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Pawley's Peepholes
A radio opera based on a story by John Wyndham
Music by David Lord
Libretto by Eric Allen
A small town of today is invaded by tourists from 2067
WILLIAM APPLEBY teaches the music
Produced by Jenyth Worsley

Contributors

Story By:
John Wyndham
Music By:
David Lord
Unknown:
Eric Allen
Unknown:
William Appleby
Produced By:
Jenyth Worsley

A magazine of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind, including:
Along the Wire: GORDON SNELL looks at the development of the telegraph service
† ' The Other Department
Please ': ALEC TIBBLES talks and sings his way into it
The Ring of Truth: third of four conversations between CANON J. B. PHILLIPS and Ronald Allison
Drop Us a Line: Your news, views, and memories
Introduced by STEVE RACE Peel's Progress: John Peel, who is walking from Land's End to John o' Groats, makes his first report in 'Home This Afternoon' next Tuesday.

Contributors

Unknown:
Gordon Snell
Unknown:
Canon J. B. Phillips
Unknown:
Ronald Allison
Introduced By:
Steve Race

Great Sporting Events
A series about famous characters and occasions in the world of sport
1: The Great Yacht Race from the book of the same name by D. A. RAYNER and ALAN WYKES abridged by Alan Wykes
Read by HUGH DICKSON
In December 1866 three American millionaires raced their 200-ton yachts across the Atlantic from New York to Cowes in the first ocean race in yachting history. The stakes totalled$90,000 and the winner made the crossing in under fourteen days.

Contributors

Unknown:
D. A. Rayner
Unknown:
Alan Wykes
Abridged By:
Alan Wykes
Read By:
Hugh Dickson

Introduced by KENNETH ALLSOP
This week:
PAUL FERRIS talking about A Fortunate Man, John Berger 's story of a country doctor
BARONESS SUMMERSKILL talking about her Memoirs, A Woman's World
ROBERT GITTINGS reviewing Shelley's Dream Women by Margaret Crompton
JOHN COLEMAN reviewing two novels about girls in ' a universe of misfits'
Produced by Carl Wildman

Contributors

Introduced By:
Kenneth Allsop
Unknown:
Paul Ferris
Unknown:
John Berger
Unknown:
Robert Gittings
Unknown:
Margaret Crompton
Unknown:
John Coleman
Produced By:
Carl Wildman

A sequence of Polish and Russian music
MARGARET PRICE (soprano) JAMES LocKHART (piano)
RONALD STEVENSON (piano)
Second broadcast
James Lockhart broadcasts by per. mission of the Gen. Administrator. Royal Opera House. Covcnt Garden

Contributors

Piano:
Ronald Stevenson
Unknown:
James Lockhart

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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