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Social Work in Action
A series of programmes on the nature and trends of social work in Britain
1: Changing Conditions and Needswith DAVID C. MARSH
Professor of Social Science, University of Nottingham
TIMOTHY RAISON
Editor. New Society
GEORGE PRATT Chairman.
Social Work Advisory Service
Introduced by DAVID HORMAN
Produced by Dennis Simmons
This series is intended to be of special interest to those thinking of entering or returning to social work.

Contributors

Produced By:
Dennis Simmons

An anthology of the work of the American humorist
James Thurber
Compiled and introduced by MARVIN KANE with REED DE ROUEN, DAVID BAUER , STUART NICHOL , JAMES DYRENFORTH TUCKER MAGUIRE , SARAH BRACKETT , and BESSIE LOVE
Produced by Archie Campbell
Drawing, from ' Thurber's Dogs.' by courtesy of Hamish Hamilton

Contributors

Unknown:
James Thurber
Introduced By:
Marvin Kane
Unknown:
David Bauer
Unknown:
Stuart Nichol
Unknown:
James Dyrenforth
Unknown:
Tucker Maguire
Unknown:
Sarah Brackett
Unknown:
Bessie Love
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Unknown:
Hamish Hamilton

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Tent to Teheran:
FREDERICK ALDERSON , intrepid camper, describes a remarkable journey made earlier this year
Seventy Years After: 1896 saw the first publication of A. E. Housman 's A Shropshire Lad. MAURICE HUSSEY looks at the poem and its setting
Whither and How?:
ERIC ROBERTS conducts a seasonal enquiry into the navigational expertise of migrating birds
Introduced by David STEVENS from the Midlands

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Alderson
Unknown:
E. Housman
Unknown:
Maurice Hussey
Unknown:
Eric Roberts
Introduced By:
David Stevens

The Amateur Gentleman
A tale of Regency days by Jeffery Farnol adapted for radio as a serial in thirteen parts by ' FELIX FELTON and SUSAN ASHMAN with and Mr. Chichester laid a trap for Barnabas at Oakshott's Barn but Barnabas outwitted him. Cleone, however, misunderstood and went home angry, leaving Barnabas dejected and alone.
11: Account Settled
Produced by JOHN POWELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeffery Farnol
Unknown:
Felix Felton
Unknown:
Susan Ashman
Produced By:
John Powell
Barnabas Barty:
Brian Hewlett
The Storyteller:
Anthony Jackson
Jaspar Shrig:
Basil Jones
Ralph Darville:
Noel Howlett
John Peterby:
Kevin McHugh
Pufton, a Gentleman-in-Powder:
Michael McClain
Viscount Devenham:
Henry Stamper
The Marquis of Jerningham:
John Justin
John Early:
John Dearth
Cleone:
Eva Haddon
Billy Button:
Michael Kilgarriff
Ronald Barrymaine:
Allan McClelland
Digby Smivvle:
Harold Kasket
Mr Chichester:
Anthony Hall

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by NEWS-STAND
Hdw 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 WALTER TAPLIN

Contributors

Unknown:
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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