K. M. Allen, a speech therapist
Miss F. Morkam, School Meals Officer for Surrey County Council
Introduced by Stuart MacLure
Produced by Shirley Franklin

A Second Start is intended to be of special interest to those thinking of entering or returning to teaching

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. John Kershaw
Unknown:
Dr. N. H. Isaac
Unknown:
Miss K. M. Allen
Unknown:
Miss F. Morkam.
Introduced By:
Stuart MacLure
Produced By:
Shirley Franklin

Isabel, Lady Burton
An account of Isabel Burton 's romantic and unconventional married life with a great soldier, traveller, and translator
Written and compiled by JOANNA RICHARDSON with BRENDA DUNRICH as Isabel Burton and DUNCAN CARSE as Richard Burton
Narrator, DAVID SPENSER with NAN MARRIOTT-WATSON ARTHUR BUSH and CHARLES HODGSON
Produced by TERENCE TILLER

Contributors

Unknown:
Isabel Burton
Unknown:
Joanna Richardson
Unknown:
Brenda Dunrich
Unknown:
Isabel Burton
Narrator:
Richard Burton
Narrator:
David Spenser
Unknown:
Nan Marriott-Watson
Unknown:
Arthur Bush
Unknown:
Charles Hodgson
Produced By:
Terence Tiller

A magazine of interest to all with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Freedom to Read: the question of censorship in public libraries is discussed by an ex-librarian, a county librarian, and a county councillor
Stardust: MARGERY HUMBLE recalls films of yesterday
Welsh Wizards and African Witch-doctors: by TOM MAC-DONALD
Shameless Hussy: a tale told by JOY EMMETT WALLAGE
Introduced by HARRY SOAN
From Wales

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Mac-Donald
Introduced By:
Harry Soan

The Guardians by Leslie Darbon with Tim Seely as Mike Braden and Elizabeth Proud as Jill Braden
Part 3: Death Awaits
In which Mike and Jill find themselves alone and helpless in the tace of unimaginable events ...
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Darbon
Unknown:
Tim Seely
Unknown:
Mike Braden
Unknown:
Jill Braden
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Inspector Anderson:
Henry Stamper
Colonel Wright:
Michael Kilgarriff
Major Felden:
Michael McClain
Sergeant Woods:
Fraser Kerr
R S M Wheeler:
Hector Ross
Barmaid:
Gudrun Ure
Private Maine:
Douglas Hankin
Private Macklin:
Gordon Faith
Private Oswald:
Anthony Jackson

The memoirs of Betsy Mae Meadows starring Avice Landon with Nicholas Phipps and Charles Hawtrey Guest fun-makers:
Roy DOTRICE , BARBARA MITCHELL and BENNY LEE with SHEILA BERNETTE and ALAN CURTIS
This week:
Be it ever so humble ...
Script by KEN HOARE and MIKE SHARLAND
Produced by TRAFFORD
WHITELOCK Avice Landon is in ' Present Laughter ' at the Queen's Theatre. London: Roy Dotrice is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Contributors

Unknown:
Avice Landon
Unknown:
Nicholas Phipps
Unknown:
Charles Hawtrey
Unknown:
Roy Dotrice
Unknown:
Barbara Mitchell
Unknown:
Benny Lee
Unknown:
Sheila Bernette
Unknown:
Alan Curtis
Script By:
Ken Hoare
Script By:
Mike Sharland
Unknown:
Whitelock Avice Landon
Unknown:
Roy Dotrice

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by NEWS-STAND
How the dailies have handled the week's news, the opinions they have expressed, and current trends in and out of Fleet Street, are analysed by ROBERT REID

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Reid

EDDIE CONDON and BUD FREEMAN and their CHICAGOANS
RALPH SUTTON
LEE WILEY , ART
HODES FREDDIE KEPPARD 'S JAZZ CARDINALS and others on gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Eddie Condon
Unknown:
Bud Freeman
Unknown:
Ralph Sutton
Unknown:
Lee Wiley
Unknown:
Hodes Freddie Keppard

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