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After the fall of Wolsey. Cromwell became the most powerful man in Henry VILL's government. His chief work was the dissolution of the monasteries, and this programme describes his methods in detail.
Written by Margaret J. Miller
History Work Units series

Contributors

Written By:
Margaret J. Miller

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Come Rain, Come Shine: With the help of the Meteorological Office, ROBERT GUNNELL tells the story behind your weather forecasts
Alan Melville reflects
Silver Lining: A silent world.
BEATRICE O'REILLY describes ways of co-operating with the deaf and dumb
Your Letters
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Gunnell
Unknown:
Beatrice O'Reilly
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

Midland Region's panel game devised by Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason
DILYS POWELL and FRANK MUIR challenge ANNE Scott-James and DENIS NORDEN
In the chair, JACK LoNGLAND
Recorded before an invited audience at the Commonwealth Institute, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Dilys Powell
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Jack Longland

by MELVILLE JONES
' The country is, we are told, desperately short of teachers. In view of the cavalier treatment meted out to aspiring teachers I am surprised there are so many, not so few.' A young school-master describes some of his bizarre and frustrating experiences when he came down from University two years ago and started applying for jobs in the educational held.

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST tWALTER JAMES 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 especially welcome

GILLIAN SANSOM (violin)
† ALASDAIR GRAHAM (piano)
C. P. E. Bach
Sonata in D minor
11.29* Fantasia in F sharp minor
The sonata was written in 1731 when the composer was seventeen: the fantasia fifty-six years later, a year before he died.

Contributors

Violin:
Gillian Sansom
Piano:
Alasdair Graham
Unknown:
P. E. Bach

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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