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A course of twenty lessons in spoken Russian for near-beginners. Lesson 19 given by VAUGHAN JAMES , MARINA RYAN and VICTOR GREGORIY
Last Tuesday's broadcast (Study)
A booklet is available

Contributors

Unknown:
Vaughan James
Unknown:
Marina Ryan
Unknown:
Victor Gregoriy

A series of ten programmes for listeners who want to know more about the language and life of German-speaking countries
Programme 4:
Eine Kurzgeschichte von
Max Frisch (2)
Etwas iiber Kaffee und Kuchen Eine Arie aus der Fledermaus
Introduced by SABINE MICHAEL and DIETER GEISSLER
Broadcast on July 7 (Study)

Contributors

Unknown:
Eine Kurzgeschichte
Unknown:
Max Frisch
Unknown:
Kuchen Eine Arie
Introduced By:
Sabine Michael
Introduced By:
Dieter Geissler

in which he takes the lid off life with ANITA HARRIS and THE BARRON KNIGHTS
WOOLF PHILLIPS
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Devised by Al Read
Script by Ronnie Taylor
Produced by BILL WORSLEY
Broadcast on March 6 (Light)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anita Harris
Script By:
Ronnie Taylor
Produced By:
Bill Worsley

When the Wind Blows by Peter Nichols
Norma: We are due in your mother's house in fifteen minutes.
Q: She won'be standing there with a stopwatch.
Norma: Oh, won'she!
with Becky and Sam Produced by BRANDON ACTON-BOND in the BBC's Bristol studios

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Nichols
Produced By:
Brandon Acton-Bond
Norma:
Ann Lynn
Q:
John Wood
Albert:
Richard Warner
Evelyn:
Joan Hickson

A Saturday supplement to Woman's Hour
Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
How to be thoroughly disorganised and lead a full life: thoughts from CHARLOTTE MITCHELL
Relationships.: between couples where there is a considerable age difference
Woolshed Ball: KENNETH ADAM went to a memorable party in the Bush
Widowed before Fifty: PATRICIA JARVIS talks about what she considers to be a gap in social legislation
Looking into the Fan Cult: ANNE SUTER has been talking to people in the world of fan clubs

Contributors

Introduced By:
Marjorie Anderson
Unknown:
Kenneth Adam
Talks:
Patricia Jarvis
Unknown:
Anne Suter

A special edition of Gala Concert Hall with PAULINE TINSLEY (soprano) STUART BURROWS (tenor) JOHN NOBLE (baritone) and the GALA CHORUS
Directed by JOHN MCCARTHY
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins
Conductor, VILEM TAUSKY
Introduced by ALEXANDER MOYES
Produced by Gareth Walters
The programme includes music from La Sonnambula (Bellini), Prince laor (Borodin), Werther (Massenet), The Pearl Fishers (Bizet), and Le Villi (Puccini)

Contributors

Soprano:
Pauline Tinsley
Tenor:
Stuart Burrows
Tenor:
John Noble
Introduced By:
Alexander Moyes
Produced By:
Gareth Walters

Norman Shelley in Tono-Bungay adapted by Lance Sieveking from the novel by H. G. Wells with Timothy Bateson
Vivienne Chatterton and Valerie Kirkbright
'We make and pass. We are all things that make and pass, striving upon a hidden mission, out to the open sea.'
Principal characters in order of speaking:
Harmonica played by Alfie Kahn
Produced by DAVID DAVIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Adapted By:
Lance Sieveking
Novel By:
H. G. Wells
Unknown:
Timothy Bateson
Unknown:
Vivienne Chatterton
Unknown:
Valerie Kirkbright
Played By:
Alfie Kahn
Produced By:
David Davis
Old Mrs Ponderevo, George's mother:
Noel Hood
George Ponderevo, Edward's nephew:
Timothy Bateson
Edward Ponderevo:
Norman Shelley
Susan Ponderevo, Edward's wife:
Vivienne Chatterton
Ewart:
Douglas Hankin
Mr Ruck:
Stephen Jack
Mr Marbel:
Howieson Culff
Beatrice:
Valerie Kirkbright
Mr Rigden:
Garard Green
Gordon Nasmyth:
Geoffrey Matthews
Lord Boom:
Humphrey Morton

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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