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Wednesday's 'Ten to Eight'
and Programme News
Radio's breakfast-time look at life around the country and across the world
Introduced by JACK de MANIO
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ATHENE SEYLER with a brief anthology
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An occasional series of programmes on aspects of child-care
2: More about Growth and Development
Among the points discussed are: diet and growth; the too-small or too-large child; physical maturity and intellectual development: ' growing-pains.'
Speakers:
DR. W. A. MARSHALL
Senior Lecturer in Growth and Development at the Institute of Child Health, University of London
A CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN who also takes the chair and three mothers: MRS. DAY LEWIS MRS. GREENHALGH MRS. WISTRICH
Produced by Barbara Crowther
Behind the Great Wall
The Great Wall of China was once a physical barrier to the invading hordes from across the steppes of Asia. Today China is entrenched behind an ideological barrier that restricts the traveller from the West and makes real contact with the people difficult.
MARY ADAMS , ROBERT BOLT DELIA JENNER , and PROFESSOR JOAN ROBINSON have recently been in China. where they succeeded in observing much more than the ordinary tourist
They discuss their impressions with LESLIE SMITH
Produced by John Blunden
Broadcast on August 14
New Every Morning, page 83
God's law is perfect, and converts (BBC H.B. 456)
Psalm 119, part 6 Malachi 1, vv. 1-11
Spread, 0 spread, thou mighty word (BBC H.B. 182)
by Arthur Swinson
The third of four programmes written with the co-operation of H.M. Customs and Excise.
3: The Dupe
A Swiss businessman is unwittingly used as an agent of a highly organised watch-smuggling organisation.
Principal characters:
Produced by JOE BURROUGHS
Broadcast on July 15
(who is recorded with some favourites from his record collection
Is the circus declining from its high position in the entertainment world?
ROSEMARY DAVIS discusses this Question and others relating to it with directors and artists
Those takinopart:
BERNARD MILLS.ALBERT SCHUMANN
JOSEPHDUBSKI PAT. RICHARD. and CAROLINE BAKER JOE GANDEY ,RONALDSMART
LEN (SPIDER) and ALBY AUSTIN VICTOR, CELLA, and Trro (;AONA ROBEKT FOSSETT
Produced by Maurice Brown
The News and Voices and Topics in and behind the headlines
Introduced by WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
Wednesday's broadcast (Light)
for children under five
Today's story: ' What is Christmas?'
by Phyllis Bradley
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA Leader, Arthur Leavins
† Conductor, MARCUS DODS
What is Christmas really like, for a child? with recordings from the BBC Sound Archives, DEREK PARKER tries to remember
Produced by Denys Gueroult
A weekly discussion on cinema, theatre, books, broadcasting, and art
This week:
KENNETH ALLSOP , RONALD BRYDEN
DILYS POWELL , BRYAN ROBERTSON
In the chair,
PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE
† Sunday's broadcast
A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Hear ye:
PROFESSOR A. E. Gimson introduces and reads versions of the Bible from before Chaucer to King James I
How to annoy me: BASIL
BOOTHROYDwith some down-to-earth hints. 2: The hotel proprietor
Your Letters
You asked us to play record requests
Introduced by POLLY ELWES
I am David
A dramatised reading by OLIVE SHAPLEY from the award-winning book by ANNE HOLM translated from the Danish by L. W. KINGSLAND with Edward McMurray as David David is twelve years old and has spent all his life in a concentration camp. One night he is reteased and, in constant fear of being sent back, he tries to make his way to Denmark by way of Salonika and up through Italy. He has many adventures and encounters on the way.
3: The First Clue
Produced by TREVOR HILL from the North of England
and Programme News
Almost every day of the week somewhere in Britain the hi-jackers are at work. Drivers are beaten up, unattended lorry loads stolen from streets. Nothing escapes their attention ... they steal everything from offal to whisky or cigarettes.
Narrated by PETER MARINKER Written by Maurice DENNING
Produced by Alan Burgess
A retired consultant looks at psychiatry today
A programme that sets out to answer listeners' scientific and technological questions
In the chair:
PROFESSOR G. P. WELLS
Panel:
IAN CHEESEMAN
National Gas Turbine Establishment
ALEX COMFORT
University Collese, London
ROBERT HARRIS
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
HARRY ROSENBERG
Ctarendon Laboratory, Oxford
If you have a question to put to the panel, send it on a postcard to Who Knows?, BBC. Broadcasting House. London. W.I.
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People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
GILBERT PHELPS 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 specially welcome
