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A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
The Small Woman:
GLADYS AYLWARD talks to JOHN ELLISON about the turning points in her life as a missionary in China and Formosa
How to annoy me:
BASIL BOOTHROYD with some down-to-earth hints. 6: The waiter won'let strange women wash my back: TED APPLETON describes how he became involved in a Finnish custom
Drop Us a Line: your news, views, and memories
Introduced by POLLY ELWES

Contributors

Talks:
Gladys Aylward
Unknown:
John Ellison
Unknown:
Basil Boothroyd
Unknown:
Ted Appleton
Introduced By:
Polly Elwes

The Coral Island
The novel by R. M. Ballantyne adapted as a dramatised reading in eight episodes by HOWARD JONES with the Narrator
Ralph Rover is still aboard the pirate schooner although the captain swears he is an honest trader. Now comes the test on the Isle of Emo as the crew prepare to cut down sandalwood— for Romanta, the native chief, soon quarrels with the captain.
7: Flight from Emo
Produced by Trevor Hill from the North of England

Contributors

Novel By:
R. M. Ballantyne
Unknown:
Howard Jones
Narrator:
Ralph Rover
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Ralph Rover:
Ronald Harvi
Bloody Bill:
Geoffrey Banks
Pirate Captain:
Graham Tennant
The Mate:
Joe Holmes

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
WALTER TAPLIN 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:
Walter Taplin

An anthology of violin music
Mozart
Sonata in B flat major (K.454) played by IONA BROWN (violin) IAN BROWN (piano)
Next Thursday: violin duets by Viotti and Spohr, played by Colin Sauer and Peter Carter

Contributors

Played By:
Iona Brown
Played By:
Colin Sauer
Played By:
Peter Carter

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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