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Regional Variations (2)

Gaelic news and music on records

BBC Home Service Scottish

A duel of words and wit between
WYNFORD VAUGHAN-THOMAS with GERRI SAUVINET , VALENTINE DYALL and PETER JONES with OLGA FRANKLIN , PHILIP HARDEN
Referee. Don DAVIS
Call My Bluff devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman
Produced by David Carter

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerri Sauvinet
Unknown:
Valentine Dyall
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Olga Franklin
Unknown:
Mark Goodson
Unknown:
Bill Todman
Produced By:
David Carter

Regional Variations (3)

Ulster Farm

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

Trem: People and Events

BBC Home Service Welsh

being a biography of bachelor Bliss
George Cole as David Bliss
Brenda Bruce as his sister Anne Fellows
Colin Gordon as his brother-in-law Tony Fellows Muriel Pavlow as his girl-friend Tina and PERCY EDWARDS
GEOFFREY SUMNER , ROSE HILL in this week's story: The Diplomat
Written by Godfrey Harrison
Produced by JOHN BROWELL
Monday's broadcast
Rose Hill Is in ' Come Spy With Me' at the Whitehall Theatre. London

Contributors

Unknown:
George Cole
Unknown:
David Bliss
Unknown:
Brenda Bruce
Unknown:
Anne Fellows
Unknown:
Colin Gordon
Unknown:
Tony Fellows
Unknown:
Muriel Pavlow
Unknown:
Percy Edwards
Unknown:
Geoffrey Sumner
Written By:
Godfrey Harrison
Produced By:
John Browell

New Ideas in Secondary Education
Ten programmes for teachers and parents on the changing scene in secondary schools
Introduced by DR. F. HILLIARD
4: Teaching in the Flexible School
An ex-grammar school teacher who became head of the geography department of an un-streamed comprehensive school describes how he came successfully to modify his entire teaching methods
Produced by Peter Jarvis

Contributors

Introduced By:
Dr. F. Hilliard
Produced By:
Peter Jarvis

A weekly discussion on cinema, theatre, books, broadcasting. and art
This week:
EDGAR ANSTEY
CHRISTINE BROOKE-ROSE
JOHN HOLMSTROM , MICHAEL PODRO
In the chair, T. C. WORSLEY
Sunday's broadcast

Contributors

Unknown:
Edgar Anstey
Unknown:
Christine Brooke-Rose
Unknown:
John Holmstrom
Unknown:
Michael Podro
Unknown:
T. C. Worsley

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Talking Points: JOHN ELLISON talks to DAVID FRANKLIN
How to Annoy Me: BASIL
BOOTHROYD with some down-to-earth hints. 5: The Head-master tEncounter: JENNY HARRIS had a parking problem Your Letters
You asked us to play ... record requests
Introduced by KEN SYKORA

Contributors

Talks:
John Ellison
Unknown:
David Franklin
Unknown:
Jenny Harris
Introduced By:
Ken Sykora

The Coral Island
The novel by R. M. Ballantyne adapted as a dramatised reading in eight episodes by HOWARD JONES with Ronald Harvi as Ralph Rover , the narrator
Ralph and his two companions, cast ashore on a coral island in the Pacific after the wreck of their schooner, have settled down happily in spite of many adventures. One day they see a ship approaching the island-but it has a black flag with a death's head and crossbones upon it ...
5: In which I become a Pirate
Produced by TREVOR HILL from the North of England

Contributors

Novel By:
R. M. Ballantyne
Unknown:
Howard Jones
Unknown:
Ronald Harvi
Unknown:
Ralph Rover
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Jack Martin:
Struan Rodger
Peterkin Gay:
Peter Landon
The Pirate Captain:
Graham Tennant
Another Pirate:
Joe Holmes

Regional Variations (7)

News

BBC Home Service Scottish

(434 m.) From the North: news and topics. (261 m.) Voice of the North

BBC Home Service North

News

BBC Home Service Midland

Round-Up

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

News. Stock Market Reports. News in Welsh

BBC Home Service Welsh

News Round-Up

BBC Home Service South and West

Latest regional news-The stories behind the headlines-Focus on Reading, Berks-Scotland Yard Calling-Personal Column with DAVID GEARY -South-East Sport-Preview Introduced by DEREK PARKER
Produced by the South-East news unit

Contributors

Unknown:
David Geary
Introduced By:
Derek Parker

Regional Variations (2)

Growers' Guide

BBC Home Service Northern Ireland

by Elizabeth Nicholas
The quest for the story of seven women who had been wartime agents of S.O.E. dramatised for broadcasting in six episodes by ROBERT BARR with Mary Wimbush as Elizabeth Nicholas
PART 5
Also taking part:
Enid Lorimer , Joan Matheson Frederick Treves , Madi Hedd
Produced by CHARLES MAXWELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Nicholas
Unknown:
Robert Barr
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Elizabeth Nicholas
Unknown:
Enid Lorimer
Unknown:
Joan Matheson
Unknown:
Frederick Treves
Unknown:
Madi Hedd
Produced By:
Charles Maxwell

Regional Variations (2)

Gaelic book talk

BBC Home Service Scottish

by EDITH RUDINGER
Director of Publications.
The Consumers' Association
It is about ten years since the consumers of Britain began to shake off in earnest the post-war hangover of Be grateful for what is given you.' Their War of Independence has been very successful —and has spread well beyond the bounds of the shopping-list.

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
GILES PLAYFAIR 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

Contributors

Introduces:
Giles Playfair

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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