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Social Work in Action
A series of twenty programmes on the nature and trends of social work in Britain
9: The Mental Health Services with Miss MARY APPLEBY , O.B.E.
Secretary. National Association for Mental Health
Miss MARGARET EDEN
Senior Psychiatric Social Worker. The Maudsley Hospital J. E. WESTMORLAND, M.B.E.
Secretary, Society of Mental Welfare Officers
Introduced by DAVID HOBMAN
Produced by Dennis Simmons tSecond broadcast
' Social Work in Action is intended to be of special interest to those thinking of entering or returning to social work

Contributors

Unknown:
Miss Mary Appleby
Introduced By:
David Hobman
Produced By:
Dennis Simmons

Compiled and narrated by Bob Ross
No body of mercenaries has ever had quite the glamour that surrounds the French Foreign Legion. Over the last hundred years it has probably fought in more actions than any other body of soldiers. It has also been featured in many films, novels, and newspaper articles.
This programme tells something of the Legions history, and records the opinions and reminiscences of the legionnaires themselves
Recording

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Ross

including:
† Maestro of the Guitar:
Andres SEGOVIA talks to KEN SYKORA about his life and his music t'Words, words, words' (3):
FRANK SWINNERTON talks about the publication of Daisy Ash -ford's The Young Visiters , and his friendship with Sir Compton Mackenzie Dames'-school Pupil:
J. H. A. ANDERSON recalls the class-mates and all-female staff of his early schooldays tThe Dinner Lady:
EILEEN HOLLOWAY talks about her job, only one-and-a-half hours a day but packed with incident tKeep Your Home Safe: hints from MARY GEORGE on electrical equipment
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Guitar:
Andres Segovia
Unknown:
Ken Sykora
Talks:
Frank Swinnerton
Unknown:
Daisy Ash
Unknown:
Young Visiters
Unknown:
J. H. A. Anderson
Talks:
Eileen Holloway
Unknown:
Mary George
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

Bandaberry by Laurence Meynell adapted for broadcasting in six parts by NAN MACDONALD 6: An Eventful Morning
Produced by TREVOR HILL
Broadcast on January 3. 1962

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Meynell
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
David Walker:
Geoffrey Matthews
The Philosophical Tramp:
Geoffrey Banks
Fiona Hamilton:
Enyd Williams
Loder:
Garard Green
The Nurse:
Miranda Lawrence

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 † WILLIAM HARDCASTLE

Contributors

Unknown:
William Hardcastle

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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